The Kingdom of Heaven and the Kingdom of God

Jesus Heals a Sinner and Reveals the Pharisees Error

Luke 7:36-50 One of the Pharisees desired him that he would eat with him. And He went into the Pharisee's house, and sat down to meat. And, behold, a woman in the city, who was a sinner, when she knew that Jesus sat at meat in the Pharisee's house, brought an alabaster box of ointment, and stood at His feet behind Him weeping, and began to wash His feet with tears, and did wipe them with the hairs of her head, and kissed His feet, and anointed them with the ointment. Now when the Pharisee which had bidden Him saw it, he spoke within himself, saying, This man, if he were a prophet, would have known who and what manner of woman this is that touches Him: for she is a sinner. And Jesus said to him, Simon, I have somewhat to say to you. And he said, Master, say on. There was a certain creditor which had two debtors: the one owed five hundred pence, and the other fifty. And when they had nothing to pay, he frankly forgave them both. Tell Me therefore, which of them will love him most? To this Simon answered, I suppose that he, to whom he forgave most. And He said to him, You have rightly judged. And He turned to the woman, and said to Simon, See this woman? I entered into your house, you gave Me no water for My feet: but she has washed My feet with tears, and wiped them with the hairs of her head. You gave Me no kiss: but this woman since the time I came in has not ceased to kiss My feet. And anointed My head with oil which you did not do: but this woman has anointed My feet with ointment. Wherefore I say to you, Her sins, which are many, are forgiven; for she loved much: but to whom little is forgiven, the same loves little. He said to her, Your sins are forgiven. They that sat at meat with Him began to say within themselves, Who is this that forgives sins also? And He said to the woman, Your faith has saved you; go in peace. (parallel passages Matthew 26:6-13, Mark 14:3-9, John12:1-8)

The following is not part of Matthew 23:1-36 which includes the eight woes, this passage follows them.

Jesus Denounces the Pharisees and Lawyers 

in the following the woes in verses 37 through 47. The following is a parallel to it.

Luke 11:48-54 Truly you bear witness that you allow the deeds of your fathers: for they indeed killed them, and you build their sepulchers. Therefore also said the wisdom of God, I will send them prophets and apostles, and some of them they shall slay and persecute: That the blood of all the prophets, which was shed from the foundation of the world, may be required of this generation; From the blood of Abel to the blood of Zacharias, which perished between the altar and the temple: verily I say to you, It shall be required of this generation.

Woe to you, lawyers! for you have taken away the key of knowledge: you entered not in yourselves, and them that were entering in you hinder. As He said these things to them, the scribes and the Pharisees began to urge Him vehemently, and to provoke Him to speak of many things: Laying wait for Him, and seeking to catch something out of His mouth, that they might accuse Him. (parallel passages Matthew 23:1-36, Mark 12:38-40, Luke 20:45-47)
Both John the Baptist and Jesus used strong language to denounce the heresy and hypocrisy of the Priest's in the new religion of Judaism which had its roots during the time of Ezra and after their Babylonian captivity. These Priest's accepted and tolerated the blending of a marriage of fornication and idolatry with those pagan symbols not tolerated by their predecessors. The land scape of Israel had grown heavy with idols and shrines to the pagan gods of all kinds from that time forward, even the cakes used in temple worship had become hot cross buns by their appearance. Not to mention the unfair exchange of money and animals in the temple courts which caused Jesus' making a whip of cords to drive out the corruption.

All Hypocrisy Will Be Revealed

Luke 12:1-3, 4-7 In the mean time, when there were gathered together an innumerable multitude of people, insomuch that they trod one upon another, He began to say to His disciples first of all, Beware the leaven of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy. For there is nothing covered, that shall not be revealed; neither hid, that shall not be known. Therefore whatever you have spoken in darkness shall be heard in the light; and that which you have spoken in the ear in closets shall be proclaimed upon the housetops.(parallel passage Matthew 16:5-12, Mark 8:14-21)
Our churches (many of them mainline) of this day have not heeded this warning by way of their customs, religious rites, rituals and ceremonies have committed the same crimes that the Religious leaders of Jesus' day and before did. In fact because this church of the world promotes a from of self sufficiency and self will or self righteousness in lawlessness through its own, and they be many, holidays under the guise of pretense of righteousness mock both GOD and the LORD of righteousness, in the act of heresy and hypocrisy.  

Fear God not man

I say to you My friends, Be not afraid of them that kill the body, and after that have no more that they can do. But I will forewarn you whom you shall fear: Fear Him, which after He has killed has power to cast into hell; yes, I say to you, Fear Him. Are not five sparrows sold for two farthings, and not one of them is forgotten before God? But even the very hairs of your head are all numbered. Fear not therefore: you are of more value than many sparrows. (parallel passage Matthew 10:28-31)