Temple Cleansing (Matthew 21:12-17)

Our Lord arrives in Jerusalem with a remarkable reception.  The people praise him as the Lord he is, they throw down their cloaks, and it seems that Christ is able to take the city by storm.  However, Christ runs through the temple overturning tables, and driving people out of the temple.  Why does Christ react this way?  What does the temple tell us about the state of God’s people in this time?

Is Christ Unstable? (Mark 11:12-25)

When we see Christ going into Jerusalem it seems that He has some anger management issues.  First, He curses a tree that did not bear fruit.  Second, he overturns tables in the temple and has what appears to be a tantrum.  How can these things make a credible point?  Why curse a tree out of anger and overturn the temple? Is the stress of the cross getting to Christ or is there more?