Hope in the Son of God | Luke 20:27-44 | December 21, 2025 | Aaron T. Colyer

In Luke 20:27–44, a new group of religious leaders—the Sadducees—tries to trap Jesus. Since they deny the resurrection, they pose an exaggerated scenario about seven brothers marrying the same woman (based on Deuteronomy 25:5–6) and ask, “Whose wife will she be in the resurrection?” Their goal isn’t honest theology, it’s to undermine Jesus’ authority and discredit His claims. 

Jesus answers by shifting the focus from “this age” to the age to come. The resurrection life isn’t just a continuation of earthly structures; God’s people will be raised to eternal life, and even good gifts like marriage won’t define our existence there. The point of eternity isn’t preserving our family name or legacy, it’s worshiping the Name above all names: Jesus, in glory (Rev. 21:22–25). That future hope reshapes how we live now, calling us to stop looking for loopholes and instead long for what God has promised. 

Jesus then proves the resurrection from Scripture, reminding them that God is “not the God of the dead, but of the living,” and that true life is found only in Him (John 10:10; John 1:9–13). Finally, He points to Psalm 110, showing the Messiah is David’s Lord, fulfilled through Jesus’ resurrection and exaltation (Acts 2:29–36). The big takeaway: the resurrection of Jesus is the foundation of our hope, and that hope is especially fitting as we approach Christmas.