THE TEMPLE.
IS THE END TIME TEMPLE YET
TO BE BUILT?
WHO WILL BUILD
THE TEMPLE
OF GOD?
WHERE IS IT TO
BE LOCATED?
WHAT HAPPENS TO
THE TEMPLE
AFTER IT IS BUILT?
Whether or not
there will be God’s temple on earth when Christ
returns, has been a hotly debated subject for many
years.
Many people have put forth some interesting points of
view on the subject.
In these end
times God has revealed new truths for His people on
many subjects. God’s end time church will grow
and continue to increase in knowledge. With
these things in mind let us keenly seek out the new
knowledge that God is giving to us regarding the Temple
let the reader understand.
Is the end
time temple yet to be built?
The scriptures
are very plain on this subject.
God thought very
highly of David.
1Ki 8:16 'Since the
day that I brought My people Israel out of Egypt, I
have chosen no city from any tribe of Israel in which
to build a house, that My name might be there; but I
chose David to be over My people Israel.'
The following
scripture shows that David wanted to build a temple
for God.
1Ki 8:17 Now it was
in the heart of my father David to build a temple
for the name of the LORD God of Israel.
Even though God
was pleased with David’s attitude regarding the
temple, God wanted Solomon to build the temple.
1Ki 8:18 But the
LORD said to my father David, 'Whereas it was in
your heart to build a temple for My name, you did
well that it was in your heart.
1Ki 8:19 Nevertheless
you shall not build the temple, but your son who
will come from your body, he shall build the temple
for My name.'
The reason why
David was not allowed to build the temple was that he
was a man of war.
1Ch 22:8 but the
word of the LORD came to me, saying, 'You have shed
much blood and have made great wars; you shall not
build a house for My name, because you have shed
much blood on the earth in My sight.
God loved David
and found him to be a man after His own heart.
Act 13:22 And when
He had removed him, He raised up for them David as
king, to whom also He gave testimony and said, 'I
HAVE FOUND DAVID THE SON OF JESSE, A MAN AFTER MY
OWN HEART, WHO WILL DO ALL MY WILL.'
God loved David
greatly, even though he was a man of war in his
lifetime. David obeyed, believed and loved God
with all his heart. God has a wonderful reward
for David, one of his rewards is that he will be King
over Israel.
Another is
that God will allow David to build the end time temple
of God.
This seems
incredible to us, but this is what the scripture
says. David will return as a spirit being, with
the Father, together they will go and rescue Israel,
who are being held captive. They will bring Israel back to Jerusalem.
Israel
will have a completely repentant attitude, and because
of this change of heart and mind, God will allow them
to build the temple under the leadership of King
David.
This story seems
almost too fabulous to be true, but this is exactly
what your bible says. Let’s quickly turn to
these scriptures and believe, and understand this
great new end time knowledge. Look up these
scriptures for yourself and prove everything yourself,
do not just rely on us to tell you, check everything
and prove these things.
Notice this
scripture, which shows clearly that the Father brings
Israel
out of captivity.
Jer 31:6 For there
shall be a day When the
watchmen will cry on Mount Ephraim, 'Arise, and let
us go up to
Zion,
To the LORD our God.' "
Jer 31:7 For thus
says the LORD: "Sing with gladness for Jacob, And
shout among the chief of the nations; Proclaim, give
praise, and say, 'O LORD, save Your people, The
remnant of Israel!'
Jer 31:8 Behold, I
will bring them from the north country, And gather
them from the ends of the earth, Among
them the blind and the lame, The woman with child
And the one who labors with child, together; A great
throng shall return there.
Jer 31:9 They shall
come with weeping, And with supplications I will
lead them. I will cause them to walk by the rivers
of waters, In a straight way in which they shall not
stumble; For I am a Father to Israel,
And Ephraim is My
firstborn.
This above
scripture is proof that the Father will rescue Israel
from their captivity. He will not do this
alone.
Notice the
following scripture, David goes with the Father and
brings Israel
out of captivity.
Jer 30:9 But they
shall serve the LORD their God, And David their
king, Whom I will raise up for them.
Mic 2:12 "I will
surely assemble all of you, O Jacob, I will surely
gather the remnant of Israel; I will put them
together like sheep of the fold, Like a flock in the
midst of their pasture; They shall make a loud noise
because of so
many people.
