(And please don't point to
the cleansing of the temple or Jesus» instruction for the disciples to go buy a sword.)
The cleansing of the temple comes near the beginning of Jesus» ministry in the Fourth Gospel, near the end in the others.
After the excitement of the arrival at Jerusalem and
the cleansing of the temple, it all seems very peaceful, relaxed, undramatic.
Some commentators have compared the entry,
the cleansing of the temple, and the last supper to the symbolic gestures of the Old Testament prophets.
We assume «these things» to be the events recorded earlier in this chapter: the entry into Jerusalem,
the cleansing of the temple and now his teaching in the temple.
In an effort to defend your scripturally flawed and biased view of Jesus you are actually maintaining that Jesus» twice
cleansing of the temple (with no one having the courage to try and stop him even though there were Temple guards present), as well as His use of a «leather whip», and «knocking over» the money changer's tables, is not a use of «violent» force — ludicrous.
«The kingdom has drawn near,» Jesus» first proclamation, was followed by healing of bodies and minds; by freeing persons who felt bound; by challenging authorities, religious and secular, when they stepped beyond their limits (
the cleansing of the temple; on paying tax).
Generally, when we want to be jerks, we go to the story of
the cleansing of the temple.
The cleansing of the temple.
The cleansing of the temple, at least, is surely out of place.
It reflects the spirit of Jesus»
cleansing of the temple — an incident in which he «disturbed the peace» in challenging an exploitative system.
It is a question raised by the Gospel story of
the cleansing of the temple, in which Jesus uses strong - arm tactics on merchants and money changers.
Someone coming fresh to
the cleansing of the temple can feel only pity, knowing that fierce opposition - and probable defeat - wait for Jesus.
But surely the story of
the cleansing of the temple is more than a case study in the use of violence.
The cleansing of the temple is the story of a God who will be known and worshiped by all people - Israelis, Iraqis, Kurds, Palestinians, Americans, Arabs, Egyptians, Russians, Northerners, and Southerners.
The cleansing of the temple might be «violent» but it does not appear that Jesus actually harmed anybody in the process.
He improves Mark's style by omitting repetitious words and clauses; he omits expressions which attribute human emotions to Jesus (so also Matthew); he severely abridges the account of a violent action such as
the cleansing of the temple.
His cleansing of the temple a few days earlier was probably calculated for the same effect.
Matthew and Luke indicate that he performed at once what they, or at least Matthew, evidently consider an act of Messianic authority,
the cleansing of the temple (Mt 21:10 - 13; Lk 19:45 - 46).
Between the cursing of the tree and its withering Mark puts
the cleansing of the temple (Mk 11:15 - 19; Mt 21:12 - 13; Lk 19:45 - 46; cf. Jn 2:13 - 17).
Luke mentions the plot but does not connect it so directly with
the cleansing of the temple.
If the «triumphal entry» looks like a march on Washington or Rome,
the cleansing of the temple looks very much like an occupation of the administration building and a sit - in, such as marked the turbulent sixties.
Jesus knows that he will soon be killed; the Big Wheels, offended by
his cleansing of the temple, will not wait long to put in motion arrangements for his removal.
Not exact matches
Your little
temples full
of clean cut, well scrubbed white people don't change that fact.
Though Mattathias died early on, his son Judas, called Maccabeus (hammer), was able within three years to
cleanse and to rededicate the besmirched
temple with no small thanks to a turn
of events that drained the occupier's army.
Jesus had anger and He
cleansed the
temple of the money - changers.
It is a union which is not
of divine will and origin but founded upon earth and therefore is the «veil
of corruption» The body must be
cleansed, «the veil
of corruption» must be taken away, before the divine life can enter as the spirit enters the
temple.
The opposition
of his enemies broke out here with renewed force, the
temple priesthood joining with them to destroy him after his prophetic demonstration in the «
cleansing»
of the
temple.
It was on the occasion
of this «
cleansing,» according to John, that Jesus used the words which gave so much offense: «Destroy this
temple, and in three days I will raise it again.»
