Jesus had maintained a fairly low profile for more than three years of ministry. But there was an inevitable explosive confrontation brewing with the Jewish leadership that could bring about the death of the God-man.

To give you an idea of the danger, it would similar to an American berating Vladimir Putin in the famous Red Square of Russia for starting a war with Ukraine and eliminating all of his political opponents. Or, imagine denouncing Xi Jinping as a brutal dictator and murderer at Tiananmen Square in China. Entering the temple in Jerusalem to denounce the scribes and Pharisees was the equivalent of entering the lion’s den.

This week we are the going to examine an explosive rebuke of the religious leadership. I believe the Son of God’s words are going to be used at the Great White Throne Judgment when this batch of Jewish leaders will be sentenced to the Lake of Fire.

Jesus told the Israelites to obey what the Jewish leadership taught out of the Torah, but not to copy what they did. They were religious hypocrites who said one thing and did something completely different.

They actively resisted the fact that Jesus was the Messiah and tried to convince the common people He was an imposter. The God-man ripped into the Pharisees for swindling widows out of their properties.

Jesus also scolded them for traveling throughout the Roman empire seeking converts who became twice as bad as them. He also exposed the shady loopholes for the business dealings of the Pharisees through false oaths.

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Yours in Christ,

Pastor John S. Torell