John, whose name means “God is gracious”, was a forerunner, with a very clear ministry to prepare the way for Yeshua. He is described as “the voice of one crying in the wilderness” – he is to be a voice of preparation, and a voice of separation. The voice of preparation was, concerning Yeshua, pointing toward the one who was to follow him; the one of whom John said “he must increase and I must decrease.”
