When the men came to Jesus, they said, “John the Baptist sent us to you to ask, ‘Are you the one who is to come, or should we expect someone else?’” Luke 7:20
John
did believe Jesus was the chosen one, prophesied by Scripture, to bring the
kingdom of God to earth and to forgive us of our sins. But, John was in prison when he said this and
either he wanted an extra confirmation before his death (his head was about to
be chopped off by King Herod) or wanted firm confirmation for his
followers. Jesus performed all the signs
necessary to be that Messiah (blind see, lame walk, leprosy cured, deaf hear,
dead raised, good news proclaimed). What
more would people need? Jesus did not
blast John for his unbelief, yet affirmed his question with a solid answer.