Jesus Made The Temple Of God Obsolete

[Amos Ministries]

Will a third physical Temple of God be built? No. The prophecies in the book of Ezekiel range from the destruction of Solomon’s Temple to the Jewish people’s exile into Babylon, to the building of the second Temple of God, to the distant future of the coming of the Messiah and then the institution of the new covenant and spiritual Temple system. It is a vast book that speaks about things spanning over much time.

There are many arguments that the Jewish people make to support their belief that the Messiah is still to come and the Temple will be rebuilt. But scripture specifically states that the Messiah shall come before the destruction of the second Temple and he will establish an everlasting spiritual Temple system which will replace the temporary physical temple. This has already been fulfilled through the arrival of Jesus.

Because the earthly Temple system has been destroyed and they have rejected Jesus’ interpretation and teachings, the Jewish people cannot be made righteous.

In Ezekiel 46, the prophet envisions a Prince who follows through with all of the rules, statutes and regulations of the Temple sacrifice system. This Prince is the Messiah whom the Jewish people also believe will come and rebuild the Temple so that the people can atone for their sins once again through sacrifices and offerings. However, they believe the Temple will be a physical one, made with human hands. Paul states otherwise.

Acts 17:24 – The God who made the world and everything in it is the Lord of heaven and earth and does not live in temples built by human hands.

The Temple was rebuilt through Jesus. He is the Temple, the Prince and Messiah. He has already fulfilled all of these scriptures and the Apostle Paul explains this further.

Hebrews 8:1-13 – Now the main point of what we are saying is this: We do have such a high priest, who sat down at the right hand of the throne of the Majesty in heaven, 2 and who serves in the sanctuary, the true tabernacle set up by the Lord, not by a mere human being.

3 Every high priest is appointed to offer both gifts and sacrifices, and so it was necessary for this one also to have something to offer. 4 If he were on earth, he would not be a priest, for there are already priests who offer the gifts prescribed by the law. 5 They serve at a sanctuary that is a copy and shadow of what is in heaven. This is why Moses was warned when he was about to build the tabernacle: “See to it that you make everything according to the pattern shown you on the mountain.” 6 But in fact the ministry Jesus has received is as superior to theirs as the covenant of which he is mediator is superior to the old one, since the new covenant is established on better promises.

7 For if there had been nothing wrong with that first covenant, no place would have been sought for another. 8 But God found fault with the people and said:

“The days are coming, declares the Lord, when I will make a new covenant with the people of Israel and with the people of Judah.

9 It will not be like the covenant I made with their ancestors when I took them by the hand to lead them out of Egypt, because they did not remain faithful to my covenant, and I turned away from them, declares the Lord. 10 This is the covenant I will establish with the people of Israel after that time, declares the Lord. I will put my laws in their minds and write them on their hearts. I will be their God, and they will be my people.

11 No longer will they teach their neighbor, or say to one another, ‘Know the Lord,’ because they will all know me, from the least of them to the greatest. 12 For I will forgive their wickedness and will remember their sins no more.” 13 By calling this covenant “new,” he has made the first one obsolete; and what is obsolete and outdated will soon disappear.

 

[justbyfaith]

The Antichrist will sit in the physical temple shewing himself to be God (2 Thessalonians 2:4).

Therefore there is still a physical temple yet to come in Israel.

Also, no temple that has existed, has existed according to the specifications found in the latter chapters of Ezekiel.

 

[DPMartin]

sure you can say Jesus made the temple obsolete, as far as God is concerned. but it might be wise to not be so quick to dismiss centuries of study and scholarship on the subject of the "third temple" in not only Christian circles but also Jewish communities. that apparently agree there will be a third temple. you must remember that the temple in Israeli history is a marker of the Presence of God with them. now that God as usual used the world to reestablish Israel, He will use the world as He did before with Cyrus to give permission to Israel to rebuild the temple that Israel just about stands in readiness to build. they have already made everything that is supposed to be in the temple. but last I heard its illegal for a Jew to be on the grounds that once was the temple location because of the Islam temple, the dome of the rock. of which will sooner or later become a part of a peace bargaining supervised by world powers that be.


its all about peace and love and utopian acceptance, that the free world is swallowing up, and buying into that will pave the way for the deception.


granted much of what was repeated by the prophets has come to pass, but Jesus ain't retuned yet.

