The unchanging perpetuity of Torah?

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I think the millennial temple will have the same sacrifices as described in Leviticus. This will not be the case in the new heavens and new earth and new Jerusalem, however, which is after the Millennium, when there is no temple anymore.

I didn't ask just about sacrifices :thumbsup:

When do you think the millennial Temple will appear - what will be the sign?
 
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I didn't ask just about sacrifices :thumbsup:

When do you think the millennial Temple will appear - what will be the sign?

The way that I have always interpreted the eschatological passages the millennial temple should appear just before the millennium (for believers) begins.

Prior to Yeshua's return and the beginning of (believers') millenium, everything in Torah will be re-instituted.

After Yeshua's return? I used to believe that all but the sin sacrifices will continue. Now? It's iffy about the sin sacrifices. And that whole scenario is on shaky ground....:confused:

:idea: I don't concern myself too much about the millennium. Yeshua told us not to worry about the future, that the present is enough to concern us. And even in our "present day," not to be too concerned over our needs, Hashem will see to it that they are met. That sounds very much like a command, and also like some very good advice from a very godly man! So I try to observe the advice and obey it the command. ;)

(Disclaimer: Since there is another thread running at this moment about "Dispensations," I would like to clarify what I mean by "present" and "our present day."
I'm speakiing of anyone's non-particular "today." We all go thru "stages" in our lives (such as infancy, childhood, teenagehood, young adult, 'head of household' (i.e., husband/fatherhood, wife/motherhood), elderly and lastly being considered a 'senior.' Hashem knows all this and will supply our needs accordingly.
I am, in no way, speaking of dispensational epochs. Just sayin'....)
 
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I think the millennial temple will have the same sacrifices as described in Leviticus. This will not be the case in the new heavens and new earth and new Jerusalem, however, which is after the Millennium, when there is no temple anymore.

Not quite. If you compare what's in Ezekiel it's not the same as Leviticus. As an example in regards to Passover, in the Torah it's mandatory for Jews however in the Messianic Age it's mandatory for both Jews and Gentiles. The same with the Feast of Tabernacle's.
 
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The way that I have always interpreted the eschatological passages the millennial temple should appear just before the millennium (for believers) begins.

Prior to Yeshua's return and the beginning of (believers') millenium, everything in Torah will be re-instituted.

After Yeshua's return? I used to believe that all but the sin sacrifices will continue. Now? It's iffy about the sin sacrifices. And that whole scenario is on shaky ground....:confused:

:idea: I don't concern myself too much about the millennium. Yeshua told us not to worry about the future, that the present is enough to concern us. And even in our "present day," not to be too concerned over our needs, Hashem will see to it that they are met. That sounds very much like a command, and also like some very good advice from a very godly man! So I try to observe the advice and obey it the command. ;)

(Disclaimer: Since there is another thread running at this moment about "Dispensations," I would like to clarify what I mean by "present" and "our present day."
I'm speakiing of anyone's non-particular "today." We all go thru "stages" in our lives (such as infancy, childhood, teenagehood, young adult, 'head of household' (i.e., husband/fatherhood, wife/motherhood), elderly and lastly being considered a 'senior.' Hashem knows all this and will supply our needs accordingly.
I am, in no way, speaking of dispensational epochs. Just sayin'....)

"The Torah which a man learns in this world is but vanity compared to the Torah of Messiah." (Midrash Qohelet 11:8)
 
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Not quite. If you compare what's in Ezekiel it's not the same as Leviticus. As an example in regards to Passover, in the Torah it's mandatory for Jews however in the Messianic Age it's mandatory for both Jews and Gentiles. The same with the Feast of Tabernacle's.

Back to a previous question to you: When is the Messianic Age - what are the signs of its start, and end?

I think you said previously it was before (the events in) Revelation - can you open that out a bit?

Not trying to catch you out but I think it will be a fruitful debate as we move on. For example there is a question that not all the Law will be necessary in times to come because the Feasts will not be needed in the heavenly Temple and those laws relating to sin will not be needed because there will be no sinners in heaven - but at which point do these cease and what does that do about Yeshua's comments that the Law is perpetual? Is that perpetual only in our time? It can't be about his time frame because his is vastly different to ours - one day is a 1000 years.

And looking at Rev. 21:1ff - a new heaven and a new earth...[and the] Holy City, the New Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven - which heaven? the new is already there and the old has gone!
 
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I'm hoping we can have a serious debate on this thread without anyone trashing anyone else. It is an important subject - I am NOT getting rid of the Law by any means but it seems obvious that when the Temple, as described in Revelation, is in place, certain aspects of the Law will not be necessary.

