Prepare The Way
Of The Lord
By
The Man Who Saw God Face To Face
Raphael Okechukwu Nweze
Wake Up Call
The religious leaders must wake up from their slumber, by studying Spiritual Science. Otherwise, the scientists, who do not believe in God, would be the first to find and enter heaven. For the time being, the religious are still teaching and practicing their man-made doctrines, which are the figments of imagination, the fabrications of falsehood and the deceptions of the enemy.
A Call To Prepare The Way Of The Lord
John the Baptist was the one crying in the wilderness. He was preaching to the Israelites and the entire world. He was sent to announce the coming of the Messiah and to prepare humanity for the manifestation of God. His ministry was in fulfillment of the prophecy of Isaiah as written in the Bible:
"The voice of one crying in the wilderness:
'Prepare the way of the LORD;
Make His paths straight.
5 Every valley shall be filled
And every mountain and hill brought low;
The crooked places shall be made straight
And the rough ways smooth;
6 And all flesh shall see the salvation of God.'"
Luke 3:4-6
The complete record of the prophecy is found in the book of Isaiah, where it says:
3 The voice of one crying in the wilderness:
"Prepare the way of the LORD;
Make straight in the desert
A highway for our God.
4 Every valley shall be exalted
And every mountain and hill brought low;
The crooked places shall be made straight
And the rough places smooth;
5 The glory of the LORD shall be revealed,
And all flesh shall see it together;
For the mouth of the LORD has spoken."
Isaiah 40:3-5
For
many years, l have heard several reverend ministers
read or preach this Bible text. The fact is that majority of them do not
understand what John the Baptist was saying. They end up quoting the portion
without giving it a clear explanation.
One person, who has clearly and spiritually interpreted the
message of John, was Prophet lsaiah.
He was able to explain it because the Holy Spirit was in him and spoke through
him saying,
1 "Ho!
Everyone who thirsts,
Come
to the waters;
And
you who have no money,
Come,
buy and eat.
Yes,
come, buy wine and milk
Without money and without price.
2
Why do you spend money for what is not bread,
And
your wages for what does not satisfy?
Listen
carefully to Me, and eat what is good,
And
let your soul delight itself in abundance.
3
Incline your ear, and come to Me.
Hear,
and your soul shall live;
And
I will make an everlasting covenant with you —
The sure mercies of David.
4
Indeed I have given him as a witness to the people,
A leader and commander for the people.
5
Surely you shall call a nation you do not know,
And
nations who do not know you shall run to you,
Because
of the LORD your God,
And
the Holy One of
For He has glorified you."
Isaiah
55:1-5
Which Way Is The Way Of The
Lord?
The
way of the Lord is truth, righteousness and holiness. Even so
by the prophecy of the Holy Spirit. Whoever that does not follow the
same way, does not, and cannot, enter the kingdom of heaven.
A Clear And Complete Explanation
Below are a clear and detailed
explanations of what John the Baptist was saying.
1.
The message is
meant for the whole world: every tribe, every language, every locality and
every religion. It was not meant for the Israelites alone.
2.
As John Baptist
came to herald (announce and prepare) Israelites for the coming of the Saviour, so l have come to herald (announce and prepare)
the world for the coming of the Lord Almighty. He is already here for the end
time battle and yet, the world do not know this.
Every Valley
The
valley refers to spiritual death and indolence, for many are dead in spirit
without knowing it. It is better for a man to fall into a pit full of dirty
water than to be dead in spirit. Jesus told a man, “Leave the dead to bury
their own dead.” That means that people are spiritually dead without knowing
it. And I add that they are not only dead, but also deaf, dumb, and paralyzed
even in death.
Every Mountain And Small Hill
Mountain
and hill refers to high places, which are: idols, shrines, cultic kingdom,
marine places, and hidden places of ritual murder. Also, the mountains and
hills mean obstacles, which people encounter in their spiritual journey back to
God.
Crooked Paths
The
crooked paths refers to :
·
False teachings
of the religious leaders.
·
Figments of
imagination.
·
The fabrications
of falsehood.
·
The deceptions of
the enemy (Devil, evil spirit, demons, mermaids, ghosts, witches and black
energies )
·
Man-made
doctrines and routines, which religious leaders use to replace God’s commandments.
