Preparation for the King

I. The Herald of the King, (3:1-6).

II. The Message of the Herald
Repent
The Kingdom of Heaven is at Hand

III. The enemies of the Herald (3:7-10).

IV. The Herald's Humility: The Herald's Inferiority & the Messiah's Superiority (3:11-12).

V. The Herald Baptizes the Messiah King (3:13-17).

Jesus is the Promised Messiah King of Israel, God's Son, the Savior of the World
Or
Jesus is the Imaginative Creation of His Disciples