Jesus Cleanses the Temple

When Jesus "cleanses" the temple, he connects the act with his death and resurrection, trying to get his audience to understand where the real temple is.
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[@taracarter5545]

Wow, my jaw dropped at the explanation of the temple. Beautiful

[@ucheuju9348]

This was a fantastic explanation on this popular passage. God bless you, Dr. Pitre

[@pcm7315]

I had thought that maybe a few money changers and some small number of animals were driven from the temple. But, Dr. Pitre mentions multitudes of pilgrims coming to Jerusalem for the Passover feast. To accommodate these pilgrims a vast number of animals was required, and it doesn't take much imagination to realize the awful mess those animals would leave in the temple area. Again, Dr. Pitre adds substance to passages that I'd never paid much attention to.

[@paulmiller3469]

There were daily sacrifices, not to mention what happened during festivals. Animals all over... But an important point to remember is the temple also operated like a bank. The financial transactions were more than just the money changers. When Jesus himself talked about the parable in which a lazy servant buried his master's wealth instead of putting it in a 'bank'' to at least have it draw interest, well, there weren't any private banks that I know of.

[@popmotsisi]

Beautiful explanation.

[@gabrielreynavillarreal6371]

Dr. Brant Pitre I salute you as a fellow catholic that lives in Mexico. It looks that you are depressed and the audio is cut. I saw that on previous episodes your speech was fluent. I say to you be not depressed for the Lord has shown his mercy through the resurrection of his begotten son. Use the flames of purification as a means to feel alive. You are not burning you are living!! Green plants do not burn only the dry twigs. Thank you for making me comprehend the depths of the gospel. God bless son of Noah.

[@IotaEtaSigma]

Amazing! Dr. Pitre's insight is absolutely amazing.

[@patriciacz8622]

As always, amazing elucidation of the Bible by Dr. Pitre. This is so very helpful.

[@stevenwelp7165]

Agreed, great insights and details of key points instructive to understanding the time period relative to prophecy and facilitates our grasping and actualizing our obligations to "living the Word" and our evangelizing in and out of season wherever we may be.

[@neverenoughadventure]

Very useful for my homily on this passage, thank you!

[@terriekraybill9724]

Thanks!

[@donnacurran3388]

Dr.Pitre thank you so very much for your teaching Donna, we love you

[@garchavita687]

Muchas gracias doctor Petre

[@josephb6652]

i believe that this passage is also the key that shows that St Joseph and Jesus himself were sort of builders/carpenters. In many other languages the word ``destroy`` is translated ``undo or dismantle``, thus showing care towards his body, but also the sacred stones of the temple. Their reply that the temple took 46 years to build is also intriguing, if you go to your mechanic and tell him, ``dismantle this car engine and i rebuild it in 1 hour`` his reply will be `you can never do it because you are not a mechanic` and not that it takes more than one hour...!!! Plus there are many other instances where Jesus speaks about foundations, towers,cornerstone etc.....also when the said `is this not the son of the builder/carpenter...?`` they were right ...God himself is the builder/creator of the whole universe.....

[@bryanchavez8102]

I’m obsessed with the truth & I will figure it out‼️

[@rosiegirl2485]

Then you are in the right place! Good luck to you my friend! 🌷

[@paulmiller3469]

First, you have to decide if you are reading Sacred Scripture with a both/and perspective or an either/or perspective. With the latter, you can 'disprove' anything, but there seems to be no easy way to reconcile everything with whatever it is you may think you have figured out.

[@mazikode]

Thats a deally clear explanation. So thankful for the clarity you give

[@RGTomoenage11]

THE TEMPLE IS THE BODY OF CHRIST THAT RAISED GLORIOUSLY FROM THE TOmb Love it.

[@Junnelayos]

Tomb*

[@albertbenny431]

Its after reading passages like this and seeing Jesus calling the Pharisees brood of vipers and whitewashed tombs that I feel like what Jesus considers love and what the modern world understands as love is radically different.

[@cuauhtemocmorisco3493]

So the Son of David never wavered in truth and in wisdom? Amazing!!!!

[@user-kd4kd6us9p]

Greetings from Brazil!!

[@brideofchristalleluia6106]

thank you so much for these revelations

[@marilynmelzian7370]

Thank you. Your interpretation makes much more sense than others that I have heard.

[@renesanseo]

``there shall be no more a merchant in the house of the sanctuary of the Lord;'' Zechariah 14 : 21

[@benc6537]

The Caananites making merchandise of believers.

