In Matthew 3, John eats locusts (as well as wild honey). But why locusts? Locusts consume and devour things. John is declaring a message of doom to those who do not repent. If they fail to heed his message, they will be devoured by locusts.
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In Matthew 3, John eats locusts (as well as wild honey). But why locusts? Locusts consume and devour things. John is declaring a message of doom to those who do not repent. If they fail to heed his message, they will be devoured by locusts.
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