Rebuilding the community and the church post-COVID-19

The catastrophic destructions of the Temple in Jewish history led to different reactions. Although they left a serious mark on all of Israel’s future endeavours and the prophets warned the people of the coming disasters, they also proclaimed hope, even after the destruction. Some Jews reacted to it...

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Autor principal:	Pieter Verster
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Publicado:	Africajournals 2021
Materias:	covid-19 destruction of the temple jesus as lord church new life Religion (General) BL1-50 Religions of the world BL74-99
Acceso en línea:	https://doi.org/10.46222/pharosjot.102.043 https://doaj.org/article/7a8eb903ecd44eb79ca9da213004d883
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:7a8eb903ecd44eb79ca9da213004d8832021-11-27T05:31:12ZRebuilding the community and the church post-COVID-19https://doi.org/10.46222/pharosjot.102.0432414-3324https://doaj.org/article/7a8eb903ecd44eb79ca9da213004d8832021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.pharosjot.com/uploads/7/1/6/3/7163688/aricle_43_vol_102_2021_ufs.pdfhttps://doaj.org/toc/2414-3324The catastrophic destructions of the Temple in Jewish history led to different reactions. Although they left a serious mark on all of Israel’s future endeavours and the prophets warned the people of the coming disasters, they also proclaimed hope, even after the destruction. Some Jews reacted to it by forming close-knit communities and their commitment to the Torah. It remained a serious challenge to their faith and community life. They carefully studied the prophets to understand the implications of the destructions of the temples. Christians explained that Jesus had to be honoured as Lord after the destruction of the Temple. In the Gospels, Jesus foretold the terrible situation of the demise of the Temple and that his body would be the new Temple. New life is possible in Him and in the coming of the Kingdom. Some exegetes link the cursing of the fig tree by Jesus to the destruction of the temple, but others see it as a general warning to the Jewish people to honour God. It is also very important that the resurrection of Jesus is regarded as the rebuilding of the new temple in his body. After the COVID-19 pandemic, believers as servants of the Lord have to build up the church and empower the community again. This should be done in respect of Jesus the crucified and resurrected Lord. The church has a huge task in this regard, not only by proclaiming Jesus as our only comfort in life and death, but also in the commitment to the building up of the community post-Covid-19. This should be accomplished by humbling and fully following Jesus. Pieter VersterAfricajournalsarticlecovid-19destruction of the templejesus as lordchurchnew lifeReligion (General)BL1-50Religions of the worldBL74-99ENPharos Journal of Theology, Vol 102 (2021)
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description	The catastrophic destructions of the Temple in Jewish history led to different reactions. Although they left a serious mark on all of Israel’s future endeavours and the prophets warned the people of the coming disasters, they also proclaimed hope, even after the destruction. Some Jews reacted to it by forming close-knit communities and their commitment to the Torah. It remained a serious challenge to their faith and community life. They carefully studied the prophets to understand the implications of the destructions of the temples. Christians explained that Jesus had to be honoured as Lord after the destruction of the Temple. In the Gospels, Jesus foretold the terrible situation of the demise of the Temple and that his body would be the new Temple. New life is possible in Him and in the coming of the Kingdom. Some exegetes link the cursing of the fig tree by Jesus to the destruction of the temple, but others see it as a general warning to the Jewish people to honour God. It is also very important that the resurrection of Jesus is regarded as the rebuilding of the new temple in his body. After the COVID-19 pandemic, believers as servants of the Lord have to build up the church and empower the community again. This should be done in respect of Jesus the crucified and resurrected Lord. The church has a huge task in this regard, not only by proclaiming Jesus as our only comfort in life and death, but also in the commitment to the building up of the community post-Covid-19. This should be accomplished by humbling and fully following Jesus.
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Rebuilding the community and the church post-COVID-19

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