ON THE APPOINTED DAY HEROD, WEARING HIS ROYAL ROBES,
SAT ON HIS THRONE AND DELIVERED A PUBLIC ADDRESS TO THE PEOPLE. THEY SHOUTED “THIS IS THE VOICE OF A god, NOT A MAN.” IMMEDIATELY BECAUSE HEROD DID NOT GIVE PRAISE TO GOD, AN ANGEL OF THE LORD STRUCK HIM DOWN, AND HE WAS EATEN BY WORMS AND DIED.