John 2:12-20 “After this he (Jesus) went down to Capernaum with his mother and brothers and his disciples. There they stayed for a few days.”“When it was almost time for the Jewish Passover, Jesus went up to Jerusalem. In the temple courts he found men selling cattle, sheep and doves, and others sitting at tables exchanging money. So he made a whip out of cords, and drove all from the temple area, both sheep and cattle; he scattered the coins of the money changers and overturned their tables. To those who sold doves he said, ‘Get these out of here! How dare you turn my Father’s house into a market!’”
“His disciples remembered that it is written: ‘Zeal for your house will consume me.’”
“Then the Jews demanded of him, ‘What miraculous sign can you show us to prove your authority to do all this?’”
“Jesus answered them, ‘Destroy this temple, and I will raise it again in three days.’”
“The Jews replied, ‘It has taken forty-six years to build this temple, and you are going to raise it in three days?’"
Jeremiah 17:12-13 “A glorious throne, exalted from the beginning, is the place of our sanctuary. O Lord, the hope of Israel, all who forsake You will be put to shame.”
Isaiah 53:10 “But Jehovah pleased [as His desired will] to crush him, to make him sick [inundated and beleaguered], if he shall put his soul a guilt offering [a ransom payment- for the sins of the nation], he shall see seed [for with his blood he shall purchase men for God to be a kingdom and priests to serve our God], he shall prolong days [of the dispersion] and the pleasure [the desired will] of Jehovah in his hand shall prosper.”
Verse 11 “Of the travail [the laborious effort, the great anguish] of his soul he shall see [accounting to the murderous conspiracy of the people the stroke was to him]; he shall be satisfied [justifying righteous- those who believe- and what generation shall consider this]. By his knowledge shall My righteous servant justify many [by consuming the impurities within the Levitical Priesthood], and their iniquities he shall bear [in accordance to righteous demands of the law].”
EXODUS 28:38 “And it (the turban) shall be upon Aaron’s forehead, that Aaron may bear the iniquity of the holy things (the sacred gifts, whatever they may be), which sanctify (free from punishment) the sons of Israel, to all (the iniquity associated with) their holy gifts; and it shall be on his forehead continually, for acceptance for them before Jehovah.”
QUOTE: “Such is the dilemma, the malignant wisdom of an evil that we seem doomed to serve whichever way we turn. Humanity is caught in this bondage, caught without even being able to name it directly. We know not what we do.”
MALACHI 3:2-4 “’Behold, he [the “Messiah”] comes, ‘ says Jehovah of hosts, ‘But who can endure the day of his coming [into his everlasting dominion]? And who (will be) standing at his appearing [when he has gained conquest]? For he (is) like a refiners fire and like fullers soap [to wash white the stain that is there]. And he shall sit [in the posture of] a refiner and purifier of silver [to consume the impurities within]; and he shall purify the sons of Levi [the great company of priest], and purge them like gold and like silver, that they may be to Jehovah presenters of offering [of atonements] in [accordance to] righteousness.’”
The reconstructed temple, according to the above criteria, would be cleansed of impurities, benefits derived from the cross, which would lead to the unification of Israel. Jesus would accomplish this feat in three days.
New Jerusalem
Revelation 21:22 “I (John) did not see a temple (a building) in the city (of New Jerusalem), because the (pristine glory of the) Lord God Almighty and the Lamb (the light bearer of the Church) are its temple.”
Revelation 21: 25 “And the [praiseworthy] gates of it [viewed as emblems of justice- seen as symbols of “Grace” and hope for all humanity] not at all may be shut by day- for night will not be there [for the pristine glory of the Lord illumines the city and will reign for ever]- and they [those keeping to the paths of justice- safeguarding the rights and liberties of others while maintaining the boundaries of the law] will [in such a posture] bring the glory and the honor of the nations into it.”
How can the glory and the honor of the nations be brought into the New Jerusalem?
Revelation 22:2 “And the leaves of the tree [providing a divinely sanctioned Ethical Norm as a shelter of protection for all peoples] (will be) for healing [restorative medicine] of the nations.
Secular Ethical Norm
(Encyclopedia Version)
Do not murder
Do not commit adultery
Do not bear false witness
Do not steal (Insures right to own personal property)
Do not covet
In all things do judgment –
In summary, the non-corrosive tempering agent of “righteousness,” keeps the standard of the law in tack, yet, provides a judicial “balance” for the maintenance of moral purity. In this capacity, the doing of judgment for the maintenance of righteousness- can surpass the letter of the law. Righteousness is a fruit of just judgment; the two go hand in hand.
Do not lift vengeance (rather, make application of the "Golden Rule" in accordance to the above criteria)
Revelation 21:27 “And not at all may enter into it all profaning (showing disrespect for the law and the doing of judgment for the maintenance of righteousness) and (any) making an abomination (a desolating trespass in defiance of righteousness) and (making) a lie (a crafty error - an ethical principle that is not consistent with legal and morally correct conduct, causing the stumbling of others), except (may enter) those (the righteous - keeping to the paths of justice) having been written in the Scroll of Life of the Lamb.”
