After the book of Malachi, God was silent for 400 years. Then Gabriel appeared to Zechariah to tell him he would have a son who would be the forerunner of the Messiah. Zechariah didn't believe him and was struck mute for 9 months. What were the first words out of his mouth?

Seven coordinating blogs begin here: https://lightofchristjourney.com/?p=9095

A video of the story can be viewed here:https://youtu.be/NHmfndsiVxQ