Why would some believe christians will offer sacrifices in the millennial temple?

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Paul also tells us in that same passage that that man of perdition was a contemporary of his, already alive in his generation, and was at that time being restrained from his takeover of the then standing "Temple of God."
Such comments show how your understanding of prophecy is biased and how you preterists read what you want into scripture.
People can read 2 Thessalonians 2:1-17 for themselves and easily see that you have emphasised points that are not stated as you think and ignored points that in no way have happened as yet.
Your Galatians quote above is indisputable; for this Church age. But will it be for the age to come? The fact is, we don't know for sure and it will be only when Elijah and others come to teach us, that the full truth of what God wants of us will be known.
Remember; our ways are not God's ways and His thoughts are higher that our thoughts.
 
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The "gospel" or God's word to man will never end, for He lives forever. But dispensations END.

What is the SOLE PURPOSE of the EVERLASTING Gospel?
It's ONLY PURPOSE is to be preached to sinners on earth to call them to salvation.
That's it. That's the ONLY THING is it for.

You have it so the EVERLASTING GOSPEL, one day "soon" (again, it's always soon), Ceases to fulfill it's SOLE PURPOSE for existence, even though scripture says it is EVERLASTING.
 
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Such comments show how your understanding of prophecy is biased and how you preterists read what you want into scripture.

You mean at face value, in the plain understanding of those who first received it? You sir, are the one "reading into scripture that which isn't there".

People can read 2 Thessalonians 2:1-17 for themselves and easily see that you have emphasised points that are not stated as you think and ignored points that in no way have happened as yet.

In the 2 Thess 2 passage, St. Paul tells his first-century congregation about the takeover of then-standing Jerusalem temple by a messianic leader whose ungodly revolt is already underway at the time of his writing:

"Let no one in any way deceive you, for it will not come unless the apostasy comes first, and the man of lawlessness is revealed, the son of perdition, who opposes and exalts himself above every so-called god or object of worship, so that he takes his seat in the temple of God, displaying himself as god. Do you not remember that while I was still with you, I was telling you these things? And you know what restrains him now, so that in his time he will be revealed. For the mystery of lawlessness is already at work; only he who now restrains will do so until he is taken out of the way. Then that lawless one will be revealed" (2 Thess 2:3-8).

Right there Paul says (1) that this man was being restrained from taking his seat at the time he is writing and (2) that the Thessalonians knew what was restraining this man from taking his seat in the Temple. So, there is no question that a then-contemporary event is being described.

So, given that Jesus had told them to look for a takeover of the Temple at Matt 24:15, and given that Luke's gospel equates this event with the invasion of the Romans (compare Luke 21:20-22 and Matt 24:15-20), we have every reason to find a first-century interpretation, using scripture alone, rejceting the 21st century newspaper eisegesis that you promote, which is the reading into scripture that which isn't there.

Your Galatians quote above is indisputable; for this Church age. But will it be for the age to come?

When do you say this Church age began? was it before or after the apostles asked Jesus this:?
“Tell us, when will these things be? And what will be the sign of Your coming, and of the end of the age?”
 
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In the 2 Thess 2 passage, St. Paul tells his first-century congregation about the takeover of then-standing Jerusalem temple by a messianic leader whose ungodly revolt is already underway at the time of his writing:
So when did the Lord Jesus destroy that wicked one, with the Radiance of His presence? 2 Thessalonians 2:8
I like your attempts to put prophesies like this into history, because as I say; its easy for anyone reading the scriptures for themselves, to see how the preterist view cannot be true.
What you see as the fulfilment of 2 Thessalonians 2:1-17, the Roman conquest of Judea in 70-135AD, is just a preview of the final and complete fulfilment, yet to happen, as many other prophesies confirm. Revelation 11:2, Revelation 13:5
 
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So when did the Lord Jesus destroy that wicked one, with the Radiance of His presence? 2 Thessalonians 2:8

The passage says that the man was active yet being restrained in their day (2:6-7) and that the Thessalonians knew of the situation. So this was a then-contemporary event. Moreover, the Zealot Messiah staging the Revolt from the Holy Temple was the delusion which led to Israel's national destruction (2:11). Next, we know that the phrases "brightness of his presence" and "spirit of his mouth" don't require a physical incarnation of God, for they never require such anywhere else in the bible when that language is used of God's judgments (see: Ps 44:3, Jer 4:26; Nahum 1:1,5; Isa 30:30-31).