Mic 2:13 The one
who breaks open will come up before them; They will
break out, Pass through the gate, And go out by it;
Their king will pass before them, With the LORD at
their head."
Notice the last
few lines of the above verses, and their king {David}
shall pass before them, and the Lord {the Father} on
the head of them.
These scriptures are new knowledge for us. Read
them over and over until these great truths sink
in.
Notice the
following scripture for more proof that the Father
rescues Israel.
Notice
especially verse 8.
Jer 23:7 "Therefore,
behold, the
days are coming," says the LORD, "that they shall no
longer say, 'As the LORD lives who brought up the
children of Israel
from the land of Egypt,'
Jer 23:8 but, 'As
the LORD lives who brought up and led the
descendants of the house of Israel
from the north country and from all the countries
where I had driven them.' And they shall dwell in
their own land."
Just read verse 8
again….. the
LORD lives who brought up and led the descendants of
the house of Israel
from the north country.
Eze 34:23 I will
establish one shepherd over them, and he shall feed
them My servant David. He shall feed them and be
their shepherd.
Eze 34:24 And I, the
LORD, will be their God, and My servant David a
prince among them; I, the LORD, have spoken.
All these events
are yet future, they occur after the time of Jacob’s
trouble, at the end of Jacob’s trouble, 1/3rd of Israel
will go into captivity. This is about
141,000,000 people.
These people
suffer terribly in captivity. About
127,000,000 people die during this time.
Only 1/10th of Israel
will survive and return from captivity.
There are approximately 424,000,000 people in the
nations of Israel
today. Only 14,000,000 will survive.
Amo 5:3 For thus
says the Lord GOD: "The city that goes out by a
thousand Shall have a hundred left, And that which
goes out by a hundred Shall have ten left to the
house of Israel."
The whole purpose
for Jacob’s trouble is to make Israel see that they
are living their lives contrary to God’s laws,
ordinances and statutes, and to bring on them just
punishment for their behaviour and failure to
repent.
Because they are a stubborn, stiffnecked nation, they
will not listen to the prophets that God sends to warn
them. Consequently they will have to go through
the horrors described above.
Whilst the Israelites are in captivity, God
expects that His end time church will feed them and
care for them, physically and spiritually.
Notice these
following scriptures which show that the church should
look after Israel.
This
verse is also referring to church members who have
been put out of the church for the wrong reasons, or
left the church for its unrighteous behaviour.
Eze 34:2 "Son of
man, prophesy against the shepherds of Israel, prophesy
and say to them, 'Thus says the Lord GOD to the
shepherds: "Woe to the shepherds of Israel
who feed themselves! Should not the shepherds feed
the flocks?
The following
Israelites have been through Jacob’s trouble, they
desperately need the church to help them. The
church will not seek after Israel,
this verse also applies to the church members who are
now the lost flock.
Eze 34:4 The weak
you have not strengthened, nor have you healed those
who were sick, nor bound up the broken, nor brought
back what was driven away, nor sought what was lost;
but with force and cruelty you have ruled them.
The church will
only be interested in feeding itself, they will not
care about Israel
nor lost members of the church.
Eze 34:8 "As I
live," says the Lord GOD, "surely because My flock
became a prey, and My flock became food for every
beast of the field, because there was
no shepherd, nor did My shepherds search for My
flock, but the shepherds fed themselves and did not
feed My flock"
Because the
church will not go after Israel
or lost members of the church, and try to find them
and help them, God the Father has to do it Himself.
Eze 34:11 'For thus
says the Lord GOD: "Indeed I Myself will search for
My sheep and seek them out.
God provides both
physical and spiritual food and drink for His church,
but they do not pass on these things.
Eze 34:18 Is it too
little for you to have eaten up the good pasture,
that you must tread down with your feet the residue
of your pasture and to have drunk of the clear
waters, that you must foul the residue with your
feet?
The church will
not care about giving Israel
the best of the food and water, they take that for
themselves. This also applies to the members of
the church.
Eze 34:19 And as for
My flock, they eat what you have trampled with your
feet, and they drink what you have fouled with your
feet."
David, is God’s
trusted servant, and he will feed them. Both
David and the Father rescue Israel
from captivity.
Eze 34:23 I will
establish one shepherd over them, and he shall feed
them My servant David. He shall feed them and be
their shepherd.
Once Israel
have been through the captivity, their heart is
changed to God.
