Life, Love and Light. Matthew 11:7-15 NLT

All the prophets before John heralded the coming Messiah, John announced 'He is here! " that makes John the greatest prophet to date. But John would die before Jesus. John would taste death. That makes those in Heaven greater than John. Kind of sad when you think about it. John came into the world to announce the Messiahs' entrance but doesn't get the reward of Jesus's sacrifice. 

Aren't you glad we do? Scripture tells us in 2 Corinthians 5:8 KJV "We are confident, I say, and willing rather to be absent from the body, and to be present with the Lord."

We will not taste death, that makes us greater the John the Baptist. When we die, we will go to be with Jesus. No stop in purgatory, no lying in blackness. Just pure life, love and light.

Matthew 11:7-15 NLT

7 As John’s disciples were leaving, Jesus began talking about him to the crowds. “What kind of man did you go into the wilderness to see? Was he a weak reed, swayed by every breath of wind? 8 Or were you expecting to see a man dressed in expensive clothes? No, people with expensive clothes live in palaces. 9 Were you looking for a prophet? Yes, and he is more than a prophet. 10 John is the man to whom the Scriptures refer when they say,

‘Look, I am sending my messenger ahead of you, and he will prepare your way before you.’

11 “I tell you the truth, of all who have ever lived, none is greater than John the Baptist. Yet even the least person in the Kingdom of Heaven is greater than he is! 12 And from the time John the Baptist began preaching until now, the Kingdom of Heaven has been forcefully advancing,  and violent people are attacking it. 13 For before John came, all the prophets and the law of Moses looked forward to this present time. 14 And if you are willing to accept what I say, he is Elijah, the one the prophets said would come. 15 Anyone with ears to hear should listen and understand!

Blessings, Cecilia