The death of John the Baptist can teach us many things from a couple perspectives: 1) Herod’s perspective: A life of deeply rooted lust, pride, and sin will only lead to your ultimate destruction, and will have an unfortunate generational affect on you and your family. 2) John’s perspective: A life dedicated to the service of God and the declaration of the gospel will lead to persecution and suffering. However, the glorious, far-reaching affects and joy of that ministry is beyond comparison.