Is your name written the Scroll of Life of the Lamb?
[Note: Obedience to the voice of God’s command insured eternal life for Adam and Eve. In a fallen state- all humanity had been barred access to the tree of life. Access could only be obtained through the “Grace of God.” The only one’s barred from entrance through the “Pearly Gates”, were the evilly wicked.
Jesus set the way, as witnessed through the salvation of God, manifest in his ascension. Jesus lead the way, becoming the way to truth and life.]
LIFE IN CHRIST
(Catechism of the Catholic Church)
The Ten Commandments
“Teacher, what must I do…?”
2052 “Teacher, what good deed must I do, to have eternal life?” To the young man who asked this question, Jesus answers first by invoking the necessity to recognize God as the “One there is who is good,” as the supreme Good and the source of all good. Then Jesus tells him: “If you would enter life, keep the commandments.” And he cites for his questioner the precepts that concern love of neighbor: “You shall not kill, You shall not commit adultery, You shall not steal, You shall not bear false witness, Honor your father and mother.” Finally Jesus sums up these commandments positively: “You shall love your neighbor as yourself.”
Based on the testimony of Jesus, two fundamental elements temper and stabilize the moral standard of the law: (1) the testimony of the Prophets – by way of the “Word of God”; (2) and righteousness – through the application of the Golden Rule - keeping to the paths of justice- safeguarding the rights and liberties of others, while maintaining the boundaries of the law, as a non-corrosive admixture used as a principle designed for the maintenance of “moral rightness” – at times when a rigid law fails to be a boarder of defense for the innocent and becomes instead a malicious tool for the wicked. In such a posture the non-corrosive admixture of just judgment owes its flourish state to the rightness of an action under a particular circumstance or situation.
Analysis
Review
Based on the testimony of Jesus, two fundamental elements temper and stabilize the moral standard of the law: (1) the testimony of the Prophets – the “Word of God”; and (2) righteousness, as a non-corrosive admixture used as a principle designed for the maintenance of “moral rightness” – at times when a rigid law has failed.
Consequently, the last two “fruits” associated with the “tree of Life” – have a direct reference to the “prophets,” (the “Word of God”) and the tempering element of “righteous judgment,” geared toward the maintenance of moral purity in its highest standard- thus successfully surpassing the law in moral virtue. As two fruits of the tree of life they could symbolize: (1) The “Word of God,” the testimony of Jesus and the Prophets; and (2) the doing of “judgment” for the maintenance of righteousness.
Ø In all things do judgment –
In summary, the non-corrosive tempering agent of “righteousness,” keeps the standard of the law in tack, yet, provides a judicial “balance” for the maintenance of moral purity. In this capacity, the doing of judgment for the maintenance of righteousness- can surpass the letter of the law. Righteousness is a fruit of just judgment; the two go hand in hand.
Ø Obey the word of God: Do not lift vengeance (rather, make application of the "Golden Rule" in accordance to the above criteria).
“Teacher, what must I do…?”
Then Jesus tells him: “If you would enter life, keep the commandments.” And he cites for his questioner the precepts that concern love of neighbor: “You shall not kill, You shall not commit adultery, You shall not steal, You shall not bear false witness, Honor your father and mother.” Finally Jesus sums up these commandments positively: “You shall love your neighbor as yourself.”Review
Based on the testimony of Jesus, two fundamental elements temper and stabilize the moral standard of the law: (1) the testimony of the Prophets – the “Word of God”; and (2) righteousness, as a non-corrosive admixture used as a principle designed for the maintenance of “moral rightness” – at times when a rigid law has failed.
Consequently, the last two “fruits” associated with the “tree of Life” – have a direct reference to the “prophets,” (the “Word of God”) and the tempering element of “righteous judgment,” geared toward the maintenance of moral purity in its highest standard- thus successfully surpassing the law in moral virtue. As two fruits of the tree of life they could symbolize: (1) The “Word of God,” the testimony of Jesus and the Prophets; and (2) the doing of “judgment” for the maintenance of righteousness.
Ø In all things do judgment –
In summary, the non-corrosive tempering agent of “righteousness,” keeps the standard of the law in tack, yet, provides a judicial “balance” for the maintenance of moral purity. In this capacity, the doing of judgment for the maintenance of righteousness- can surpass the letter of the law. Righteousness is a fruit of just judgment; the two go hand in hand.
Ø Obey the word of God: Do not lift vengeance (rather, make application of the "Golden Rule" in accordance to the above criteria).
“Teacher, what must I do…?”
“The ethic of reciprocity (mutual exchange, something done in return), also known as the Golden Rule, is an ethical code that states one has a right to just treatment, and a responsibility to ensure justice for others. Reciprocity is arguably the most essential basis for the modern concept of human rights, though it has it critics. A key element of the golden rule is that a person attempting to live by this rule treats all people, not just members of his or her in-group, with consideration.”
“Therefore the "Golden Rule" presents God as having unconditional positive regard for all human beings. In order to be perfect as he is perfect, and to be "sons of the Most High, " we are to emulate the purest altruism and uncompromising impartiality of the Father, who seeks only the good of his creatures.”
