• Isa 40:3 — 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.
• Mal 3:1 — Behold, I will send my messenger, and he shall prepare the way before me: and the LORD, whom ye seek, shall suddenly come to his temple, even the messenger of the covenant, whom ye delight in: behold,

8 Christian traditions affirm this interpretation.

• Anglican · Anglican
• Baptist · Baptist
• Roman Catholic · Catholic
• Evangelical · Evangelical
• Lutheran · Lutheran
• Eastern Orthodox · Orthodox
• Patristic · Patristic
• Reformed · Reformed

14 passages from 9 historic works cite scripture this interpretation depends on.

• Commentary on the Gospel of John · 3 passages
• Homilies on Matthew · 2 passages
• Homilies on the Gospel of John · 2 passages
• City of God · 2 passages
• Catechism of the Catholic Church · 1 passage
• Commentary on the Book of the Prophet Isaiah · 1 passage
• Commentary on the Gospel According to John · 1 passage
• Against Heresies (Adversus Haereses) · 1 passage
• 1 Clement (Letter to the Corinthians) · 1 passage