All Shall See
“ And all flesh shall see the salvation of God.” -Luke 3:6
In Luke 3:3–6, the Evangelist tells a story of salvation and redemption. The eyes of the masses may be blinded to its reality at this time, but they shall be opened. All shall see. There will be no hiding it and there will be no ambiguity.
How do we see in our time?
God’s salvation shows up at a specific time and place.
“Now in the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Caesar, Pontius Pilate being governor of Judaea, and Herod being tetrarch of Galilee, and his brother Philip tetrarch of Ituraea and of the region of Trachonitis, and Lysanias the tetrarch of Abilene.”
God has hand-picked messengers to announce Jesus.
“Annas and Caiaphas being the high priests, the word of God came unto John the son of Zacharias in the wilderness.
It starts with repentance.
“And he (John) came into all the country about Jordan, preaching the baptism of repentance for the remission of sins;”
It is consistent with the prophetic tradition.
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“As it is written in the book of the words of Esaias the prophet, saying, The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make his paths straight.”
Things get straightened out.
“Every valley shall be filled, and every mountain and hill shall be brought low; and the crooked shall be made straight, and the rough ways shall be made smooth…”
“There is a visible manifestation and open invitation for God’s salvation”
“And all flesh shall see the salvation of God”
When God decides to act in history decisively and openly, he does not and will not do so in darkness. The culmination of Advent expectancy will not be clandestine. There will be no confusion.
It will be the salvation of God being imposed upon God’s people and all of creation. Judgment and restoration will be open and visible. All flesh shall see when the glory of the Lord is revealed.
