Walk With Jesus During Holy Week: Tuesday

Today I continue in our series of posts to give you things to “participate in” during Holy Week, hopefully allowing you to take part in all that Jesus said and did leading up to His death on the cross.

Jesus again returns to Jerusalem after spending the night in Bethany. At the temple Jesus is questioned by the chief priests and elders about where His authority comes from, trying to trap Jesus and cause His popularity to wane, clearing the way for them to arrest Him. On the Mount of Olives Jesus teaches using many parables. He warned the people against the scribes (Pharisees) and also predicted the destruction of the temple, saying “there will not be left one stone upon another that will not be thrown down.” (Matthew 24:2, Mark 13:2, Luke 21:6) The temple was destroyed in 70 AD with not one stone left standing.

He gives the fearful prophecy about the destruction of Jerusalem (Luke 21: 20-24). Jesus rebukes the Sadducees who question, and even doubt, the resurrection. He tells his disciples about future events, even telling them of His own return in Matthew 24:29-31, Mark 13:24-27, Luke 21:25-28.

Picture yourself in the audience. Would you be listening attentively or allowing Jesus’s words to go in one ear and out the other while checking your social media accounts or texting a friend about the evening’s dinner plans? Will you listen carefully to what Jesus might be saying to you today?

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