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In all four Gospel accounts, absolutely no violence was mentioned. There is no mention of Jesus using the whip on anyone. The whip is only mentioned in John. Animals are also only mentioned in John. A whip has always been useful in controlling the movement of animals.

bitcoinacct 2y ago

If you set up a booth, and some guy came by and flipped over your table, would you consider that a friendly gesture?

He’d likely be flipping it TOWARDS you, sending all your merchandise flying at you. Maybe one of the tables would land on you or someone else’s body?

What if he then said that your presence made a house of prayer a den of robbers, i.e. you are a robber?

And then he was holding a whip, and not letting people move freely?

All this would be non-violence?

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Vestion 2y ago

There is nothing to indicate that the turning of tables was done violently. It could have been done calmly.

Implying that someone is a robber is not an act of violence.

If I am a chef, holding a knife, does that mean that I am threatening or attacking people?

Jesus continued to teach in the Temple, which couldn't have been possible if he had been violent.

If he was violent, he would have been arrested then and there, which didn't happen.

bitcoinacct 2y ago

Um…okay.