Building the Third Temple in Jerusalem
Filed under Israel & The Jewish People, News on August 31st, 2009 by Marcus FrenchCBN reports on the Third Temple: [Link to Video]
Will we see the rebuilding of Solomon’s Temple in our own lifetime? What will the implications be on our prophetic expectation of an ingathering of Jews into the Kingdom prior to the Lord’s bodily appearing? Feel free to weigh in via comments below.
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These times are different from past Monarch Temple eras for Jerusalem. Most semi-honorable forms of world government have changed in this Age of the Gentiles toward democratic ideals. It is understandable that such are considered the best expressions of human ideals, where Yeshua is absent from the earth at this time, other than being so regarded in his people by faith. I am uncertain why the third Temple then would need to be “Soloman’s Temple,” as placed on Moriah like a first time “God’s House” appointment–as such was honored directly by HaShem YHVH. Those unique conditions in Jewish realized history were not forwarded indeed for an historical godly realized intention and presence much past Soloman’s generation continually, other than as a growing hope of Messianic expectancy for what the Jewish Jerusalem Kings could not achieve. Although our Messiah, in his visitation lifetime, did refer to the Temple being in God, as the embellished second Temple became corrupted in its politics of self preservation and survival alliances Yeshua challenged what was ungodly by such corruption. Rebuilding the Temple now means the resolidification and outward construction of the unrealized longings of a chosen, then displaced people who past denied their own son of David, son of Man, son of God and Temple aware purposed destiny. God uniquely ordained Jewish self government with the guidance made by the Law, as reflected in suffering during a long forced retirement season of the chosen people set apart and away from that destiny.
With our present day hyperactive worldwide media coverage, a new Temple dedicated to the Lord would present an international focal point for comment on its phenomena and purpose. Its control then would also become a world consideration. The tensions over such control and the recognition of God’s existence seem given in the Revelation, chapter 11, for a future Jerusalem so disposed. The existence of God for the Temple’s establishment history would become a facet of its considered press coverage. The attraction for many might be its radically different approach to devotion and forgiveness of sin than other religions, or the justice limits known of world governments, such being established as a visible link from Jerusalem toward acknowledging a to be considered very existence of God; its reentry into world sight would place the purposes of atonement at stage center. Such a placement would announce that once set aside for thousands of years from the nations contemplation of the need for atonement of sin, and from what group the need for salvation stems. It offers Israel a central observance for religious continuity not realized today by the nations, or in the Jewish dispersion period into the nations.
Such an emergence of a central world placement, regarding religious observance and the creator God of Israel, would be in keeping with the present season of restoration of the Land and People of the Book in the chosen Nation. Chosen for what? That is God’s purposed call to holiness related to a Jerusalem Temple’s prophetic restoration is clear enough (where it is written after restoration of the people into the Land, as so today, He will “make them holy” for his purposes; this is apparently initially so with a Temple present, and without a foretold national repentance requirement which must accompany a future prophesied recognition and an acceptance as kinsman-deliverer of the true Messiah). Messiah announced in Mt. 12:6 someone greater than the Temple being in the Land for a season and reason. And He spoke over the standing Temple with a projected future sorrow now being changed by the existence of post modern Israel. Messiah had been dedicated and prophesied over by God’s waitful ministers at the Jerusalem Temple of God as a child, during what came to be called Haunnakka. He felt His effort as an adult worthy for cleansing the same Temple of merchandising, and he healed taught and declared the good news at the Temple (see Luke). This is where children praised him as the promised son of David, creating conflict and triggering jealousy among its religious-political gatekeepers (Mt. 21). He spoke of the Temple making its gold worship objects and treasury sacred, not vice versa (Mt. 23:17). Acknowledging the Jerusalem Temple’s clear connection to God, Messiah mentioned God dwelling “in it” by an indirect reference (vs. 21), as such was so considered by Him in that day during the beginning of the last seven decades of The second embellished Temple’s Jerusalem presence. The final seven decades too of the Land still holding its tribes Jewish presence and Temple were counting down to a soon promised desolation after the Messiah’s Resurrection.
