Every time I read it, I have a what-the-heck moment and shake my head.
Skeptics oftentimes say the Bible is nothing more than a collection of fairy tales, but if you want to cherry-pick one account from Scripture that demonstrates what a lie that is, it’s the death of John the Baptist.
What we have is the antithesis of a feel-good story where justice prevails and/or the hero makes an in-your-face comeback like in the account of Christ and His crucifixion and resurrection or Joseph who could declare at the end of his trial, “You meant evil against me, but God meant it for good” (Gen. 50:20).
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