The painting titled Checkmate shows a man playing against the devil and the devil has just declared he has won by saying checkmate. Everything he had was lined up against the man's king and the man appears beaten, but was he? Actually the king had one more move.
Rebellion against God's Anointed is the quintessential expression of folly. In this text, we see sinners challenging Jesus' authority and we notice some ramifications of the fact that Jesus has all authority.