The gatekeepers of the dwelling Temple Nation’s preferred human traditions corrupted its chosen purposes for these traditions sake. Yeshua spoke ill of those upholding these traditions and not so of the Temple ritual administering Priests, or the actual practices of the law or spirit of the Law, as such. He called the Temple “my Father’s house.” In its Courts He taught each morning to an expectant crowd in the days before his arrest. Later, after the Passion, Resurrection, Ascension, and 40 day teaching mission of the risen Messiah to his disciples, the first church and the Apostles would proclaim the good news of the Messiah, teach, and heal there. Numbers were added to the church daily there. Paul practiced the Jewish rituals of purification there after founding many Gentile churches among the nations. No permitted meeting there between worship of God and of idols occurs, unless as blasphemy. One can identify pagan practices as prevalent among the nations, even in certain religious references made among believers of the nations. So he of whom Gentile believers claim to be taught doctrine felt it important to honor Temple worship practices after founding the Gentile churches and after the Jerusalem conference of Acts 15. Why, after being obligated to salvation by grace through faith?
In the sense of God himself establishing the Temple, its priesthood, and Yeshua’s Kingly future in reference to Israel there, the Temple, and Jerusalem is a place of prayer for all nations: the Jerusalem Temple is to be unfettered from disregard of the God of creation, and set apart from Gentile paganism, including Islam’s pagan practices adopted from Saudi Arabian preexisting pagan religion (when Islam was asserted by the sword, and as it incorporated such practices into its own rituals and rough practices held in Arabian locations). The Jerusalem Temple’s chosen location and placement figured into the coming promises and atonement placement of Yeshua the Messiah.
Recall that John the Baptist’s father was honored by God when serving as a rotational Temple Priest, when and where he was given a supernatural revelation, and that revelation was given about his own son given in reference to establishing the nation’s leadership for repentance and a recognition of Yeshua as Messiah King. The Temple priesthood is considered by God then as an anointed ministry of the Nation, set in place by God’s own appointments in related history of the founding and purposes of that Priesthood. This differed from the unjust, self serving, and unmerciful traditions Yeshua took to task, in his ministry, words, and in the Sermon on the Mount. It seems obvious that the playing out of the limits of that Priesthood for achieving atonement permanency in light of the New Covenant now past made with (some of) Israel, will be by both a future fulfillment of Tenach Prophetic restored chosen Nation promise, and a leading to a need in the Nation for something more than the appointed system of ritualized religious practices.
What can a Temple achieve as to a prophetically appointed Israeli National righteousness and justice actualization for this era of a Jerusalem Temple? While a Temple is up and running its ministers have certain rights of life in relationship to it (1 Cor 9:13-14.), just as New Covenant ministers do in relationship to that covenant (with its Temple of residence in each believer). The need for the son of Man of Daniel, and promised son of David on the throne from the Temple Mount will prove to be regardful of the expectancy and end times experience called of God of the chosen Nation. Where the Holy Spirit is so active there is a hunger for knowing God. Where rooted history is in the Messianic expectation certain actions will be required for the chosen Nation’s acknowledgement of Him.
2nd Thessalonians 2nd chapter, the eleventh chapter of the Revelation given to John, and the 25th chapter of Matthew seem to point to an internationally media scrutinized drama being worked out in reference to a resurgent Jerusalem Temple as present and operant. This becomes so eventually for its future “King” being so identified with the intentions of God for its future functions for both Israel and the naations. Yeshua cited God’s Tenach established prophets of old intention for the Temple, where it is established, whereas “my house will be called a house of prayer for all nations” (opposed to a house of merchandise set up in God’s name. See Mk 11:16-17 and the Isaiah reference. Isaiah in its entirety is placed in the Shrine of the scroll, in Jerusalem, by the Nation created in a day in 1948). He displayed his authority over it’s calling and purpose in his cleansing of its unholy unrighteous merchandising as misrepresenting the elements of atonement and blessing. He declared there Himself being greater than David–whose son built the first Jerusalem Temple–as the promised Messiah and son of David (Mk 12:35-37). Yet He upheld the Nation’s coming judgment involving the demise of the second Temple era by future Roman hands (Mk. 13:2). What is now unclear is if related past desolations of the Temple fulfill Daniel’s prophecy which Yeshua upheld as being the desecration of the second Temple, and/or as to a future such desolating desecration occurrence of a third Temple (Mk. 13:14). Here he was discussing the Temple future in Jerusalem. It was to the second Temple courts the first church came for “continually” praising God, until eventually persecuted by religious observant to traditions Jews in Jerusalem. This must have been some conflict, for, thousands of believers in Yeshua gathered there in time.
