Who is this messenger that the passage is talking about?

John the Baptist is the answer to this question. Whenever the term “voice that comes from the wilderness” is mentioned, people immediately think about John the Baptist. A lot of people are saying that John the Baptist is one of the greatest prophets that the Lord has sent.

He is also privileged because he was able to make people prepared for the coming of the Messiah. It is John the Baptist who baptized Jesus Christ. According to the New Testament portion of the Bible, John the Baptist is also known as Jesus’ cousin. John the Baptist’s cause of death is decapitation. He is buried in Syria.