The King Purifies His temple 2

Israel’s temples:

First temple
Solomon’s temple – 12 years to build
Constructed 967-960 B.C., 1 Kings 6:37-38
Destroyed 586 B.C. by Babylonians, 1 Kings 25:8-10

Second temple
Zerubbabel’s temple – 23 years to build
Constructed 538 B.C, Ezra 3:2
Suspended 16 years from 537-521 B.C, Ezra 4:4-5
Resumed 520 B.C., completed 515 B.C, Ezra 6:15
Damaged by Herod’s attack in 20 B.C.

Third temple
Herod’s temple (Zerubbabel’s temple refurbished and enlarged) – project took 46 years to complete
Rebuilding 20 B.C.- A.D. 25, John 2:20
Destroyed by Rome August 30, A.D. 70

Fourth temple
Tribulation temple
Constructed at the beginning of Tribulation, Daniel 9:27; Matthew 24:15; 2 Thessalonians 2:3-4; Revelation 11:1
Overrun by Gentiles, badly damaged or destroyed, Revelation 11:2
Fifth temple
Ezekiel’s temple
Tribulation temple reconstructed or entirely new temple built in Millennial Kingdom, Ezekiel 40:1-46:24

Worshiping God in holiness:
God demands holiness because He is holy:

When Jesus comes to His temple we see:

First, the purification
Second, the compassion, 14
Why Jesus healed on earth:
#1: As a sign of His messianic credentials
#2: As a sign of the coming kingdom
Third, the indignation, 12-16
Why the leaders were upset:
#1: Because Jesus healed in the temple
#2: Because Jesus accepted praise as the Son of David
Fourth, the precaution, 17