Last Days Temple

Tim LaHaye, and the Left-Behind cult,  sometimes speak of a "rebuilt Temple" that is going to appear in Old Jerusalem.  It is suppose to sit on the same real estate, or temple mount, that the present Dome of The Rock now resides.  Along with LaHaye theres a host of others holding a similiar eschatology (Last Days outlook).  Some of these are Hal Lindsey, Grant Jeffries, Sir John Hagee.  Of these the one I chance seeing most on television is John Hagee. His voice can be heard from far off. These fellows are the leaders of a long parade that supports a New Jewish Temple, evidently with reinstituted animal sacrifice.  This is the "endtime" view they seem to hold to even though the Blood of Jesus has replaced the old covenant system of animal sacrifice, as the New Testament indicates. They feel that the Old Covenant is still in effect for some people! Theres many things wrong with their view but it is a natural outworking of their view that the 1948 establishment of the state of Israel is a fullfillment of prophesy about regathering of Israel. What we really see is actually one mistake followed by more mistakes....

Apostle Paul's view of the Temple-

In the New Testament when Paul speaks of the "Temple" he uses the Greek word,"Naos" and applies it to the Church of God.  In 1 Corinthians 3:16 Paul tells the Christians that they form God's Sanctuary or Temple and warns them not to destroy it!  In Ephesians 2:20-21, Paul say, "built on the foundation of the Apostles and prophets, with Christ Jesus himself as the cornerstone. The whole building is being fitted together in Him and is growing into a holy Sanctuary in the Lord."  Here I used the Holman Christian Standard Bible, which uses the word Sanctuary instead of Temple.  From Gods Universal perspective all Earthly sacrifices have been replaced because of the Sons work on the Cross.  Gods Son is the final sacrifice!  Hebrews 10:12 makes this clear.  God is not behind some supposed plan to build a stone temple in Old Jerusalem for animal sacrifice.  Such a thing would be an afront to God!

Pastor SteveZ, a follower of IHS   

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