What is the meaning of Luke 20:27? Then • Luke places this encounter during Jesus’ final week in Jerusalem, immediately after He has silenced the Pharisees and scribes (Luke 20:19-26). • The word shows continuity in the narrative: every challenge that comes “then” only further reveals Christ’s authority (Luke 20:1-2; Matthew 22:15). • God’s timing is precise; each confrontation serves His redemptive plan as prophesied in Isaiah 50:8-9. some of the Sadducees • The Sadducees are a priestly, aristocratic faction controlling the temple (Acts 4:1-2). • They hold political sway with Rome and dominate the Sanhedrin (Acts 5:17). • Unlike the Pharisees, they accept only the Pentateuch as binding; this selective canon shapes their theology (Exodus 3:6 as later used by Jesus in Luke 20:37-38). who say there is no resurrection • Their denial contrasts sharply with the Pharisees’ belief in bodily resurrection (Acts 23:8). • Rejecting resurrection leads them to dismiss angels, spirits, and final judgment, cutting out essential hope taught in Job 19:25-27 and Daniel 12:2. • Scripture consistently affirms resurrection: Jesus predicts His own (Luke 9:22) and Paul proclaims it as the gospel’s core (1 Corinthians 15:12-14). came to question Him • The approach is not sincere inquiry but calculated entrapment, paralleling earlier attempts by scribes and Pharisees (Luke 11:53-54). • They believe their hypothetical case (Luke 20:28-33) will expose resurrection as absurd, yet their scheme provides Jesus a platform to reveal deeper truth (Mark 12:18-27). • Christ’s calm reception of every challenger models 1 Peter 3:15—answering with clarity and grace while honoring God’s Word. summary Luke 20:27 introduces a strategic moment: influential Sadducees, denying resurrection and bound to their limited view of Scripture, confront Jesus. Their challenge underscores two realities—religious power can oppose revealed truth, and doctrinal error always impacts one’s hope in God’s promises. Jesus will soon overturn their skepticism by rooting the resurrection in the very Pentateuch they claim to follow, proving that all Scripture—from Moses forward—testifies to the living God who raises the dead. |
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