The Jews understood that God governs human events and brings calamities upon nations as His personal judgments. It was through the eyes of faith that Elisha saw God's warring chariots of fire all around during a human battle (2 Kings 6:17). It was through the eyes of faith that Gideon raised his own sword and shouted "the Sword of the Lord" (Judges 7:20-22). It was with the eyes of faith that King David could say of his defeat of King Saul:

"Smoke went up out of [God's] nostrils, fire from His mouth devoured; coals were kindled by it. He bowed the heavens also, and came down with thick darkness under His feet. And He rode on a cherub and flew; And He appeared on the wings of the wind. And He made darkness canopies around Him, a mass of waters, thick clouds of the sky. From the brightness before Him coals of fire were kindled. The LORD thundered from heaven, and the Most High uttered His voice. And He sent out arrows, and scattered them, Lightning, and routed them. Then the channels of the sea appeared, the foundations of the world were laid bare by the rebuke of the LORD, at the blast of the breath of His nostrils." (2 Sam 22:8-16)

Likewise it was with the eyes of faith that Jesus labeled the destruction of their country the "coming of the Lord of the Vineyard" and "the Stone which crushes them" (Matt 21:40-45). You see, the Jews understood the rise and fall of nations and empires as God's doing. In none of these instances was a physical incarnation required. And yet in all of these instances God came and waged war and did countless deeds.
 
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And yet in all of these instances God came and waged war and did countless deeds.
As He will again! Ezekiel 20:46-48; Jesus quoted this in Luke 23:30-31. Revelation 14:18-20
The Lord says: Long have I restrained Myself,..... now I will lay waste to the earth.... Isaiah 42:14-15
Quite correct, God's Presence is not required during His judgement and punishment's. With ancient Israel, He used other peoples to punish them, but in Noah's time, He used His creation and in the next great reset of civilization, He will use fire.

Your 2 Samuel prophecy is repeated in Psalms 18:7-15 and is an exhortation for us to stand firm on the Day when what is said literally happens. To deny this truth is to minimise and abrogate what the prophets have told us. Not sensible, when it is so close to the time when the Lord will take action. Even secular people can see that huge changes are coming, that's inevitable.
 
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As He will again! Ezekiel 20:46-48; Jesus quoted this in Luke 23:30-31. Revelation 14:18-20
The Lord says: Long have I restrained Myself,..... now I will lay waste to the earth.... Isaiah 42:14-15
Quite correct, God's Presence is not required during His judgement and punishment's. With ancient Israel, He used other peoples to punish them, but in Noah's time, He used His creation and in the next great reset of civilization, He will use fire.

Your 2 Samuel prophecy is repeated in Psalms 18:7-15 and is an exhortation for us to stand firm on the Day when what is said literally happens. To deny this truth is to minimise and abrogate what the prophets have told us. Not sensible, when it is so close to the time when the Lord will take action. Even secular people can see that huge changes are coming, that's inevitable.

During the Great Flood, was heaven, earth, and the stars destroyed? Was there a whole dissolution of "Heaven and Earth" during the Flood?
 
