In what ways was the world ready for the Messiah ? Read the following quotation from Ellen White and answer in your own words.
The world was ripe for the coming of the Deliverer. The nations were united under one government. One language was widely spoken and was everywhere recognized as the language of literature. From all lands the Jews of the dispersion gathered to Jerusalem to the annual feasts. As these returned to the places of their sojourn. they could spread throughout the world the tidings of the Messiah's coming" (The Desire of Ages.p.32)
2. in what ways were the Jews not ready for the Messiah? Refer to the narrative.