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title: Looking Long Enough to See
description: Pastor Jenn preaches on what temple really means. God desires to dwell with humanity.
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# [Looking Long Enough to See](https://www.cccolathe.org/blog/looking-long-enough-to-see)

 Written by [Pastor Jenn](https://www.cccolathe.org/blog/author/jenn) | Jul 23, 2026 7:24:39 PM

Slowing down changes what we see. John's Gospel invites us to do the same. In John 2, Jesus walks into the temple, overturns tables, and then makes a baffling statement: "Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up." His hearers thought they understood what he meant- but they were looking only at the surface. 

We'll slow down and follow the threads connecting Eden, the temple, and the image of God, discovering that Jesus' strange words reveal far more than first meets the eye. 

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