Setting The Wrong Things Right

John 2:13-22 (NASB)
¹³  The Passover of the Jews was near, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem.
¹⁴  And He found in the temple those who were selling oxen and sheep and doves, and the money changers seated at their tables.
¹⁵  And He made a scourge of cords, and drove them all out of the temple, with the sheep and the oxen; and He poured out the coins of the money changers and overturned their tables;
¹⁶  and to those who were selling the doves He said, "Take these things away; stop making My Father's house a place of business."
¹⁷  His disciples remembered that it was written, "ZEAL FOR YOUR HOUSE WILL CONSUME ME."
¹⁸  The Jews then said to Him, "What sign do You show us as your authority for doing these things?"
¹⁹  Jesus answered them, "Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up."
²⁰  The Jews then said, "It took forty-six years to build this temple, and will You raise it up in three days?"
²¹  But He was speaking of the temple of His body.
²²  So when He was raised from the dead, His disciples remembered that He said this; and they believed the Scripture and the word which Jesus had spoken.

1.     Unilateral Purification

Exodus 12:27 (ESV)
²⁷  you shall say, ‘It is the sacrifice of the LORD’s Passover, for he passed over the houses of the people of Israel in Egypt, when he struck the Egyptians but spared our houses.’” And the people bowed their heads and worshiped.

Psalm 69:9 (NASB)
⁹  For zeal for Your house has consumed me, And the reproaches of those who reproach You have fallen on me.

2.     Ultimate Authority 

Luke 16:13-14 (NASB)
¹³  "No servant can serve two masters; for either he will hate the one and love the other, or else he will be devoted to one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and wealth."
¹⁴  Now the Pharisees, who were lovers of money, were listening to all these things and were scoffing at Him.

3.     Unlikely Sign