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I believe Torah is unchanging.

But I think any attempt by man to properly perform, or even comprehend, the sacrifices is, and always has been flawed. When our High Priest returns, He will perform the sacrifices according to God's will.


I think Avodat was including these verses in his more generalized question. There does seem to be some vital information left out, or misunderstood regarding this subject.... It gets very confusing for me personally, so I don't fret over it too much. It's Hashem's show, I'm sure He's perfectly capable of directing and producing it just as He has planned it. Our role is to follow His directions and instructions.
 
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I believe Torah is unchanging.

But I think any attempt by man to properly perform, or even comprehend, the sacrifices is, and always has been flawed. When our High Priest returns, He will perform the sacrifices according to God's will.

I agree but there is much more to Torah than just sacrifices - much, much more!
 
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I am NOT getting rid of the Law by any means but it seems obvious that when the Temple, as described in Revelation, is in place, certain aspects of the Law will not be necessary.
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It seems no one can really discuss the Temple - the New Temple in Revelation - without seeing progression in what will be deemed as Law...just as the Temple in the Post-Wilderness/Monarchy era differed from what was instructed with the Tabernacle. At all points, what God said was Law - and will be seen throughout history as Law (i.e. God meant it when He said it for that time) - but application differs...in the same way that we don't say applications from the U.S Constitution that were present in the 17th century are not part of the Constitution because they were altered over time to become what the U.S Constitution allowed for during the Civil Rights era....or in today's time - more shared in #73 and #136.

All points of the Law with the Temple dynamic - as Stephen seemed to note in Acts 7 - were meant to illustrate a larger story the Lord was seeking to develop for the purposes of Eternity.

What is the eschatological framework being worked from in regards to the OP? For that can make a difference when it comes to the sign given to show the New Heavens/New Earth - just like it makes a difference as to whether you see Revelation as chronological or out of sequence....Post-Trib as valid or Preterist or Amil as valid.
 
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It seems no one can really discuss the Temple - the New Temple in Revelation - without seeing progression in what will be deemed as Law...just as the Temple in the Post-Wilderness/Monarchy era differed from what was instructed with the Tabernacle. At all points, what God said was Law - and will be seen throughout history as Law (i.e. God meant it when He said it for that time) - but application differs...in the same way that we don't say applications from the U.S Constitution that were present in the 17th century are not part of the Constitution because they were altered over time to become what the U.S Constitution allowed for during the Civil Rights era....or in today's time.

All points of the Law with the Temple dynamic - as Stephen seemed to note in Acts 7 - were meant to illustrate a larger story the Lord was seeking to develop for the purposes of Eternity.

What is the eschatological framework being worked from in regards to the OP? For that can make a difference when it comes to the sign given to show the New Heavens/New Earth - just like it makes a difference as to whether you see Revelation as chronological or out of sequence....Post-Trib as valid or Preterist or Amil as valid.

I can't get into debate with you but the stepping point is when is the Messianic Age deemed to have started, or will start, as already asked by one poster.
 
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Incorrect - as it's a Messianic debate. It was opened up, it'll be engaged in.

but the stepping point is when is the Messianic Age deemed to have started, or will start, as already asked by one poster
And that will always go back to how one's eschatological viewpoint is - as for others, it starts with the Return of Christ upon the Earth ..whereas for others, they assume it'll be after the 1,000yrs reigh.
 
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I can't get into debate with you but the stepping point is when is the Messianic Age deemed to have started, or will start, as already asked by one poster.
I think it should also include the questions of not only when did or will it start, but what does it mean "Messianic Age"? and does it end?
 
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If you compare what's in Ezekiel it's not the same as Leviticus. As an example in regards to Passover, in the Torah it's mandatory for Jews however in the Messianic Age it's mandatory for both Jews and Gentiles. The same with the Feast of Tabernacle's.
Leviticus's instructions are vastly different than what happened in Ezekiel - and it does seem to shift.
 
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If you compare what's in Ezekiel it's not the same as Leviticus. As an example in regards to Passover, in the Torah it's mandatory for Jews however in the Messianic Age it's mandatory for both Jews and Gentiles. The same with the Feast of Tabernacle's.
Technically,

As it concerns the sacrifices, again, it seems logical to realize that they must be done in a memorial sense when considering how there's no more need for Levitical sacrifices for the sake of sin since the Messiah's atonement takes care of that...just as Hebrews 7-10 discusses in graphic detail on the better covenant/the Blood and Sacrifice of Messiah being vastly superior to the Levitical one for dealing with sin.



