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Originally Posted by idknow
if you want to say that he died for messing with the "money" as Lincoln and Kennedy did
then you have to point to the event when Jesus evicted the merchants from the public goyim area of the Temple.
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Jesus was angry because they were buying and selling in the temple which was supposed to be a house of worship. Aside from selling animals, they (the moneychangers) were apparently doing currency exchanges (which I believe was pointed out by David) where they were making a profit by converting non-Jewish money from foreigners into Jewish money and He (Jesus) was offended by this. The moneychangers were essentially the bankers, kind of like the FRB I suppose you could say.
John 2:13(KJV) And the Jews’ passover was at hand, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem,
John 2:14(KJV)
And found in the temple those that sold oxen and sheep and doves, and the changers of money sitting:
John 2:15(KJV) And when he had made a scourge of small cords, he drove them all out of the temple, and the sheep, and the oxen; and poured out the changers’ money, and overthrew the tables;
John 2:16(KJV) And said unto them that sold doves, Take these things hence;
make not my Father’s house an house of merchandise.
merchandise - G1712 ἐμπόριον emporion em-por'-ee-on
Neuter from G1713; a mart (“emporium”):—merchandise.
Notice the word merchandise is the Greek word "emporion" which is where we get our english word Emporium.
John 2:17(KJV) And his disciples remembered that it was written, The zeal of thine house hath eaten me up.
I'm not sure that I agree with it all, but here's an interesting article I came across regarding this subject which has a slightly different slant to what I've seen in the past. The author here claims that it was their animal sacrifices that Jesus was really most angry about.
http://www.compassionatespirit.com/JR-Hyland.htm
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2 Tim 2:15(KJV) Study to show thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.