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During the Great Flood, was heaven, earth, and the stars destroyed? Was there a whole dissolution of "Heaven and Earth" during the Flood?
No that was not the NHNE, neither will the forthcoming judgement by fire be the NHNE. Revelation 21:1-4 is clear, that happens at the end of the Millennium.
You are another who will be taken by surprise when the Lord takes action. Jeremiah 4:23-28
 
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No that was not the NHNE, neither will the forthcoming judgement by fire be the NHNE. Revelation 21:1-4 is clear, that happens at the end of the Millennium.
You are another who will be taken by surprise when the Lord takes action. Jeremiah 4:23-28

NHNE is mentioned is explicitly mentioned in 4 chapters of the Bible.

Isaiah 65
Isaiah 66
2 Peter 3
Revelation 21

Read Isaiah 65 very carefully, it speaks about the events of Destruction of Jerusalem A.D. 70 vs. 1-2, 6-8, 12-15 immediately before the New Heavens, New Earth are created v. 17, and then the chapter describes the conditions immediately after NHNE vs. 20-25.
 
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NHNE is mentioned is explicitly mentioned in 4 chapters of the Bible.
Isaiah 65
Isaiah 66
2 Peter 3
Revelation 21
Read Isaiah 65 very carefully, it speaks about the events of Destruction of Jerusalem A.D. 70 vs. 1-2, 6-8, 12-15 immediately before the New Heavens, New Earth are created v. 17, and then the chapter describes the conditions immediately after NHNE vs. 20-25.
I always read scripture carefully, but I don't see it with the same view as you do. Past history is most often just a preview of events to happen in the future. As Solomon said: nothing is new under the sun....

Doesn't the current world situation mean anything to you?
We know Iran has nukes, they will be motivated by Satan to use them. This will trigger the Lord's response. Ezekiel 7:14
 
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Were they all partially blinded or were part of them blinded, based on Romans chapter 11?

Good Point. Makes a HUGE difference wouldn't you say?

I believe PART of them were blinded, not that they were ALL blinded "in part"...which is clearly attested to because the Church began as (and continues to be IMO) the Nazarene sect of Judaism. 100% Jewish in it's initial makeup, which would be impossible if ALL Jews were partially Blind.
 
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Good Point. Makes a HUGE difference wouldn't you say?

I believe PART of them were blinded, not that they were ALL blinded "in part"...which is clearly attested to because the Church began as (and continues to be IMO) the Nazarene sect of Judaism. 100% Jewish in it's initial makeup, which would be impossible if ALL Jews were partially Blind.
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Thousands of the descendants of Jacob are accepting the Gospel during the present time.
These are the election who were not blinded. I have worshipped with some of them.


Rom 11:20 Well; because of unbelief they were broken off, and thou standest by faith. Be not highminded, but fear:
(Those broken off, has to be a reference to the unbelieving Israelites.)

Rom 11:23 And they also, if they abide not still in unbelief, shall be graffed in: for God is able to graff them in again.
(They can only be grafted back in, through faith in Christ.)

Rom 11:26 And “so” all Israel shall be saved: as it is written, There shall come out of Sion the Deliverer, and shall turn away ungodliness from Jacob:


("so" is an adverb of manner indicated by the Greek. It is not an adverb of time.)

(Many modern Bible scholars have changed the word “so” to the word “then” which completely changes the intended meaning of the verse.)

G3779
οὕτωhoutō
hoo'-to
Or, before a vowel, οὕτως houtōs hoo'-toce.
From G3778; in this way (referring to what precedes or follows): - after that, after (in) this manner, as, even (so), for all that, like (-wise), no more, on this fashion (-wise), so (in like manner), thus, what.

This could also be written, “And in this manner all Israel shall be saved…” which refers back to verse 23. They can be grafted back in through Faith in Christ. Many people say this means all of the descendants of Jacob will be saved at some future point in time. However, multiple verses in Romans 9, 10 and 11 say the opposite. This has been clearly demonstrated by the words of the Apostle Paul.

One verse cannot change all of the other verses that come before it.

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Rom 11:27 For this is my covenant unto them, when I shall take away their sins.

