Who's in Charge around here?

Luke 20:41 Then Jesus said to them, “Why is it said that the Messiah is the son of David? 42 David himself declares in the Book of Psalms:

“‘The Lord said to my Lord:

    “Sit at my right hand

43 until I make your enemies

    a footstool for your feet.”

44 David calls him ‘Lord.’ How then can he be his son?”

We saw yesterday that when Jesus came into Jerusalem, He made one grand entrance, with the cleansing of the temple as the icing in the cake.  This challenged the authority of the temple leaders, so this chapter begins with them asking Jesus Whose authority He had to do so.  He first used a question about John the Baptist to silence them, then He set out to denounce their authority one by one. In His Parable of the Tenants, He illustrated how ungrateful and rebellious they had been against in their responsibilities as keepers of The Covenant; they knew He was talking about them. He then answered a question about the giving of taxes to Rome in such a way thet proved they had over-extended their authority. Next, He put the Sadducees in their place, refuting their rejection of the resurrection, showing they were not the superior rational thinkers they considered themselves to be.  Next, using the quote above, He put a plug in for His own authority as the promised Messiah.  Finally, He points out the self-centeredness and self-righteousness of the majority of the religious leaders, pronouncing God's judgment on their arrogance.