It should be noted that the millennium will be a time in which Israel’s New Covenant will become the ruling jurisdiction (Deuteronomy 29:4; 30:6; Isaiah 59:20-21; 61:8-9; Jeremiah 31:31-40; 32:37-40; 50:4-5; Ezekiel 11:19-20; 16:60-63; 34:25-26; 36:24-32; 37:21-28; Zechariah 9:11; 12:10-14). Therefore, it will not be a time of returning to the old but of going forward to the new. “For when the priesthood is changed, of necessity there takes place a change of law also” (Hebrews 7:12). The new millennial law will contain a mixture of Mosaic-type laws with totally new non-Mosaic laws not found in the 613, under the jurisdiction of the New Covenant. Jesus the Messiah will be physically present instead of the Shechinah glory presence in conjunction with the ark of the covenant; a new priestly order from the sons of Zadok (Ezekiel 40:46; 43:19; 48:11) instead of the Levites...and there will be a new temple measuring one mile square (Ezekiel 40:48-41:26) instead of the much smaller Solomonic model

As Hebrews 7:11 makes clear, perfection involves effective FORGIVENESS of sin. One can also go to Hebrews 9:14 and Hebrews 10:14 or Hebrews 10:17-18. For there is a spiritual aspect to Christ's sacrifice, which stands in CONTRAST to the Jewish temple sacrifices. The significance of that spiritual aspect becomes clear in Hebrews 10:5-10...for Human conscience is the inner sanctuary where Christ's atoning sacrifice has its effect. One can see Hebrews 8:10 for more. For similar affirmations on the cleansing effect of Christ's death, one can see Acts 15:9 and Ephesians 5:26 as well as Titus 2:14 and I Peter 3:21 and I John 1:7-9. Hebrews 10:1-5 make clear that the LAW was UNABLE TO MAKE PERFECT, regardless of all of the sacririces of bulls and goats....and what the bulls and goats represented was the eventual sacrifice of Christ, which would bring perfection. Once that happened, there would be NO MORE NEED for sacrificing bulls/goats unless it was done in a memorial sense.

In many ways, it's all akin to a "transfer" (the equivalent of a replacement. Its no more different than one saying that they've transferred power from one previous system to another...or transfering files from one computer (which is older/unable to perform certain functions) into an updated computer that is highly advanced. For a person to sit there/claim "Well that doesn't mean the old system is replaced" would be foolish since the context determines the meaning of the word.

Hebrews 8:4 is another scripture to consider. For the scriptures make clear that there was a HEAVENLY counterpart to the earthly sanctuary----as Revelation 3:12, Revelation 7:15, Revelation 11:19, Revelation 14:15, and Revelation 15:5 all make clear. Some may say that the destruction for the temple was the catalyst for the Heavenly sanctuary to remain---but there's nothing remotely within the text about the destruction of the temple being such. For the earthly one remained in place in the sense of living out its days once the CURTAIN was torn ( Matthew 27:50-54 , Mark 15:37-39, Luke 23:44-46 ). That curtain that was torn was the veil that hung at the entrance of the "most holy place" of the temple (Exodus 26:31-35), where the Divine prescence dwelt. For it to be torn in two symbolizes access to God---just as Hebrews 9:1-14 and Hebrews 10:19-22 make clear. Even if others wished to participate in the life of the earthly temple, the reality is that the prescence that dwelt there had LONG since left...and the expiration date was coming to. It was already destroyed, with what occurred in A.D 70 simply being a confirmation of what was already the case.

The veil being torn would've easily forshadowed the destruction of the temple, symbolizing the rending of the barrier between Humanity and God....just as Hebrews 12:18-29 indicate alongside Hebrews 10:19-20 when it mentions how the death of Jesus has made access to God possible for ALL humanity.

Hebrews 8:8-12 also make a difference, as it concerns the citation of Jeremiah 31:31-34. Jeremiah envisioned a renewal of the Sinai covenant, but the authors of Hebrews envisioned its replacement....and as Hebrews 8:7 makes plain, "For if the first covenant had been FAUTLESS, there would have been no need to look for a second one."
 
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"The Torah which a man learns in this world is but vanity compared to the Torah of Messiah." (Midrash Qohelet 11:8)
The Torah of the Messiah seems to have a lot of key dynamics when it comes to understanding the ways that things shift - and that is something which many have noted within the Messianic world to deal extensively with the nature sacrifices and other events will occur different from the Levitical era.

