He told the Scribe that he could tear down the temple and rebuild it in three days. Exactly what did he mean?
2007-01-04 09:45:48 · 22 answers · asked by Observer 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
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2007-01-04 09:50:03 · answer #1 · answered by DishclothDiaries 7 · 1⤊ 2⤋
First, they were doing business INSIDE the Temple, a place sanctified by God as Holy, and Jesus was offended and full of righteous anger. He drove them out. One man could not drive off a group of people and animals if He was annoyed. It had to have been a fearsome rage.
If you continue reading in John verse 21 reveals that he was speaking of the Temple of his body. He was torn down (crucified and killed on Friday immediatly before night fall) and he rebuilt in 3 days (conquered death and rose on Sunday at dawn.) He was prophesising His death and ressurection.
Hope this helps
2007-01-04 09:59:34 · answer #2 · answered by micheletmoore 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
(John 2:19) . . .In answer Jesus said to them: “Break down this temple, and in three days I will raise it up.”
Jesus did not say He would tear down the temple; it would be the Jews that destroy it.
Jesus was talking about himself. The Jews were going to kill him (who represents the temple of God) and he would be resurrected in three days (which means the restoring of the temple).
The temple is the representation of the true worship to God.
2007-01-04 10:02:41 · answer #3 · answered by Liz R 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
He was talking about His body which was the temple of God , and He was actually giving them a prophetic statement meaning that He would be resurrected after three days.
2007-01-04 09:52:20 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
He was referring, prophetically, to his own body as the temple of the living God.
It was torn down when he was crucified, and after three days, Jesus was resurrected and received a new, spiritual body.
2007-01-04 09:52:20 · answer #5 · answered by Privratnik 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
He was ticked because the moneychangers were conducting business IN the temple, an act of desecration, according to the morals of the time.
2007-01-04 09:50:15 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Jesus was referring to His temple, meaning His body. It said it would be torn down and rebuilt in three days.
He was speaking of His death and resurrection on the third day.
grace2u
2007-01-04 09:54:48 · answer #7 · answered by Theophilus 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
He was talking about himself - Think about how our bodies are referred to as temples, and how Jesus resurrected after three days.
2007-01-04 09:52:51 · answer #8 · answered by daisyk 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
He meant exactly what He said.. he destroyed the Temple, and had it rebuilt in 3 days
2007-01-04 09:47:57 · answer #9 · answered by AMP 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
He Himself is the Temple. He was torn down (crucified) and rebuilt (resurrected) after 3 days.
2007-01-04 09:50:27 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 1⤋
In the new convenant the body is the temple. Jesus was refering to his death and resurection which took place 3 days after his burial.
2007-01-04 09:51:21 · answer #11 · answered by Mark M 1 · 3⤊ 1⤋