Introduction

Jesus' closing remarks at the end of chapter 23, as we've discussed for the last couple of days, have a strong air of the ancient structure of a lamentation over a people defeated in era past. But there's also fresh judgment mixed into that, as matthew 37:37 says o jerusalem, jerusalem, how often i've longed to gather your children together as a hen gathers her chicks under her wing. Now we get into the part i'm talkin about now, look, your house is left to you, desolate. For i tell you, you will not see me again until you say, blessed is he who comes in the name of the lord. Look