In the light
of this, the «
cleansed»
temple becomes itself a symbol
of the new order, in which there is no distinction
of Jew and Gentile, but a united people
of God offers him a pure worship «in spirit and in truth» (as John puts it elsewhere).
When he got there, he found the
temple full
of merchants and money changers, and so he made a whip out
of cords and
cleansed the
temple (John 2:13 - 22).
I like my white hair at my
temples and, when I see my hands, firm and capable,
cleaning, caring, soothing, writing, wiping, holding, caressing, fixing, I think, I have such Mum Hands and it makes me happy, are hands a ministry
of love?
According to John (2:20), Herod's
temple had been «under construction for 46 years» at the time
of its
Cleansing by Jesus, which dates that event to Passover 30 March 28 AD - exactly 46 years later.
Rather than being a «
cleansing,» Jesus» action was a symbolic demonstration
of the
temple's imminent destruction in preparation for the arrival
of the eschatological one.
But they insisted that according to the prophecy
of Daniel, on October 22, 1844, Christ did
cleanse the invisible heavenly
temple.
The Jesus
of endless one - liners or short pithy sayings or even
of modest social reforms was highly unlikely to
cleanse the
temple or get himself crucified during one
of the major Jewish feasts, and certainly unlikely to generate the variety
of Christologies one finds in the New Testament.
The story
of Jesus cursing the fig tree was literarily placed just before the
temple cleansing to illustrate that the
temple cult had failed.
«There are times when we feel that we need to come to the sea, to offer flowers and
of course... material things because we feel that flowers, they just go,» said Esther J. Ramdeen, a spokeswoman for the East Elmhurst
temple, Shiva Mandir, who helped organize Friday's
clean - up.
«The moment I held my newborn in my arms I was overwhelmed by a feeling
of love... then a few minutes
of baby gazing later and I was hit
clean between the
temples by a lifetime
of worry, then hammered hard on the shoulders by the heavy weight
of responsibility and back breaking hard work ahead
of me... but I wouldn't change a thing, motherhood is a gift»
Many have, wrongly in my view, supported the draconian desecration
of the
temples of justice that the DSS invasion
of judges homes in the dead
of night represented, but the lesson for our Lords must be that they must urgently
clean up the bench and ensure the bar is
cleaned up otherwise they may allow the taint
of corruption be used by those with an authoritarian agenda to destroy the concept
of an independent judiciary in this country.
Ganesh, a portly,
clean - shaven man, was in the middle
of morning prayers in front
of a miniature
temple.
Bold vintage inspired frame that offers a look
of sophistication with its
clean lines and gold accents on the
temples.
At La Suite West, in a quiet street on the edge
of Hyde Park, Hempel's aesthetic is a
temple of black and white, where
clean lines meet sharp angles and sculptural forms.
Filed Under: Bali, Surf Report Tagged With: Airport Left, Balangan, bali accommodation for surfers, bali business, Bali fishing charters, Bali holiday, bali lifestyle, bali real estate, bali surf photographer, Bali surf report, Bali swell forecast, bali
temple, Bali tidal information, bali villa's for sale, Bali weather information, balilifestyle, Baliwaves, bodyboarding in bali, Canggu, cheap
clean and safe rooms in bali, daily surfing tours in bali, G Land, g - land discounts at baliwaves, Impossibles, joyo's g - land surf camp, keg show, Kuta Reef, left ya brain at home, looking cool, Mentawai islands, motorcycles in bali, Outer Reefs, outer reefs
of tuban, perfect waves, sport fishing in bali, surfing in Bali, surfing in Indonesia, swell in transit, Uluwatu, web cam in bali
There is a laundry and dry
cleaning service to hand, as well as a car and a driver to be arranged upon request, that will allow welcome guests at the villas to enjoy more freedom
of movement throughout the divine island
of Bali and possibly to explore more
of hat the lovely Bukit peninsular has to offer; such as the spectacular sea
temple at Uluwatu.
