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"I tell you the truth, 
of all who have ever lived, 
none is greater than John the Baptist.
Yet even the least person in the Kingdom of Heaven is greater than he is."
Matthew 11:11 NLT
John was in prison and had a wavering about who Jesus is. John sent some of his team to check if Jesus really is the Messiah that John had been teaching about. 
Jesus told them to look at the evidence, the blind seeing, the lame walking, and the Good News being preached not to the elite, those with power, but to the poor. This was Jesus evidence that he was interested in the small.
And then he says this bit about John being great, but something fundamental has shifted. 
The days of the prophets looking forward to the Kingdom and the Messiah are over. 
The upside-down Kingdom is here, and I think Jesus words were intended to give his listeners a jolt (John's disciples were there listening).
What sort of kingdom is Jesus bringing in where the greatest prophet ever is suddenly the least?
Jesus was giving sight to the least, welcoming the least into the Kingdom. 
Welcome. 
Welcome in to the upside-down Kingdom!
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