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Matthew 14:1-12
Posted On 08/14/2008 14:41:29 by steve
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1At that time Herod the tetrarch heard of the fame of Jesus, 2And said unto his servants, This is John the Baptist; he is risen from the dead; and therefore mighty works do shew forth themselves in him. 3For Herod had laid hold on John, and bound him, and put him in prison for Herodias' sake, his brother Philip's wife. 4For John said unto him, It is not lawful for thee to have her. 5And when he would have put him to death, he feared the multitude, because they counted him as a prophet. 6But when Herod's birthday was kept, the daughter of Herodias danced before them, and pleased Herod. 7Whereupon he promised with an oath to give her whatsoever she would ask. 8And she, being before instructed of her mother, said, Give me here John Baptist's head in a charger. 9And the king was sorry: nevertheless for the oath's sake, and them which sat with him at meat, he commanded it to be given her. 10And he sent, and beheaded John in the prison. 11And his head was brought in a charger, and given to the damsel: and she brought it to her mother. 12And his disciples came, and took up the body, and buried it, and went and told Jesus.
John the Baptist, the Apostles, and Jesus all lost their lives because they preached righteousness to a sinful, dark, and lost world. John lost his life because he told Herod he was sinning by living with his brother’s wife. Herod’s power didn’t sway John because John knew his God was more powerful than Herod. Herod could kill John physically but Herod could not kill him spiritually. The world doesn’t want to hear the message of God. They are enjoying in living in the pleasure of sin and have been fooled into believing there is no consequences for sin. That is why so many react violently to the message of God. Satan has harden their hearts to the truth and they react violently when their sin is exposed.
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