Arrival and departure transfers to and from Siem Reap airport, or other entry and departures locations within Siem Reap town Daily excursions to the Angkor
temples, with an English - speaking guide and transport Remork transportation within Siem Reap town Daily breakfast and choice
of lunch or dinner Non-alcoholic beverages Daily seasonal fruits and selection
of cheese Freshly baked cakes and cookies Laundry (excluding dry
cleaning) Wifi
The Temple
of Holy water is one
of the most important
temples in Bali where the Balinese comes to
clean themselves in the holy spring water.
Filed Under: Bali, Surf Report Tagged With: Airport Left, Airport Right, Bali Beach
Clean Up, bali business, Bali holiday, Bali swell forecast, bali temple, Bali weather information, balilifestyle, Baliwaves, bodyboarding in bali, Canggu, cheap clean and safe rooms in bali, daily surfing tours in bali, exchange rates in bali, G Land, g - land discounts at baliwaves, Johnny uluwatu, joyo's g - land surf camp, keg show, Kuta Reef, left ya brain at home, looking cool, Mentawai islands, motorcycles in bali, Outer Reefs, perfect waves, Quiksilver Indonesia, Seminyak, sport fishing in bali, surfing in Bali, surfing in Indonesia, surfing on the west coast of bali, swell in transit, Uluwatu, villa's for sale, West Coast
Clean Up, bali business, Bali holiday, Bali swell forecast, bali
temple, Bali weather information, balilifestyle, Baliwaves, bodyboarding in bali, Canggu, cheap
clean and safe rooms in bali, daily surfing tours in bali, exchange rates in bali, G Land, g - land discounts at baliwaves, Johnny uluwatu, joyo's g - land surf camp, keg show, Kuta Reef, left ya brain at home, looking cool, Mentawai islands, motorcycles in bali, Outer Reefs, perfect waves, Quiksilver Indonesia, Seminyak, sport fishing in bali, surfing in Bali, surfing in Indonesia, surfing on the west coast of bali, swell in transit, Uluwatu, villa's for sale, West Coast
clean and safe rooms in bali, daily surfing tours in bali, exchange rates in bali, G Land, g - land discounts at baliwaves, Johnny uluwatu, joyo's g - land surf camp, keg show, Kuta Reef, left ya brain at home, looking cool, Mentawai islands, motorcycles in bali, Outer Reefs, perfect waves, Quiksilver Indonesia, Seminyak, sport fishing in bali, surfing in Bali, surfing in Indonesia, surfing on the west coast
of bali, swell in transit, Uluwatu, villa's for sale, West Coast Bali
Filed Under: Bali, Surf Report Tagged With: @ripcurlasia, bali accommodation for surfers, bali business, Bali fishing charters, Bali holiday, bali lifestyle, bali real estate, bali surf photographer, Bali surf report, Bali swell forecast, bali
temple, Bali tidal information, bali villa's for sale, Bali weather information, balilifestyle, Baliwaves, bodyboarding in bali, cheap
clean and safe rooms in bali, daily surfing tours in bali, G Land, g - land discounts at baliwaves, gone fishing, gone hunting schools
of fish, joyo's g - land surf camp, keg show, Mentawai islands, Outer Reefs, padang padang cup on stand by, perfect waves, sport fishing in bali, surfing in Bali, surfing in Indonesia, swell alert, swell in transit, Uluwatu
Filed Under: Bali, Surf Report Tagged With: bali accommodation for surfers, bali business, Bali fishing charters, Bali holiday, bali lifestyle, bali real estate, bali surf photographer, Bali surf report, Bali swell forecast, bali
temple, Bali tidal information, bali villa's for sale, Bali weather information, balilifestyle, Baliwaves, bodyboarding in bali, cheap
clean and safe rooms in bali, daily surfing tours in bali, dawn patrol tomorrow morning, G Land, g - land discounts at baliwaves, island
of the gods, joyo's g - land surf camp, keg show, know when to go, left ya brain at home, looking cool, Mentawai islands, motorcycles in bali, Outer Reefs, perfect waves, Quiksilver Indonesia, sport fishing in bali, surfing all over Bali, surfing in Bali, surfing in Indonesia, swell in transit, Uluwatu, uncrowded waves