Eze 34:30 Thus they
shall know that I, the LORD their God, am with
them, and they, the house of Israel, are My
people," says the Lord GOD.' "
While Israel
is in captivity, Elijah goes to them and turns their
hearts to the Father and the Father’s heart is then
turned to them.
Mal 4:5 Behold, I
will send you Elijah the prophet Before the coming
of the great and dreadful day of the LORD.
Mal 4:6 And he
will turn The hearts of the fathers to the children,
And the hearts of the children to their fathers,
Lest I come and strike the earth with a curse.
The word curse,
in the above verse means utter destruction.
God wants Israel
to have a changed mind, let’s notice the following
scriptures.
Lev 26:39 And those
of you who are left shall waste away in their
iniquity in your enemies' lands; also in their
fathers' iniquities, which are with them, they shall
waste away.
Lev 26:40 'But if
they confess their iniquity and the iniquity of
their fathers, with their unfaithfulness in which
they were unfaithful to Me, and that they also have
walked contrary to Me,
Lev 26:41 and that I
also have walked contrary to them and have brought
them into the land of their enemies; if their
uncircumcised hearts are humbled, and they accept
their guilt
Lev 26:42 then I
will remember My covenant with Jacob, and My
covenant with Isaac and My covenant with Abraham I
will remember; I will remember the land.
If Israel
will confess their iniquities, and the fact that they
have walked contrary to God, if they will humble
themselves and accept their punishment then God will
remember His covenant with Abraham, Isaac and
Jacob.
So now the big
question is, will Israel
repent and see that Jacob’s trouble had to occur for
their ultimate benefit? Will they have a change
of heart? Let us see the answer to this
question. Remember this is the remnant of Israel
only 14,000,000 survivors of the horrendous Jacob’s
Trouble. Let’s see what their attitude
will be.
Eze 43:10 "Son of
man, describe the temple to the house of Israel,
that they may be ashamed of their iniquities; and
let them measure the pattern.
Eze 43:11 And if
they are ashamed of all that they have done, make
known to them the design of the temple and its
arrangement, its exits and its entrances, its entire
design and all its ordinances, all its forms and all
its laws. Write it down in their sight, so that
they may keep its whole design and all its
ordinances, and perform them.
Eze 40:4 And the
man said to me, "Son of man, look with your eyes and
hear with your ears, and fix your mind on everything
I show you; for you were
brought here so that I might show them to
you. Declare to the house of Israel
everything you see."
The above
scripture is amazing, and the scripture below shows
that God will live with Israel
forever, so we know that they will repent.
Eze 43:7 And He
said to me, "Son of man, this is
the place of My throne and the place of the soles of
My feet, where I will dwell in the midst of the
children of Israel
forever. No more shall the house of Israel
defile My holy name, they nor their kings, by their
harlotry or with the carcasses of their kings on
their high places.
Now to answer the
question at the beginning of the article. Is the end
time temple yet to be built?
Yes, it will
be built at the end of Jacob’s trouble.
Who will
build the temple of God
We have almost
answered this question above, however we will now go
into greater detail in describing who will build the temple
of God
at the end of Jacob’s trouble.
As stated above,
Israel
had to have a total change of attitude and heart, they
even acknowledge that Jacob’s trouble had to happen in
order to bring about this change of mind.
Eze 6:9 Then those
of you who escape will remember Me among the nations
where they are carried captive, because I was
crushed by their adulterous heart which has departed
from Me, and by their eyes which play the harlot
after their idols; they will loathe themselves for
the evils which they committed in all their
abominations.
Eze 6:10 And they
shall know that I am the
LORD; I have not said in vain that I would bring
this calamity upon them."
Eze 14:22 Yet
behold, there shall be left in it a remnant who will
be brought out, both
sons and daughters; surely they will come out to
you, and you will see their ways and their doings.
Then you will be comforted concerning the disaster
that I have brought upon Jerusalem, all
that I have brought upon it.
Eze 14:23 And they
will comfort you, when you see their ways and their
doings; and you shall know that I have done nothing
without cause that I have done in it," says the Lord
GOD.
The following
scripture shows that God gives the plan of the temple
to Israel
for them to build. This construction will take
place under the supervision of King David and the
Father, which will be proven later in this
article.
Eze 43:10 "Son of
man, describe the temple to the house of Israel,
that they may be ashamed of their iniquities; and
let them measure the pattern.
