Matthew 21:10-46 (Three Judgements)

In this episode of BTW (Beneath the Word), we walk through a powerful stretch of Gospel of Matthew where Jesus enters Jerusalem and begins confronting what’s broken beneath the surface.

From the stirred city, to the cleansed temple, to the cursed fig tree, and finally the parables that follow—Jesus isn’t just teaching… He’s revealing judgment.

We unpack three clear moments of judgment in this passage:

Judgment on empty religion (the temple)

Judgment on fruitless lives (the fig tree)

Judgment on rejected authority (the religious leaders)

This episode gets underneath the text to ask a deeper question: What happens when appearance replaces authenticity?And more importantly—what does Jesus do about it?

If you’ve ever wrestled with the tension between outward faith and inward reality, this conversation will challenge you to examine not just what you believe—but what your life is producing.