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Salvation from Judgment – John 12:44-50

If anyone hears my words and does not keep them, I do not judge him; for I did not come to judge the world but to save the world. (John 12:47 ESV) This Sunday, we bring our exposition of John 12 to a close. As we have considered, this chapter is a pivotal turning point in Jesus’ ministry. His public ministry ends here, and John will focus for the next several chapters on the hours leading up to his crucifixion. Back in verse 36, we are told that Jesus spoke publicly no longer and hid himself. However, in these last verses of the chapter, 44-50, he is speaking publicly again. John does not mean to suggest that Jesus is back in public, but rather, he is giving a summary of what he was preaching. This summary is crucial, as it makes the mission of Jesus absolutely clear. What is that mission? Why did Jesus come to this world? Was it to re-establish the Davidic Kingdom or overthrow Rome as some

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Building God’s Temple: A Magnificent Project

“And so I intend to build a house for the name of the Lord my God, as the Lord said to David my father, ‘Your son, whom I will set on your throne in your place, shall build the house for my name.” In 1 Kings 5-7, we see the construction of Solomon’s temple in Jerusalem. The temple was 90 feet long (a standard MLB baseball field). It was 30 feet wide (a full-size school bus) and 45 feet high (a four-story building). It took Solomon 7 years to build this temple and over 180.000 laborers. Once the temple was completed, the Ark of the Lord, which represented God’s presence