Time to do some pruning, some weeding, some separating of the grains which feed and the husks that are useless except to feed the fire. Some chopping down of those who don't produce good fruit. John the Baptist seems very certain that a reckoning is coming. "Oh you nest of poisonous snakes, who warned you to run and hide from the coming storm?" Judgment is coming and coming soon. The time is now, hurry! Act now before it is too late! He's making a list and checking it twice, he's going to find out who's naughty or nice! He will judge all when he comes into the world! John the Baptist (Gift of Good Will) has spent too many days out in the wilderness, eating just locusts and honey probably. He gets everyone cranked up. He gets everyone afraid of who and what is to come. This is it! And then... And then... And then... The crowd is worked up; they are in a frenzy; John has them right where he wants them. They come in and ask how they can avoid such a fiery fate! ...
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