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John the Baptist has been in prison since approximately the start of Jesus ministry.

Herod Antipas arrested him after he rebuked Herodius for marrying his brother's wife

who is named Herodius because she's actually the granddaughter of King Herod the Great,

which means both of her husbands are also her uncles. Okay. She wants JTB dead, but Herod is torn.

When Herod's birthday party rolls around, the daughter of Herodius does a little

dance for him as a part of the event. In ancient Greco-Roman culture, the dance is done at these

parties tend to be more on the seductive side if you catch my drift. So it's super inappropriate

that Herod's stepdaughter slash great niece is the entertainment. Herod loves it, of course,

and makes the grand gesture of offering her anything she wants. It seems entertainment. Herod loves it, of course, and makes the grand gesture of offering

her anything she wants. It seems likely that Herodius was using her own daughter as a pawn in order

to achieve this very outcome. Herodius tells her daughter, hey, I know you had your heart set on a pony,

but hear me out. How's about you ask for the head of a prisoner instead. Can you imagine?

So, because of the sins of the king and the selfish plotting of his wife, John the Baptist is

beheaded in prison. He dies an unjust death. The very one Jesus hinted at, not long ago,

when JTB sent him a message asking him if he really was the

Messiah. After Herod kills JTB, he starts getting worried of all the miraculous things Jesus is

doing and he's super confused, because he sees a lot of similarities in these two guys. He's left

wondering if Jesus is the ghost or the resurrection of JTB because of how their ministries run along the same trajectory. Some people even suggest that Jesus is the ghost or the resurrection of JTB because of how their ministries run along the

same trajectory. Some people even suggest that Jesus is the resurrected Elijah because of the types

of miracles he's performing. When Jesus gets word of JTB's death, he and the disciples set off in a boat

to be alone. I imagine he wants to grieve and talk to the father about everything that's happening,

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