All four Gospels recognize in John the start of the Christian era, and each in its own way tries to reconcile John’s precedence in time and Jesus’ acceptance of his message and of a baptism of repentance from his hands (elements suggesting subordination to John) with the author’s belief in Jesus as the Messiah and Son of God. The Gospel According to Mark presents Jesus as the hidden Messiah, known only to a narrow circle, and John as the one who had to “come first to restore all things” but who also remained hidden and suffered death with little acknowledgment of his true status.In The Acts of the Apostles, Luke neglects the identification with Elijah but describes John as Jesus’ forerunner and as inaugurator of the time of fulfillment of prophecy. That's why they considered St. John Paul as messiah because they describe him as Jesus.