(This is the New Covenant found in Jer. 31:31-34, Matt. 26:28 , Gal. 3:16, and Heb. 7:12, 8:6-13. It is now in effect, based on Heb. 8:6.)







Rom 11:28 As concerning the gospel, they are enemies for your sakes: but as touching the election, they are beloved for the fathers' sakes.

(Paul started Romans chapter 11 with two groups of Israelites, those who bowed to Baal and the remnant who would not. In this verse we also have two groups. There were those blinded to who was the Messiah and were broken off of the Olive Tree and there was the “election” who accepted Jesus and remained in the Olive Tree. The Gentiles were grafted in among the election of Israelites. )




Eph 2:13 But now in Christ Jesus ye who sometimes were far off are made nigh by the blood of Christ.
Eph_2:14 For he is our peace, who hath made both one, and hath broken down the middle wall of partition between us;
(God is no longer a respecter of persons. Christ has broken down the wall of separation between all peoples.)

The descendants of Jacob can only be grafted back into faithful Israel by faith in Christ. This is the "so", manner of their salvation.
 
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The descendants of Jacob can only be grafted back into faithful Israel by faith in Christ. This is the "so", manner of their salvation.
Quite correct. Daniel 11:32 also mentions two groups of Israelite people, those who 'violate the Covenant and those who keep their faith.
A people who keep the faith; righteous Christians:
Isaiah 26:11 Lord; Your hand is lifted high, let the fire reserved for Your enemies consume them. The godless cannot see how You will protect Your people.
Isaiah 26:20-21 Go My people, enter your rooms and shut the doors after you. Withdraw for a little while, until the Lord’s wrath has passed. The Lord is coming from His dwelling place to punish the inhabitants of the earth for their sins. Then the earth will show the blood shed on it and hide the slain no more.

Isaiah 25:9 On that Day, Your people will say: See, this is our God, we have waited for Him and He will deliver us, let us rejoice and exult in His deliverance.
Isaiah 25:1-3 Y’hovah, You are my God, I shall praise You, for You have done wonderful things – long planned, certain and sure. You have turned cities into heaps of rubble, their houses swept away – never to be rebuilt. For this, many a cruel nation is in awe of You.

Isaiah 26:16-19 In our distress, Lord, we sought You out, chastened by the whisper of Your rebuke. As a woman with child cries out in her pains, so were we because of You, Lord. Our labour has been in vain, we achieved nothing for Your Land or people. But Your dead will live, those long dead who lay in the earth, will rise again, they will arise and shout for joy.
Isaiah 25:4-5 Truly, You have been a refuge to the poor and needy in their distress, their shelter from the tempest, shade from the heat. For the attack of the godless gets them nowhere and You silence the uproar of our enemies.
Isaiah 26:15 Lord, You have enlarged the nation and won honour for Yourself. You have extended all the frontiers of this country.
Isaiah 26:1-2 On that Day this song will be sung in Judah; We have a strong city – Open the gates, let a righteous nation enter, a people who kept the faith.
Reference: REB, NIV, KJV. Some verses abridged

The Lord’s hand of judgement is ready to strike, the fire reserved for Your enemies will consume them’. Isaiah 2:12-21, Malachi 4:1, Revelation 6:12-17 ‘for the attack of the godless gets them nowhere’, The fulfilment of Psalm 83 & Micah 4:11-12
‘Whole cities are destroyed and those killed lie unburied’. Amos 1:1-15, Ezekiel 29:8-9, Jeremiah 9:22, Ezekiel 21:4, Isaiah 17:1
But the Lord will ‘be a refuge for His righteous people’. Psalm 62:5-8, Zephaniah 2:3
..’shade from the heat’, they ‘withdraw for a little while’ – take shelter from the ‘fire reserved for His enemies’, a gigantic coronal mass ejection fireball, that quickly passes.
Isaiah 30:26-28, Proverbs 3:25-26, Zephaniah 2:3

