For they no longer dared to ask him any question.
But he said to them, “How can they say that the Christ is David's son? For David himself says in the Book of Psalms,
“‘The Lord said to my Lord,
“Sit at my right hand,
until I make your enemies your footstool.”’
David thus calls him Lord, so how is he his son?”
(Luke 20:40-44 ESV)
The various religious leaders had all had their turns to ask Jesus questions about Who He was, and the authority by which He spoke and did miracles. He answered, and silenced, them all. But He went even further. He asked the really big question of the day: "Is the Messiah God come to earth?" The answer is a resounding "Yes!" Jesus has His eye on where He will be going after His Passion, after His resurrection: back to the right hand of the Father. This settles all of the above questions about authority and purpose. He came to do the will of the Father, with all the authority necessary to do so. The lingering question left for us is whether we will be His enemies, or His submissive subjects?
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