Turn away from your sins. To "repent" is to "turn away," Sorrow is not repentance (see 2 Corinthians 7:10). John's baptism was "renewal" and pointed to Christ (Acts 19:4). Kingdom of heaven. The Kingdom ruled by the Messiah, predicted by the prophets (especially Daniel 2:44). This announcement thrilled all Judea, Is near. Still future, but near! It had not begun with Abraham or David or even John the Baptist. (See John 1:17). It is the Kingdom of heaven, not earth, and has a King sent from heaven. This King was revealed to be the one born at Bethlehem (John 1:33-34). John is the herald.

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