Such a desolation of abomination attempting to replace its image of what is to be worshiped, for God’s dwelling in the Temple by and for His regard, is almost certainly as is/was to be erected in the Temple (the fact that the sun and moon have not changed their appearance as Yeshua predicted, and Revl. 11 has not yet occurred in reference to increased world attention on Jerusalem in tension with God’s witnesses active there was focused in prophetic conflict by Yeshua, and seems to point to such conflictual future occurrences; these are then prior to Yeshua’s return appearance). This too is where Yeshua taught and shared the gospel good news of his Kingdom (Lk. 20:1). And he placed his future return to the Mt. of Olives, on a hill opposite the Temple Mount, in the same manner which he left Jerusalem, as Lord over its own religious references.
The eons old history now challenging a people known as Jews to get on with the possibility of a new Temple have been: destruction of the second Temple by Roman power, genocide, the remaining peoples’ scattering into the nations, unacceptance and difficulty when residing thereafter among most nations, persecution (and perhaps judgement), attempted world annihilation of the Jewish race, and restoration of the Jewish State in 1948 (the year I was born). Yes, to be built as such with the symbols and resources active of the first two temples, but so, within an entirely different global interchange, information, and rapid communication era. The notions of human rights and self government too are new phenomena since the first two Temple periods. Eyes from around the world would then shift daily to Jerusalem with a kind of awaiting expectancy for what has been promised to King David’s throne eternal reign found now only in NT believers’ hope. This would conflict with those who see no purpose for God in human governance. This would aid the future consolation of Israel as has not been possible in and since two prior Temple eras. Likely too it would be controversial from hearts set outside the Jewish experience. A read of Michael Brown’s book OUR HANDS ARE STAINED WITH BLOOD can inform one why.
When in the video blurb Gershom Soloman speaks of hearing the voice of God in this respect, of building a Jerusalem Temple, complete with its priesthood, and being surrounded by angels after being run over by a tank in the Golan on the battlefield during Israel’s War of Independence, one has to consider what’s up. He speaks elsewhere of why his grandfather came in the 19th Century to Israel to set his sight on its restoration, and how he died at the hands of Islam opposing this vision. Dispensationalists, like it or not, there is a ring of truth when being in the presence of Gershom’s related words of personal testimony and calling. His calling is a Tenach prophetic mystery, not a NT prophetic revealed mystery. Today in Israel, he is both revered by some Israelis, and considered a nut by many others. What seems to be apparent is that the political and the lineage based Tenach spiritual calling–when respecting the unfulfilled written word–must merge into Israel’s immediate future. Many Christians, when asked by his group to contribute to such a Temple building effort say “why should I give for a monument to a coming antiChrist?” And many other NT believers contribute with great expectancy. It seems then that the God of Israel is a God of promise no matter what side of acceptance of Yeshua as the appointed Messiah one is now on. Gershom’s heart I believe is pure. He has the love of God and Tenach instruction within his soul. –Jabez Hart
All, The above was clarified in the course of a day in my prayer closet, alone with our Father. –Jabez
There is the strong possibility too that atonement will be the issue of the Two Witnesses of Revl. 11 (perhaps one so of the Tenach, one of the NT on this matter?); this may be especially so if the eventual outcome of the current thrusts for dealing with the Temple Mount are not simply as God ordained it to be. Like in the second Temple period, political compromises or modern traditions may circumvent a Tenach appointed Temple with a placement for religious purposes with other characteristics than the frist two held in relationship to its atoning functions. The Courts were the places for debate, teaching, gathering for the feasts and festivals, Holy Days, etc.–of Jews and of first church followers of the Way. The sanctuary(s) was (were) for the placement for the Ark of the Covenant, and for rotational duties of the tribes representative Priesthood, and the High Priest. Sacrifice was key to past Temples’ key mission for atonement. Nowhere was it acceptable in scripture for the Temple to have another central theme than sacrifices for appointed and elected atonement, hence, the merchandising for such became contrary to the spirit of the mission. The clear instruction for any sacrifice to be a pure offering, and costly to the person or group requesting it was important for individual and group sober and repentant reflection over these actions contemplated intent. The Temple too was stated by the Messiah as the “dwelling” of God, even during his Visitation. If a third Temple becomes an inclusive center for the varied historical reinterpretations of Judaism, without such atonement, this could lead to the two Witnesses, with power over rain, to be sent directly by HaShem to confront such humanistic priorities, as well as any other pagan occupancies of the Mount, where so.