Eze 43:11 And if
they are ashamed of all that they have done, make
known to them the design of the temple and its
arrangement, its exits and its entrances, its entire
design and all its ordinances, all its forms and all
its laws. Write it down in their sight, so that
they may keep its whole design and all its
ordinances, and perform them.
The above
scriptures show that Israel
will build the temple when they have a changed
attitude.
The scripture below shows that David is the
Branch.
Zec 6:12 Then speak
to him, saying, 'Thus says the LORD of hosts,
saying: "Behold, the Man whose name is the
BRANCH! From His place He shall branch out, And He
shall build the temple of the LORD;
Jer 33:15 'In those
days and at that time I will cause to grow up to
David A Branch of righteousness; He shall execute
judgment and righteousness in the earth.
This is the
correct translation of the above verse, In those days
and at that time, will I cause the Branch of
righteousness to grow up. David shall execute
judgment and righteousness in the land.
Some of the words are not inspired and have been put
in by the translators.
Jer 23:5 "Behold, the days
are coming," says the LORD, "That I will raise to
David a Branch of righteousness; A King shall reign
and prosper, And execute judgment and righteousness
in the earth.
Jer 23:6 In His
days Judah will be saved, And Israel will dwell
safely; Now this is His
name by which He will be called: THE LORD OUR
RIGHTEOUSNESS.
David was a king
and will be a king over all Israel.
When
the saints return to this earth, one of their
duties will be judgment. He, along with the
Father, rescue Israel
and Judah
from captivity. The last few lines of the above
verse should be translated as follows,and this is the
authority who says this, the Lord our
Righteousness.
David, along with
Israel
will build the temple.
Zec 6:15 Even those
from afar shall come and build the temple of the
LORD. Then you shall know that the LORD of hosts has
sent Me to you. And this
shall come to pass if you diligently obey the voice
of the LORD your God."
The following
scriptures show that God the Father entered the
temple.
Eze 44:2 And the
LORD said to me, "This gate shall be shut; it shall
not be opened, and no man shall enter by it, because
the LORD God of Israel
has entered by it; therefore it shall be shut.
Eze 43:1 Afterward
he brought me to the gate, the gate that faces
toward the east.
Eze 43:2 And
behold, the glory of the God of Israel
came from the way of the east. His voice was like
the sound of many waters; and the earth shone with
His glory.
Eze 43:3 It was
like the appearance of the vision which I saw like
the vision which I saw when I came to destroy the
city. The visions were
like the vision which I saw by the River Chebar; and
I fell on my face.
Eze 43:4 And the
glory of the LORD came into the temple by way of the
gate which faces toward the east.
Eze 43:5 The Spirit
lifted me up and brought me into the inner court;
and behold, the glory of the LORD filled the temple.
Eze 43:6 Then I
heard Him
speaking to me from the temple, while a man stood
beside me.
Eze 43:7 And He
said to me, "Son of man, this is
the place of My throne and the place of the soles of
My feet, where I will dwell in the midst of the
children of Israel
forever. No more shall the house of Israel
defile My holy name, they nor their kings, by their
harlotry or with the carcasses of their kings on
their high places.
It may appear
strange to some that God the Father comes and goes to
the earth. However this is what the scripture
states. The Father is the God of the Old
Testament, and has come to earth and returned to
heaven many times. When the temple is complete,
the Father enters the temple and later returns to
heaven. Notice the following scripture which
confirms the fact that the Father comes and goes from
earth to heaven.
Pro 30:4 Who has
ascended into heaven, or descended? Who has gathered
the wind in His fists? Who has bound the waters in a
garment? Who has established all the ends of the
earth? What is His
name, and what is His
Son's name, If you know?
The above verses
make it very clear that God the Father and David
rescue Israel
from captivity, then Israel
and David build the temple. God the Father then enters
the temple.
This is not some
wild idea of ours, this is what God is telling us
through the scriptures.
Where will
the temple be located?
God will dwell in
His temple forever, and the temple is located in Zion.
Psa 132:13 For the
LORD has chosen Zion; He has
desired it
for His dwelling place:
Psa 132:14 "This is My
resting place forever; Here I will dwell, for I have
desired it.
Isa 2:3 Many
people shall come and say, "Come, and let us go up
to the mountain of the LORD, To the house of the God
of Jacob; He will teach us His ways, And we shall
walk in His paths." For out of Zion
shall go forth the law, And the word of the LORD
from Jerusalem.
