John Chapter 2

Marriage supper of the Lamb. With Babylon out of the way the last Hallelujah ushers in the glorious Lamb's wife who has made herself ready. See references below.

John 2:1-12

Psalms 45:13

Isaiah 54:1-10

Isaiah 61:10

Hosea 2:15-17

Matthew 8:11

Matthew 22:1-14

Matthew 25:1-13

Luke 13:29

Ephesians 5:25-27

Hebrews 11:10-16

Revelation 3:5

Revelation 19:6-9 (P)

Note links below cover both the earthly and heavenly aspects of the wife.

JND v5, pp70-74

JND Collected writings.

Christ's zeal for His Father's house,in cleansing the temple.

John 2:14-17

Psalms 69:9 (P,M)

Jeremiah 7:11

Matthew 21:12,13

Mark 11:15-17

Luke 19:45,46

The Coming Messiah

Messiah coming suddenly into His temple. See references below to His first coming in v 1 and second coming v 2. Between these verses is a gap of the time of the mystery. O.T. prophets saw this as one event. See similar link in Is.61:1-3 & Dan.9:24-27.

John 2:14-17

His coming into the temple to cleanse it.

Psalms 69:9

See link in John 2:17,related to the Lord cleansing the temple.

Isaiah 1:25

His second coming to purge away dross.

Isaiah 56:7

Temple should have been a house of prayer for all nations. See link in Mark 11:15-17.

Ezekiel 45:13-25 (P)

As in Mal.3:4,offerings are resumed in the millennium.

Malachi 3:1-4 (P,M)

Matthew 21:12,13

His coming into the temple to cleanse it.

Mark 11:15-17

His coming into the temple to cleanse it.

Luke 19:45,46

His coming into the temple to cleanse it.

JT v48, pp524

Christ's Triumphal Entry into Jerusalem

Christ cleansing the temple.

John 2:14-17

Psalms 69:9

Matthew 21:12,13 (P)

Mark 11:15-17

Luke 19:45,46

Christ casting out of the temple the sellers of sheep and doves and money changers, setting out "the zeal of thy house devours me" in Psalm 69:9.

John 2:14-17 (P)

Psalms 69:9

Christ Suffering at the Hands of Men

Christ taunted by the passers-by about what He said in John 2:19: "destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up". See other references in Psalm 109:25 and Lam 2:15.

John 2:19-22

Psalms 109:25

Lamentations 2:15

Matthew 27:40 (P)

John 10:18

Acts 2:32

Acts 10:40,41

1 Corinthians 15:3-8

Christ saying "destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up", predicting His death and resurrection. See Matt 27:40.

John 2:19-22 (P)

Matthew 27:40

John 10:18

Christ has authority to lay down His life and take it again. See Matt 27:40 and John 2:19-22.

John 2:19-22

Matthew 27:40

John 10:18 (P)

Christ's Resurrection

The Father answering Christ by raising Him from the dead. See many references, such as Psalm 16:8-11 and Acts 2:24-28.

John 2:22

Psalms 16:8-11

Psalms 22:21 (P)

1st. half of vs. Loosed from the pains of death, lions mouth, and horns of the buffaloe. 2nd.half of vs. appearing to his brethren and praising in the Assembly Heb. 2:12.

Matthew 28:5,6

Mark 16:6

Luke 24:6,7

John 20:9

Acts 2:24

Loosed from the pains of death (horns of the buffaloe).

Acts 2:25-28

One who set Jehovah continually before him, would be raised by the glory of the Father.

Acts 10:39-41

Witnesses of Christ's resurrection.

Acts 13:35

Romans 4:24,25

Romans 6:4

1 Corinthians 15:3-8