<p>7:33 <i>For John the Baptist came eating no bread nor drinking wine, and you say: He has a demon</i>- The Gospels give the impression that there was mass response to John&rsquo;s preaching, but according to the Lord&rsquo;s reasoning here, He felt that &ldquo;this generation&rdquo;, society as a whole, had rejected John&rsquo;s message and slandered him as in league with demons. Exactly the same was said about the ministry of Jesus (Jn. 8:48 uses the same term about Jesus- &ldquo;He has a demon&rdquo;). Surface level interest in the message, even applauding it and making a great effort to go out into the desert to hear it preached, was and is not the same as responding in real repentance.</p>