Joe 3:17 "So you
shall know that I am the
LORD your God, Dwelling in Zion My holy
mountain. Then Jerusalem shall
be holy, And no aliens shall ever pass through her
again."
Psa 48:1 A Song. A Psalm
of the Sons of Korah. Great is the
LORD, and greatly to be praised In the city of our
God, In
His holy mountain.
Psa 48:2 Beautiful
in elevation, The joy of the whole earth, Is Mount
Zion on
the sides of the north, The city of the great King.
Psa 48:3 God is in
her palaces; He is known as her refuge.
Psa 48:8 As we have
heard, So we have seen In the city of the LORD of
hosts, In the city of our God: God will establish it
forever. Selah
Psa 48:9 We have
thought, O God, on Your lovingkindness, In the midst
of Your temple.
Psa 48:10 According
to Your name, O God, So is Your
praise to the ends of the earth; Your right hand is
full of righteousness.
These above
scriptures show clearly that God’s temple will be
built in Zion
What happens
to the temple after it is built
Once the temple
is built, God the Father and David return to heaven.
Eze 7:22 I will
turn My face from them, And they will defile My
secret place; For robbers shall enter it and defile
it.
Notice the last
two lines of the verse below.
Once the Father
returns to heaven, it does not take long for the
church to fall into disloyalty.
Eze 8:12 Then He
said to me, "Son of man, have you seen what the
elders of the house of Israel
do in the dark, every man in the room of his idols?
For they say, 'The LORD does not see us, the LORD
has forsaken the land.' "
The resurrected
firstfruits are waiting in heaven for the time of
their return to earth. They are preparing for
their return to earth with the Father.
Firstly though we
see the judgment of the firstfruits.
Dan 7:10 A fiery
stream issued And came forth from before Him. A
thousand thousands ministered to Him; Ten thousand
times ten thousand stood before Him. The court was
seated, And the books were opened.
Then they are
given white robes.
Rev 6:9 When He
opened the fifth seal, I saw under the altar the
souls of those who had been slain for the word of
God and for the testimony which they held.
Rev 6:10 And they
cried with a loud voice, saying, "How long, O Lord,
holy and true, until You judge and avenge our blood
on those who dwell on the earth?"
Rev 6:11 Then a
white robe was given to each of them; and it was
said to them that they should rest a little while
longer, until both the number of
their fellow servants and their brethren, who would
be killed as they were,
was completed.
The above
scripture has to be explained. When David is
resurrected to come to earth with the Father to build
the temple, the other firstfruits are also
resurrected. Notice in the above verses that
they are alive, cry out, and are given white
robes. This is the resurrection of the
firstfruits. They are told to rest a little
season, until their fellow servants should be
killed.
They wait in
heaven, until David returns with the Father.
Then when the number of their fellow servants and
their brethren, are killed and the number is fulfilled
they shall return to earth. As we know
from other scriptures, there are 144,000
firstfruits. Once the number is fulfilled the
firstfruits will return to earth with the
Father.
Jud 1:14 Now Enoch,
the seventh from Adam, prophesied about these men
also, saying, "Behold, the Lord comes with ten
thousands of His saints,
Back to the
temple.
When the Father
and David go to heaven, those who forsake the holy
covenant, {church members} defile the temple
of God
and set up the abomination of desolation. They
also have intelligence with the little horn.
Dan 11:30 For ships
from Cyprus shall come against him; therefore he
shall be grieved, and return in rage against the
holy covenant, and do damage.
"So he shall return and show regard for those who
forsake the holy covenant.
Here we see a
force, which is on the side of the little
horn, and pollutes the sanctuary.
Dan 11:31 And forces
shall be mustered by him, and they shall defile the
sanctuary fortress; then they shall take away the
daily sacrifices,
and place there
the abomination of desolation.
The temple is
defiled.
Psa 79:1 A Psalm of
Asaph. O God, the nations have come into
Your inheritance; Your holy temple they have
defiled; They have laid Jerusalem in
heaps.
Notice this
scripture, showing that the church were in charge of
the temple until it was taken over by the little horn.
Also note
that some in the church are also on the side of the
little horn, and are a party to the defiling of the
temple.
Isa 63:18 Your holy
people have possessed it but a
little while; Our adversaries have trodden down Your
sanctuary.
Eze 5:11 'Therefore,
as
I live,' says the Lord GOD, 'surely, because you
have defiled My sanctuary with all your detestable
things and with all your abominations, therefore I
will also diminish you; My
eye will not spare, nor will I have any pity.
