Preparation
In Exodus 15:2, Exodus 19:11, this signifies making ready to receive truth. (Arcana Coelestia 3142[2])
In Matthew 3:3, this signifies ready to live according to divine order. (True Christian Religion 110[5])
In Revelation 21:2, this signifies that the church was to be conjoined with the Lord through the Word. (Apocalypse Revealed 881)