“Nor can they die anymore, for they are equal to the angels and are sons of God, being sons of the resurrection.”— Luke 20:36 (NKJV) In Luke 20:36, Jesus continues unfolding the nature of “that age”—the age to come—by revealing a reality that stands in stark contrast to life as we know it. Those who...Read More

In Luke 20:28, the Sadducees approach Jesus by quoting the Law of Moses, specifically the instruction found in Deuteronomy 25:5–6 regarding a brother raising up offspring for a deceased sibling. They deliberately appeal to Moses, believing this law supports their denial of the resurrection. What appears to be a faithful citation of Scripture is, in...Read More

When Jesus answers the Sadducees by saying, “The sons of this age marry and are given in marriage,” He does more than respond to a hypothetical question about marriage. He exposes a deeper problem: their entire line of reasoning is confined to “this age.” They are attempting to understand resurrection realities using only temporal categories.Jesus’...Read More

“But those who are counted worthy to attain that age, and the resurrection from the dead, neither marry nor are given in marriage.”— Luke 20:35 (NKJV) Within Luke 20, Jesus consistently distinguishes between “this age” and “that age.” His statement in verse 35 makes clear that marriage, as an institution belonging to this age, does...Read More

In Luke 20:42–44, Jesus poses a question that quietly destabilizes purely earthly categories of thought: “Now David himself said in the Book of Psalms: ‘The Lord said to my Lord, “Sit at My right hand,Till I make Your enemies Your footstool.”’ Therefore David calls Him ‘Lord’; how is He then his Son?” At first glance,...Read More

“Now at vintage-time he sent a servant to the vinedressers, that they might give him some of the fruit of the vineyard. But the vinedressers beat him and sent him away empty-handed.” —Luke 20:10 NKJV As Jesus continues His parable of the vineyard, the narrative sharpens, cutting to the heart of Israel’s history and exposing...Read More

“And He said to them, ‘Render therefore to Caesar the things that are Caesar’s, and to God the things that are God’s.’” — Luke 20:25, NKJV Most believers know this verse as Jesus’ masterful reply to a political trap. But when we slow down and listen, we hear something far deeper than a clever escape....Read More

Luke 20:16 NKJV When Jesus reveals the fate of the vinedressers—“He will come and destroy those vinedressers and give the vineyard to others”—the religious leaders erupt with the protest, “Certainly not!” Their shock, however, is not rooted in innocence but in a refusal to accept what the Scriptures had already spoken. Jesus’ parable was a...Read More

“So Hagar bore Abram a son; and Abram named his son, whom Hagar bore, Ishmael. Abramwas eighty-six years old when Hagar bore Ishmael to Abram.”— Genesis 16:15–16 (NKJV) The Long Wait and the Quiet TemptationAt the close of Genesis 16, roughly a year passes between the tension of verse one and thebirth of Ishmael. In...Read More

“Now as they heard these things, He spoke another parable, because He was near Jerusalem and because they thought the kingdom of God would appear immediately.” Luke 19:11 NKJV In the verses leading up to this moment, we saw Jesus proclaim that He came “to seek and to save that which was lost” (Luke 19:10)....Read More