Hello, John and Doves,

 

The word, "temple" is not in any part of the word of God.  That's because no part of the Bible was written in English.  As such, it is prudent, that when discussing fine points, that one returns to the original language.  Let's do just that.

 

   "who opposes and exalts himself above all that is called God or that is worshiped, so that he sits as God [fn] in the temple of God, showing himself that he is God."

2 Thessalonians 2:4  NKJV

 

Lexicon / Concordance for 2 Thessalonians 2:4

 

2:4  ὁ ἀντικείμενος καὶ ὑπεραιρόμενος ἐπὶ πάντα λεγόμενον θεὸν ἢ σέβασμα ὥστε αὐτὸν εἰς τὸν ναὸν τοῦ θεοῦ ὡς Θεὸν καθίσαι ἀποδεικνύντα ἑαυτὸν ὅτι ἔστιν θεός

 

English (KJV)		Strong's	Root Form (Greek)	Tense
Who		g3588	ὁ ho
opposeth		g480	ἀντίκειμαι antikeimai
and		g2532	καί kai
exalteth		g5229	ὑπεραίρω hyperairō
himself above		g1909	ἐπί epi
all		g3956	πᾶς pas
that is called		g3004	λέγω legō
God,		g2316	θεός theos
or		g2228	ἤ ē
that is worshipped;		g4574	σέβασμα sebasma
so		g5620	ὥστε hōste
that he		g846	αὐτός autos
as		g5613	ὡς hōs
God		g2316	θεός theos
sitteth		g2523	καθίζω kathizō
in		g1519	εἰς eis
the temple		g3485	ναός naos
of God,		g2316	θεός theos
shewing		g584	ἀποδείκνυμι apodeiknymi
himself		g1438	ἑαυτοῦ heautou
that		g3754	ὅτι hoti
he is		g2076	ἐστί esti
God.		g2316	θεός theos

 

2:4  ὁ ἀντικείμενος καὶ ὑπεραιρόμενος ἐπὶ πάντα λεγόμενον θεὸν ἢ σέβασμα ὥστε αὐτὸν εἰς τὸν ναὸν τοῦ θεοῦ καθίσαι ἀποδεικνύντα ἑαυτὸν ὅτι ἔστιν θεός

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Lexicon Results

Strong's G3485 - naos

ναός

Transliteration naos		Pronunciation nä-o's (Key)
Part of Speech masculine noun		Root Word (Etymology) From a primary naio (to dwell)
TDNT Reference 4:880,625	Vines View Entry

Outline of Biblical Usage

1) used of the temple at Jerusalem, but only of the sacred edifice (or sanctuary) itself, consisting of the Holy place and the Holy of Holies (in classical Greek it is used of the sanctuary or cell of the temple, where the image of the god was placed which is distinguished from the whole enclosure)

2) any heathen temple or shrine

3) metaph. the spiritual temple consisting of the saints of all ages joined together by and in Christ

[View this word in Trench's Synonyms here.]

Authorized Version (KJV) Translation Count — Total: 46

AV — temple 45, a shrine 1

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"For a certain man named Demetrius, a silversmith, who made silver shrines of Diana, [fn] brought no small profit to the craftsmen."

Acts 19:24  NKJV

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Lexicon Results

Strong's G2316 - theos

θεός

Transliteration theos		Pronunciation the-o's (Key)
Part of Speech masculine noun		Root Word (Etymology) Of uncertain affinity; a deity, especially (with ὁ (G3588)) the supreme Divinity
TDNT Reference 3:65,322	Vines View Entry

Outline of Biblical Usage

1) a god or goddess, a general name of deities or divinities

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    "Saying unto Aaron, Make us gods to go before us: for [as for] this Moses, which brought us out of the land of Egypt, we wot not what is become of him."

Acts 7:40  NKJV

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2) the Godhead, trinity

a) God the Father, the first person in the trinity

b) Christ, the second person of the trinity

c) Holy Spirit, the third person in the trinity

3) spoken of the only and true God

a) refers to the things of God

b) his counsels, interests, things due to him

4) whatever can in any respect be likened unto God, or resemble him in any way

a) God's representative or viceregent

1) of magistrates and judges

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    "Jesus answered them, Is it not written in your law, I said, Ye are gods?"

John 10:34  NKJV

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Authorized Version (KJV) Translation Count — Total: 1343

AV — God 1320, god 13, godly 3, God-ward + 4214 2, misc 5

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Clearly, one can see that the passage of interest in 2 Thessalonians 2:4 could just as well be taken to mean "mosque of Allah."

 

Of course, it could also mean "tabernacle of God."  See definition 1, above, for

Strong's G3485 - naos

ναός

 

    "Now the Bereans were of more noble character than the Thessalonians, for they received the message with great eagerness and examined the Scriptures every day to see if what Paul said was true."

Acts 17:11  NIV

 

 

Baruch HaShem Yeshua Ha Mashiach,

Mike C.

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Lewis Brackett (27 March 2012)
"We can now say that Obama is not the AntiChrist"

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We can now say that Obama is not the AntiChrist.(Not Yet, anyway). His October  2008 speach was not the ""covenant with many"" as there is still no temple in Jerusalem on the temple mount.

Next month is 3 1/2 years since Obama's October 2008 speach

This is important because Daniel says that 3 1/2 years after the ""covenant with many""  the antichrist goes into the TEMPLE stopping the sacrifices proclaiming that he is god.

No Jewish temple exists on the temple mount today and one cannot be built until the Moslems are no longer able to threaten and object to it.

Lewis Brackett

 

 

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