Christian Pictures: prison

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Sunday, November 23, 2025

John on the Island of Patmos, receiving Revelation from Jesus Christ (writing the Book of Revelation)

The Four Horsemen

Tuesday, November 18, 2025

Salome, the daughter of Herodias

after dancing at her stepdad’s (King Herod) birthday feast, he was so pleased with her performance that he offered her whatever she wanted, “up to half of his kingdom” (as the saying went).

Her mom, Herodias, (who was beforehand married to Herod’s brother, thus going against God’s law - that a man cannot marry his brother’s wife)… (the brother was still living, so it was an unlawful re-marriage, the King not being exempt)… The Prophet John the Baptist spoke openly against this unlawful union, calling out King Herod to his face, convicting him of having his brother’s wife.

Herodias absolutely hated John for this.

So she managed to have John imprisoned in the palace, where he continued to preach even from his dark cell.

So, knowing the king would be pleased with her teenage daughter’s dancing (ew, poor girl, who knows what else she had to put up with under her manipulative mother), Salome was instructed beforehand to ask for John the Baptist’s head in a charger (platter) when the king offered her whatever she asked for.

I am sure the poor girl had unspeakable trauma afterwards.

I do hope she managed to escape the grip of her wicked mother, eventually.

Herodias, King Herod’s wicked wife who used her daughter Salome to have John the Baptist beheaded

…it was because He confronted the King about being unlawfully married to her, because she was his brother’s wife

There is a brief mention in the New Testament, after John’s death, not sure exactly when but the name Salome comes up again, when referring to some Early Church Christians.

It doesn’t say anything more, but I do hope it’s the same Salome, years later, who got out of the wicked world she was brought up in, and turned to Christ.

That would be awesome!

Thursday, November 13, 2025

John The Baptist

John The Baptist preaching in the wilderness, “Prepare the way of the Lord! Make His paths straight!”

he ate locusts and wild honey

he baptized people

John in prison

Wednesday, November 12, 2025

Scenes from The New Testament

Joseph and Mary

Jesus turning water into wine (at the wedding in Cana)

dancing at the wedding

Jesus selecting His disciples

or sending forth His disciples

Two of Jesus’ disciples tried to cast out a demon from a man but could not, so they went to Jesus for help, and Jesus said that this kind (of demon) would only come out by prayer and fasting (but He still cast it out of the man)

Naaman, a prominent man in Syria, got leperosy, and his wife’s little servant girl told her about the prophet Elisha, who could heal him. So he looked up Elisha and got the message to go and wash in the Jordan River and he would be cleansed of the disease but he didn’t want to do that, thinking it was too simple or beneath him or something.

( description from Google )

Context: Naaman was a highly regarded soldier but suffered from leprosy. An Israeli servant girl told his wife that a prophet in Samaria could heal him.
The Command: Elisha did not meet Naaman personally, but sent a messenger instructing him to wash seven times in the Jordan River.
Initial Refusal: Naaman was enraged, expecting a grand gesture, and considered the Jordan inferior to his home rivers in Damascus.
Healing: After his servants convinced him to follow the advice, Naaman dipped in the river seven times and was completely healed.
Outcome: Naaman was cleansed, his skin became like that of a child, and he recognized the God of Israel.

The poor widow gave just one mite/coin, and some of the men in the temple looked upon her with arrogance and scorn, but Jesus said she gave more than they did - because it was all she had.

an angel breaks Peter out of prison and escorts him on outta there

Peter began to walk on water to Jesus but then he doubted, lost faith for a moment, and fell in

Lazarus, Come Out!

that guy in the yellow coat is pretty rude to be holding his nose like that imho

also why is he the only one wearing socks

a portrait of Lazarus

(he’s probably like “can I at least take these bandages off for the pic y’all”)

Mary Magdalene broke some expensive oil/perfume and annointed the feet of Jesus with it, then wiped his feet with her hair and her tears

an Ethiopian eunich was trying to understand scripture, when God sent Philip to him, and Philip asked what’s up, what are you reading and and the eunich was like how can I understand it, I have no one to explain it to me? He was reading from the scripture of Isaiah. So Peter hopped up and explained things to him, and the eunich pointed out a pool of water and said what’s stopping me from being baptized right now? This eunich was a servant of Queen Candace, and he brought Christianity back to Ethiopia!

miracles of multiplication, enough for everybody!

more of it

Jesus reading in the temple at the beginning of His ministry

lots of fluffy white beards in there

Herod ordered all the male children two years of age & under to be killed because of Jesus; he wanted to make sure Jesus, whoever and wherever He was, could not grow up and upsurp his kingdom