WHAT A RIOT!

The Lord’s Passover in Jerusalem… a ‘holy convocation’??                                  
Nah, it’s become just the ‘Jews Passover’ (Jn 2). With the Messiah due to turn up about now, so has everybody else – what a golden opportunity to make lots of money!

Malachi prophesied: “The Lord whom ye seek shall suddenly come to His temple, even the messenger of the covenant…”                                                                    
Well, here He is!... but will they ‘delight’ in Him?

Hello, what’s Jesus doing making a whip?  Look out!... ”Make not My Father’s house a house of merchandise!”  He’s driving everyone out of the temple court …cattle and sheep running amok… tables upended…money sent flying…people shouting…     

What a riot! Don’t upset the Roman army!

The psalmist once said: “The zeal of thine house hath eaten Me up” but He’s making out that God is His Father!  The Jews won’t like that and now He’s claiming: “Destroy this temple and in three days I will raise it up”!                      

Doesn’t He know that Herod has been building them this magnificent place for 46 years?... and it’s still not finished. (not for another 35 years)

What the disciples won’t realize until later…Jesus’ body IS the temple of God and soon He WILL raise it up after 3 days – the greatest sign in all of history!

The Son of God has come to His temple - no longer filled with the ‘glory of Jehovah’ and the blood on the mercy seat - only to find it profaned with commerce just like any other tourist attraction.                                                     

No wonder He’s angry. Is there anyone He can trust?


NEXT: Nicodemus gets the scoop in secret top level meeting - at night!


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