<p>3:1&nbsp;<em>And in those days came John the Baptist, preaching in the wilderness of Judea, saying</em>- Presumably this connects with 2:23, meaning that whilst the Lord was still living in Nazareth, John began preaching. One wonders whether John maybe began his ministry up to three and a half years before the baptism of Jesus, seeing his work was typical of the three and a half year Elijah ministry preparing for the&nbsp;<em>second</em>&nbsp;coming of the Lord Jesus.&nbsp;</p>