Often in Jesus’ ministry he spoke about the temple, and he made a key statement that “I will destroy this temple made with hands, and in three days I will build another made without hands” (Mark 14:58 NASB). John’s Gospel says that he was referring to his body, in terms of being raised to life. But there is a bigger picture there as well. Through Jesus’ death and resurrection he was building a “house” of a different type. He was bringing together a “house” of a family of believers who would become that place where God’s Spirit dwells.
