Know ye not that ye are the temple of God, and that the spirit of God dwelleth in you? 1 Cor 3:16.
For you are the temple of the living God 2 Cor 6:16. You are a habitation of God through the spirit Eph 2:19-22.
A temple is a house, a dwelling place of God. God lived in the temple in Jerusalem, as His official residence, as
king and husband of Israel. He now dwells in His people through the presence of His spirit. Through His spirit
He has dwelt within ALL of His called firstfruits from righteous Able to the present. This was done in faith until the
sacrifice of our Lord, that He would successfully make atonement for sin. With the death of Christ, the old marriage
covenant between Jesus Christ and Israel ended and He removed Himself from that physical temple to dwell exclusively within
the hearts and minds of His people.
It is to this temple, His people, that Christ will come Mal 3:1.
It is the temple of His people, those who have His indwelling spirit, those who worship Him in spirit and truth, who
are measured out Rev 11:1. When, for the overspreading of abominations Dan 9:27 the holy city will be given over to
the nations (the times of the gentiles Dan 12:7) for forty two months Rev 11:2. Yes, those who are filled with the oil
of God Mat 25:4, will be spared Mal 3:16-17 and will not be trodden under foot along with the wicked! Therefore seek
the Lord with ALL your hearts while He may be found Isa 55:6.
Please read our page on EZEKIEL 4 AND THE DAILY SACRIFICE.
The reference by Christ to the Holy Place in Mat 24:15 is not necessarily a reference to a
Temple or Tabernacle, for the whole Mount is Holy, although presently in a state of pollution. See Psalms 99:9, 43:3,
Isa 27:13, Zec 8:3, Isa 56:7. The Final False Prophet will go to the Holy Mount triggering the Great Tribulation.
This does not necessarily mean that a new Temple must be built, for the whole Mount is Holy.
Whether someone is
able to build a physical Temple or Tabernacle, is totally irrelevant to the End Time Prophecies. It is Jesus Christ
who will come to His Temple, His Firstfruits; and when he sets up His Government at Jerusalem, a new physical Temple will
be built by Christ and His saints, as the World Government centre for the next thousand years.