The following
scripture shows that the group which forsakes the
covenant is then corrupted by flatteries. These
people are church people who do not believe the truth
and do not have the love of the truth.
2Th 2:10 and with
all unrighteous deception among those who perish,
because they did not receive the love of the truth,
that they might be saved.
2Th 2:11 And for
this reason God will send them strong delusion, that
they should believe the lie,
2Th 2:12 that they
all may be condemned who did not believe the truth
but had pleasure in unrighteousness.
Dan 11:32 Those who
do wickedly against the covenant he shall corrupt
with flattery; but the people who know their God
shall be strong, and carry out great exploits.
Eze 44:7 When you
brought in foreigners, uncircumcised in heart and
uncircumcised in flesh, to be in My sanctuary to
defile it My house and when you offered My food, the
fat and the blood, then they broke My covenant
because of all your abominations.
2Th 2:3 Let no one
deceive you by any means; for that Day will
not come unless the falling away comes
first, and the man of sin is revealed, the son of
perdition,
2Th 2:4 who
opposes and exalts himself above all that is called
God or that is worshiped, so that he sits as God in
the temple
of God,
showing himself that he is God.
In Daniel 11 v 32
is a clear difference between two groups of people in
God’s church at the end time. The 1st group,
does not believe the truth and is bought off and
easily swayed into harlotry by the little horn, he
deceives them with flatteries. They forsake the
holy covenant.
The 2nd group are the people who love the truth, they
know their God and are strong and do exploits.
Let’s look at the
abominations which are committed in God’s temple by
these false brethren.
Firstly we see
this image of jealousy.
Eze 8:5 Then He
said to me, "Son of man, lift your eyes now toward
the north." So I lifted my eyes toward the north,
and there, north of the altar gate, was this image
of jealousy in the entrance.
Then look at the
entrance of the court.
Eze 8:10 So I went
in and saw, and there every sort of creeping thing,
abominable beasts, and all the idols of the house of
Israel, portrayed all around on the walls.
Because the
Father has returned to heaven with David, these church
people think that God is so limited that He cannot see
what they are doing. They feel this way because
He is no longer with them. They have no
understanding of the mighty God of Israel.
Eze 8:12 Then He
said to me, "Son of man, have you seen what the
elders of the house of Israel
do in the dark, every man in the room of his idols?
For they say, 'The LORD does not see us, the LORD
has forsaken the land.' "
Look at this
disgusting display by the women in the church.
Eze 8:14 So He
brought me to the door of the north gate of the
LORD's house; and to my dismay, women were sitting
there weeping for Tammuz.
Now we see sun
worship.
Eze 8:16 So He
brought me into the inner court of the LORD's house;
and there, at the door of the temple of the LORD,
between the porch and the altar, were
about twenty-five men with their backs toward the
temple of the LORD and their faces toward the east,
and they were worshiping the sun toward the east.
Eze 8:17 And He
said to me, "Have you seen this, O
son of man? Is it a trivial thing to the house of Judah
to commit the abominations which they commit here?
For they have filled the land with violence; then
they have returned to provoke Me to anger. Indeed
they put the branch to their nose.
These people are
wiped out by God for their total disregard for His
temple, laws and statutes, they have no love for
God. They profess to, but they were bought off
by the little horn, and are happy to play the
harlot.
Notice the result
of their ways,…begin at my sanctuary.
Eze 9:4 and the
LORD said to him, "Go through the midst of the city,
through the midst of Jerusalem, and put a mark on
the foreheads of the men who sigh and cry over all
the abominations that are done within it."
Eze 9:5 To the
others He said in my hearing, "Go after him through
the city and kill; do not let your eye spare, nor
have any pity.
Eze 9:6 Utterly
slay old and
young men, maidens and little children and women;
but do not come near anyone on whom is the
mark; and begin at My sanctuary." So they began with
the elders who were
before the temple.
Eze 9:7 Then He
said to them, "Defile the temple, and fill the
courts with the slain. Go out!" And they went out
and killed in the city.
What a dreadful
outcome for the temple of God.
Here we have seen that the temple will be built by
repentant Israel,
upon their return from captivity. David will be
in charge of construction. God the Father will
enter the temple.
When the Father and David return to heaven to prepare
for their return with the firstfruits, the church is
put in charge of the temple.