 

[justbyfaith]

We find in the book of Ezekiel that the wailing wall will very likely be destroyed by a meteor shower; at which time the way for the temple to be rebuilt will be opened to the Jewish people.

 

[ChristisGod]

1 Corinthians 3:16
Do you not know that you are God’s temple and that God’s Spirit dwells in you?

1 Corinthians 3:9
For we are God's fellow workers; you are God's field, God's building.

1 Corinthians 3:17
If anyone destroys God's temple, God will destroy him; for God's temple is holy, and you are that temple.

1 Corinthians 6:19
Do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit who is in you, whom you have received from God? You are not your own;

2 Corinthians 6:16
What agreement can exist between the temple of God and idols? For we are the temple of the living God. As God has said: "I will live with them and walk among them, and I will be their God, and they will be My people."

Ephesians 2:21
In Him the whole building is fitted together and grows into a holy temple in the Lord.

Ephesians 2:22
And in Him you too are being built together into a dwelling place for God in His Spirit.

1 Timothy 3:15
so that, if I am delayed, you will know how each one must conduct himself in God's household, which is the church of the living God, the pillar and foundation of the truth.

Hebrews 3:6
But Christ is faithful as the Son over God's house. And we are His house, if we hold firmly to our confidence and the hope of which we boast.

hope this helps !!!

 

[Enoch111]

Will a third physical Temple of God be built? No.

It should be crystal clear from the book of Ezekiel that there will indeed by a FOURTH temple in Jerusalem. And it should be crystal clear from other prophecies pertaining to the Antichrist that there will also be a THIRD temple in Jerusalem (which will presumably be destroyed by an earthquake).

The prophecy of Ezekiel is about a redeemed and restored Israel after the Second Coming of Christ. And from what is revealed, the fourth temple will be there for eternity.

This is no way diminishes the Heavenly Temple or Sanctuary, but a time will come when there will be no Temple in Heaven: And I saw no temple therein: for the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb are the temple of it. (Rev 21:22).

Because the earthly Temple system has been destroyed and they have rejected Jesus’ interpretation and teachings, the Jewish people cannot be made righteous.

This flatly contradicts the book of Ezekiel:
EZEKIEL 36: THE REDEMPTION AND RESTORATION OF ISRAEL
24 For I will take you from among the heathen, and gather you out of all countries, and will bring you into your own land.
25 Then will I sprinkle clean water upon you, and ye shall be clean: from all your filthiness, and from all your idols, will I cleanse you.
26 A new heart also will I give you, and a new spirit will I put within you: and I will take away the stony heart out of your flesh, and I will give you an heart of flesh.
27 And I will put my Spirit within you, and cause you to walk in my statutes, and ye shall keep my judgments, and do them.
28 And ye shall dwell in the land that I gave to your fathers; and ye shall be my people, and I will be your God.

Also, no temple that has existed, has existed according to the specifications found in the latter chapters of Ezekiel.

That is absolutely correct. Neither have the twelve tribes been settled in Greater Israel as described therein.

Replacement Theology (which substitutes the Church for Israel) is patently false. And even Romans 11 makes that perfectly clear.

 

[Amos Ministries]

The Antichrist will sit in the physical temple shewing himself to be God (2 Thessalonians 2:4).

Therefore there is still a physical temple yet to come in Israel.

Also, no temple that has existed, has existed according to the specifications found in the latter chapters of Ezekiel.

