At that very hour some Pharisees came and said to him, “Get away from here, for Herod wants to kill you.” And he said to them, “Go and tell that fox, ‘Behold, I cast out demons and perform cures today and tomorrow, and the third day I finish my course. Nevertheless, I must go on my way today and tomorrow and the day following, for it cannot be that a prophet should perish away from Jerusalem.’ O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, the city that kills the prophets and stones those who are sent to it! How often would I have gathered your children together as a hen gathers her brood under her wings, and you were not willing! Behold, your house is forsaken. And I tell you, you will not see me until you say, ‘Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord!’”(Luke 13:31-35 ESV)
Being masters of manipulation, the Pharisees attempted to derail Jesus from His determined destination: They did not want Him to go to Jerusalem - not that they fully understood why He was so intent on going. But experience thus far had always been: "Jesus versus Pharisees; Pharisees Lose". They did not relish losing at their field/court/arena/house. Jesus would not be intimidated. He came when He had decided; He did what needed to be done: He gave His life and no one took it; He will come again at the time of His choosing. He comes and goes as He desires; He is Lord.
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