JESUS CLEARED THE TEMPLE!

John 2:12-18

Today kids in grade school are assigned a paper doll named Flat Stanley. It is a lesson in letter writing, where they mail Flat Stanley to distant relatives. The relatives in turn take a picture of Flat Stanley next to some point of interest and mail him back to the student showing where he had been and what he had done. JESUS WAS NO FLAT STANLEY!!

"Merchants" and "bankers" were in the temple making a profit off of animals being sold for sacrifices. (aside here about who profited off of the utlimate sacrifice?) Anyway-----Jesus seeing all this was so upset he turned over the tables, spilled their money, and ran the animals out of the temple!

This was a BIG deal. This would have made the newspapers, maybe even CNN, if not FOX News! The disciples probably discussed this at length before they ever actually voiced the scripture in vs. 17 "Zeal for your house will consume me." Ps. 69:9

The Jews had discussions in their circles around town and in the temple, too, before they went to Jesus demanding what His authority was for doing these things.

Jesus was not a Flat Stanley merely propped up against a backdrop getting his picture taken. Jesus really was at these places. Jesus did do all the miracles that were written about Him. Real people, even worldly people, saw Him and touched Him.

Jesus, the Son of God.