“Behold I send my messenger before thy face, which shall prepare thy way before thee.” (Matt. 11:10)
“Behold I send my messenger before thy face, which shall prepare thy way before thee.” St Luke Gospel Zacharius Elizabeth old barren praying child angel of the Lord visits Temple priestly duties But the angel said unto him Fear not, Zacharias for thy prayer is heard and thy wife Elisabeth shall bear thee a son and thou shalt call his name John And thou shalt have joy and gladness and many shall rejoice at his birth For he shall be great in the sight of the Lord and shall drink neither wine nor strong drink and he shall be filled with the Holy Ghost even from his mothers womb And many of the children of Israel shall he turn to the Lord their God And he shall go before him in the spirit and power of Elias to turn the hearts of the fathers to the children and the disobedient to the wisdom of the just to make ready a people prepared for the Lord glorious calling child received dedicated to the Lord