Ezekiel's Detailed Vision of the Future - Jesus Millennial Temple

[DeaconDean]

Satan will be bound during the Millennial Reign. He won't be able, nor any of his angels to cause sin.

Scripture says so.

But according to one person, there will still be "individual sins will remain".

Two verses from Hebrews refute that notion that because of "individual sins" there will be sacrificing during the Millennial Reign.

1) "But this man, after he had offered one sacrifice for sins for ever, sat down on the right hand of God;" -Heb. 10:12 (KJV)

Jesus was/is the sacrifice to end all sacrifices. His sacrifice for our sins, ended the sacrifice "for ever".

2) Since Satan is bound during this time, if there is sin, it must be (as always) a "willful" sin. And in that case, we are told: "For if we sin wilfully after that we have received the knowledge of the truth, there remaineth no more sacrifice for sins," -verse 26

Christ will reign here, Christ is the truth, the way, and the life, we will have knowledge of Him. So any sin committed will be a willful sin and according to scripture, there will be no sacrifice for sin. Period!

And the implications go further. To say that we will sacrifice for sin during that time also says that there is something in those animals sacrifices that Jesus' own shed blood could not do.

Are we not furthermore told that animal sacrifices could not take away sin?

"And every priest standeth daily ministering and offering oftentimes the same sacrifices, which can never take away sins:" -Heb. 10:11 (KJV)

Fact is, on the day Christ died, if it were possible, we could sacrifice a ram, or bull, or pigeon, or any other scriptural animal, all day, every day, 86,400 seconds a day, 1440 minutes a day, 24 hours a day from AD 33 until eternity stops, and it wouldn't do any good nor would it take one sin away. Not in the last 2000 years, nor in the next 1000 years.

Sorry

God Bless

Till all are one.

 

[ProtectionET]

Can you show me, in scripture, where during that 1000 year reign of Christ, people will still be sinning?

"...and the sinner being a hundred years old shall be accursed". (Isaiah 65:20)

Well, the prophet Ezekiel, in the description of the Temple and the life of Messianic Israel.

 

[ProtectionET]

Sacrifices for sin have never destroyed sins. Not in the time of Moses, nor in the Temple of Ezekiel. But the sacrifices made in the Tabernacle, in the First and Second Temple, always pointed to the future sacrifice of Jesus Christ. Likewise, in the Third Temple, all the sacrifices will point to the same sacrifice of Jesus Christ.

Just as in the time of the apostles there were animal sacrifices in the Temple, and the apostles did not object to this, and even participated in these animal sacrifices, so in the future Messianic Temple there will be animal sacrifices. Because this is written in the book of the prophet Ezekiel.

God does not care what we like about Scripture, or what we do not like about Scripture. God will fulfill all that is written in Scripture, it is pointless to argue about this. The prophecy of Ezekiel about the Temple will be fulfilled.

 

[DeaconDean]

"...and the sinner being a hundred years old shall be accursed". (Isaiah 65:20)

Well, the prophet Ezekiel, in the description of the Temple and the life of Messianic Israel.

You know, I love it when people pull scripture out of context to suit their needs. I feel I'm talking to a Calvinist since we are always being accused of this.

First off, in Isaiah 65:20, we also read that "for the child shall die an hundred years old".

There is no death during this time also. The wages of sin are death. Both spiritually and physically.

John Gill also comments:

"There shall be no more thence an infant of days
That is, there shall no more be carried out from thence, from Jerusalem, or any other place where the church of God is, to the grave, in order to be interred,"

Source

During this era, people will have the option to believe and be saved, or choose to reject it. And they will have to answer for that decision. That is why God decides that after the 1000 year reign, Satan is loosed for a little season.

Sin starts back up.

Sorry

God Bless

Till all are one.

 

[DeaconDean]

Sacrifices for sin have never destroyed sins. Not in the time of Moses, nor in the Temple of Ezekiel. But the sacrifices made in the Tabernacle, in the First and Second Temple, always pointed to the future sacrifice of Jesus Christ. Likewise, in the Third Temple, all the sacrifices will point to the same sacrifice of Jesus Christ.

Just as in the time of the apostles there were animal sacrifices in the Temple, and the apostles did not object to this, and even participated in these animal sacrifices, so in the future Messianic Temple there will be animal sacrifices. Because this is written in the book of the prophet Ezekiel.

God does not care what we like about Scripture, or what we do not like about Scripture. God will fulfill all that is written in Scripture, it is pointless to argue about this. The prophecy of Ezekiel about the Temple will be fulfilled.

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Like I said, Jesus ended sacrifices once and for all. Period.

Scriptures say so. There will be no more sacrifices.

God Bless

Till all are one.

 

[DeaconDean]

Lets look at Eze.40-47 shall we?

This is only an outline.

