A Lost Soul

Herod Antipas appears between the mission of the Twelve (9:1,10) as a warning against spiritual exposure to Christ without saving trust in Christ. Herod had been informed about Jesus, unsettled by Jesus, and yet remained curious to know more. Herod shows what the twelve (and us) will face on the mission to make disciples — that knowledge, proximity, and interest about Christ do not save apart from genuine

( Luke 9:7–9; Luke 3:18–20; Mark 6:18–20; Luke 22:66–71; Luke 23:1–12 )