<p>22:34&nbsp;<em>But when the Pharisees heard that he had put the Sadducees to silence, they gathered together</em>- The idea could be that the Pharisees and Sadducees, traditionally opposed to each other, were united together in their desire to again try to entangle the Lord. This unity of opposed persons and groups against Christ is a theme of the records. Just as He unites people together around Him, so He unites people against Him- thus creating the Biblical picture of how we are either in God&rsquo;s people or in the group actively against them. This division will come to its final term in the latter day tribulation before the Lord&rsquo;s return.</p>