To Straighten The Road
This statements means to correct wrong teachings, and
to remove man-made traditions which interfere with the true worship of God.
Clear Rough Ways
This means that:
a.
People should
repent.
b.
People should
keep away from (avoid) all forms of worldliness.
c.
People should
perform deliverance to separate the children of God from the swine (evil
spirit, demons, mermaids, ghosts, witches and black energies).
Winding Road
A
winding (meandering) road tends to lead in a direction, but ends up leading
away from the same direction. Therefore, it means deceptive practices, false teachings and
hypocrisy.
Make Straight In The
The teachings and preaching of world religions and churches lack spiritual contents. Many are willing to enter the kingdom of heaven, but are not entering because most of the religious leaders are busy deceiving themselves and misleading ignorant masses into the hell fire. The churches are now like wilderness, which has no water or resting place. All because the religious leaders neglect Spiritual Science. They are teaching about God, without studying Spiritual Science, for God is Spirit.
All Mankind
When
all these evils are cleared, the world would be fit to receive the salvation.
God would manifest in the midst of His people.
The Glory Of The Lord Shall Be Revealed
When the Israelites were in the wilderness, the pillar of fire and pillar of cloud was with them to lead them. Each time the Israelites looked at the pillar of fire and pillar of cloud, they could only see fire or cloud in a columnar form.
21 And the LORD went before them by day in a pillar of cloud to lead the way, and by night in a pillar of fire to give them light, so as to go by day and night. 22 He did not take away the pillar of cloud by day or the pillar of fire by night from before the people.
Exodus 13:21-22
19 Yet in Your manifold mercies
You did not forsake them in the wilderness.
The pillar of the cloud did not depart from them by day,
To lead them on the road;
Nor the pillar of fire by night,
To show them light,
And the way they should go.
Nehemiah 9:19
To the Israelites, they were seeing the glory of God. They could not see clearly what the pillar was, because they were not spiritually developed. As such, their spiritual eyes were not open, and they could not understand the things of the spirit. Unknown to the Israelites, they were seeing an Angel of God.
"Behold, I send an Angel before you to keep you in the way and to bring you into the place which I have prepared. 21 Beware of Him and obey His voice; do not provoke Him, for He will not pardon your transgressions; for My name is in Him.
Exodus 23:20-21
According to the words of John the Baptist, the glory of the LORD shall be revealed. That means that God Himself shall be manifest, seen by the public. This prophecy fulfilled in the person of Jesus Christ, who was God manifest, Emmanuel – God with us.
And All Flesh Shall
See It Together;
Those living at the time of Jesus saw Him. They were seeing only the human form. Jesus spent many years traveling round the world, though in a simple form, and so many people saw Him. Though many people saw Him, only very few like the three wise men recognized Him as the God He is.
Among the four gospel writers, only John the Apostle was spiritually developed enough to see the spiritual nature of God manifest in Jesus Christ. That is why of he was often writing about the spiritual life and manifestation of Jesus.
For The Mouth Of The
Lord Has Spoken.
The fulfillment of this prophecy is a certainty, God does not fail. His promise is not what may or may not take place. It will certainly come to fulfillment. The Lord Himself will do this, as written in the book of Isaiah:
9 And it will be said in that day:
"Behold, this is our God;
We have waited for Him, and He will save us.
This is the LORD;
We have waited for Him;
We will be glad and rejoice in His salvation."
Isaiah 25:9
Explanations Of What Prophet Isaiah Said
1 "Ho!
Everyone who thirsts,
Come
to the waters;
And
you who have no money,
Come,
buy and eat.
Yes,
come, buy wine and milk
Without money and without price.
Isaiah
55:1
Thirsts
Thirst
refers to desiring something to drink.
1. Those desiring to serve and worship God in spirit and
in truth.
2. Those striving to enter heaven.
3. Those who see this world as a temporary place, and not
as a place for permanent residence.
Waters
Waters
refers to:
1. Water of life.
2. The word of God.
3. Life in spirit and in truth.
4. Heavenly life.
5. Religions and churches that teach the Truth about God
and life.
Wine And Milk
Wine
refers to pleasures, and milk means nourishment. Their wine and milk means
everlasting life with everlasting treasures and pleasures.