HaShem has a way of permitting humans to do their thing, even in his Name, prior to raising up Prophets to proclaim the justice issues at hand when His Way is disregarded by such actions. He seems to then either confront directly gently (via New Covenant grace and truth comparisons), or directly emphatically (via Tenach issues of conformity to the Law which He ordained for the chosen Nation). We must soberly regard both of these revelations of the guidance of God as vital to the ourtworking of faith for both groups. The Commonwealth of Israel citizens of right and of adotion are looking from different perspectives on the central event of human and redemptive history shown in the appointed life, sacrifice, and affirmations of the Father of thr Messiah’s voice, actions in fulfillment of righteousness, and continuous mission since. New Covenant believers await the inclusion of the chosen Nation in its own permanent salvation for the Kingdom with anticipation. In Matthew 13:52 the unconverted closest Disciples are told to bring both the instruction and way of the Old and New into their own households. This is still our charge.
The implications of this are vast.
Islam was never spread by the sword, contrary to what Christians maintain. Show me a single document from the time that asserts that. Islam was spread by TRADE, and by the example of Muslims who led decent, honorable lives, and so convinced their UNBIASED, UNBIGOTED neighbors to follow their faith in the God of Abraham, the God that all three monotheistic religions (Jewish, Christian, Muslim) worship.
In fact, it is CHRISTIANS who have used violence to spread the Gospel of the Prince of Peace. When the people claiming to be the followers of Jesus conquered Jerusalem in the First Crusade in 1095, they put to death EVERY LIVING THING there, including the cats and dogs.
Jesus is considered a great prophet in Islam and his mother Mary is considered the holiest woman who ever lived. Perhaps you need to stop supporting Israel’s vicious, barbaric and genocidal war on Arabs, and start practicing “turning the other cheek,” something which Judaism doesn’t support. You are being led around the nose by people who would rather see the end of the human race (via depleted uranium, for instance) than give up their agenda for total domination of the Middle East.
I guess “Christians” feel guilty about all the pogroms they once instigated, though. When the Spanish Reconquista finish re-occupying Spain in 1492, they started persecuting the Jews, who had lived for hundreds of years in peace under Muslim rule.
The Jews had to practice their religion in secret, or flee to Muslim North Africa, where they were free once again to live in peace and practice Judaism.
Even Israelis like Abba Eban agree that was the case.
Noel Wythe,
I’m sure you’re quite serious about your post, but is it utterly contrary to the facts. With regard to Christianity, the Crusades stand out as an ugly exception to the historic pattern and, in any case, they had nothing to do with “spreading Christianity” as much as they had to do with retaking the “Holy Land.” (Just for the record, it is probable that the vast majority of the participants had never read a page of the Bible their entire lives. They were biblically illiterate and the exact opposite of what the New Testament calls a “Christian.”)
With regard to Islam, surely you must know the many Koranic texts which praise the advancement of Islam with force. Surely you must have heard of the Moorish conquest. Surely you have read some of the sound academic books that chronicle Islam’s often-bloody past (and present!).
Again, I assume your post is meant to be taken seriously, but as a statement of fact, it is completely fatuous.
Dear Dr. Brown,
Thank you for acknowledging that the Crusades were an
“exception” to an “historic pattern.” I honestly do not feel that they are, because today America is prosecuting the same war of genocide against Muslims in the Middle East. Now, the West and America use depleted uranium, white phosphorus, cluster munitions and all the other weapons in our arsenal instead of swords and lances, but the intent is the same. According to one Middle East expert (Dahr Jamail) ONE OUT OF TWO Iraqis is either wounded, dead or homeless as a result of our war ON that country.
Yes, I am very aware of what the Qur’an says about warfare on people who are in opposition to God. The Qur’ans instruct Muslims to make war only on those who are on opposition to God, and orders that they sue for peace if their opponents lay down their weapons. The Qur’an also forbids warring on the innocent and cutting down trees.
