John failed to see the humble Messiah and took his followers and worked separately from Jesus. He expected a glorious Messiah that would come out of the clouds and failed to see that God works in mysterious ways. It is almost impossible for fallen man to see from God's viewpoint. Sadly, Christian leaders have failed to see the new Messiah. I am one of those pathetic people.
History constantly repeats itself.
What is happening today has happened before. When Rev. Moon came to America in the early 1970s he spoke in every state. He ended his tour in 1974 by giving a speech at Madison Square Gardens to an overflowed crowd of 30,000. His speech was called, The New Future of Christianity . He goes into detail explaining many key passages in the New Testament.