“Now on the next day, the day after the preparation, the chief priests and the Pharisees gathered together with Pilate, and said, “Sir, we remember that when He was still alive that deceiver said, ‘After three days I am to rise again.’” Matthew 27:62-63
After Jesus was crucified and buried, here we are told, “the Chief Priests and the Pharisees” came to Pilate and said, “give orders for the grave to be made secure.” What struck me today was how Jesus’ enemies knew of His promised Resurrection; Yet, His own Disciples did not! In Luke we’re told “But the disciples understood none of these things, and the meaning of this statement was hidden from them, and they did not comprehend the things that were said.” A few chapters later, Jesus has a stern rebuke to those 2 on the road to Emmaus where He says “O foolish men and slow of heart to believe in all that the prophets have spoken!”
Just a couple of thoughts: 1st, the World “will be” held accountable for what they have heard and seen. Even the hardened Enemies of Christ “knew” the realities of the Gospel, But Rejected It! They will be under Severe Judgment on the Last Day. 2nd, Brethren, we will be held accountable for Every Word we read or hear and what we do with it. This doesn’t mean God’s Wrath, but it does mean The Wood Shed where our Father gives us a Good Spanking!!! Last, this shows how Absolutely Critical and Serious it is to know the Word of God! May God increase our Love for it Every Day!