Jesus spent part of Tuesday of his Last Week fielding and answering questions from the leaders. Questions about: his authority, tribute to Caesar, the doctrine of resurrection. All interspersed with his parables that warned them not to commit national spiritual suicide by rejecting him. Having mastered all their inquiries, all of which were inexcusable given his entire 3 ½ year ministry, the Lord posed a single question to them: “What do you think about the Christ? Whose son is he?” Matthew 22:42.
His single, penetrating interrogative may be the most important of his entire ministry...since it’s still the most critical question in history by reason of its importance. And all because it focuses on the Identity of Jesus Christ. Now...the Jews have been historically, and continue being today, the only people who object to Jesus as the Jewish Messiah. An amazing contradiction since only one nation in history, and that nation in a period of 33 years—never before and never again—produced the greatest person ever to live. Yet, that nation refuses to accord him the honor he deserves and to which all other nations would BEG to offer him. The Greeks delight in producing Socrates, the Jews Abraham, the Germans Luther, the English Churchill, the Americans Lincoln. How possibly could the Hebrews flatly refuse to recognize Jesus of Nazareth as their Messiah, their King, their Son of Man? In retrospect, it’s perfectly understandable given their relationship with all their prophets, beginning with Moses and down the centuries to Jesus of Nazareth, God’s Son and their last prophet. Their refusal had to be forceful since he had proven a titanic FORCE in the land. Their rejection had to be open, hateful and derogatory since he had brought heretofore unimaginable mightiness in authority, miracles, teachings, exorcisms and claims. Let us remember that in weighing today’s attacks on God’s Word. Satan attacks it viciously and unconscionably since it alone poses a threat to his deceit, assumptions and future. Because God’s Word alone reveals the ENMITY God sent to pulverize—crush Satan’s head, while only being slapped—struck in heel by the enemy. End Part III
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