Jesus’ entry into ministry defies his universal Lordship in the same way as his birth. Why does he need the crazy man in the desert talking him up? Can’t he announce himself? But of course, that’s not how it works. Jesus didn’t come to be a one-man show, he came to establish a Kingdom. That Kingdom is made of many people, and humanity was in on the deal from the start. John’s important role put a man in the unique role of presenting God incarnate to the world. What God incarnate did after that was to keep showing what Kingdom life was all about.