He must increase, but I must decrease. John 3:30 KJV The ministry of John is actually an ending of a prophetic dispensation. This dispensation has a objective to prepare a people, a nation for the Coming of the Messiah. Prophecy concerning a Messiah began to be understood and prayer groups grew in Jerusalem to pray for this “Consolation” as Luke 2 relates. Jesus speaks of John in Matthew 11, and speaks of him as the greatest Old Testament prophet. He puts him in the Old Testament line referring to the preparation for His first Coming. In reviewing this theme of … Continue reading Voice in the Wilderness; When endings are beginnings