Then ‘a righteous nation enters’ Greater Israel, all the area promised to the Patriarchs.
They live in the new country of Beulah in peace and prosperity. Isaiah 62:1-5, Ezekiel 36:8, Jeremiah 31:10-14, Isaiah 27:6, Ezekiel 28:26 They fulfill their destiny to be ‘a light to the nations’ and ‘His witnesses to the world’. Isaiah 43:10-12, Isaiah 66:19
Your dead will rise again’. This happens later, at the Return of Jesus. Revelation 20:4
 
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I have been studying with a group Christians in Ezekiel and about the temple of Ezekiel. I have always studied about the temple, and eschatology is one of my favorite subjects. I have formed an opinion that this temple will be built by the modern Jews, and that they will begin to offer the sacrifices and all the things pertaining to the Law (and not 'necessarily' this generation of Jews). But then Christ will then come to the gate of this new temple (if to understand Ezekiel's vision) and at that point the Temple Jews will recognize that He is the Lamb of God, the one who was slain. Who has holes in His hands, and then the Jews will recognize Him as the Lord and the Lamb. And then the sacrifices stop, the veil over their eyes is taken away, and from then on He reigns in the physical Jerusalem Temple. I am even wondering if this millennial temple is destroyed at that time, but I'm just trying to reconcile the church, and the body of believers in the body of Christ with the reign of Christ in the Millennial period (Dispensationalist and Covenant interpretations aside).

Why is it that some Christians whom I talk to think that temple will be a place where even Christians (and Jews) will continue some kind of system of sacrifices? To me that seems to be going back to the Law. Even though Paul seemed to participate in some temple rituals, that was before the destruction of Herods temple, and I believe Paul was just trying to be all things to all men, etc. and not trying to condone the institution of the sacrificial system of Atonement. Some have said that the offerings in the millennial temple will not be for atonement but for the thanksgiving, freewill and grain offerings only, that seems ok but I see all things being fulfilled and offered by Christ the priest of Ezekiel 45-48. And this will all be fulfilled in Christ, so I don't see any further sacrificial system, for sure for Christians, in fact I think it's blasphemous for Believers to re-enact the sacrifice, the Law and the systems of it, since it was 'all fulfilled in Christ'. What do you Think? I haven't explained this in detail but just seeing if someone else understands where I'm coming from. thanks.
The third Temple will be built by the Lord's righteous people, be they true descendants of Jacob or grafted in. They will gather in all of the Holy Land, soon after it is cleared and cleansed by the Sixth Seal/ Psalms 83 devastation.
They won't make sacrifices for sins, but thank offerings and purifications. All as detailed in Ezekiel 40-48
So no need for a red heifer that the Jews are trying to raise for future Temple sacrifices..........

Sanhedrin Invites 70 Nations to Hanukkah Dedication of Altar for the Third Temple

A full-dress reenactment of the Korban Olah Tamid (the daily offering) will take place. Kohanim (Jewish men of the priestly caste descended from Aaron) wearing Biblically mandated garb will lead the ceremony. The location is still unclear as the Jerusalem municipality is weighing security concerns that a Jewish ceremony of this sort will precipitate Muslim violence if performed in view of the Temple Mount. Also at question is whether the Kohanim will ritually slaughter a lamb or whether prepared meat will be brought.
Though the Sanhedrin has received all of the necessary permits from the government organizations in charge of slaughtering animals, they are still waiting for the municipality to approve that part of the ceremony. In either case, the meat will be roasted on the newly consecrated altar.
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Proof: The Temple Mount is Not @ Dome of the Rock
The Red Heifer Bridge from Temple to Mt Olives


Kindgdom Bible Studies Ashes of a Red Heifer Part 1
ASHES OF THE RED HEIFER


...............Numbers 19 is a most unusual chapter in the Old Testament. All the offerings in the Bible are bullocks and rams, but here there is an exception - a heifer, a female cow whose never given birth. All the offerings in the Old Testament are slaughtered and offered to God, but this offering of the red heifer, though killed and burned, is very different from the rest. While all others are offered to God to meet current claims - that is, the sin-offering, the burnt offering, or the peace offering according to the need of the day - the red heifer alone was not for the present need. It was offered to meet future needs. The ordinance of the red heifer stands alone. While other sacrifices are often brought before us, this recorded in no other part of Israel's history...........