The abomination of the desolation has already been established at the physical temple which is the Dome of the Rock mosque. I have written about this in great detail on my website. The temple that Ezekiel envisioned was a spiritual temple. When you go as per physical temples, you must refer to who Jesus referred to which, was Daniel. He spoke of not one stone being left upon the other and in the place of where the temple used to be, there will be the abomination of the desolation. And that is where we stand today. Neither Daniel nor Jesus speaks of the temple being rebuilt.

Ezekiel, being a contemporary of Daniel, also regards Daniel as being wiser.

Ezekiel 28:2-3 – “Son of man, give the prince of Tyre this message from the Sovereign Lord:

“In your great pride you claim, ‘I am a god! I sit on a divine throne in the heart of the sea.’ But you are only a man and not a god, though you boast that you are a god. 3 You regard yourself as wiser than Daniel and think no secret is hidden from you.

Ezekiel 14:14 - Even if these three men--Noah, Daniel and Job--were in it, they could save only themselves by their righteousness, declares the Sovereign LORD.

When trying to understand end times, we must go with Daniel over Ezekiel as Jesus did. Daniel speaks about the physical end times and Ezekiel speaks about spiritual end times. Daniel was given the wisdom to prophesy about the fate of the 2nd physical temple and he does not speak of a third physical temple.

I've written about this subject extensively on my website. Check out "Why Do Jews Believe There Will Be A Third Physical Temple Of God? Part 6'

This is the last of a 6 part series that I have available on my site regarding the following topic: "Can you receive atonement without sacrifice?" In this series, I examine the major arguments that Jewish people have about being able to atone for sins without the temple.

 

[justbyfaith]

The temple that Ezekiel envisioned was a spiritual temple.

Well, then, why does it have physical specifications?

 

[Amos Ministries]

Well, then, why does it have physical specifications?

Are you saying there's a contradiction between Daniel and Ezekiel? Because Daniel states that the temple system will end once the Messiah comes and is killed. And there will be no rebuilding of the temple. In its place, will be the abomination of the desolation (Dome of the rock). And there is no mention of this abomination being destroyed and replaced with another temple.

The Jewish people rejected Jesus as messiah and still do today because they are waiting for the Messiah to come and rebuild the temple. But they missed the Messiah's arrival and mistakenly are waiting for a physical temple (as you are). Jesus did rebuild the temple, but he rebuilt it in a completely spiritual fashion. Paul states, if Jesus came today, he would not be a Levitical priest in the temple, he would be a priest according to the order of Melchizidek.

For more info, check out my website because its tiresome to repeat it. I did an extensive 6 part post on it. It's a long read, but if you have any questions after you read it, please contact me.

 

[justbyfaith]

But they missed the Messiah's arrival and mistakenly are waiting for a physical temple (as you are).

I am not waiting for the temple as though it were my hope. But I expect that biblical prophecy teaches that it will come. There is a difference between believing that something will come to pass and waiting for that thing as the hope of your life.

For more info, check out my website because its tiresome to repeat it.

Would you care to provide a link?

Are you saying there's a contradiction between Daniel and Ezekiel? Because Daniel states that the temple system will end once the Messiah comes and is killed. And there will be no rebuilding of the temple.

Please quote the scriptures that substantiate this idea. Thanks.

 

[justbyfaith]

Would you care to provide a link?

Oh right, your signature. Didn't see that before.

 

[Amos Ministries]

I am not waiting for the temple as though it were my hope. But I expect that biblical prophecy teaches that it will come. There is a difference between believing that something will come to pass and waiting for that thing as the hope of your life.



Would you care to provide a link?



Please quote the scriptures that substantiate this idea. Thanks.

Here's the link Can You Receive Atonement Without Sacrifice? - Amos Ministries

From this link, you will find links to the 6 articles as well. It is an extensive read, but hope it explains things for you.

Blessings,

Ashley

 

[Davy]

It is silly to try and proclaim no new temple for the end will be built by the orthodox unbelieving Jews just because our Lord Jesus came to present the spiritual temple through belief on Him, when the orthodox Jews DO NOT BELIEVE ON JESUS CHRIST!

