yes, sanhedrins ( like paul ) but jesus was not telling anyone to fear the ordinary jewish people whom he wanted to fill the synagogues with his new reformation of judiasm.
Jesus told the Jews that the kingdom of God would be taken from them and given to a nation who would bear the fruit of it.
"Therefore I say to you that the kingdom of God shall be taken from you and shall be given to a nation producing its fruit." (Matt. 21:43)
He expected opposition from the leaders of Judaism. He expected that the chief builders of that religious structure would reject the cornerstone of the Son of God.
"Jesus said to them, Have you never read in the Scriptures, The stone which the builders rejected, this has become the head of the corner. This was from the Lord, and it is marvelous in our eyes." (Matt. 21:42)
They were not going to accept Christ the cornerstone. They were going to REJECT Him.
@mister-moggy saidDid you intend 1820 rather than 1920? You seem unwilling to state your religious allegiance. Are you a member of the Church of Latter Day Saints?
@divegeester
then you are not familiar with the 1920ish revelation of that then prophet of the church making the word of wisdom a commandment and not a suggestion as the prophet joseph advised.
learn something of the mormon history before you post. do not rely on wikipedia like duchess64, etc.
@mister-moggy saidAre tea and coffee forbidden due to them being hot drinks? If so, I prefer Iced coffee in the summer would that be banned, or would one have to drink it room temperature, or is there just something about the chemical make up of coffee and tea that is against the religion?
@divegeester
then you are not familiar with the 1920ish revelation of that then prophet of the church making the word of wisdom a commandment and not a suggestion as the prophet joseph advised.
learn something of the mormon history before you post. do not rely on wikipedia like duchess64, etc.
@DeepThought
1820 was the time of the First Vision. the Church of Christ ( later renamed the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day-Saints by the Campbellite pastor, Sidney Rigdon, a second in place to the Prophet Joseph Smith ) was not founded until April 6, 1830 ( April being the true birth month of Jesus ).
The Word of Wisdom made coffee per se an explicit item by then President Grant in the 1920's. Violation of the The Word of Wisdom ( drinking, smoking, etc. ) proscribes entry into the Temple and does not in itself bring about disclipline in the Church ( except counseling and prayer for those who violate it ).
and no, i am not LDS and have never been.
baptized as one of the "Beasts of Babylon" ( a ROMAN CATHOLIC ) but raised "in the Blood" as a fundamentalist Nazarene.
presently and by history, a Rosicrucian.