Well I feel like a fool for not realizing that statement was made prior to crucifixion. Now the question becomes was he foreshadowing the method of death or was “take up your cross“ an expression that already existed at the time?
Jesus is the origin of the statement. It is a prediction, a demonstration, and a command.
So is this before or after flipping over the money changing tables at the temple? (This is a serious question I am not trolling you). I recently found out that the crucifixion occurred only a couple of weeks after the money changing incident at the temple and that the crucifixion was likely a direct result of it.
Sorry to ask sophomoric questions but the timeline and the geography of everything has been obscured.
So is this before or after flipping over the money changing tables at the temple?
Before. Mathew 21 is when Jesus finally turned more of this attention to Jerusalem (and the state of Israel's soul in general. Understand the parables of the fig tree and the servants in the vineyard, and His direct condemnation of the (((pharisees))) and Jerusalem in Mathew 23). The temple cleanse was Mathew 21:16. Jerusalem was his last stop, as He wasn't kidding when He said the city was a killer of its prophets.
the money changing incident at the temple and that the crucifixion was likely a direct result of it
That was only a small part of it. The largest thing that convinced the (((pharisees))) to plot against Him was the healing that Jesus was able to command. The final alarm bell was the resurrection of Lazarus (John 11). This miracle was a direct threat to their political power, as it did legitimize Jesus as the Messiah to many. The Romans could, with the popular support of the people, actually could have crown him as King, and the (((pharisee))) dream of having a false messiah leading a gentile pogrom (See the first jewish-Roman war, Simon bar Kokhba would claim this title in his own revolt) would be crushed.
Sorry to ask sophomoric questions but the timeline and the geography of everything has been obscured.
Its not obscure. I encourage you to at least read the Gospel books of Mark, Luke, Mathew, and John, and the epistle letters of St. Paul. The Gospels are 4 different accounts of the same series of events. The devil can also quote scripture too, so I suggest you read it for yourself.
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