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Even now the ax also lies at the root of the trees. Every tree therefore that doesn`t bring forth good fruit is cut down, and thrown into the fire."
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Judgment is Imminent and Final
Commentators emphasize that John's warning is not about a distant threat. The image of the "axe...at the root" signifies that judgment is imminent, radical, and final. This isn't just a light pruning; it's the complete removal of any life (or nation) that is spiritually unproductive, destined to be "cast into the fire."
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19th Century
Baptist
John was wonderfully practical in his advocacy of a holy charity and benevolence. His words cut against all greed, all hoarding, all hardening of t…
The language is picturesque. Two images are presented. First, a tree that does not produce fruit should be chopped down and removed to make way for…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And now also the axe is laid unto the root of the trees , &c.] Not only to Jesse's family, which as a root in a dry …
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Presbyterian
The scope and design of John's ministry were to bring the people from their sins and to their Savior. He came preaching, not a sect or party, but a…
