Friday, March 24, 2000
Friday, March 24, 2000
Jesus answered them, "Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up."
Following Jesus' death and resurrection, the disciples remembered this incident. Afterward they
remembered his words and understood them in a new way--as words of faith. Jesus was not
talking about the physical building--the Temple. He was speaking of his own death and
resurrection. Bury his body and within three days it will be resurrected. You cannot keep his body
down--particularly if you understand his body to be the church. For Christians this is the
Temple--not a building made with human hands, but a communion of kindred hearts. Wherever
people are worshiping Christ and serving him, there is the temple of the living God.
(John 2:19
NRSV)
Jesus said, "Destroy this temple, and in three days, I will raise it up." As is often the case in
John's gospel, Jesus' reply is not understood. They think Jesus is speaking of the Temple, while
he is actually speaking of himself. In shock and disbelief they inform Jesus that it had taken
forty-six years to build the Temple. It was not possible to rebuild the Temple in just three days.
Lord Jesus, thank you for being my temple of hope. Amen.
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