Cleansing The Temple

The Triumphal Entry

The people are exited because the king has entered Jerusalem

Jesus comes into Jerusalem riding on a colt

just a Zechariah had prophesied

the people expect and want Jesus to head right for Harod’s palace and send him packing

but instead Jesus goes to the Temple

this is the feast of Passover there up to 2 million people in town for the feast

235,000 lambs are slaughtered at this feast

a yearly temple tax has to be paid

this feast is a reminder of the time in Egypt where the people killed the lamb and put his blood on the doorpost

so when the death angel passed over it did not kill the first born of the home

this lamb was a substitute for the person

Jesus is there as the Lamb of God that takes away the sin of the world

Jesus the lamb is our substitute

Jesus on the first day of the next week will rise again from the dead

but on this day

Jesus found in the Temple in the court of the gentiles a market place

there were tables where the money changers were

these were places where you exchanged your currency with the the temple currency

these men were as bad as the tax collectors. they would charge exorbitant amounts to exchange

the sheep and dove dealers would charge 10-20 times the amount for them

these men would pay the high priest money to be able to have a shop in the Temple

also the high priest would also get a commission of all the sales

the priests who were conducting the inspections of the lambs would also get a kick back when they rejected a lamb and the family would have to buy one from the shopkeepers

so this was a money making venture for all

except for the people coming to worship

read Luke 19 45-48

Jesus Cleanses The Temple

V 45-46

the court of the gentiles

the only place that the gentiles can come and worship

beyond that is the court of Jewish women

beyond that is the court of Jewish men

the court of the gentiles is bigger than a football field

there are herds of sheep and cages of doves and money changers filling this area

also others are using this area as a short cut to go through with merchandise

the sound the smells. how can anybody worship in this atmosphere

this is what makes Jesus furious with what is going on

so He passionately drives all of the merchants out of the Temple

this feast is a time for worship not a time for the high priest to rip people off

Jesus has for 3 years been preaching the Gospel

been preaching the Kingdom of Heaven

It has been a spiritual focus

you see Jesus is not only the king but He is the High Priest

in the

Order of Melchizedek

At the time of Jesus the High priest Annus and Caiafus were political appointments

the high priest is supposed to be in the tribe of Levi and a descendant of Aaron

the kings on the other hand are from the tribe of Judah

But Melchizedek is not a Jew. we see him in Genesis

Genesis 14:18 LSB

And Melchizedek king of Salem brought out bread and wine; now he was a priest of God Most High.

you see here that Melchizedek was a king of Shalom/ Salem/Peace Jerusalem

But he was also a priest of the most High God

we also know that in

Psalm 110:4 LSB

Yahweh has sworn and will not change His mind, “You are a priest forever According to the order of Melchizedek.”

as the real High Priest coming into the Temple and seeing this abomination take place

worship of Almighty God takes place here

the gentiles have no other place

what does the high Priest do

the peoples representative to God

makes an atonement for the sins of the people

he burns incense so the prayers of the people go up to God

he is a intermediary between God and the people

the priest was to be an example to the people

he was a teacher

all of these things were fulfilled in Jesus

so after Jesus cleanses the Temple what does He do?

The Great Delusion

V 47

the people were hanging on every word

they still think that Jesus is going to rule the world in peace and justice

this day of the week they still love Jesus

but by the end of the week they will be saying crucify Him

but there are others who hate Jesus and want desperately want to kill Him

V 47-48

these men don’t want the Temple cleansed

they want the revenue

the hypocrisy! they hate the tax collectors because of their greed

but these people are even worse because they are stealing from worshippers who are commanded by God to come to these feasts

these men are so bad that they want to kill the one who heals people, who frees people from demons.

it’s what we would call delusional

it’s as if satan has control of their minds

God is there with them there is nothing that He can do or say to change their minds

Let’s look at our leadership in Augusta

they are defying the federal govt in this boys who pretend they are girls so now they can play against girls in sports

the governor and democratic reps. the Maine principals association. all would rather loose millions of dollars to keep boys playing on girls teams

it’s delusional they believe that they are right in their stance

why is this?

I have watched videos of anti Trumpers being interviewed about Trumps policies and they cannot have a calm conversation . they go insane screaming and threatening

what causes this?

Islam and Hindu are supposed to be love and acceptance.

but in India the Christian is under the constant threat of bodily harm and death.

in Pakistan the Christian is also looking over their shoulders for danger

What is going on?

The world hates Jesus

Satan hates Jesus, His Church and God’s word

Satan hates the family, because God established it

God created man and woman the only 2 genders

turn to Thessalonians 2

V 9 the antichrist is going to come with the power of satan

I think that things are ramping up now for this kingdom of satan

the key to what I believe is going on in this world right now is in

V 10

Satanic deception in all things against Gos’s righteousness

V 11

God gives them a delusional mind

V 12

they took pleasure in going against God

and they will be judged accordingly

hold your finger there and go to Romans 1

start in V 18 go to end

Go back to Thes

But You

we are in a God hating world. and if it weren’t for the grace of God who saved us. we would be right along side them raising our fists to God.

V 13 -14

V 15

stand firm in the Good news from Jesus

stand firm against the enemy knowing he will be judged with a righteous judgement

stand firm in spreading the gospel. because this is our Great commission from our Lord and Savior

V 16 -17

Be encouraged that Jesus is our high priest who is always interceding for us