It is acceptable to me if you wish to insist that Muslims conform to some kind of code of behavior, but why then do you insist on a double standard and accept any kind of behavior for the followers of Jesus (or Moses)? To excuse Christians that have given CHRISTIANITY a bad name for their “often-bloody past (and present)” on the grounds that they are somehow ignorant of the teachings of Jesus Christ makes it impossible for the Muslim World to take CHRISTIANS seriously.
May God have mercy!
Noel Wythe
Noel,
I’ve been following Jesus for almost 38 years now, I have worked with Christians around the world on more than 100 overseas trips, and we have missionaries who have graduated from our school laboring day and night in more than 20 nations, and without exception, the Christians are the ones being persecuted, not doing the persecuting. As for America’s actions in Iraq, be they good or evil, what does that have to do with the New Testament and Christianity? Nothing!
So, I do hold Christians to the standards of the New Testament and point out that the Crusaders and their kind were not Christians in any sense of the word (using the NT itself to define what makes one a Christian), but unfortunately, many Muslims today and in the past justify their violent behavior based on the Quran — and they are NOT misinterpreting it when they do.
May I assume, then, that you herewith retract your erroneous statement that Islam never advanced by the sword? And are you willing to admit that Islam today and in the past has used the Quran to justify violent behavior in the name of Allah? (I’m sure you know that when Iraq and Iran went to war, both nations declared it a holy war — a jihad — and Iranian clerics held Qurans over the heads of the soldiers as they got on buses to ride into battle.)
I suggest that you spend a few days reading the many fine articles on http://www.jihadwatch.com, with many quotes from Muslim leaders worldwide confirming what I have written here.
The only point that you make with which I concur is that many people often do not see a genuine demonstration of Christianity because of the worldliness of professing Christians. Thankfully, however, around the world, a genuine Christian witness continues to come forth, which is one of the reasons that so many Muslims are now coming to faith in Jesus. Praise God for that!
And the relevance of the above to any restoration of eternal reference in Israel, and possibly of the Temple and what that may mean as to the end of the Age and coming ruling Messiah? Noel, you can feel your feelings for sure, but establishing their relevance to this topic is wanting. Thanks for bringing the negativity back to earth and under heaven, Dr. Brown.
I am reminded too how quickly after the Babylonian captivity things changed. An altar was the first reconstruction in the time of Nehemiah, and Ezra–quickly leading to a sacrifical cultic religious system’s reimposition. This was prior to completion of walls and constructs. This could be a step, to the exposed Moriah portion, North of the Dome of the Rock, if something changes regarding the current Temple Mount area’s use for a reintroduction of classical Judaism’s centerpiece. Certainly a climate of change regarding Israel being Israel, prior to pleasing the pressures of the Nations to equalize the playing field of Jerusalem, is coming to pass. The nation’s leaders are no longer enamored with the political process the Nations believe is the answer to the conflict of Jerusalem’s government.
All considered since 1917, 1948, and 1957 who can blame them for that?
Michael Brown SAID: As for America’s actions in Iraq, be they good or evil, what does that have to do with the New Testament and Christianity? Nothing!
Thats absolute nonsense it has everything to do with Christianity when a nation declares itself Christian. The whole middle east map was drawn up by those plundering protestant colonialist “christians” called the British. Whats wrong dont you know the real story about Lawrence of Arabia ?
And please lets not mention the Opium Wars and all the other heinous crimes commited by those self proclaimed pompeous British pharisees and so called “defenders of faith”
“Woe unto you scribes & pharisees”….
This is the hypocritical garbage that has led us up till today using christianity as an excuse to conquer. We were friends with Sadam when he did our evil bidding and we looked the other way when he used WMDs on Iran. The WMDs we helped him develop.
And please lets not go back and look at the “Trail of Tears” and what the selfrighteous christians did to the slaves and American Indians in the name of Yeshua using the pretext of Joshua & Canan as the excuse and mode of operation…..
“Manifest Destiny” ring a bell ???
Take the REDWOOD tree out of your eye Mike God sees everything and remembers and Judgement day is going to be quite interesting isnt it.
“Whatever you did to the least of these you did unto me”
Matthew 7
21 Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father who is in heaven.
22 Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy by thy name, and by thy name cast out demons, and by thy name do many mighty works?
23 And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity.
Habakkuk 2
12 Woe to him that buildeth a town with blood, and establisheth a city by iniquity!
5 …………a haughty man, that keepeth not at home; who enlargeth his desire as Sheol, and he is as death, and cannot be satisfied, but gathereth unto him all nations, and heapeth unto him all peoples.
