Luke 3:2 The word of the Lord came to John, son of Zechariah, in the wilderness.

Before John was born, his father Zechariah had some inkling of what he would become: a prophet and servant of the living God. Then one day in the wilderness, it began. The Word came to him, and he began preaching and baptizing. He was a willing vessel, poured out there in the wilderness countryside. He was the last of the prophets, preparing the way for messiah.