It always bothered me that when John the Baptist was in prison, he sent his disciples to ask Jesus if He were the Messiah.
Doesn't John know? Whom did he think he was baptizing?
Then it occurred to me; he had doubts. John is in prison. Lots of time to think in prison. John was all "fire and brimstone." Wouldn't the Messiah also be full of fire, in order to overthrow the Romans? But Jesus wasn't like that. He was gentle and preached love.
Jesus wasn't what John was expecting. Maybe Jesus was just a prophet, an up-an-coming rabbi, or as they say in today's lingo--a popular influencer.
Jesus isn't those things. He gave the blind sight, the lame walking ability, lepers were cleansed, the deaf had hearing, and He even raised the dead. Don't doubt John.
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