"Interestingly, only three of the six
great annual feasts of Israel will be included in the
new worship: Passover, and Unleavened
Bread, combined as one feast and the feast of
Tabernacles. The other three, the Feast of
Pentecost, the Feast of Trumpets and the Day of
Atonement, are left out presumably because the
initiation of God's new program rendered those feasts
obsolete."
"The most significant thing about the New
Jerusalem is its new name: the Lord is
there." Ezekiel told us that "God would
again dwell in their midst in an even greater and more
glorious sense."
"One feature of the millennial kingdom will be a
rebuilt temple, complete with animal sacrifices...we
might question the need for a temple or for the animal
sacrifice in the next dispensation. But the temple
might 1) demonstrate God's holiness; 2) provide a
dwelling place for the glory of God; 3) perpetuate a
memorial of sacrifice; 4) become a center for divine
government and 5) assure victory over the curse."
The sacrifices in the Millennium will be memorial."
"The glory which Ezekiel saw depart form
the old city will one day return to a glorious new
city with a new temple in the eschatological future."
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And A Model of Ezekiel's Temple:
He said that some believe it will be a literal
Temple. Some believe it's just a symbol.
"Christians are especially troubled because this Temple
describes animal sacrifices. This does not fit
well with the theology that Jesus was the final
atonement for sin." One reason given is these
sacrifices remember Christ's sacrifice. Another
reason is the world will be much like it is now but with
a righteous leader who will rule on the throne of David
for a thousand years. It will be a better place,
but people will still sin. The Temple, the altar,
the priest will have to be purified by animal sacrifice.
He said that after studying these chapters in
Ezekiel 'it is hard to believe that this is just some
sort of symbol of a future reality'. Ezekiel spent
more than 1/6th of his writing on the Millennial
Temple. He noted that the Temple Institute plans
to build a Temple similar to Solomon's and Herod's
Temples.
Some Christians see this next Temple as the
Antichrist Temple - the Third Temple of the
Tribulation. He said this is a very complex
topic. Similar events have already happened under
Greek rule. Antiochus Epiphanes desecrated the
Temple when he sacrificed pigs on the altar of the
Jewish Temple and forced Jews to worship the statue of
Zeus in the Temple. Many Christians believe
Epiphanes is a picture of what will happen in End
Times. The Jewish people do not see the future
Temple as part of the above events - they see it as
something positive. The Temple Institute's Temple
is not Ezekiel's Temple. The current Temple Mount
is not large enough to fit the Millennial Temple
complex. The Temple is about 875 feet long
and wide - the territory to keep Holy is 5,100 feet long
and wide. There will probably be a city around
this Holy complex.
The Temple proper could fit the Temple Mount but
the Holy complex would not fit.
In Chapter 42, the area around the Temple to keep
Holy is 5,100 feet - a mile long. The reed is used
as a tool of measurement. In the Revelation, the
Mount of Olives will divide when Jesus steps on
it. Will a new mountain be created? There
will be a river that flows from the threshold to the
east. One half of the river will empty in the
Mediterranean Sea and one half will empty in the Dead
Sea. (Zechariah) The river will be 'life giving'
and give life to everything in its path. The Dead
Sea will be resurrected to new life.
There are two sets of three gates - on the east,
north and south. The East Gate will be the most
important. For the Messiah. The gate towers
are 41.7 feet wide and 83.3 feet long and 100 feet
high. The gates themselves are 15 feet wide and
19.5 feet tall. Decorated with palm trees.
There is an outer courtyard with 30 dining rooms on the
east, south and north side - so there will be a lot of
eating in the Millennial Temple. All the gates
look the same. Except the East Gate. The
glory of God enters the Temple through the East
Gate. And the North Gate is used by the
priests. The priests are the sons of Zadok.
They minister to the Lord. The inner court is a
square.
Isaiah chapter 2 tells us about the mountain of
the House of the Lord. All the nations will go
there to hear the Word of the Lord. They will
hammer their swords into plowshares...they will never
again learn war.
There will be more dining buildings three stories
high. With galleries.
In the vision of Ezekiel in chapter 8 he reports
on the departure of the glory of God from the
Temple. And in chapter 43, he reports the arrival
of the glory of God back into the Temple.
Ezekiel's Temple
becomes the culmination of God's plan for
humanity. Ultimately God's glory will return to
Jerusalem to reside forever.
The altar is in the center of the Temple.
The number of Ezekiel's Temple is 25. The number
25 appears 7 times in Ezekiel. Double this to 50 -
this appears 10 times in Ezekiel. We can see the numbers
25 and 50 a total of 17 times this demonstrates the
essential number of 25. The altar of burnt
offering will probably have 25 steps.
What is not present in
Ezekiel's Temple? There are several objects
missing.
1) There is no veil in Ezekiel's
Temple. The veil that separates the most holy
place from the Holy Place is not present. A veil
would block us from going into the most Holy
Place. Its absence shows us how accessible the
Most Holy place is for all of us.
2) And the altar of incense is not
there...it represents prayer. Because we will meet
God face to face there is no need for prayer.
3) And there is no place for the bread of
the presence - because we will meet the Messiah because
He is the Bread of Life.
4) There are no lampstands. In
Solomon's Temple there were 10 lampstands. They
represent the light of the coming Messiah. The
Messiah is the Light itself. The Messiah is the
Light of the world - so there is no need for the
lampstands. God's glory will fill the House.
The East Gate will be shut after God's glory enters the
sanctuary. No need for a visible lamp. God's
glory will shine forever. The gate is closed and His
glory will never leave again.
5) There is no ark of the covenant.
Because everything inside the ark was fulfilled through
the Messiah.
Thanks to Ezekiel's description of the temple, he
was able to design a detailed model.
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After spending some time studying all of this, I
can see how this Millennial Temple will become God's
House forever. His glory returns once again to be
among man - and He will be their God and they will be
His people.
Pray for the peace of Jerusalem!
Maranatha!
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