Seventh Day Baptist
Christian Education Council
PO BOX 1678
Janesville, WI 53547
—Mark 1:4-8
by: Jo Anne Kandel.
When President George W. Bush briefly visited the city of Buffalo, New York, extensive preparations were made by local planners and federal security agents. The event was announced in the news media well before his arrival. These proclamations and preparations are appropriate for a visiting dignitary such as the President of the United States. The arrival of Jesus, the greatest man who ever lived and the only Son of God was likewise announced well before his arrival. His coming was foretold in the Old Testament, announced by angels at his birth and, as reported here in Mark, proclaimed by John the Baptist. Even with all the signs of the coming Messiah, many still did not believe.