As we know by scripture the Laodicean church is
lukewarm, these are the people who will be in charge
of the temple. They are only half hearted and
lukewarm. So it is not too difficult to imagine
that some will be happy to give in to flatteries of
the little horn.
Sounds a lot like
the golden calf incident to me.
Back to the
scriptures and more information about the
temple……
During this time
when the temple is defiled the martyrdom of saints
will occur.
Mat 24:9 "Then they will
deliver you up to tribulation and kill you, and you
will be hated by all nations for My name's sake.
Mat 24:10 And then many will be offended,
will betray one another, and will hate one
another.
Rev 11:1 Then I was
given a reed like a measuring rod. And the angel
stood, saying, "Rise and measure the temple of God,
the altar, and those who worship there.
Rev 11:2 But leave
out the court which is outside the temple, and do
not measure it, for it has been given to the
Gentiles. And they will tread the holy city
underfoot for
forty-two months.
Dan 11:33 And those
of the people who understand shall instruct many;
yet for
many days they shall fall by sword and
flame, by captivity and plundering.
Dan 11:34 Now when
they fall, they shall be aided with a little help;
but many shall join with them by intrigue.
Dan 11:35 And some of
those of understanding shall fall, to refine them,
purify them,
and make them
white, until
the time of the end; because it is
still for the appointed time.
Rev 13:6 Then he
opened his mouth in blasphemy against God, to
blaspheme His name, His tabernacle, and those who
dwell in heaven.
Rev 13:7 It was
granted to him to make war with the saints and to
overcome them. And authority was given him over
every tribe, tongue, and nation.
Then will be the
heavenly signs, heralding the return of the
Father.
Rev 6:12 I looked
when He opened the sixth seal, and behold, there was
a great earthquake; and the sun became black as
sackcloth of hair, and the moon became like blood.
Rev 6:13 And the
stars of heaven fell to the earth, as a fig tree
drops its late figs when it is shaken by a mighty
wind.
Rev 6:14 Then the
sky receded as a scroll when it is rolled up, and
every mountain and island was moved out of its
place.
Rev 6:15 And the
kings of the earth, the great men, the rich men, the
commanders, the mighty men, every slave and every
free man, hid themselves in the caves and in the
rocks of the mountains,
Rev 6:16 and said
to the mountains and rocks, "Fall on us and hide us
from the face of Him who sits on the throne and from
the wrath of the Lamb!
Rev 6:17 For the
great day of His wrath has come, and who is able to
stand?"
Joe 3:14 Multitudes,
multitudes in the valley of decision! For the day of
the LORD is
near in the valley of decision.
Joe 3:15 The sun
and moon will grow dark, And the stars will diminish
their brightness.
Joe 3:16 The LORD
also will roar from Zion, And utter His voice from
Jerusalem; The heavens and earth will shake; But the
LORD will be a shelter for His people, And the
strength of the children of Israel.
Joe 3:17 "So you
shall know that I am the
LORD your God, Dwelling in Zion My holy
mountain. Then Jerusalem shall
be holy, And no aliens shall ever pass through her
again."
Joe 2:31 The sun
shall be turned into darkness, And the moon into
blood, Before the coming of the great and awesome
day of the LORD.
During this time
we see the temple of God is measured and that the
court which is outside the temple is left out, it is
trodden under foot for 3 ½ years.
Rev 11:1 Then I was
given a reed like a measuring rod. And the angel
stood, saying, "Rise and measure the temple of God,
the altar, and those who worship there.
Rev 11:2 But leave
out the court which is outside the temple, and do
not measure it, for it has been given to the
Gentiles. And they will tread the holy city
underfoot for
forty-two months.
Eze 44:7 When you
brought in foreigners, uncircumcised in heart and
uncircumcised in flesh, to be in My sanctuary to
defile it My house and when you offered My food, the
fat and the blood, then they broke My covenant
because of all your abominations.
Once the
martyrdom has begun, the heavenly signs have been seen
then the Father will return to the earth with His
saints. The Father returns to avenge His temple
amongst other things.
Isa 34:8 For it is
the day of the LORD's vengeance, The year of
recompense for the cause of Zion.
Jer 50:28 The voice
of those who flee and escape from the land of
Babylon Declares in Zion the vengeance of the LORD
our God, The vengeance of His temple.
God will raise up
the spirit of the kings of the Medes, He is going to
destroy Babylon
and uses the Medes to do it.
