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Bad Guys Hall of Shame

Brace yourself for the baddest of the bad, the worst of the worst, and the meanest of the mean. This crew makes the school bully look about as harmless as a butterfly. Click the names below to get all the disgusting details.

Worst of All Time: Satan
Satan
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  • Started as an angel in heaven
  • Named Lucifer
  • Also known as Devil, Serpent, Dragon, Destroyer, Prince of Demons, and Ruler of Darkness
  • The most awful, baddest guy ever
Most Stubborn Prophet: Balaam
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  • Saw visions and heard from God
  • Dumber than his donkey
  • Didn’t understand God’s NO (a big no no)
  • Gave bad advice causing Israel to sin
  • Displeased God
  • Whimpered for mercy and God spared him
Biggest Bully: Goliath
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Goliath
  • Over nine feet tall (most rooms have walls that are eight feet tall)
  • Trained professional soldier and Philistine’s champion
  • A terrifying one-man army: a walking, talking killing machine
  • Bronze armor weighed more than 125 pounds and iron-tipped spear weighed 15 pounds
  • Wore bronze shin guards and a helmet (you won’t find those at the mall)
  • Carried a huge sword and shield
Vilest King: Ahab
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  • Worshiped idols
  • Married an evil woman, Jezebel (she’s a hall of shamer too—go figure)
  • Killed a man for his vineyard
  • Died in battle (dogs licked up his blood)
  • Ruled for 22 years (eek!)
Really Rotten Ruler: Herod (the not-so-great)
Herod
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  • An Edomite who became a Jew and who worked for Rome
  • Egotistical, evil, violent, selfish, sinful, hateful, and suspicious (gee—what a guy!)
  • Built lots of big important stuff
  • Killed babies
  • Died a disgusting death
Like Father Like Son Award: Herod Antipas
Herod Antipas
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  • Nasty son of Herod the Great
  • Got a chunk of his father’s kingdom when he died
  • Married a rotten wife—Herodias
  • Cut off the head of John the Baptist
Worst Traitor: Judas Iscariot
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  • A traitor of the worst kind
  • One of the twelve disciples
  • Carried the money bag for the group
  • Betrayed Jesus to the religious leaders
  • Killed himself by hanging
Weakest Ruler: Pontius Pilate
Pontius Pilate
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  • Roman ruler in Jerusalem who hated Jews
  • Didn’t see what the big fuss was about Jesus
  • Tried to bargain with the crowd
  • Had Jesus beaten to try to get him freed
  • Didn’t listen to his wife when she tried to warn him
  • Gave up and crucified Jesus
Liar, Liar Pants on Fire: Ananias and Sapphira
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  • Lied to God saying that they gave all their money to the church
  • Died on the spot when Peter confronted them about trying to trick God
Terrible Queen: Queen Jezebel
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  • Evil, evil, evil
  • Prophet Elijah told her she was going to die and be gobbled up by dogs
  • Died and was gobbled up by dogs leaving only her skull, hands, and feet (she was such a bad egg that what they ate probably gave them indigestion—and bad breath too!)