Bible Expert (likely Wesley Huff or a co-host closely involved with Biblical scholarship)

Things are bad with the Romans and he's going to rescue us from the Romans. Got it. They kind of thought that that would be military leader. Right. Right. So the expectation was that the Messiah was going to, he was going to save us from the Romans. He wasn't going to get murdered by the Romans.

Things are bad with the Romans and he's going to rescue us from the Romans. Got it. They kind of thought that that would be military leader. Right. Right. So the expectation was that the Messiah was going to, he was going to save us from the Romans. He wasn't going to get murdered by the Romans.

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Okay, okay. Maybe you can clarify that. Yeah, yeah, yeah. Keep the blasphemies to a minimum. Yeah, yeah, yeah. I have three more. I have three more.

Okay, okay. Maybe you can clarify that. Yeah, yeah, yeah. Keep the blasphemies to a minimum. Yeah, yeah, yeah. I have three more. I have three more.

Okay, okay. Maybe you can clarify that. Yeah, yeah, yeah. Keep the blasphemies to a minimum. Yeah, yeah, yeah. I have three more. I have three more.

So, I mean, yeah, there is an idea there. I think all the evidence we have of the historical John the Baptist kind of points otherwise. And there are actually followers of John the Baptist in the second century that kind of outlived Jesus. And so you have these different factions there. Some people are still following John the Baptist.

So, I mean, yeah, there is an idea there. I think all the evidence we have of the historical John the Baptist kind of points otherwise. And there are actually followers of John the Baptist in the second century that kind of outlived Jesus. And so you have these different factions there. Some people are still following John the Baptist.

So, I mean, yeah, there is an idea there. I think all the evidence we have of the historical John the Baptist kind of points otherwise. And there are actually followers of John the Baptist in the second century that kind of outlived Jesus. And so you have these different factions there. Some people are still following John the Baptist.

No. They stay true to John. Well, and even in the Gospels, there's this—so John the Baptist speaks out against, like, the local leader. The local leader— He has a party with his daughter, and he gets his daughter—well, she dances. It's kind of a weird scene. She dances in Herod's palace, and then he says, I'll give anything to you up to half of my, like, empire.

No. They stay true to John. Well, and even in the Gospels, there's this—so John the Baptist speaks out against, like, the local leader. The local leader— He has a party with his daughter, and he gets his daughter—well, she dances. It's kind of a weird scene. She dances in Herod's palace, and then he says, I'll give anything to you up to half of my, like, empire.

No. They stay true to John. Well, and even in the Gospels, there's this—so John the Baptist speaks out against, like, the local leader. The local leader— He has a party with his daughter, and he gets his daughter—well, she dances. It's kind of a weird scene. She dances in Herod's palace, and then he says, I'll give anything to you up to half of my, like, empire.

And she says, I'm with the head of John the Baptist. So she kind of gets coerced to— have him bring in the head of John the Baptist. While John is in prison for speaking out against them, he has doubts and he sends some of his followers to Jesus to ask Jesus, are you the one we're waiting for? Should we wait for another?

And she says, I'm with the head of John the Baptist. So she kind of gets coerced to— have him bring in the head of John the Baptist. While John is in prison for speaking out against them, he has doubts and he sends some of his followers to Jesus to ask Jesus, are you the one we're waiting for? Should we wait for another?

And she says, I'm with the head of John the Baptist. So she kind of gets coerced to— have him bring in the head of John the Baptist. While John is in prison for speaking out against them, he has doubts and he sends some of his followers to Jesus to ask Jesus, are you the one we're waiting for? Should we wait for another?

So even John the Baptist starts to struggle with his own faith when things aren't going his way. And then it's really interesting because Jesus' reply is, go tell John what you've seen. The dead are raised, the blind see, the lame walk. And there's this interesting connection with that's—those are statements in the Old Testament of what Yahweh is going to do when he, like—

So even John the Baptist starts to struggle with his own faith when things aren't going his way. And then it's really interesting because Jesus' reply is, go tell John what you've seen. The dead are raised, the blind see, the lame walk. And there's this interesting connection with that's—those are statements in the Old Testament of what Yahweh is going to do when he, like—

So even John the Baptist starts to struggle with his own faith when things aren't going his way. And then it's really interesting because Jesus' reply is, go tell John what you've seen. The dead are raised, the blind see, the lame walk. And there's this interesting connection with that's—those are statements in the Old Testament of what Yahweh is going to do when he, like—