When Jesus Christ used physical force to cleanse the temple, the evil leaders reacted negatively.

We must be careful not to follow the Jesus of our dreams, but to follow, serve, and obey the Jesus of the Bible. We have to see Jesus as he really is, and love the real Jesus, and not some dream idol.

Many have illusions and pictures and false ideas of what Jesus Christ was like, but when we stay in the Word, we won’t stray too far. Jesus goes up to Jerusalem to celebrate Easter and in the Temple he finds all sinful chaos.

It was all a scandal. There were corrupt and immoral practices going on. Many were in process.

As Jesus cleanses the Temple, his use of physical force here is quite revealing.

When Jesus sees the situation in the Temple, he takes the time to make a whip out of small ropes.

Jesus does this deliberately and uses it in everything that was happening in the Temple, in animals and men.

When Jesus Christ is confronted with sin in His Father’s House, He deals with it.

Jesus is showing and proving how angry he is. His Father had sent him to deal with sin, and not just some sin, but all sin.

With some things Jesus is intolerant.

People sometimes say, “We must be tolerant. Live and let live.” Tolerance is not a Christian virtue.

There are certain things that Jesus Christ will not tolerate or allow, especially when they are disguised and displayed under a cloak of religion.

“Get these out of here” are the recorded words of Jesus in John chapter 2 in verse 16.

Jesus saw the place of worship in this mess.

The church of the day had become a market.

The disciples remembered what was written in the Psalms. “Zeal for your house will consume me.”

We also need some of that zeal and fire, because Jesus vomits out the lukewarm.

Almighty God is very concerned about what may be happening in the place of Worship and Prayer.

There is a very negative reaction from those against whose interests Jesus had moved.

under what authority are you doing this? Who do you think you are? Why are you interfering?

When Jesus Christ acted in this bold and courageous way, there were those who did not appreciate or appreciate what the Son of God was doing.

These religious leaders had vested interests in the Temple and when you touch financial vested interests, be prepared for a strong backlash.

sand shaw