Well Paul being the man who pinned this letter, fully understood that we are the temple?
GINOLJC, to all.
First thanks for the reply. second, lets break down this Mystery, piece by piece.
A. “
exalteth” , 2 Thessalonians 2:4 "Who opposeth and
exalteth himself above all that is called God, or that is worshipped; so that he as God
sitteth in the temple of God,
shewing himself that he is God.” question, if one exalteth themselves or opposeth, then one is doing the opposite of submitting to and obeying God, so what is the opposite, or the Antonym of “exalteth” or exalt? answer, “
defile”, scripture, 1 Corinthians 3:17 "If any man
defile the temple of God,
him shall God
destroy; for the temple of God is holy, which temple ye are”. BINGO, well now one down, wait no two, pieces of the mystery is clearly in place. so whosoever opposeth and exalteth themselves/himself above that which is God is that “MAN of SIN”, who
defile himself, but lets go on. if one “
defiles” himself, the Temple of God … one need to know, what or may we say “WHO” the temple of God is, and or for. did not the apostle say “
Remember ye not, that, when I was yet with you, I told you these things? here it is, 1 Thessalonians 4:7 "For God hath not called us unto uncleanness,
but unto holiness.1 Thessalonians 4:8 "He therefore
that despiseth, despiseth not man,
but God, who hath also given unto us his holy Spirit”. BINGO again, for the Greek word here for "despiseth" is,
G114 ἀθετέω atheteo (a-the-te'-ō) v.
1. to set aside.
2. (by implication) to disesteem, neutralize or
violate.
[from a compound of G1 (as a negative particle) and a derivative of G5087]
KJV: cast off,
despise, disannul, frustrate, bring to nought, reject
Root(s): G1, G5087
another word for, "
violate", or as the KJV can translate as "
despise" is "
defile" BINGO.
if the Holy Spirit is Given, then where is he at? in us, correct, Dwelling in us. many who don’t read or search the scriptures, this is clearly showing, the same thing, which many a christian understand better in 1 Corinthians 3:16 "Know ye not that ye are the temple of God, and that the Spirit of God
dwelleth in you?”. the same thing he told the Thessalonians in his first letter, the Holy Ghost dwells in us. are we beginning to see now? so the “Temple of God is our body. for I know a many of Christians took this as someone sitting in a temple, a natural building, as in the third temple to be build, or some natural place of some kind of building with polish floors and tall columns all around, and a burning pot, or lamp in the hallway, we all seen the pictures, …. (smile). NO, that’s carnal thinking. the temple of God is YOU… me … us.. we the body of Christ. our bodies, his bride. mystery piece #two and three of the mystery is clearlyrevealed, so, the Temple of God is you, your body, and are you going to “
DEFLE”it?. this is where the “letteth” will let comes in at which now leads us to mystery piece #4, but lets finish piece #3, back to 1 Corinthians 3:17 "If any man defile the temple of God, him shall
God destroy; for the temple of God is holy, which temple ye are”. now we will
again see who, “the son of perdition” is… YOU, if you "defile" God's Temple. lets see it, perdition, it's the Greek word, G684 ἀπώλεια apoleia (a-pō'-lei-a) n.
total destruction, ruin or loss (
physical, spiritual or eternal).
[from a presumed derivative of G622]
KJV: damnable(-nation),
destruction,
die, perdition, X perish, pernicious ways, waste
Root(s): G622
“
destruction?”, 1 Corinthians 3:17 "If any man
defile the temple of God,
him shall God
destroy; for the temple of God is holy, which temple ye are”. destroy how? with the sword of his mouth “the fire of God”, 2 Thessalonians 2:8 "And then shall that Wicked be revealed, whom the Lord shall consume
with the spirit of his mouth, and shall
destroy with the brightness
of his coming”, for, Revelation 1:16 "And he had in his right hand seven stars: and out of his mouth went
a sharp twoedged sword: and his countenance was as the sun shineth in his strength”. Revelation 2:16 "Repent; or else I will come unto thee quickly,
and will fight against them with the sword of my mouth”. one more, Revelation 19:15 "And out of his mouth goeth
a sharp sword, that with it he should smite the nations: and he shall rule them with a rod of iron: and he treadeth the winepress of the fierceness and wrath of Almighty God”.
showing himself as God, “
sitteth in the temple of God, shewing himself that he is God”. when one is sitting it shows or signify one in “Authority”. as we see today, “I am in charge”… (smile) LOL. scripture, Romans 12:3 "For I say, through the grace given unto me, to every man that is among you,
not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think;
but to think soberly, according as God hath dealt to every man the measure of faith”, one more,1 Peter 5:3 "Neither as being lords over God's heritage,
but being ensamples to the flock”. some men are so power hungry until that say that they "ONLY" can, and
only they can
forgive sin. and God is sitting right in you, do one know what that means? usurping God’s Authority, only God can forgive sin, so who have you died for? welll. never mind. as the, “oh I as an officer or an apostle of God who “ONLY” can forgive sin….
where have we heard this before? and it’s God who is in you that forgive sin. "Forgive ye one another", Ephesians 4:32 "And be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted,
forgiving one another, even as God for Christ's sake hath forgiven you". I know by now one should have the mystery down by now.
but I'll stop for not to give a chance of review and or rebuttal, and or reproof.
PICJAG.