Episode notes
📖 Matthew 23:29–31 (Jesus speaking)
“Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! You build the tombs of the prophets and decorate the monuments of the righteous, and you say, ‘If we had lived in the days of our ancestors, we would not have taken part with them in shedding the blood of the prophets.’ So, you testify against yourselves that you are the descendants of those who murdered the prophets.”
🔍 Why it matters: Jesus doesn’t just critique the living—he exposes how they sanitize the dead. He condemns the performance of reverence while ignoring the truth those prophets died for. He calls out the hypocrisy of honoring tombs while silencing conscience.
💬 Charlie Kirk relevance: This verse lands directly on those using Kirk’s death to silence dissent. Trump and his allies ...