1
In that
appointed-time/season
Herod, the tetriarch, heard the report
of Jesus
2
and said to his
servants/boys: This is John, the Baptist. He was raised up from the dead [ones], and due to this the powerful-works are operating in him.
3
For
Herod
having arrested
John
bound him and put him away in
prison
due to
Herodias, the wife of
Philip, his brother.
4
For
John
had been saying to him: It is not lawful for you to be having her.
5
However, although willing to kill him, he feared the
crowd, because they held him as [wj] a
prophet
[they held him to be a prophet, not to be like a prophet.
This is not comparative. It is literal].
6
But when the
birthday-festivities
of
Herod
occurred, the
daughter
of
Herodias
danced in the midst [of them] and pleased
Herod.
7
From which he promised with an
oath
to give her whatever she asked.
8
But she, having been coached under her
mother, said: Give me here upon a
plate,
the
head
of
John, the Baptist.
9
And having been grieved, the
king,
due to the
oaths
and the [ones] reclining with [him] commanded [it] to be given;
10
and he sent and beheaded
John
in the
prison.
11
And his
head
was brought on a
plate
and given to the
maiden,
[korasin] and she brought [it] to her
mother.
12
And his
disciples
came up and removed the
corpse
and buried him and came and reported back to
Jesus
(Matthew 14 NWT).
14
Now
the
King, Herod, heard [about Jesus] for his name became manifest, and they were saying that John,
the [one] baptizing has been raised out of [the] dead [ones], and due to this the powerful-works are operating in him.
15
But others were saying that it is
Elijah. Still others were saying that [it is] a prophet
like [wj]
one of the
prophets
[partitive genitive].
16
But
Herod,
having heard said:
John,
whom I beheaded, this [one] has been raised up.
17
For
Herod
himself had sent out and arrested
John
and bound him in
prison
due to
Herodias, the wife of Philip [horse-loving], his brother, because he had married her.
18
For
John
was saying to
Herod
that it is not lawful for you to be having the
wife
of your
brother.
19
So
Herodias
was having within/obsessed [with - dative] him and was wanting to kill him, but could not.
20
For
Herod
was fearing
John, knowing him to be a
male
[andrej] righteous and holy; and he was keeping-safe him. And after hearing many [things] of him he was at-a-loss, yet he continued to hear him gladly.
21
Now [at the time -
epi]
of a convenient
day
arriving, when
Herod
spread an
evening-meal
for his
birthday-festivities
for his
top-ranking-men
and for the
chiliarchs
and for the foremost [ones] of
Galilee.
22
And [at the time -
epi]
of his
daughter
of
Herodias
having entered and having danced, she pleased
Herod
and the [ones] reclining with him.
So the
king
said to the maiden
[korasin]: Ask me for whatever you want, and I will give it to you.
23
Yes, he swore to her: Whatever you ask me for, I will give it to you, up to half [hmisouj]
of my
kingdom
[partitive genitive].
24
And she went out and said to her
mother: What should I ask for? She said: The
head
of
John, the [one] baptizing.
25
And immediately having entered she requested to the king
with
haste, saying: I want you to give me right away on a plate, the head of John, the Baptist.
26
Although the
king
became deeply grieved, due to the
oaths
the [ones] reclining he did not want to disregard her.
27
So the
king
dispatched a
body-guardsman
and commanded him to bring his
head
immediately. And he went off and beheaded him in the prison
[the Greek reads: having sent off the guard he commanded him - not easy to do!]
28
and brought his
head
on a
plate, and he gave it to the
maiden, and the
maiden
gave it to her
mother.
29
And having heard, his
disciples
came and took up his
corpse
and laid it in a
memorial-tomb
[mnhmeiw]
Herod = the king is the Governing Body of the Watchtower after it fell as a true church, from 2005Sivan14 onwards.
Herodias is Watchtower 2NCs
Herodias' daughter is 4EC 2NCs in Laodicea
Philip is Gordon as the mediator of the 2NC
John is Gordon as Elijah4.
Herod marrying Herodias, is the Evil Slave appointing itself head over the Watchtower 2NCs.
The prison is being disfellowshipped from the Watchtower
The head of John on a plate, is the headship of the LWs, the law of the 4EC as written on our website. LW food.
John being beheaded is his being denied headship over the 2NCs in the Watchtower or the 4ECs in Laodicea
The wife of his brother is both the 4EC wife (Laodicea) and the 2NC wife
The dance of Herodias' daughter is her grasp of LW understandings
Up to half of the kingdom of the King is the earthly half of the Kingdom of God (run by 2NCs) under he 3rd Holy Spirit.
The maiden is the Laodicean 1NC reserves
The maiden's mother is Laodicea (she needs the law of the 4EC).
Chilliarchs (chiefs of 1,000). These are the rulers in the 1,000 year kingdom of God (the saints)
Evening meal is the first Laodicean Passover of the 2nd part of the 2nd presence, which is the late Passover on 2006Sivan14, which is the birthday of the Watchtower becoming a false church (Herod's birthday).
Body Guardsman was Roger Knight whole stole the LW baptism.
John's Corpse, is Laodicea after it became a false church on 2017Elul10.
The memorial tomb means that Laodicea will be re-appointed as a true church.