Jesus overturning the tables at the temple is the only recorded act of violence by Jesus we see in the Bible. To understand why, we have to answer two questions: 1) What does the temple mean? and 2) What does the cleansing of the temple mean? 

This sermon was preached by Dr. Timothy Keller at Redeemer Presbyterian Church on March 27, 1994. Series: The Cross and Your Life. Scripture: Luke 19:45- 20:2.

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