Where is God to be found? Jesus and the clearing of the temple

Malachi 3:1-3

John 2:18-32

The place of access to God

Where is God

to be found

?

There is no idol in the temple!

Psalm 115:1-8

Isaiah 40:18-26

"How dare you turn

my Father's house into a

marketplace?"

"What sign will you show?"

"Destroy this temple and I will

raise it again in three days"

But the TEMPLE

he had spoken of was

his BODY

Hebrews 10:19-24

Where do we find ACCESS to God?

After he was raised from the dead,

his disciples remembered

the Scripture

and

the words Jesus had spoken.

Ephesians 2:19-22

The church

- the body of Christ -

becomes the Temple of God, the place where people have access to God in his grace

Revelation 21:22

The heavenly temple