The Savior's Life and Ministry Was Firmly Rooted In The Temple

Not long after the birth of the Savior his parents took him to the Jerusalem Temple to "offer up a sacrifice pertaining to childbirth." There Simeon, through revelation recognized the promised child who was "the Lord's Anointed or "Christ."" He took the child "up in his arms, and blessed God, and said, Lord, now lettest thou they servant depart in peace, according to thy word: For mine eyes have seen they salvation" (Luke 2: 25-30). A Prophetess who served the Lord continually in the temple, named Anna, came "in that hour and she likewise thanked the Lord for sending the Redeemer and she "spake of him to all them that looked for redemption" (Luke 2: 36-38).
"When Christ was twelve years old, his parents "found him in the temple [courts]" during the Passover season, teaching the learned men among the Jews and going about his Father's business. (JST Luke 2: 46-49). Forty days after his baptism we read that "the Spirit brought him to Jerusalem, and set him on a pinnacle of the temple" (JST Luke 4:9). He cleansed the temple both at the beginning (John 2:13-25) and at the end of his mortal ministry (Matthew 21:1-16). We know that whenever he was in Jerusalem "he taught daily in the temple" (Luke 19:47; Mark 14:49), and the people gathered there so that they could hear his teachings (Luke 21:37-38). We read that he participated in temple festivals (John 2:13; John 5:1; John 10:22-23; John 12:1, 12-13) and entered the temple courts triumphantly in his role as the rightful King of Israel (Mark 11:1-11; Luke 19:28-45).

"But the Savior's connection to his Father's house does not end here. The earliest Christians viewed Jesus Christ in the role of the Hight Priest of the temple (Hebrews 3:1; Hebrews 5:10). He is even described as wearing a seamless robe similar to the one worn by the hight priest (John 19:23; compare Exodus 28:31-32). He pronounced a blessing on his disciples after the manner of the high priest with uplifted hands (Luke 24:50; compare Leviticus 9:22-23; Numbers 6:23-27. He was bapized at age 30, which was the age when temple priest began to serve (Luke 3:21-23; compare Numbers 4:1-4). The prayer that Christ utters in the seventeenth chapter of the book of John is regarded by many biblical scholars to be a high priestly prayer. Christ is also depicted in Revelation 1:12-13 standing in the heavenly temple wearing "the royal and high-priestly garb." (see The Gate of Heaven, Matthew B. Brown, pg. 168-169)