Plot Thickening Tuesday. Today Jesus gets in a scuffle with the Pharisees. They are trying to trap Him because he is shaking up their religious world. He has already won the hearts of the people and cleared the temple of the moneychangers and their share of the market. They are not happy because naturally they get a cut of the profits sold in the temple areas. Bet you didn’t think of that one yesterday, did ya! Neither did I. I was reading today and stumbled across this thought = I had an ‘AHA! moment’.
Soon after Jesus stumps the Pharisees, He begins to teach what is known as the Mount Olivet Discourse - engaging the ‘end time’ teachings we read about in Matthew. Click here to read the text
So to recap: Jesus win the hearts to the people on Sunday; clears the temple and makes the religious leaders mad on Monday; lays some harsh words down on the religious leaders again and talks about the end times heavily on Tuesday.
Questions to Think About:
- Have you ever tried to paint God into a corner (argue your case or justify your actions) because it interfered with what you had going on?
- Has He ever called you out to readjust your perspective?
- What are your interpretations of the end times in light of what Jesus says in the text in this post?