6 Shall not all these take up a parable against him, and a taunting proverb against him, and say, Woe to him that increaseth that which is not his! how long? and that ladeth himself with pledges!
8 Because thou hast plundered many nations, all the remnant of the peoples shall plunder thee, because of men’s blood, and for the violence done to the land, to the city and to all that dwell therein.
9 Woe to him that getteth an evil gain for his house, that he may set his nest on high, that he may be delivered from the hand of evil!
10 Thou hast devised shame to thy house, by cutting off many peoples, and hast sinned against thy soul.
caucazhin,
I know you addressed me in your post, but you apparently have the wrong person. I am anything but a militaristic, America is always right, let’s set up a theocracy, the Church of the past and present is never guilty guy.
So, before you load up your weapons and shoot, I suggest you take heed to the words of Jesus you quoted in Matthew 7 first. Then we can actually have some fruitful interaction as opposed to you firing random shots in the air.
Mike first off I will tell you that I admire you very very much and I have been learning alot from watching your numerous videos including thinkitthrough.tv, Countering the counter missionaries, your debates with Rabbis & James White, your gay agenda videos & Harry knox debate. It was probably wrong of me and unbrotherly in our first communication to fire such a shot across your bow and I apologize for doing so but I often feel very frustated at fellow believers blaming everything thats wrong in the world on Islam, China and anyone who doesnt agree with our so called american ideals which are often very hypocritical.
I feel Americas sins are so much greater because of the light we have been given.
How often do you really hear christians “praying for their enemies” like Sadam & Osama??
No instead its labeling them as jihadist / terrorists waving the flag and aplauding in the name of God when they are destroyed.
Is this Yeshuas ideal of forgiveness?
Im a 50 year old gentile Christian caucasian male who grew up and rejected his catholicism because of the hypocricy and unscriptural theology and I reject the false nationalistic Protestant Christianity I see today. I think most American Christians are far more nationalists than they are really Christian. Perhaps I jumped the gun on what I read in your responses and Im sorry if I did but my post was directed at the comments you made to Noel.
Mike you said to Noel:
I suggest that you spend a few days reading the many fine articles on http://www.jihadwatch.com, with many quotes from Muslim leaders worldwide confirming what I have written here
Anyway I know you are very busy person but I would like to start over if possible and have
a real conversation / dialogue if you are willing and have the time. There are many other subjects concerning faith that I am VERY curious about your views on that I would love to discuss with you……………..THANX…Shalom & PEACE B2U….John
caucazhin,
Thanks so much for your post and your kind words, and yes, let’s make a fresh start of things here. The past is past!
In point of fact, I regularly speak against the equation of American patriotism with the kingdom of God, and I fully recognize that, as North American believers, we can learn much from our brothers and sisters in other parts of the world. And just today on my radio show, I said that one reason for growing atheism in America is the Church’s failure to demonstrate the reality of God in our own lives! In light of this, your comments to me were quite surprising (I say this for clarity, not to hold the past against you; as for my comments to Noel, read them in context).
It is true that my schedule is quite intense, because of which I can’t always respond to posts, but feel free to start a dialog and, when possible, I’ll join in.
Blessings to you!
I’ve been saved for almost 30 years and I’ve heard this ‘3rd. Temple Rebuilding thing every so often on Christian T.V., the net and even the media at times, someone, an evangelist, a teacher of God’s Word, theologian, and so on would say,
” I saw the plans of the 3rd. Temple. Or, The Levites are being trained for service in the Temple. or The ashes of the Red Heifer are being flown into Jerusalem. The utensils of the Temple have been made, They have the ‘real’ Ark of the Covenent” [Oh Brother!! LOL!] and the list goes on!!
It seems these report come in cycles of about every few years!!
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The Temple was completely destroyed in 70 A.D. just as Jesus [Yeshua] said it would be! Matthew 24:2; Mark 13:2;Luke 19:44;luke21:6. Jesus never said that there would be a 3rd. Temple built before His return.
When the Lord Jesus said ‘It is Finished’! John19:30, He was stating just that!
John 17:4: I have glorified thee on the earth: I have finished the work which thou gavest me to do.
