this is the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem it’s believed to stand on
in Jerusalem it’s believed to stand on
in Jerusalem it’s believed to stand on the site of the crucifixion the brutal
the site of the crucifixion the brutal
the site of the crucifixion the brutal and agonizing ended Jesus’s life on
and agonizing ended Jesus’s life on
and agonizing ended Jesus’s life on Earth but for some scholars the horror
Earth but for some scholars the horror
Earth but for some scholars the horror of Jesus’s death is crucial to the birth
of Jesus’s death is crucial to the birth
of Jesus’s death is crucial to the birth of Christianity if Jesus had not been
of Christianity if Jesus had not been
of Christianity if Jesus had not been crucified there never would have been
crucified there never would have been
crucified there never would have been Christianity jesus knows he has to die
Christianity jesus knows he has to die
Christianity jesus knows he has to die on the cross in fact the Gospel of
on the cross in fact the Gospel of
on the cross in fact the Gospel of Matthew tells us jesus knows exactly how
Matthew tells us jesus knows exactly how
Matthew tells us jesus knows exactly how things are going to play out but he
things are going to play out but he
things are going to play out but he still needs to make it happen the first
still needs to make it happen the first
still needs to make it happen the first step is to go to the holiest city of
step is to go to the holiest city of
step is to go to the holiest city of Israel Jerusalem he’s been going around
Israel Jerusalem he’s been going around
Israel Jerusalem he’s been going around talking about the kingdom of God talking
talking about the kingdom of God talking
talking about the kingdom of God talking about God establishing a new kingdom in
about God establishing a new kingdom in
about God establishing a new kingdom in Israel and where else would God do it
Israel and where else would God do it
Israel and where else would God do it except in Jerusalem so Jerusalem has to
except in Jerusalem so Jerusalem has to
except in Jerusalem so Jerusalem has to be at the heart of this message
Jerusalem is the site of the Great
Jerusalem is the site of the Great Temple it is dominated the city an
Temple it is dominated the city an
Temple it is dominated the city an attractive worshippers from all over the
attractive worshippers from all over the
attractive worshippers from all over the Middle East but it’s more than just a
Middle East but it’s more than just a
Middle East but it’s more than just a monument the temple is the hearts of
monument the temple is the hearts of
monument the temple is the hearts of Judaism they it’s as simple as that
Judaism they it’s as simple as that
Judaism they it’s as simple as that Jesus’s miracles and teachings have
Jesus’s miracles and teachings have
Jesus’s miracles and teachings have challenged the ideas of religious
challenged the ideas of religious
challenged the ideas of religious authorities in Galilee at the risk of
authorities in Galilee at the risk of
authorities in Galilee at the risk of his life if he had only just escaped
his life if he had only just escaped
his life if he had only just escaped death in the provincial north he knows
death in the provincial north he knows
death in the provincial north he knows death is certain if he dares to do the
death is certain if he dares to do the
death is certain if he dares to do the same thing at the heart of the Jewish
same thing at the heart of the Jewish
same thing at the heart of the Jewish nation Jesus probably had a pretty clear
nation Jesus probably had a pretty clear
nation Jesus probably had a pretty clear idea that he was heading towards a
idea that he was heading towards a
idea that he was heading towards a really nasty end by going to Jerusalem
really nasty end by going to Jerusalem
really nasty end by going to Jerusalem he was going into the mouth of the lion
Jesus Tynes his journey to Jerusalem
Jesus Tynes his journey to Jerusalem well the great religious festival of
well the great religious festival of
well the great religious festival of Passover is taking place
it can be a time of tension as Jews
it can be a time of tension as Jews celebrate escaping from Egypt centuries
celebrate escaping from Egypt centuries
celebrate escaping from Egypt centuries before but Jesus makes no effort to
before but Jesus makes no effort to
before but Jesus makes no effort to avoid causing trouble when he heads
avoid causing trouble when he heads
avoid causing trouble when he heads straight to the temple money changers
straight to the temple money changers
straight to the temple money changers are busy as Jews from all over the known
are busy as Jews from all over the known
are busy as Jews from all over the known world exchanged their coins for local
world exchanged their coins for local
world exchanged their coins for local money to pay the temple tax this is how
money to pay the temple tax this is how
money to pay the temple tax this is how the temple is financed in one of the
the temple is financed in one of the
the temple is financed in one of the most famous incidents in the Gospels
most famous incidents in the Gospels
most famous incidents in the Gospels Jesus attacks the money changers and
Jesus attacks the money changers and
Jesus attacks the money changers and animal sellers inside the temple
to the temple priests jesus’ attack on
to the temple priests jesus’ attack on their income and rituals looks like an
their income and rituals looks like an
their income and rituals looks like an attempted takeover it is in its own way
attempted takeover it is in its own way
attempted takeover it is in its own way a kind of royal messianic act claiming
a kind of royal messianic act claiming
a kind of royal messianic act claiming ownership of the temple in some sense
ownership of the temple in some sense
ownership of the temple in some sense and of course understandably the temple
and of course understandably the temple
and of course understandably the temple administration who think of it as their
administration who think of it as their
administration who think of it as their venue are basically thinking who the
venue are basically thinking who the
venue are basically thinking who the devil do you think you are we’re the
devil do you think you are we’re the
devil do you think you are we’re the ones that are in charge here how dare
ones that are in charge here how dare
ones that are in charge here how dare you take this kind of action the priests
you take this kind of action the priests
you take this kind of action the priests here that Jesus has been saying that
here that Jesus has been saying that
here that Jesus has been saying that they will be destroyed with their temple
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