Beginning in 40:1 Ezekiel is given a vision of a temple. This vision continues until 43:9.

After that we see the vision of the new altar 43:13-18, the offerings 19-27.

Then we see The Prince eating bread before the Lord 44:1-3, God's glory filling the temple 4-8, the new priests 9-31.

Then we see the dividing of the land 45:1-6, a portion for the prince 7-25.

How the prince will led them to worship 46:1-18, preparation of boiling and baking 19-24.

The river of sanctuary 47:1-12, division of the land during the millennium 13-23.

Division of the land by tribes 48:1-7, land for the sanctuary 8-9, land for the priests and Levites 10-20, a portion for the prince 21-22, land for other tribes 23-29, the city and gates 30-35.

All these things are wonderful, except...

All these things "conditional".

Look at 43:10-11!

"Thou son of man, shew the house to the house of Israel, that they may be ashamed of their iniquities: and let them measure the pattern. And if they be ashamed of all that they have done, shew them the form of the house, and the fashion thereof, and the goings out thereof, and the comings in thereof, and all the forms thereof, and all the ordinances thereof, and all the forms thereof, and all the laws thereof: and write it in their sight, that they may keep the whole form thereof, and all the ordinances thereof, and do them."

Everything God promised Israel before 43:10-11, and afterwards was conditional on them doing what?

"that they may keep the whole form thereof, and all the ordinances thereof, and do them."

And from biblical and scriptural standpoint, Israel has not kept her part of the deal.

If they only would have done what was asked of them, all that God promised, a new temple, new priesthood, etc, He would have given them.

Since they did not fulfill their end of the deal, God is not required to uphold His.

Sorry.

God Bless

Till all are one.

 

[Quasar92]

I cannot accept it.

The Book of Hebrews tells us specifically that there remains no more sacrifice for sin.

Yet in Ezekiel, it says specifically that they will sacrifice for sin.

If we believe that Ezekiel's temple will built during the Millennial Reign of Christ, scripture also tells us that Satan/Lucifer/the devil will be bound. In other words, there won't be any sin.

How can one sacrifice for sin when there wont be any sin?

This creates one mighty big contradiction in the scriptures.

And, if the scriptures contradict themselves, they are not trustworthy.

God Bless

Till all are one.

Why will there be animal sacrifices and Feast days and the Sabbath reinstituted in the Millennium period?

Zech. 14 tells us we will celebrate the feasts days along with the sacrifices, these will both be reinstituted in the millennium (Ez.44:1-46- 46:24)

Zech 14:16-18 “And it shall come to pass that everyone who is left of all the nations which came against Jerusalem shall go up from year to year to worship the King, the LORD of hosts, and to keep the Feast of Tabernacles. And it shall be that whichever of the families of the earth do not come up to Jerusalem to worship the King, the LORD of hosts, on them there will be no rain. If the family of Egypt will not come up and enter in, they shall have no rain; they shall receive the plague with which the LORD strikes the nations who do not come up to keep the Feast of Tabernacles.”

v.21 “Yes, every pot in Jerusalem and Judah shall be holiness to the LORD of hosts. Everyone who sacrifices shall come and take them and cook in them. In that day there shall no longer be a Canaanite in the house of the LORD of hosts.”

Isaiah also says, Isaiah 56:7 “Even them I will bring to My holy mountain, and make them joyful in My house of prayer. Their burnt offerings and their sacrifices will be accepted on My altar; for My house shall be called a house of prayer for all nations."

Isa 66:23 "And it shall come to pass that from one New Moon to another, and from one Sabbath to another, all flesh shall come to worship before Me," says the LORD. Isa. 66:23 teaches that we will keep the Sabbath, it also teaches we will keep the New Moon festival! This is on earth in the Millennium period- not in heaven."

If the Sabbath and feast days and the sacrifices are done away with in Christ how do we reconcile these two seemingly contradictory positions? How can there be a return to the sacrificial system without taking away from the meritorious sacrifice of Christ?

Millennial Israel will have at its center the Temple. Sacrifices (Ezek. 40:38-39), will continually be done during the Kingdom Age (Ezekiel 45:13 – 46:15).The millennial offerings are distinctly Jewish nature, of Jewish history and will be administered by Jews, their commemorative purpose will be embraced by Gentiles who will join in celebration of the millennial King who will be on earth. This is made clear in Zechariah 8 v.23, 'In those days it shall come to pass, that ten men shall take hold out of all languages of the nations, even shall take hold of the skirt of him who is a Jew, saying, We will go with you for we have heard that God is with you'.

It will have some similarities to Mosaic system and some new features. So it should not be mistaken for a reinstitution of Mosaic law system, since Moses sacrificial system did not take away sin but Jesus' last sacrifice did.

The problem is easily solved if we view them as being COMMEMORATIVE rather than EFFICACIOUS.

