Venice church of ChristBut when [John the Baptist] saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming to his baptism, he said unto them, "Ye offspring of vipers, who warned you to flee from the wrath to come?" (Matthew 3:7)
#John the Baptist's exhortations were consistent with the #prophetic tradition of old.
He charged the people to seek justice and equity. He warned them against presuming their election guaranteed their salvation.
He spoke of the wrath of God which was coming, the great and terrible day of YHWH, a day of #judgment.
Judgment came against Israel forty years later.