Studies In The Scriptures - Tabernacle Shadows - Chapter 7

The Camp--The Court--The Tabernacle--The Brazen Altar--The Laver-- The Table--The Lampstand--The Golden Altar--The Mercy Seat and Ark--The Gate--The First Veil--The Second Veil--The Significance of These and Their Antitypes.

"THE ASHES OF A HEIFER"
......ONE feature of the ceremonial law of Israel, related in `Numbers 19`, required the killing of a red heifer (cow)--one without blemish and which had never been under the yoke of service. It was not one of the sin-offerings of the Day of Atonement, nor was it one of the offerings of the people subsequent to the Day of Atonement--indeed, it was no "offering" at all, for no part of it was offered on the Lord's altar or eaten by the priests. It was sacrificed, but not in the same sense, nor in the same place, as these offerings--in the Court. It was not even killed by one of the priests, nor was its blood taken into the Holy and Most Holy. The Red Heifer was taken outside the camp of Israel, and was there killed and burned to ashes--flesh, fat, hide, blood, etc.--except a little of the blood taken by the priest and sprinkled seven times toward the front of the Tabernacle (Revised Version and Leeser). The ashes of the heifer were not brought into the Holy place, but were left outside the Camp, gathered together in a heap, and apparently accessible to any of the people who had use for them. Under the prescription of the Law, a portion of the ashes was to be mixed with water in a vessel, and a bunch of hyssop dipped into this mixture was to be used in sprinkling the person, clothing, tent, etc., of the legally unclean, for their purification
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The Red Heifer Sacrifice and the Crucifixion | Douglas Jacoby

Why the extended citation of Numbers 19? Because the Red Heifer sacrifice corresponds to the sacrifice of the Messiah.8 A sanctifying paste was manufactured from the ashes of the heifer, to purify the people (pilgrims as well as those on normal sacrificial errands) so that they could approach the House of God. Please notice that there was "a ceremonially clean place," outside the Temple precincts, yet which was, in a sense, an extension of the holy Temple.

The Red Heifer sacrifice, unlike those offered on the altar of burnt offering, was conducted outside the camp. According to Jewish tradition, nine red heifers had been sacrificed since the time of Moses (Parah 3:5). The Hebrew writer alludes to this remarkable correspondence between the Red Heifer sacrifice and the sacrificial death of Jesus Christ: "When Christ came as high priest of the good things that are already here, he went through the greater and more perfect tabernacle that is not man-made, that is to say, not a part of this creation. He did not enter by means of the blood of goats and calves but he entered the Most Holy Place once for all by his own blood, having obtained eternal redemption. The blood of goats and bulls and the ashes of a heifer sprinkled on those who are ceremonially unclean sanctify them so that they are outwardly clean. How much more, then, will the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered himself unblemished to God, cleanse our consciences from acts that lead to death, so that we may serve the living God!' (Hebrews 9:11-14)
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zelosravioli said:
I have been studying with a group of Christians about the temple, specifically the temple of Ezekiel. I have always studied about the temple, and eschatology is one of my favorite subjects. I have formed an opinion that the temple will be built by the modern Jews, and that they will begin to offer the sacrifices and all the things pertaining to the Law.
That will be impossible.
Firstly, There has been no positive identification of any Aaronic jewish priesthood for 2000 years now!

Next, even if one could prove that a modern person had a genetic link to an ancient Aaronic priest (which no one has done yet), the bible's rules of defilement for priests---such as prohibitions of contact with graveyards (Leviticus 10:6, Leviticus 21:1–5; Ezekiel 44:20, Ezekiel 44:25) and various types of marriage (Leviticus 21:6-7)---would disqualify that person and their children from the priestly lineage. So, there is no way that any such group of people will ever be restored.