The sacrifices will be a memorial, just as communion is practiced today looking back. They will not be propitiation, or effacacious (they will have no power to redeem) but are a reminder of what took place. The reason this will be instituted is because there will be many unbelievers born in the Millennial period, they will be sinners that will need to understand the sacrifice Christ did. Since his sacrifice is the final one, that cannot be repeated the types he fulfilled will be illustrative of his accomplishment. Just as the church is commanded to continue the Lord's Supper until he comes.

In Isa. 53 the Servant of Jehovah’s sacrifice puts an end to all animals sacrifices. Just as the Old Testament sacrifices pointed forward to Christ, and found their fulfillment in the supreme efficacious sacrifice of Christ, so the millennial sacrifices will look back in commemorative fulfillment in the same manner. In other words, the sacrifices will be symbols to the millennial population of the prior sacrifice of Christ. Just as the church is commanded to continue the Lord's Supper until He comes, they will continue in these because He has come. It will also give testimony of his faithfulness to the Jews for whom he first gave these commands to.

The new moon festivals, the feast of tabernacles, and the Sabbaths, were set times among the Hebrews (not Gentiles) for the worship of God; in the Millennium these will be used as the reminders for the assembly of worship as God will be celebrated in all nations. As all Israel assembled in Jerusalem for the three great feasts under the Old Testament law of Moses, representatives of the nations will journey to Jerusalem every new moon and every Sabbath. The new moon was observed with sacrifices. The Sabbath will be kept by the Gentiles which also includes sacrifices; The Mosaic Law forbid Gentile to enter in the Temple (Deut.231-8), but it will be permitted by the new Law instituted by Christ in the Millennium (Ezek.46:1-5).The Gentiles will show their commitment to the covenant by keeping the Sabbath and the Feast days, thus having fellowship with God.

So, far from being contradictory, the millennial sacrificial system will be instituted as a commemorative celebration of the completeness of the last and efficacious sacrifice of our Saviour, Jesus Christ our Lord and redeemer. The temple will truly become a house of prayer for all nations.

http://www.letusreason.org/Biblexp191.htm

See also: http://www.jewishroots.net/library/end- ... fices.html


Quasar92

 

[Quasar92]

I cannot accept it.

The Book of Hebrews tells us specifically that there remains no more sacrifice for sin.

Yet in Ezekiel, it says specifically that they will sacrifice for sin.

If we believe that Ezekiel's temple will built during the Millennial Reign of Christ, scripture also tells us that Satan/Lucifer/the devil will be bound. In other words, there won't be any sin.

How can one sacrifice for sin when there wont be any sin?

This creates one mighty big contradiction in the scriptures.

And, if the scriptures contradict themselves, they are not trustworthy.

God Bless

Till all are one.

That Satan will be bound and locked up in the Abyss for 1.000 years, during Jesus Millennial reign, is an assurance there will be no temptation over that period of time. However, there will be no difference in man's nature of sinfulness then, anymore so than there is today.


Quasar92

 

[DeaconDean]

Why will there be animal sacrifices and Feast days and the Sabbath reinstituted in the Millennium period?

Zech. 14 tells us we will celebrate the feasts days along with the sacrifices, these will both be reinstituted in the millennium (Ez.44:1-46- 46:24)

Zech 14:16-18 “And it shall come to pass that everyone who is left of all the nations which came against Jerusalem shall go up from year to year to worship the King, the LORD of hosts, and to keep the Feast of Tabernacles. And it shall be that whichever of the families of the earth do not come up to Jerusalem to worship the King, the LORD of hosts, on them there will be no rain. If the family of Egypt will not come up and enter in, they shall have no rain; they shall receive the plague with which the LORD strikes the nations who do not come up to keep the Feast of Tabernacles.”

v.21 “Yes, every pot in Jerusalem and Judah shall be holiness to the LORD of hosts. Everyone who sacrifices shall come and take them and cook in them. In that day there shall no longer be a Canaanite in the house of the LORD of hosts.”

Isaiah also says, Isaiah 56:7 “Even them I will bring to My holy mountain, and make them joyful in My house of prayer. Their burnt offerings and their sacrifices will be accepted on My altar; for My house shall be called a house of prayer for all nations."

Isa 66:23 "And it shall come to pass that from one New Moon to another, and from one Sabbath to another, all flesh shall come to worship before Me," says the LORD. Isa. 66:23 teaches that we will keep the Sabbath, it also teaches we will keep the New Moon festival! This is on earth in the Millennium period- not in heaven."

If the Sabbath and feast days and the sacrifices are done away with in Christ how do we reconcile these two seemingly contradictory positions? How can there be a return to the sacrificial system without taking away from the meritorious sacrifice of Christ?

