John 1:6-9 (NASB)
6 There was a man sent from God whose name was John. 7 He came as a witness to testify concerning that light, so that through him all might believe.8 He himself was not the light; he came only as a witness to the light. 9 The true light that gives light to everyone was coming into the world. John prepared the way of the Light to come into the world. This Light-for-the-world, for the whole world, for everyone, was foreshadowed by the prophet Isaiah who spoke of Jerusalem's restoration after the exile, saying; "A voice of one calling: “In the wilderness prepare the way for the Lord; make straight in the desert a highway for our God. Every valley shall be raised up, every mountain and hill made low; the rough ground shall become level, the rugged places a plain. And the glory of the Lord will be revealed, and all people will see it together. For the mouth of the Lord has spoken” (Isaiah 40:3-5). This voice prepared the coming of the glory of God, of God Himself. "See, the Sovereign Lord comes with power, and he rules with a mighty arm. See, his reward is with him, and his recompense accompanies him. He tends his flock like a shepherd: He gathers the lambs in his arms and carries them close to his heart; he gently leads those that have young." (Isaiah 40:10-11). Christ came as God's presence, God's glory, coming to set things right among His people and within the world.
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