Twisted Generation: Guilty of Rejecting the Son of Man – Luke 17:25

Acts 2:40

And with many other words he bore witness and continued to exhort them, saying, “Save yourselves from this crooked generation.”

Philippians 2:15

…that you may be blameless and innocent, children of God without blemish in the midst of a crooked and twisted generation…

The Charges

• Can’t be satisfied – Matthew 11:16-19
• Evil, adulterous – Matthew 12:39
• Empty, unclean – Matthew 12:43-45
• Undiscerning – Matthew 16:1-4
• Faithless, twisted – Matthew 17:14-17
• Condescending – Mark 8:38

The Witnesses

• Nineveh – Matthew 12:41
• Queen of the South – Matthew 12:42
• Tyre and Sidon – Matthew 11:21-22
• Sodom – Matthew 11:23-24
• Flood victims – Matthew 24:37-39
• Themselves! – Matthew 23:29-32

The Verdict

• Guilty of the blood of all the prophets – Luke 11:49-51
• Guilty of all righteous blood shed on earth – Matthew 23:34-36
• Guilty of murdering the Son of God – Acts 2:22-23

The Sentence

• Temple thrown down – Matthew 24:1-2
• Jerusalem desolated – Luke 21:20-24
• The Son of Man coming on the clouds – Matthew 24:29-35; Luke 21:25-32
  • Sun, moon, and stars darkened
  • Distress of nations on earth
  • Powers of heavens shaken
  • All tribes of the earth mourn
• Sentenced to Hell – Matthew 23:29-33

Ephesians 3:4-6

When you read this, you can perceive my insight into the mystery of Christ, which was not made known to the sons of men in other generations as it has now been revealed to his holy apostles and prophets by the Spirit. This mystery is that the Gentiles are fellow heirs, members of the same body, and partakers of the promise in Christ Jesus through the gospel.