You are correct, it is anti gospel, anti Christ. Yet most Dispensational Futurists do indeed hold that in the millennium, the Glorified Christ will sit on a throne in a temple in Jerusalem and REQUIRE Human beings to render blood animal sacrifices directly to Him, at His very feet no less, and that HE will require all Males who enter the temple be physically circumcized.
As Keras did above, They Cite Ezekiel 40-48 as their proof of this future to us condition.

I call it "Backward Redemption", and like the apostles, I consider it a falling away from Salvation. A falling away from the Grace of Jesus Christ and a slap in the face, a spit in the eye of Jesus' once for all time PERFECT sacrifice on the cross.
Wonder if the rope around the waist and/or ankles will be used before a High Priest goes into the Holy of Holies......

Question about the High Priest seeing Jesus coming on clouds of heaven
Matt 26:
63 Yet Jesus was silent. And the high priest answering said to Him, “I am putting under oath<1844> Thee according of the living God that to us Thou may be saying if Thou are being the Christ, the Son of the God.”
64 “Jesus is saying to him "Thou say”.“Moreover I am saying to ye, from present ye shall be seeing the Son of the Man sitting out of the rights of the Power and coming upon the clouds of the heaven.
65 Then the High Priest rents his garments saying that, “He blasphemes!
What still need we are having of witnesses? Look! now ye hear the blasphemy of Him.
66 What to ye is seeming?” Yet answering they said “He is deserving of death.

Mark 14:
61 But Jesus was silent and not answers nothing.
Again the high priest questioned Him and is saying to Him, “Thou are being the Christ, the Son of the God, the Blessed One?” 62 Yet Jesus said “I AM" “and ye shall be seeing the Son of the Man sitting out of the rights of the Power and coming with the clouds of the heaven.”
63 The yet High Priest rent his clothes saying “What further need still we are having of witnesses?
64 Behold! now ye hear the blasphemy. What to ye is appearing? the yet they all condemn Him liable to be of death
Acts 23:2 The yet Chief-priest Ananias enjoins those standing beside him to be smiting of him the mouth. 3 Then the Paul said toward him, "God is being about to be smiting thee, Wall! whitewashed, and thou thou dost sitting judging me according to the law, and being beside law, ordering me to be being smitten!'

Sanhedrin Invites 70 Nations to Hanukkah Dedication of Altar for the Third Temple
A full-dress reenactment of the Korban Olah Tamid (the daily offering) will take place. Kohanim (Jewish men of the priestly caste descended from Aaron) wearing Biblically mandated garb will lead the ceremony. The location is still unclear as the Jerusalem municipality is weighing security concerns that a Jewish ceremony of this sort will precipitate Muslim violence if performed in view of the Temple Mount. Also at question is whether the Kohanim will ritually slaughter a lamb or whether prepared meat will be brought. Though the Sanhedrin has received all of the necessary permits from the government organizations in charge of slaughtering animals, they are still waiting for the municipality to approve that part of the ceremony. In either case, the meat will be roasted on the newly consecrated altar.

Special showbreads are brought as offerings by the Kohanim (priests). (Courtesy Sanhedrin)
temple-offering.jpg

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https://www.neverthirsty.org/bible-...-a-rope-tied-to-the-ankle-of-the-high-priest/

Rope Around the Ankle
It is important to note that nothing is stated in the Old Testament about a priest having a rope tied around his ankle or waist when he entered the Holy Place on the Day or Atonement. A reference to a rope being attached to the ankle or leg of a priest has not been found in the Bible, Josephus, Philo, the Apocrypha, Pseudepigrapha or in the writings of the church fathers.

