By Whose Authority - Luke 20:1-20

Jesus returned to the Temple He purified by throwing out those who perverted its purpose for personal gain. On the Tuesday before Jesus’ crucifixion, the Scribes and Pharisees again question Him with the hope of snaring Him. This last day of Christ’s temple teaching would be followed by clarification of what the coming of the Kingdom looks like; then He would pay the price for the Kingdom’s redemption. Today we consider a subtle teaching about Jesus’ authority and what the rejection of that authority looks like. It serves Luke’s purpose to stabilize the wobbly faith of the God-lover’s faith by prophesying the rejection of Jesus’ authority so that the disciple will know that this rejection is part of the prophetic plan of God’s redemption (cf. Luke 1:4).