Cleansing the Temple

Lastly, he spoke to the sellers of doves (v16), “Take these things hence; make not my Father’s house an house of merchandise.”

No one else in the history of the nation could have spoken like this:
Not Moses, Not Isaiah. Only the Son of God could say, “Make not my Father’s house an house of merchandise.”

Again, I remind you that this is but a precursor – a little foretaste – of the time at the end of the world when the Lord shall come to judge the world. Then men shall experience the wrath of the Lamb. Christ is capable of judging – never forget that.
This characteristic of the Lord as judge needs to be preached to the world who continually hold Him in contempt and will not bow to Him as Lord and Saviour. They need to face the fact that one day every knee shall bow to Him and call Him Lord.

Let us see the impact of the Lord acting as Judge