In Matthew 3:3-4, It describes some of Johns appearance; camel hair coat, leather belt and a diet of locusts and honey. 😯 I am guessing that his hair was probably a site, and a 20 ft. radius is not where you wanted to be around him!

That being said, people were going out to see him from the entire region! Not just a local town, but an entire area.

These were a people hungry for some word from the Lord! This was a person that was certainly “out of the ordinary”. I am sure there were probably people during the last hundreds of years that came out looking like lunatics, and claiming to be a prophet. John was different. He captured the attention of the nation, and obviously was worth taking a trip (remember no cars! taking a trip was a big deal!)

His message was so powerful, that people did enter the 20ft radius. Not only that, but they let him baptize them. Not only that, but they confessed their sins!?! Think about that! It is one thing confessing your sins to a priest in a dark closet with a veil, whispering. It is another to confess your sins to a wild man, in front of hundreds (maybe thousands) of others!

This was a message worth hearing!