How was Christ's first advent to be heralded?

Answer

"The voice of him that crieth in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make straight in the desert
a highway for our God." Isa. 40: 3.

What is God called in the Scriptures?
How far-reaching is God's ability to reveal the future?
Under the theocracy, how were the rebellious or willful transgressors treated ?
What does Christ say about our duty to the state?
When were the first of these signs to appear, and what were they to be?
What prophecy spoke of their return from captivity?
What name is given to the second state of the church?

Questions & Answers are from the book Bible Readings for the Home Circle