[@Jorge_Magallon]

Always wondered what that whip was made of. In my meditations, sometimes I’ve imagined Jesus taking his cincture (the Roman Rite rope-like belt a Priests wears at Mass)(now I am anachronistic) to braid as this whip. Other times, I have imagined it being the prayer beads that I have seen some Jews wrap around their arms while doing the standing prayers.

[@stephenchristo5085]

Nice interpretation, thank you very much.

[@danamalar]

Please note, The hindu temples in India, (based on Asian culture ) never allows any commercial activity , even one step inside the compund wall. In fact all who visit the temple should remove the footwear before entering the compound wall itself. (even during hot sunlight, which burns the bare foot) or outer gate of the temple.

[@zachmorley158]

I imagine a Girardian reading could be taken here. Christ’s sacrifice is the sacrifice to end all sacrifices. The blood sacrifice is a vestige of man’s violent nature. A just God does not require such bloody sacrifices. Hence, Christ’s cleansing of the temple is a prelude to the cleansing away of the custom of animal sacrifice in the New Covenant. Just a thought.

[@007alztruli]

I've just realised something else that Dr. Pitre didn't mention. Jesus says destroy this temple and in 3 days "I" will rebuild it. How can any man or being say that unless he was God himself?

[@fiftyonestreets7817]

🙏💪

[@alephtav4254]

JESUS THE TEMPLE ENTER TO THE DOOR HE IS THE DOOR HE IS THE GATE THE WAY, THE TRUTH THE LIFE THE PASSOVER LAMB

[@yokoreia]

Only part where Jesus snaps.

[@realric60]

Hello

[@tinjustusmartin3520]

🇻🇦🙋🏻‍♂️❤

[@videonmode8649]

So what about Matthew 21:13 ?

[@koolertrek]

Only God knows.

[@zachmorley158]

Anyone here ever visit St. Patrick’s Cathedral in NYC? I feel like they could take some advice from Christ here.

[@JayLake0822]

is there any problem in St. Patrick's Cathedral?

[@zachmorley158]

@@JayLake0822 Tons of commemorative coin churning machines, commercial TVs, and a gift shop in the church

[@JayLake0822]

@@zachmorley158 you didn't get any point of Dr. Pitre. He said selling things itself was not a problem. Real problematic point was that the sellers took the place where pagans prayed. Does commemorative coin machine interrupt you praying?

[@zachmorley158]

@@JayLake0822 I actually don’t buy his point. There’s no reason to overthink the text. “You have turned My Father’s house into a den of thieves.” Do not turn a house of worship into a place for profit and money trading.

[@everitadave]

My understanding of this passage is that market in the temple(body) is anything we do in order to gain some spiritual, material or any other form of benefit. Bc God is not a market. Therefore, in some sense also church is the form of market if we go there to gain a blessing etc. Also, prayer from the position of need or want is a market (selfishness). God shall only be glorified, not milked for our Mickey Mouse nonsense.

[@jobew1]

What's your authority/which translation are you citing for claiming St John means Judeans when Jews is written. This would make little sense in the later chapters of the book when when Jesus is reprimanding them as certainly he means all Hebrews who reject him not just those from "the north".

[@SaintCharbelMiracleworker]

John is a Jew isn't he? Clearly he is not referring to himself or Jesus or the other Apostles. You can't interpret the Bible in a vacuum. Dr Pitre already explained, the root word was translated to "Jews" as an entirety but it only meant a certain group of people.

[@jobew1]

@@SaintCharbelMiracleworker they're all Hebrews. The conflict is not between Galilean and Judea but those who accept and don't. Werent there galileans who rejected too? He cites "some" scholars but many scholars say otherwise

[@tateharrigan8061]

Would people selling or asking for money for their pregnancy center in the back of church be a bad thing?

[@zwijac]

No. Unless they're doing it in the worship space where people are trying to pray and worship. The reason Jesus was mad: because the Gentiles couldn't worship in the outer Court.... Because the Jews took it over for their business. He wasn't mad at them for doing business in the temple. He was mad at them because his father's house was a place for all nations to worship, and the Jews essentially took over the space used by the other "nations".

[@zwijac]

John is not the best gospel to read for this event. Read about this same event in the gospel of Mark and it is far more clear what was happening. Mr. Pitre himself has an explanation of the same event from the gospel of Mark.

[@lasacrachiesacattolicadels3534]

¿Eres un judío? Soy un judío católico

[@williamf.buckleyjr3227]

Whenever you hear, "Remember, Jesus was a Jew", get ready for some rhetorical acrobatics worthy of the slickest CON MAN you've ever encountered.

[@MrTEACHPREACH]

Why all these white images of Biblical stories?