Trying to use such a lame excuse for the unbelieving Jews not building another temple in Jerusalem wreaks of gross deception about the end times.

The unbelieving Jews WILL... build their future 3rd temple in Jerusalem, because it is written they will do so in God's Word. That means GOD Himself has proclaimed it will happen! And Lord help those who try to go against Him and His Word!

 

[VictoryinJesus]

And Lord help those who try to go against Him and His Word!

question then. This third temple built

Trying to use such a lame excuse for the unbelieving Jews not building another temple in Jerusalem wreaks of gross deception about the end times.

The unbelieving Jews WILL... build their future 3rd temple in Jerusalem, because it is written they will do so in God's Word. That means GOD Himself has proclaimed it will happen!

will God dwell in it? Acts 7:48 Howbeit the most High dwelleth not in temples made with hands; as saith the prophet,

Acts 7:49-51 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? [50] Hath not my hand made all these things? [51] Ye stiffnecked and uncircumcised in heart and ears, ye do always resist the Holy Spirit: as your fathers did, so do ye.

what is the place of His rest?

Will God dwell in this third temple raised up?
Acts 17:24-25 God that made the world and all things therein, seeing that he is Lord of heaven and earth, dwelleth not in temples made with hands; [25] Neither is worshipped with men's hands, as though he needed any thing, seeing he giveth to all life, and breath, and all things;

You said “And Lord help those who try to go against Him and His Word!”

 

[Amos Ministries]

It is silly to try and proclaim no new temple for the end will be built by the orthodox unbelieving Jews just because our Lord Jesus came to present the spiritual temple through belief on Him, when the orthodox Jews DO NOT BELIEVE ON JESUS CHRIST!

Trying to use such a lame excuse for the unbelieving Jews not building another temple in Jerusalem wreaks of gross deception about the end times.

The unbelieving Jews WILL... build their future 3rd temple in Jerusalem, because it is written they will do so in God's Word. That means GOD Himself has proclaimed it will happen! And Lord help those who try to go against Him and His Word!

When you consider the measurements of Ezekiel’s Temple, the current Temple mount site would not be able to contain the massive Temple Ezekiel describes. The Temple must reside on this mountain, as per God’s will. No Temple such as the one in Ezekiel’s vision has ever been physically constructed.

This Temple is the spiritual Temple rebuilt by Jesus and his followers including us if we have the Holy Spirit.

1 Corinthians 3:9 – For we are co-workers in God’s service; you are God’s field, God’s building.

Ephesians 2:19-22 – Consequently, you are no longer foreigners and strangers, but fellow citizens with God’s people and also members of his household, 20 built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, with Christ Jesus himself as the chief cornerstone. 21 In him the whole building is joined together and rises to become a holy temple in the Lord. 22 And in him you too are being built together to become a dwelling in which God lives by his Spirit.

1 Peter 2:4-9 – As you come to him, the living Stone—rejected by humans but chosen by God and precious to him— 5 you also, like living stones, are being built into a spiritual house to be a holy priesthood, offering spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ. 6 For in Scripture it says:

“See, I lay a stone in Zion, a chosen and precious cornerstone, and the one who trusts in him will never be put to shame.” 7 Now to you who believe, this stone is precious. But to those who do not believe,

“The stone the builders rejected has become the cornerstone,” 8 and, “A stone that causes people to stumble and a rock that makes them fall.” They stumble because they disobey the message—which is also what they were destined for. 9 But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, God’s special possession, that you may declare the praises of him who called you out of darkness into his wonderful light.

The physical Temple will not be rebuilt because God desires for the Jewish people to know the wrong they do. To be able to identify the sin they commit and not just to mindlessly offer a ritualistic sacrifice that covers their sin through atonement.

