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Just as John the Baptist prepared the way for the Christmas story of Jesus’ birth, he also prepared the WAY for the Kingdom life of Jesus to be lived in us. Jesus spoke about John powerfully ‘forcing’ his way into the Kingdom, but Jesus spoke about this as ‘preparing the way’ for himself to finally release the power of his Kingdom life into us. The Old Testament often uses the example of one person being taken away so that another person can take their place. The New Testament is about transforming the one person into a new kind of person. Esau/Jacob, Saul/David, John/Jesus. Matthew 11:11 "Let me tell you what's going on here: No one in history surpasses John the Baptizer; but in the kingdom he came to prepare you for, the lowliest person is ahead of him. For a long time now people have tried to force themselves into God's kingdom. (Message Bible) Matthew 11:12 And from the days of John the Baptist until now the kingdom of heaven suffers violence, and the violent take it by force. (NKJ) Matthew 11:12 The days