Three groups, representing the whole of humanity, reject Jesus as he approaches the cross. It gets even worse when, at the point of death, he experiences even abandonment by his father in heaven. Knowing who he is allows him to keep going.

The mystery of Jesus’ identity begins to unfold as he describes, albeit rather bewilderingly, future events for Israel and the world. The listener must think back to the book of Daniel to make sense of it all.

Jesus enters Jerusalem and goes straight to the temple, but doesn’t find any good fruit there any more than he did in the fig tree. The religious interrogate him, trying to catch him out, but he in turn interrogates them, fearlessly challenging their religious mindsets.