In Ezekiel 46, the prophet envisions a Prince who follows through with all of the rules, statutes and regulations of the Temple sacrifice system. This Prince is the Messiah whom the Jewish people also believe will come and rebuild the Temple so that the people can atone for their sins once again through sacrifices and offerings. However, they believe the Temple will be a physical one, made with human hands. Paul states otherwise.

Acts 17:24 – The God who made the world and everything in it is the Lord of heaven and earth and does not live in temples built by human hands.

So does Stephen, the first Christian martyr.

Acts 7:48 – However, the Most High does not live in houses made by human hands. As the prophet says: Heaven is my throne, and the earth is my footstool. What kind of house will you build for me? says the Lord.

The Temple was rebuilt through Jesus. He is the Temple, the Prince and Messiah. He has already fulfilled all of these scriptures and the Apostle Paul explains this further.

Hebrews 9: 1-15 – Now the first covenant had regulations for worship and also an earthly sanctuary. 2 A tabernacle was set up. In its first room were the lampstand and the table with its consecrated bread; this was called the Holy Place. 3 Behind the second curtain was a room called the Most Holy Place, 4 which had the golden altar of incense and the gold-covered ark of the covenant. This ark contained the gold jar of manna, Aaron’s staff that had budded, and the stone tablets of the covenant. 5 Above the ark were the cherubim of the Glory, overshadowing the atonement cover. But we cannot discuss these things in detail now.

6 When everything had been arranged like this, the priests entered regularly into the outer room to carry on their ministry. 7 But only the high priest entered the inner room, and that only once a year, and never without blood, which he offered for himself and for the sins the people had committed in ignorance. 8 The Holy Spirit was showing by this that the way into the Most Holy Place had not yet been disclosed as long as the first tabernacle was still functioning. 9 This is an illustration for the present time, indicating that the gifts and sacrifices being offered were not able to clear the conscience of the worshiper. 10 They are only a matter of food and drink and various ceremonial washings—external regulations applying until the time of the new order.

11 But when Christ came as high priest of the good things that are now already here, he went through the greater and more perfect tabernacle that is not made with human hands, that is to say, is not a part of this creation. 12 He did not enter by means of the blood of goats and calves; but he entered the Most Holy Place once for all by his own blood, thus obtaining eternal redemption.

Hebrews 8:1-13 – Now the main point of what we are saying is this: We do have such a high priest, who sat down at the right hand of the throne of the Majesty in heaven, 2 and who serves in the sanctuary, the true tabernacle set up by the Lord, not by a mere human being.
3 Every high priest is appointed to offer both gifts and sacrifices, and so it was necessary for this one also to have something to offer. 4 If he were on earth, he would not be a priest, for there are already priests who offer the gifts prescribed by the law. 5 They serve at a sanctuary that is a copy and shadow of what is in heaven. This is why Moses was warned when he was about to build the tabernacle: “See to it that you make everything according to the pattern shown you on the mountain.” 6 But in fact the ministry Jesus has received is as superior to theirs as the covenant of which he is mediator is superior to the old one, since the new covenant is established on better promises.

Jesus the Messiah came to establish a heavenly Temple system which makes the earthly covenant or Temple system obsolete.

Finally, we read in Revelations 21:22 – 22 I did not see a temple in the city, because the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb are its temple.

 

[Davy]

question then. This third temple built


will God dwell in it? Acts 7:48 Howbeit the most High dwelleth not in temples made with hands; as saith the prophet,

Acts 7:49-51 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? [50] Hath not my hand made all these things? [51] Ye stiffnecked and uncircumcised in heart and ears, ye do always resist the Holy Spirit: as your fathers did, so do ye.

what is the place of His rest?

Will God dwell in this third temple raised up?
Acts 17:24-25 God that made the world and all things therein, seeing that he is Lord of heaven and earth, dwelleth not in temples made with hands; [25] Neither is worshipped with men's hands, as though he needed any thing, seeing he giveth to all life, and breath, and all things;

You said “And Lord help those who try to go against Him and His Word!”