Jer 51:11 Make the
arrows bright! Gather the shields! The LORD has
raised up the spirit of the kings of the Medes. For
His plan is
against Babylon
to destroy it, Because it is the
vengeance of the LORD, The vengeance for His temple.
When more of
God’s saints are martyred and the number of God’s
firstfruits is complete, and reaches 144,000 then we
see the Father return to earth with His saints, the
firstfruits.
This happens
during the martyrdom of saints.
Dan 7:21 "I was
watching; and the same horn was making war against
the saints, and prevailing against them,
Dan 7:22 until the
Ancient of Days came, and a judgment was made in favor
of the saints of the Most High, and the time came
for the saints to possess the kingdom.
Zec 14:5 Then you
shall flee through
My mountain valley, For the mountain valley shall
reach to Azal. Yes, you shall flee As you fled from
the earthquake In the days of Uzziah king of Judah.
Thus the LORD my God will come, And all
the saints with You.
Deu 33:2 And he
said: "The LORD came from Sinai, And dawned on them
from Seir; He shone forth from Mount Paran, And He
came with ten thousands of saints; From His right
hand Came
a fiery law for them.
Deu 33:3 Yes, He
loves the people; All His saints are in
Your hand; They sit down at Your feet; Everyone
receives Your words.
One of the many
duties for the firstfruits upon their arrival to earth
will be judgment.
Jud 1:15 to execute
judgment on all, to convict all who are ungodly
among them of all their ungodly deeds which they
have committed in an ungodly way, and of all the
harsh things which ungodly sinners have spoken
against Him."
Once the day of
the Lord gets into full swing the saints will have
serious duties.
Isa 13:3 I have
commanded My sanctified ones; I have also called My
mighty ones for My anger Those who rejoice in My
exaltation."
The Father
musters His enemies for battle.
Isa 13:4 The noise
of a multitude in the mountains, Like that of many
people! A tumultuous noise of the kingdoms of
nations gathered together! The LORD of hosts musters
The army for battle.
The time for talk
and warning has past, God is now going to act, these
people will witness the anger of the Lord of
Hosts.
Isa 13:5 They come
from a far country, From the end of heaven The LORD
and His weapons of indignation, To destroy the whole
land.
Jer 46:10 For this is the
day of the Lord GOD of hosts, A day of vengeance,
That He may avenge Himself on His adversaries. The
sword shall devour; It shall be satiated and made
drunk with their blood; For the Lord GOD of hosts
has a sacrifice In the north country by the River Euphrates.
After all of the
above events then the temple will be cleansed.
Dan 8:13 Then I
heard a holy one speaking; and another
holy one said to that certain one who
was speaking, "How long will the
vision be,
concerning the daily sacrifices
and the transgression of desolation, the giving of
both the sanctuary and the host to be trampled
underfoot?"
Dan 8:14 And he
said to me, "For two thousand three hundred days;
then the sanctuary shall be cleansed."
After the
cleansing of the temple then we see Christ will return
to the temple.
Mal 3:1 "Behold, I
send My messenger, And he will prepare the way
before Me. And the Lord, whom you seek, Will
suddenly come to His temple, Even the Messenger of
the covenant, In whom you delight. Behold, He is
coming," Says the LORD of hosts.
When the day of
the Lord is over and the temple is cleansed, we see
that Israel
is finally settled in the land that God promised to
them so many years before.
Jer 32:42 "For thus
says the LORD: 'Just as I have brought all this
great calamity on this people, so I will bring on
them all the good that I have promised them.
Jer 32:43 And fields
will be bought in this land of which you say, "It is
desolate, without man or beast; it has been given
into the hand of the Chaldeans."
Jer 32:44 Men will
buy fields for money, sign deeds and seal them,
and take witnesses, in the land of Benjamin, in the
places around Jerusalem, in the cities of Judah, in
the cities of the mountains, in the cities of the
lowland, and in the cities of the South; for I will
cause their captives to return,' says the LORD."
Even though there
are many hard times ahead for the nation of Israel, and the
church, if we go to the back of the book, to quote Mr.
Armstrong, we will see that it all turns out well for
Israel
and the loyal people of God who form His church.
The kingdom under
the leadership of the Father and Christ with all of
the firstfruits and saints will be a glorious place, Israel will blossom
like a rose, and Zion will be the
dwelling place of God.