Full Circle Face-Time Visitation Mark 11:11 And Jesus went into Jerusalem and into the temple. So when He had looked around at all things, as the hour was already late, He went out to Bethany with the twelve. Translation. And He entered Jerusalem and the temple. And after He had given all things a comprehensive inspection, it being already the evening hour, He went out into Bethany with the Twelve. Wuest, K. S. (1997). Wuests word studies from the Greek New Testament: For the English reader (Mk 11:11). Grand Rapids: Eerdmans. Christ after His triumphal entry went to the heart of Jerusalem for what I would like to call a Full Circle Face-Time Visitation. It’s my belief that this visit to the temple revealed to him the lack of purpose that His house was created for. Christ makes the statement in Mark 11:15-17 NKJV)15 So they came to Jerusalem. Then Jesus went into the temple and began to drive out those who bought and sold in the temple, and overturned the tables of the money changers and the seats of those who sold doves. 16 And He would not allow anyone to carry wares through the temple. 17 Then He taught, saying to them, “Is it not written, ‘My house shall be called a house of prayer for all nations’ ? But you have made it a ‘den of thieves.’” This purpose revealed in verse 17 ‘My house shall be called a house of prayer for all nations’ this a quote from Isaiah 56: 7 NKJV) Even them I will bring to My holy mountain, And make them joyful in My house of prayer. Their burnt offerings and their sacrifices Will be accepted on My altar; For My house shall be called a house of prayer for all nations.” “With the conversion of the court of the Gentiles into a bazaar with all its noise and commotion and stench, they were deprived of the only place in the temple where they could worship. By clearing out the traders Jesus literally and symbolically provided a place for Gentiles in the temple of God.” Brooks, J. A. (1991). Vol. 23: Mark. The New American Commentary (186). Nashville: Broadman & Holman Publishers. We can’t have revival without full circle face-time with Lord. When He comes to our temples what does He see? Does he see bazaar being held from the place worship and prayers should be ascending unto Him? Does He see the places that were meant to be welcoming to all people; instead filled with prejudice of class or race? While in Jerusalem one of the things that really touched the heart of Annetta and myself was all the Nations that was represented there truly what God intended for His house to be. What purpose was given to us before we were formed in our mother womb? As we spend comprehensive face-time with Christ as he looks full circle at our temples we must drive the noise of the spirit of the age and replace it with the tones of worship and prayer. The commotion must be replaced by His abiding peace. The stench must be replaced by the sweet smelling aroma of obedience to His purpose in us which is true worship. The Lord spoke to my spirit one day and told me to build Him a house, I replied Lord you have houses on every corner in America; His reply was not all of them were His house. Then the Lord said build me a house that I want then He showed me the house he wanted, the house he showed me was a place of great worship to Him there was worshipers the surrounded this entire circular sanctuary we will call this a Full Circle Face-Time place of worship. Those in the center of His house were so surrounded in the worship that it moved them to join in. What an awesome sight as His glory cloud filled His house. We must do full circle inspection of our own fleshly temples to see if we comply with the Masters design for His temples of the Holy Ghost! 1 Corinthians 6:19 KJV)What? know ye not that your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost which is in you, which ye have of God, and ye are not your own? Pastor Mark Fox First Assembly of God Glen Rose, Texas
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