That is specifically what I disagree with, which God's Word also disagrees with that. The "temple of God" Paul mentioned the Antichrist is to come and sit in playing God is NOT the spiritual temple of
Ephesians 2. That idea was started by some devil crept into among Christ's Church, it's been going around like the COVID virus in some Churches today. So it's not your... idea, you didn't think of it, you just passed it along as if it were truth. It is not.
Nope, it's my idea.
I'm the bad guy.
I figured it out with three other guys on a forum thread in 2015, right while it was happening.
1) The Netherlands (2000)
2) Belgium (2003)
3) Canada (2005)
4) Spain (2005)
5) South Africa (2006)
6) Norway (2009)
7) Sweden (2009)
8) Argentina (2010)
9) Iceland (2010)
10) Portugal (2010)
11) Denmark (2012)
12) Brazil (2013)
13) England and Wales (2013)
14) France (2013)
15) New Zealand (2013)
16) Uruguay (2013)
17) Luxembourg (2014)
18) Scotland (2014)
19) Finland: (signed 2015, effective 2017)
20) Ireland: (2015)
21) United States: (2015)<-------1290 days------->Sun/Moon.
21) United States: (2015)<-------1290 days------->EofW.
I'm bad bad bad bad bad, I'm nationwide.
That also applies to the temple mentioned at the start of
Revelation 11:1-2. That is NOT the heavenly temple, simply because the Gentiles are given to 'tread' the city for 42 months as written there, which 42 months is the time the "dragon" of Rev.13 is given to reign in Jerusalem at the end. It is the latter 1260 days of the final "one week" of
Daniel 9:27 when the "vile person" of
Daniel 11:34 will end the Jew's sacrifices within a new temple, and instead places the abomination of desolation our Lord Jesus warned His about. Those events happen on earth, not in Heaven.
No, Yes, you're right, the Revelation 11:1-2 Temple is NOT the heavenly Temple that Paul is talking about. There's two temples in Revelation 11. At the beginning of the Chapter, John's talking bout the judgement of the people alive prior to the second coming. At the end of the chapter is God's Real Temple in Heaven. (Where the censer gets cast down). That's the one Paul's talking about in Thessalonians. That's the Temple that matters, the Temple of God.
The Temple at the start of Revelation 11 is the judgement of the living. The temple that John is measuring, with the measuring rod in Revelation 11, is the same concept as Jesus was talking about In Acts:
"and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.
And it's connected with this from Matthew 24:
"And this gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in the whole world for a witness to all the nations, and then the end shall come.
And it's certainly linked with what John was told in Revelation 10:
“You must prophesy again concerning many peoples and nations and tongues and kings.”
Think about it, this Temple in Revelation 11:1, winds up at the end of the chapter with the 7th trumpet. And that's when the preceding Chapter states that the "mystery of God" would be accomplished.
"but that in the days of the trumpet call to be sounded by the seventh angel, the mystery of God would be fulfilled, just as he announced to his servants the prophets.
John measuring the temple in Revelation amounts to the Judgement of the living. The "measuring rod" that John is given is his written word, the Gospel, published in the Holy Bible.
"For the word of God is alive and active. Sharper than any double-edged sword, it penetrates even to dividing soul and spirit, joints and marrow; it judges the thoughts and attitudes of the heart.
The inner court will result in the defining of God's People alive during the last days prior to His arrival. Who will measure up? The outer court, the gentiles, are the lost. This reminds me of Revelation 20 where they marched across the broad plain of the earth and surrounded the camp of God’s people, the city he loves.
What I'm saying that sounds weird, or spooky, is that many of these things have started already and are happening now, but are remaining largely unrecognized.
I'm saying that there's just no time remaining for the Hal Lindsey schematic, Rosemary's baby and the rebuilt temple, to play itself out. But IF I'm wrong, there will still be time for me to join your team, but not time for you to join mine in the eschatological countdown.
Think of it like this. If I'm right, the two witnesses are here, the man of sin is here, he is sitting in the temple of God. We are already part ways through Revelation 13 and into the signs that the Dragon is given the power to do on behalf of the composite beast.
But if YOU are right, we still have time. Time to take a nap. Time to look for a deal on a new Dodge Ram. Wake me up when they start work on a new temple.
I think that it was God Himself who moved men to build the Dome of the Rock right on the Temple mount. So that we wouldn't think of doing anything silly, like try to build another temple there.
I say that the Heptads have played themselves out again, based on two modern day decrees to restore and to rebuild, and that once again, the TIME is fulfilled.
It's just that this time, it won't depend on the Old Time Jews to redeem the 70 weeks. All they are doing now is holding up two sign posts along the way in the time line.
All of Creation is groaning for it.
Peaceful Sabbath.