When Christ died on the Cross, the Bible says the ‘Veil’ was rent from the TOP to the Bottom!! Matthew 27:51. God’s total acceptance of His Blessed Son’s atoning sacrifice for the penalty of man’s sin! Romans3 :22-26.
God’s True Presence behind the veil by His Eternal Spirit was manifest in the Holy of Holies until,……….. Jesus gave up [His spirit] the ghost! John19:30.
When Jesus told Mary after His glorious Resurrection, He had to go to The [His] Father, Why?
The Bible answers this in Hebrews 9:23,24. The Messiah presented His Blood to all the witnesses in Heaven, totally satisfying and ‘proving’ He ‘is’ the Lamb of God Hebrews 9:21 and was the ‘once and for all’ requirement and propitiation for man’s redemption! Praise God!!
Triumphing over Death itself and showing Satan and his minions that ‘He has accomplished and defeated the Devil’s right to man’s soul.Col.2:14,15
In conclusion, the earthly Temple was completely destroyed because Jesus ‘is’ the Temple of God! The veil that was rent, the Holy of Holies, The True Ark, The Mercy Seat etc. and,…… God’s Presence once again ’stuck’ in a Temple made with man’s hands is ludicrous and on the border of Blasphemy!!
Jesus, the Wonderful Savior has chosen to make His abode in every truly Blood Washed [Rev.1:5] Believer, in their [Body] Temple! 1 Cor. 6:19.
Acts7:48: Howbeit the most High dwelleth not in temples made with hands; as saith the prophet,
Acts7:49: Heaven is my throne, and earth is my footstool: what house will ye build me? saith the Lord: or what is the place of my rest?
God Bless,
Joe
Muslim power! the temple belongs to us Muslims, the chosen people, and true followers of Soloman, peace be upon him! accept it.. peace to all
What??????!!!!!!! What Bible are you reading?
Peace??!! Do you really know Islam?? Have you truly studied this religion?
Followers of Solomon”" What happened to ‘Followers of Allah’??!!
Have you and do you study the Koran??!!
Why can’t you debate with ‘words’ from the Koran as Christians can from God’s
Word?
Please read about ‘Hazel’, a former and devout Muslim ‘WHO GOT SAVED’
[Romans 10:9-13] by the Power and Love of the Only Real, True and ‘Living’ God
[1 John 5:20]
http://www.cai.org/testimonies/saved-muslim-background
Hope you get saved soon!! The signs are all here for Christ to return soon! [Matthew 24chapter, Mark 13chapter, Luke 21st.chapter]
Luke21:28: And when these things begin to come to pass, then look up, and lift up your heads; for your redemption draweth nigh.
Yo! Shahid,
You never answered my original ‘poser’ about the 3rd. Temple!!
Later,
Iceman
Joe, considering all you stated, it seems totally detached from 2 Thesl. 2nd chapter, and much in the Revelation of John. You might check out Acts 3:21, which contains a reference regarding the Return, and that not happening until all is completed as spoken in the Prophets of Old (in the Jewish Bible). Nowhere in scripture is the present called the church age, contrary to Scofield, and others. It is the Age of Daniel’s Gentiles (the Nations contending and scheming for power and rule); that Age requires certain events to happen prior to the Return of Yeshua, and to lead up to the inclusion of Yeshua predicted repentance for the chosen Nation. I do not disagree that the New Covenant is replacing in importance other covenants of God–especially as described by the writer of Hebrews. However, Peter spoke to the Nation which rejected Yeshua’s visitation–his Nation–for a sober consideration of what would lead to the Return of the Messiah, the restoration of all things, and the Davidic Kingdom of promise.
I am curious however, and request of Dr. Brown his insight, why did God call Moshe’s covenant eternal, and Yeshua’s eternal (the latter in Hebrews FYI)? If God was going to break his promises given to the tribes by covenant, why would Peter have stated what he did? It is clear God is not going to do that, but, according to the words of the prophets of old, God has a hope and a plan to complete redemptive history: for the Jew first, and the Greek also.
z’Have you ever heard, Messiah has come. It says in his word to cleanse everyone…” This song is in my heart, and in the Plans God has for his people. The Holy Spirit is not promised in the Quran, by Buddah, Laotzsu, etc. No one can change the heart except the Holy Spirit, and, to what instructed purposes, my brethren? [This is a response challenge inquired of you all].