Who is the messianic prophet John? Birth out of a miracle and shrouded by mystery. The mighty angel Gabriel had announced to Zacharias that they were going to have a baby boy. According to the letter, he was going to be a special Jewish boy. There were instructions given to raise him a Nazarite to God and that his name should be called John, and he will be of prophet before the Christ Messiah makes His entrance into the world. She had smiled and hugged her husband, pondering with joyful amazement at the things she had read. As she passionately kissed her husband that night and intimately lay in his arms, with a deep longing for motherhood, she welcomed him home.