What was the burden of the message of John the Baptist?

Answer

"Repent you: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand." "Bring forth therefore fruits meet for repentance."
Matt. 3: 2, 8.
 


What did the wise men of the East do when they had found Jesus?
Whom does the Lord chasten?
When did Sin and death enter the world?
For whose sake did Christ say the period of papal persecution would be shortened?
Did the early disciples think that death would he the second coming of Christ?
Under what figures is the first trumpet described?
What promise was made to Abraham concerning the land?

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