Sacrifices, as it concerns atonment, are forever done with--and one has to read past a great deal of scripture, IMHO, to ignore the fact that what the Lord said of the requirements of one priesthood doesn't change what He felt about another priesthood and new requirements. No one can ever say that those not descended from the line of Aaron can inherit the Levitical Priesthood, as an example---nor can anyone say that they can keep the entire Mosaic Code only by adhering to one aspect of it since the Law required it ALL to be kept if one was going to claim righteousness by it in proclaiming they were justified by it. Nonetheless, those things still stand eternal while it is also equally eternal that the Melchizedek Priesthood (existing prior to the Mosaic Code, Genesis 14 and Hebrews 5-7) is what Yeshya came in and what we base our covenant with the Lord in---and it's just as eternal that Yeshua walked out the fullness of the Mosaic Code in order to enable access into a New Priesthood/Covenant that didn't require one walking in accordance with a previous Mosaic Priesthood or Mosaic code. It's just as eternal of a precept/command by the Lord that looking unto the Mosaic code for justification and righteousness can only bring a curse since He made clear it was only in looking unto the Spotless Lamb/Sacrifice of Christ and His example that one was truly made righteous.

With the sacrifices, to be clear, I agree that the Levitical priesthood will be reinstated--though I also feel that the recreation of the Levitical priesthood will be for a time...till the time when there's no more moon or sun due to God's Glory/light shining in its place (Revelation 21-22).

To be more clear on what I'm saying, the Lord almighty said the following:

"Jer 33:17
For thus saith the LORD; David shall never want a man to sit upon the throne of the house of Israel; 18 Neither shall the priests the Levites want a man before me to offer burnt offerings, and to kindle meat offerings, and to do sacrifice continually. 19 ¶ And the Word of the LORD came unto Jeremiah, saying, 20 Thus saith the LORD; If ye can break my covenant of the day, and my covenant of the night, and that there should not be day and night in their season; 21 [Then] may also my covenant be broken with David my servant, that he should not have a son to reign upon his throne; and with the Levites the priests, my ministers.


There is still day and night. ..and others are of the mindset that day/night existing must mean that the Levitical priesthood is still up/running and what the Lord wants His saints to run to. However, there's already the dynamic of how NIGHT and Day have limitations in their extension since the Lord already promised that those things would cease as well in the age to come....and if focusing upon Jeremiah 33 in its talk of "day and night" being the basis for the Levitical priesthood continuning, Revelation makes a difference:


Revelation 22:4-6


4 They will see his face, and his name will be on their foreheads. 5 There will be no more night. They will not need the light of a lamp or the light of the sun, for the Lord God will give them light. And they will reign for ever and ever.

One of my favorite Messianic Jewish leaders I follow---known as Hazakim---actually made an EXCELLENT song on the issue that one can find online...if going/looking up the song entitled the following:

In light of how the Bible says that Sun/Night will cease seeing that the Lord will replace both for His saints, if that can come to an end and transformation can occur, there's logical basis for saying that there will be a transformation of what the Levitical priesthood will be later....as opposed to assuming it will continue to work the same JUST as it operated within the OT..

As said on differing occassions, some branches of Christianity teach that the ethical Law remains, while the civil/ceremonial statutes have been done away with.

For Gentiles, this may seem a satisfactory solution to the problem of Torah...but for Jewish believers it isn't so simple as that....all supposed abrogations can be otherwise explained within the Jewish framework for understanding Torah.

Some rules were transformed by their fulfillment...a process already found in the Tanak, for example, when the Tabernacle was superceded by the Temple. In the New Testament, Yeshua's own sacrifical death fulfilled the function of temple sacrifice foe sin and either superceded it or changed it into a memorial...as explained in Hebrews 7:11-13 .

It makes sense to consider how Levitical sacrifices will continue ONLY in a memorial sense due to the fact that our current observation of the Lord’s Supper includes this aspect (1 Corinthians 11:23-26). Under the Mosaic system — which looked ahead — many times various temple sacrifices are specifically called “memorials” (Exodus 30:16; Leviticus 2:2, 9; 5:12; 6:15; 24:7; Numbers 5:15, 18, 26). For those saying that a temple must remain for ALL time, it should be remembered that the millennium will return history to a time when Israel will be God’s mediatory people but will also continue to be a time in which sin will be present upon the earth. Thus, God will include a new temple, a new priesthood, a new law, etc., at this future time because He will be present in Israel and still desires to teach that holiness is required to approach Him. This is contrasted with the fact that no temple will exist in eternity (Revelation 21:22) because God and the Lamb are the temple since there will be no sin in heaven, thus no need for ritual cleansing.

