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Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Battle Creek, Mich. · Apr 24, 1879

FromReview and Herald, Vol. 53, No. 17.

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CLEANSING THE TEMPLE.

By D. A. Robinson

I NOTICED an article in REVIEW of March 27 on “Cleansing the Temple.”
The question is asked, “Did Christ cleanse the temple twice?” and the remarks following go to show that he did not. I think, however, the criticism is not correct, and that Christ did actually cleanse the temple twice.
1. John records the four passovers which Christ attended.
2. The last passover he speaks of in chap. 12: 1–15.
3. This last one is identical with the account quoted in Matt. 21:12, 13. Compare the two.
4. Passing back over John's testimony we come naturally to the first passover as recorded in his second chapter, verses 13–17.
By a careful consideration of the matter, I think it will become apparent that Christ cleansed the temple twice, once at the commencement and again at the close of his ministry. D. A. ROBINSON.