But our Jewish friends state that this was the ancient practice. Here is a quote from a Jewish rabbi,

According to the account of our rabbis preserved in the Talmud, the High Priest wore a rope around his waist as he made his way – absolutely alone – into the holy of holies. The rope he wore served a very practical purpose. Because, in the event that the High Priest said or did something wrong, it was generally believed that he would be struck dead for his offense. Yes, right then and there. As only the High Priest could enter the Holy of Holies, the rope enabled his assistants to safely pull the corpse of the High priest out of the inner-sanctum in the event of mishap.[2]

It would appear the rope tied to the ankle has its origins in Jewish literature.[3] The absence of a reference in the scriptures is not proof that the High Priest did not have a rope tied around his ankle in Jewish practice.

Conclusion:
The High Priest was allowed to enter the Holy of Holies once a year on the Day of Atonement to make an animal sacrifice for the sins of the Jewish nation. He had to do this year after year because the blood of bulls and goats cannot take away a person’s sins forever (Hebrews 10:2-4). But Jesus, who is our great High Priest, made it possible for our sins to be taken away forever when He died on the cross. Now our sins can be forgiven when we believe in Him.
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I think it probably fruitless to bring this up...but Hebrews 9 painstakingly explains why the New Covenant, in which Christ fulfills all the sacrifices and feast days of the Old Covenant...abolishes them.

It closes out this way at Hebrews 9:28:
28 so Christ also, having been offered once to bear the sins of many, will appear a second time for salvation without reference to sin, to those who eagerly await Him.

Wouldn't that put in question Ezekiel's temple? Especially when we know the church is the temple, built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, with Christ himself as the Chief Cornerstone.
 
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I think it probably fruitless to bring this up...but Hebrews 9 painstakingly explains why the New Covenant, in which Christ fulfills all the sacrifices and feast days of the Old Covenant...abolishes them.

It closes out this way at Hebrews 9:28:
28 so Christ also, having been offered once to bear the sins of many, will appear a second time for salvation without reference to sin, to those who eagerly await Him.

Wouldn't that put in question Ezekiel's temple? Especially when we know the church is the temple, built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, with Christ himself as the Chief Cornerstone.
Perhaps the Jews fail to read this verse in relation to the book of Revelation..........

Jer 3:16
“Then it shall come to pass, when you are multiplied and increased in the land in those days,” says the LORD, “that they will say no more, ‘The ark of the covenant of the LORD.'
It shall not come to mind,
nor shall they remember it,
nor shall they visit it,
nor shall it be made anymore.

Hebrews 9:4
which had the golden censer and the ark of the covenant overlaid on all sides with gold, in which were the golden pot that had the manna, Aaron's rod that budded, and the tablets of the covenant;

Revelation 11:19
Then the Sanctuary of God was opened in heaven, and the ark of His covenant was seen in His Sanctuary. And there were lightnings, noises, thunderings, an earthquake, and great hail.

What is meant by the "former things"?

Revelation 21:
4 He will wipe away every tear from their eyes, and there will be no more death or mourning or crying or pain,
for the former-things<4413> have passed away."
5 And the One seated on the throne said, "Behold, I make all things New." Then He said, "Write this down, for these words are faithful and true."

Heb 8:7
7 For if that first<4413> covenant had been faultless, then no place would have been sought for a second.
13 In to be saying, 'new' He has made the first<4413> obsolete.
Now what is becoming obsolete and growing old is ready nigh of disappearance
 
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The sacrifices and ordinances described in the latter chapters of Ezekiel are distinctly different from the sacrifices and ordinances described in the law of Moses. This, in and by itself, is HARD PROOF that this is NOT a return to either the Old Covenant or to the law of Moses. For under the law of Moses, zero variance was even tolerable.

This is a new form of worship, distinctly different from both the Old Covenant set up under Moses and the worship we practice today. And until THAT is clearly understood, it is impossible to reconcile these explicitly stated prophecies with the clearly stated scriptures stating that the Old System has been done away with for ever.
 
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