"But Jesus was not a pacifist," we're told in pulpits every Memorial Day. This claim is always based on Jesus overturning the tables in the temple. But what are Christians commanded to do in the face of "tables" of warmaking? Shouldn't we overturn them? In fact, Christians have ...
When it was almost time for the Jewish Passover, Jesus went up to Jerusalem. In the temple courts he found people selling cattle, sheep and doves, and others sitting at tables exchanging money. So he made a whip out of cords, and drove all from the temple courts, both sheep and cattle...
Jesus (c. 4BC-AD 30 or 33) also referred to as Jesus of Nazareth or Jesus Christ, was a first-century Jewish preacher and religious leader. He is the central figure of Christianity, the world's largest religion. Most Christians believe he is the incarnation of God the Son and the awai...
15 So he made a whip out of cords, and drove all from the temple courts, both sheep and cattle; he scattered the coins of the money changers and overturned their tables. 16 To those who sold doves he said, “Get these out of here! Stop turning my Father’s house into a market!
12 And Jesus entered the temple [grounds] and drove out [with force] all who were buying and selling [birds and animals for sacrifice] in the temple area, and He turned over the tables of the moneychangers [who made a profit exchanging foreign money for temple coinage] and the chairs ...
Once each year, the quiet and spectacularly beautiful Swiss mountain village of Davos is taken over by top business and political leaders from around the globe for the World Economic Forum. The motto of the event is "Committed to Improving the State of the World." This year's meeting saw ...
Blessed is the King of Israel! Etc Etc. He is said to have went to the temple in Jerusalem and overturned the tables of moneychangers who crowded the verandas of the temple. Later that week Jesus celebrated the Passover feast which is regarded as the “Last supper”. After that Jesus...
When? 7/20/2014 (Guessing) Now you know why Jesus turned the tables on the Money Changers. The latest entry into Central Banking is the Vatican and like all other Central Banks, London will determine Lending (Creditors) and Borrowing (Debtors). America: Scapegoat for Rev 18 “Babylon”. ...
But kindness, valued by Feeling types, liberated her for a fresh start in a life free from the sin that had ensnared her. On the other hand, though, Jesus often fought against tradition and the status quo, as in Mark 11:15-18 when he overturned the tables of the moneychangers in ...
as taking precedence over the needs of the Kingdom, has not only misunderstood what it means to be a grateful citizen of heaven, but have discounted the price paid for their citizenship and may have forgotten to look forward “to the city with foundations, whose architect and builder is God...