Hebrews 10:4 says, “It is impossible for the blood of bulls and goats to take away sins.” .....and there would have been no need for Christ’s once and for all atoning sacrifice if these past acts with the Levitical system did the job. Thus, for the Levitical priesthood/system, its logical to realize that it can only continue in a secondary level/differing dynamic than how it once once....and trying to quote Jeremiah 33 as a case for the Levitical system to continue as it operated DURING THAT TIME would be erroneous.

Scripture makes clear that the Law has transformed..especially within the area of the Temple. One must keep the concept of transformation in view if discussing the Temple in the OT and what the NEW Covenant describes for us...as well as all of the activities occuring in the old temple that occur for us as well differently in the new.

When it comes to what God said with Moses when it came to his commanding the Israelities to give sacrifices to Him..animal ones as well as grain ones, it should be understood that the sacrifices have changed, of course, in the NT (Romans 12:1-3, Hebrews 13:15)--just as it has been with the temple changing in its format.....though of course, some say that the temple will come back according to Ezekiel 39-44 and Zechariah 6....and that's worth considering.

In Hebrews 13:8, for example, the sacrifices were considered to be "praise" we give to the Lord---in remembrance of Leviticus 7:12 and Psalm 50:14 and what the scriptures say in I Peter 2:5 about us now being priests/God's new design (temple included)...and in context with the Book, the Jews following Christ were being persecuted at one point due to their faith and distancing from aspects in Judaism.

If these Jewish Christians, because of their witness to the Messiah, could no longer worship with other Jews, they could consider praise their sacrifice----one they could offer anywhere and anytime. This must have reminded them of the prophet Hosea's words, "Take away all of their inquity and recieve us graciously so we will render the calvesof our lips" (Hosea 14:2).

A sacrifice of praise today would include thanking CHrist for His sacrifice on the Cross and telling others about it....and as Paul mentioned in Romans 12:1-3, our lives are now to be a living sacrifice. These Christians could now be encouraged in their Jewishness, despite how Hebrews 10:32-39 describes the massive persecution that the Hebraic Christians were facing ...

Other sacrificial offerings remain part of God's order even after Yeshua's death, as proven by Sha'ul's activity in the temple at Acts 21:25-27 and his own offering of sacrifices which he himself speaks of at Acts 24:16-18 .

With the destruction of the temple, sacrifical offerings became impossible; but if the temple is rebuilt, thank offerings, meal offerings, and praise offerings may be offered once again. What has ended in many ways isn't the sacrifical system since many things occurring in it were not only practiced by the early church----but they were also done before the Law in examples such as Cain and Abel in giving grain offerings and animal sacrifices out of thankfulness.

In regards to Leviticus, I'm of the mindset that the last days will see the sacrifices done in a memorial sense more so than actually making cleansing for the sins of the people---as the blood of Jesus was explictly for that purpose. I think it'd be best to see that when Messiah returns in glory, He will build the millennial Temple (Ezek. 40-48)..and it will be filled with the Divine Presence (Ezek. 43:1-7) and will be consecrated for use throughout the Messianic age (Ezek. 43:11, 18-27; 44:11-28; 45:13-46; Isa. 56:6-7; 60:7; Jer. 33:18; Zech. 14:16-21). When the temple is rebuilt it is expected that the sacrificial system will be re-instituted...but since the blood of the Messiah (the permanent sacrificial lamb) is the blood that God uses for the atonement process, the sacrifices are thought to be some type of memorial to what was accomplished on the cross, similar in some ways to a communion memorial.

Jeremiah 33:14-2 is a prose of salvation, which is an expansion of Jeremiah 23:5-6. Coming from the exile, it promises the restoration of the Davidic monarchy and the Levitical priesthood. God's promises to David and the Levites will be honored (Deuteronomy 18:1-2, II Samuel 7). In many ways, what is said of the Levitical priesthood is a repetition of the promise made to Phinehas in Numbers 25:13. Some understand this of a continuance of Gospel ministers unto the end of the world, who succeeded the priests and Levites (I Peter 2:1-10)--for the NT describes how the people of God now have the honorific titles taken from Exodus 19:6 and Isaiah 43:20-21 applied to them as now being "kings and priests." What in the OT describes aspects of Israel is here applied to the Christian community......

Essentially, the Messiah's literal priesthood (Heb 7:17, Hebrews 7:21, Hebrews 7: 24-28), and His followers' spiritual priesthood and sacrifices (Jer 33:11, Ro 12:1, Romans 15:16, I Peter 2:5-9, Revelation 1:6), shall never cease, according to the covenant with Levi, broken by the priests, but fulfilled by Messiah (Nu 25:12-13; Malachi 2:4, Malachi 2:5-8).​
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