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b'Offended by JesusTEXT: Mark 6: 16 \\u2013 \\u201cBut when Herod heard of it, he said, \\u201cJohn, whom I beheaded, has been raised.\\u201dTHE STORY:John\\u2019s TeachingJohn 3:7 - He said to the crowds - \\u201cYou brood of vipers! Who warned you to flee from the wrath to come? 9 Even now the axe is laid to the root of the trees. Every tree therefore that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire.\\u201dJohn calls Jesus the Lamb of God \\u2013 tells his disciples to follow him.John\\u2019s following was huge \\u2013 Apollos (acts 18:24), Ephesus (acts 19:1-7)John is arrested Mark 6:20 \\u2013 \\u201cfor Herod feared John, knowing that he was a righteous and holy man, and he kept him safe. When he heard him, he was greatly perplexed, and yet he heard him gladly.\\u201dHerod Antipas, one of the sons of Herod the Great, who inherited the regions of Galilee and Perea as his territoriesHerodius \\u2013 Herodias was the niece of Phillip and Herod, the daughter their own brother Aristobulus. Herod & Herodious leave the present marriage for each other. (Daughter Salome) Leviticus 18:13;16 forbids a man marring his brother\\u2019s wife, if the brother is alive. Neither can a man marry other close relatives such as a niece or aunt. This was considered incest. . .Jesus steps out of sightMatt. 4:12 - Now when he heard that John had been arrested, he withdrew into Galilee. 13 And leaving Nazareth he went and lived in Capernaum by the sea, John\\u2019s questions - Matt 11:3-6Glutton & Drunkard \\u2013 eats with sinnersNow when John heard in prison about the deeds of the Christ, he sent word by his disciples 3 and said to him, \\u201cAre you the one who is to come, or shall we look for another?\\u201d 4 And Jesus answered them, \\u201cGo and tell John what you hear and see: 5 the blind receive their sight and the lame walk, lepers are cleansed and the deaf hear, and the dead are raised up, and the poor have good news preached to them. (Is. 61:1)6 And blessed is the one who is not offended by me.\\u201dJesus declares JohnMatt 11, Luke 7 \\u2013 John is the Matt 11:9 \\u2013 More than a prophetJesus gives John\\u2019s eulogy before He\\u2019s dead13 For all the Prophets and the Law prophesied until John, 14 and if you are willing to accept it, he is Elijah who is to come.15 He who has ears to hear, let him hear.Disappointment \\u2013 What were John\\u2019s expectation of Jesus?1.Wrath of God and judgment (matt.3:10)\\u2013 instead he eats and drinks with sinners and pardons adulterers.2.Bring the Kingdom with Power3.Didn\\u2019t visit me \\u2013 If you visit me in jail4.Didn\\u2019t rescue me- Still died Blessed is the one who is not offended by me. (stumble and fall)Proverbs 18:19 \\u2013 \\u201cA brother offended is harder to win than a strong city,\\u201dDisappointment with Jesus I did this for you\\u2022I publicly proclaimed you\\u2022I saw a miracle once\\u2026\\u2022I introduced my disciples to you\\u2022I did the right thing for God\\u2022I believed in you\\u2022The enemy beat meBlessed is the one who is not offended by me. - Matt 11:6 Rom.9:20 \\u2013 But who are you, a human being, to talk back to God? "Shall what is formed say to the one who formed it, \'Why did you make me like this?\'"Proverbs 3:5 - \\u201ctrust in the Lord with all your heart, and lean not unto your own understanding.'