בַּמִּדְבָּ֕ר פַּנּ֖וּ דֶּ֣רֶךְ יְהוָ֑ה יַשְּׁרוּ֙ בָּעֲרָבָ֔ה מְסִלָּ֖ה לֵאלֹהֵֽינוּ
Isaiah 40.3
A voice cries out:
Turn toward the barren wilderness of the Jordan and you will find Jacob’s stairway to heaven.
My presence will appear
The glory of the Lord shall be revealed and all flesh will seat together
הִנְנִ֤י שֹׁלֵחַ֙ מַלְאָכִ֔י וּפִנָּה־דֶ֖רֶךְ לְפָנָ֑י
Malachi 3.1
I am sending My messenger to clear the way before Me
The Lord whom you seek will suddenly come to his temple
The messenger of the covenant in whom you delight
behold he is coming says the Lord of hosts….
The people of Israel were listeners of the words of the prophets
They were waiting for the Messiah to be revealed
They were waiting for the stairway to heaven to be revealed again as it was to Jacob.
How do we prepare today?
The people flocked to a man in the wilderness eating locusts and wild honey clothed in camel’s hair. Their ears were open, their hearts were prepared….
“the time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand….”