Will Jesus Enter the Eastern Gate For the First Time or, Again?

[sheep wrecked]

(06-01-2010 08:03 PM)sheep wrecked Wrote:  I believe Jesus was speaking allegorically. He was not in the Temple proper, but in Solomon's Porch which Herod built so that the gentiles could look over at the Temple and marvel at his great work. Solomon's Porch held the tables where the merchandizing was being done. My personal opinion is that Jesus never actually went into the Temple itself because it was corrupted and possibly the Pharisees would not have allowed Him entrance because they believed He spoke blasphemy.

Please let me explain my statement further. Jesus stated to the disciples that He is the Temple, so that needs to be factored into our understanding. I showed that the presence of God was no longer in the Temple, yet God allowed and honored the sacrifices to continue until Jesus died. So yes, there was a physical cleansing, which represented a spiritual one to come.

I believe that when Jesus said that the Temple was a house of prayer, He was referring to Himself. The moneychangers and sellers were certainly corrupting the physical House of God, but allegorically, Jesus was referring to all those who corrupt the Temple [Him] pretending to belong to Him. The NT shows the corruption creeping into the church and the church today is full of moneychangers and sellers charging for the "truth". As someone once said, Jesus would be tipping overquite a few tables over today if He walked among those who declared to belong to Him, but are doing nothing but merchandising the saints.