This past Sunday, we looked at John 2:12-25, during the Fusion service. The passage starts with Jesus going to Jerusalem for the Passover. This week was the most important week on the Jewish calendar. Even though the Passover was one day, the rest of the week was the Feast of the Unleavened Bread. As you can imagine, Jerusalem was a circus. People coming to Jerusalem to pay their temple tax and make their animal sacrifices. Jesus wasn't happy when He got to the temple. Men had set up shop and turned the temple into a place of profit. So Jesus makes a whip, drives out everything, and turns over the tables. Jesus actions were one a righteous anger. They had defiled the very place where people came to be in the presence of God. That was the past. After Jesus died on the cross for the sins for everyone, we no longer have to go to a building to be in the presence of God. If we except His free gift of salvation, Christ lives within us. We do not have to make a blood sacrifice for our sins, the blood of Jesus Christ paid our sin debt. In 1 Corinthians 6:19, Paul writes,
Do you not know that your body is the temple of the Holy Spirit, who is in you, whom you have received from God? That's good news, we don't have to go to a place to be in the presence of God, His presence is with us.
We see from this passage three things that Jesus showed.
Adoration (12-17) Jesus was angry for the defilement of His Fathers House.
Authority (18-22) Jesus establishes His authority, by giving prophecy of His resurrection
Authenticity (23-25) Jesus sees man's heart. We are to be genuine, place our faith in Him. Jesus know who will follow Him and those that will turn away.
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