And it is he who will go as a forerunner before Him in the spirit and power of Elijah, to turn the hearts of fathers back to their children, and the disobedient to the attitude of the righteous, to make ready a people prepared for the Lord.”

Which You have prepared in the presence of all the peoples:

But God said to him, ‘You fool! This very night your soul is demanded of you; and as for all that you have prepared, who will own it now?’

Be in Readiness

“Be prepared, and keep your lamps lit.

And they left and found everything just as He had told them; and they prepared the Passover.

And then they returned and prepared spices and perfumes. And on the Sabbath they rested according to the commandment.

The Resurrection

But on the first day of the week, at early dawn, they came to the tomb bringing the spices which they had prepared.