Also, I would like you to read and think about the verses below please.
John 1" 19: And this is the testimony of John, when the Jews sent priests and Levites from Jerusalem to ask him, "Who are you?"
20: He confessed, he did not deny, but confessed, "I am not the Christ."
21: And they asked him, "What then? Are you Elijah?" He said, "I am not." "Are you THE PROPHET?" And he answered, "No." "
One can simply conclude this:
(1) They were expecting Christ
(2) They were also expecting Elijah
(3) and They were expecting THE Prophet
Notice the sequence in which John was asked.
John 1"25: They asked him, "Then why are you baptizing, if you are neither the Christ, nor Elijah, nor the prophet?"
Can you please tell me who is The Prophet the jews were expecting after Jesus (pbuh) ?
Salam