LUKE 20
In spite of their evasive and hypocritical reply, the leaders could not escape the past (vv. 1–8). They had rejected the ministry of John the Baptist, and that led to their refusal to trust Jesus Christ. You may forget your decisions, but they will not forget you. You may even try to bury them, but they will be resurrected to accuse you.
Nor could they escape future judgment (vv. 9–19). They would reject the Son and the Stone, and that would bring about their ruin. Christ either saves you or judges you; there is no middle ground.
The leaders even failed to escape present responsibility (vv. 20–47). In asking Jesus trick questions, they hoped He would say something they could accuse; but His answers only exposed their folly and increased their guilt. They were fighting a losing battle and would not surrender.
“Truth is incontrovertible. Panic may resent it; ignorance may deride it; malice may distort it; but there it is.”
Sir Winston Churchill