Easter Week- His Last Public Discourse At The Temple

The Last Week In The Life Of Jesus 

"On the following day, that is on Tuesday, He returned to the temple with the Twelve, teaching all who would listen."

The chief priests and some of the scribes came upon him as a group. They asked him by what authority did he do his works. Of course they knew the authority he claimed; but their question was of a sinister purpose. Jesus chose to answer their question with a question. Was the baptism of John from heaven or of men? Since the crowd of people listening would be swayed by what the authorities would say and do, they were forced into silence. "We cannot tell."

Jesus continued to teach those that gathered, parable upon parable, story upon story, all pointing to the self-betrayal of the chief authorities. The Parable of The Two Sons showed how true repentance was more effectual than lip service. 

Matthew 21:32 

For John came unto you in the way of righteousness, and ye believed him not: but the publicans and the harlots believed him: and ye, when ye had seen it, repented not afterward, that ye might believe him.

The Parable of the Wicked Husbandmen pointed to the deceit of them that killed the son of the householder and stole his inheritance. 

Matthew 21:38 

But when the husbandmen saw the son, they said among themselves, This is the heir; come, let us kill him, and let us seize on his inheritance.

 And they caught him, and cast him out of the vineyard, and slew him.

Truly. how could they not get his message? Then he told the Parable of the Royal Marriage Feast. The guests refused to come and spurned their royal invitation only to be destroyed for their lack of loyalty.

Matthew 22:7-9 

 But when the king heard thereof, he was wroth: and he sent forth his armies, and destroyed those murderers, and burned up their city.

 Then saith he to his servants, The wedding is ready, but they which were bidden were not worthy.

 Go ye therefore into the highways, and as many as ye shall find, bid to the marriage.

 If this story was to be an allegorical presentation of true events, then it passes into the future as the destruction of Jerusalem post dated Jesus by several decades.

This Parable was the last spoken by our Lord to the public. Jesus would now turn his attention on his apostles who he would instruct and support in the coming days.

"Many are called, but few are chosen. And why are they not chosen? Because their hearts are set so much upon the things of this world,..."

Other Days In This Last Week
Sunday
Monday-
Tuesday-