Remember this! A paradox. John is greater than kings, statesmen, even the prophets of old. Herod would have been forgotten, had he not put John in prison. All this is true yet Jesus says: But he who is least. This shows the importance of the Kingdom of heaven. Also (1) It implies that John was not in the Kingdom. [John lived and died under the law.] (2) It implies that no one else had entered the Kingdom at that time [since John was greater than any man who has ever lived Jesus said]. (3) The Kingdom was yet to come, and both John and Jesus said it was "NEAR." (4) Even the very humblest in the Kingdom would be superior to John indicating the blessings to be found in Christ. A boy or girl in Christ is greater IN PRIVILEGES than John the Baptist!

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