When contrasting John the Baptist, who died before Jesus and therefore had an earthly hope, with those attaining to heavenly life, Jesus said: “There has not been raised up a greater than John the Baptist; but a person that is a lesser one in the kingdom of the heavens is greater than he is. ”
यूहन्‍ना बपतिस्मा देनेवाला यीशु से पहले मरा और इस कारण उसे पार्थिव आशा थी ।