Hello everyone. Praise the Lord!
No, not for His Apostles or followers. Jesus Christ is the Prince of Peace (Isaiah 9:6). Jesus instructed us to follow in His peaceful ways. We are to turn our Cheek to the violence of others. We are to spread spiritual seed and reap the harvest of souls. How can we lead others to salvation and heaven, if we turn to violence against those same people? We must follow the lead of the Prince of Peace.
It is true that on two different occasions Jesus made whips of rope, knocked over the tables of the moneychangers and drove them out of the Temple with the whips. The first time was in the beginning of Jesus’ ministry in the Gospel of John 2:11–12. The second cleansing of the Temple was recorded by all three Synoptic Gospels, Matthew, Mark, and Luke. This occurred at the beginning of His last week before His crucifixion. Jesus showed us that the Father’s Temple should only be a holy place of prayer.
In the two Temple cleansing, Jesus conducted the cleaning from the moneychangers Himself. His Apostles were not involved, and He did not ask any of His followers to assist Him. Jesus did it Himself, because He is God in the flesh. We Christians are to be peaceful, and to promote peace. If the Temple gets corrupted again, He is still around to cleanse it Himself.
William James Roop, M.A.B.S.
My website: Roop-Crappell Ministries
