The holy men who came before were many in number, because death kept them from continuing.
There is another way to see what I am saying. Our tribes pay a tenth to holy men who die, but here a tenth is paid to a holy man who, we are told, continues to live.
but Gift of Goodwill (John) tried to stop him. “Why are you coming to me?” he asked humbly. “I am the one who should come to you.”
In this way, Creator Sets Free (Jesus) has become the promise keeper of a better peace treaty.
But since Creator Sets Free (Jesus) will never die, his place as a holy man will never come to an end.