No, God will not dwell in the 'unbelieving' Jews' new temple they will build in Jerusalem, and that isn't even the real issue of what God's Word shows it will be for at the end of this world! So already, you are dancing around... the issue instead of heeding God's Word as written.

The matter is that the orthodox unbelieving Jews in Jerusalem still believe they are required by God to worship per the old covenant! You well know this too I am certain. And the Jew's beliefs is what is driving it, not the fact that Jesus came already and died on the cross, because they don't believe on Jesus Christ, which you well know that too. So why play games when you also know you're just following a doctrine of man instead of heeding what God's Word actually teaches on the matter?

 

[Enoch111]

The temple that Ezekiel envisioned was a spiritual temple.

I did not expect such foolish nonsense from you. Do you really think that God wanted to deceive everyone by giving Ezekiel a vision of an actual temple, when all the time it was supposed to be a *spiritual temple* discovered by a genius in the 21st century?

 

[Davy]

When you consider the measurements of Ezekiel’s Temple, the current Temple mount site would not be able to contain the massive Temple Ezekiel describes. The Temple must reside on this mountain, as per God’s will. No Temple such as the one in Ezekiel’s vision has ever been physically constructed.

Really? The Ezekiel temple isn't the one today's unbelieving Jews will build for their 3rd temple. Surely you knew that? The Ezekiel temple of Ezekiel 40 thru 47 is the one Jesus will build when He returns.

This Temple is the spiritual Temple rebuilt by Jesus and his followers including us if we have the Holy Spirit.

1 Corinthians 3:9 – For we are co-workers in God’s service; you are God’s field, God’s building.

Ephesians 2:19-22 – Consequently, you are no longer foreigners and strangers, but fellow citizens with God’s people and also members of his household, 20 built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, with Christ Jesus himself as the chief cornerstone. 21 In him the whole building is joined together and rises to become a holy temple in the Lord. 22 And in him you too are being built together to become a dwelling in which God lives by his Spirit.
....

You just wasted your time by pushing a false doctrine from men's doctrines. You obviously have not thought their false doctrine out about this next 'literal' temple to be built by the orthodox unbelieving Jews in Jerusalem for the end of this present world. That is not a spiritual temple.

The 2 Thessalonians 2:4 "temple of God" is NOT Christ's spiritual temple, for NO man nor antichrist could ever corrupt the True Spiritual Temple of which its foundation is made up of the prophets, Apostles, and Jesus Christ as it's Cornerstone. Nothing, absolutely nothing... could ever corrupt that. You aren't thinking, but are just repeating a false doctrine of man by rote.

 

[VictoryinJesus]

No, God will not dwell in the 'unbelieving' Jews' new temple they will build in Jerusalem, and that isn't even the real issue of what God's Word shows it will be for at the end of this world! So already, you are dancing around... the issue instead of heeding God's Word as written.

The matter is that the orthodox unbelieving Jews in Jerusalem still believe they are required by God to worship per the old covenant! You well know this too I am certain. And the Jew's beliefs is what is driving it, not the fact that Jesus came already and died on the cross, because they don't believe on Jesus Christ, which you well know that too. So why play games when you also know you're just following a doctrine of man instead of heeding what God's Word actually teaches on the matter?

didn’t ask for a rod. Only asked if God will fill this third temple they are building up for their sacrifices with His Glory and dwell there. Wasn’t sure what your thoughts were on God doesn’t dwell in temples made with hands.

 

[Davy]

didn’t ask for a rod. Only asked if God will fill this third temple they are building up for their sacrifices with His Glory and dwell there. Wasn’t sure what your thoughts were on God doesn’t dwell in temples made with hands.

And I told you. He won't. But that is not proof against the unbelieving Jews building another temple. Like I have said, God's Word says the unbelieving Jews will... build another temple in Jerusalem, and even will start up old covenant sacrifices again (Daniel 9:27; Daniel 11; Daniel 12; Matthew 24; Mark 13; Revelation 11).