HIGH STAKES!

Just what is happening here?                                    

The Jewish Messiah, the King they have waited 600 years for, has arrived at His city Jerusalem only to be confronted at God’s temple by the elders who would dearly love... to crown Him?...no, to arrest Him!                                                

He has already warned them with 2 parables so now He spells out His warning even clearer – God’s Kingdom is ready, just like a wedding. You murderers are going to be destroyed, your city burned and outsiders are going to be welcomed - so long as they wear that wedding garment (Christ). 

Do they repent? No, they try desperately to entangle Him with words instead! (Matt 22)

• Religious Pharisees join with worldly Herodians to test Jesus’ allegiance to Caesar.                                                  

Answer:  “Render therefore unto Caesar the things which are Caesar’s...”

• Sadducees challenge Jesus over resurrection - that they don’t even believe in!                          

Answer:  “God is not the God of the dead but of the living”

• Pharisees not to be outdone, wheel in their top attorney...            

The greatest commandment??  “Love the Lord thy God...”        ...and the bonus??  “Love thy neighbour”

So who really is this Messiah who the children hail as ‘Son of David’?                                                   

To silence everyone all Jesus does is quote the climactic Psalm 110:  “The Lord said unto my Lord...”

Yes, the Messiah, Son of David,...is LORD!

Is He YOUR Lord??