Millennial Israel will have at its center the Temple. Sacrifices (Ezek. 40:38-39), will continually be done during the Kingdom Age (Ezekiel 45:13 – 46:15).The millennial offerings are distinctly Jewish nature, of Jewish history and will be administered by Jews, their commemorative purpose will be embraced by Gentiles who will join in celebration of the millennial King who will be on earth. This is made clear in Zechariah 8 v.23, 'In those days it shall come to pass, that ten men shall take hold out of all languages of the nations, even shall take hold of the skirt of him who is a Jew, saying, We will go with you for we have heard that God is with you'.

It will have some similarities to Mosaic system and some new features. So it should not be mistaken for a reinstitution of Mosaic law system, since Moses sacrificial system did not take away sin but Jesus' last sacrifice did.

The problem is easily solved if we view them as being COMMEMORATIVE rather than EFFICACIOUS.

The sacrifices will be a memorial, just as communion is practiced today looking back. They will not be propitiation, or effacacious (they will have no power to redeem) but are a reminder of what took place. The reason this will be instituted is because there will be many unbelievers born in the Millennial period, they will be sinners that will need to understand the sacrifice Christ did. Since his sacrifice is the final one, that cannot be repeated the types he fulfilled will be illustrative of his accomplishment. Just as the church is commanded to continue the Lord's Supper until he comes.

In Isa. 53 the Servant of Jehovah’s sacrifice puts an end to all animals sacrifices. Just as the Old Testament sacrifices pointed forward to Christ, and found their fulfillment in the supreme efficacious sacrifice of Christ, so the millennial sacrifices will look back in commemorative fulfillment in the same manner. In other words, the sacrifices will be symbols to the millennial population of the prior sacrifice of Christ. Just as the church is commanded to continue the Lord's Supper until He comes, they will continue in these because He has come. It will also give testimony of his faithfulness to the Jews for whom he first gave these commands to.

The new moon festivals, the feast of tabernacles, and the Sabbaths, were set times among the Hebrews (not Gentiles) for the worship of God; in the Millennium these will be used as the reminders for the assembly of worship as God will be celebrated in all nations. As all Israel assembled in Jerusalem for the three great feasts under the Old Testament law of Moses, representatives of the nations will journey to Jerusalem every new moon and every Sabbath. The new moon was observed with sacrifices. The Sabbath will be kept by the Gentiles which also includes sacrifices; The Mosaic Law forbid Gentile to enter in the Temple (Deut.231-8), but it will be permitted by the new Law instituted by Christ in the Millennium (Ezek.46:1-5).The Gentiles will show their commitment to the covenant by keeping the Sabbath and the Feast days, thus having fellowship with God.

So, far from being contradictory, the millennial sacrificial system will be instituted as a commemorative celebration of the completeness of the last and efficacious sacrifice of our Saviour, Jesus Christ our Lord and redeemer. The temple will truly become a house of prayer for all nations.

http://www.letusreason.org/Biblexp191.htm

See also: http://www.jewishroots.net/library/end- ... fices.html


Quasar92

All I can tell you is that the Old Testament contradicts the New Testament.

God Bless

Till all are one.

 

[DeaconDean]

So, far from being contradictory, the millennial sacrificial system will be instituted as a commemorative celebration of the completeness of the last and efficacious sacrifice of our Saviour, Jesus Christ our Lord and redeemer. The temple will truly become a house of prayer for all nations.

"And upon that day shall the prince prepare for himself and for all the people of the land a bullock for a sin offering." -Eze. 45:22 (KJV)

That verse right there shoots down your assumption.

It says plainly that there will be a "sin offereing". Not a "memorial"!

So as to "a commemorative celebration"...wrong.

God Bless

Till all are one.

 

[DeaconDean]

And no amount of deflection can get around what is written in Eze. 43:10-11.

"Thou son of man, shew the house to the house of Israel, that they may be ashamed of their iniquities: and let them measure the pattern. And if they be ashamed of all that they have done, shew them the form of the house, and the fashion thereof, and the goings out thereof, and the comings in thereof, and all the forms thereof, and all the ordinances thereof, and all the forms thereof, and all the laws thereof: and write it in their sight, that they may keep the whole form thereof, and all the ordinances thereof, and do them."

If Israel had done what God asked here, then He would have given them everything promised in the last chapters.

Sadly, they didn't, so God is not obliged to give them what He promised.

Sorry.

God Bless

Till all are one.

 

[Quasar92]

All I can tell you is that the Old Testament contradicts the New Testament.

God Bless

Till all are one.

In what way do you think the OT contradicts the NT ?


Quasar92

 

[Quasar92]

"And upon that day shall the prince prepare for himself and for all the people of the land a bullock for a sin offering." -Eze. 45:22 (KJV)

That verse right there shoots down your assumption.

It says plainly that there will be a "sin offereing". Not a "memorial"!

So as to "a commemorative celebration"...wrong.

God Bless

Till all are one.

Ex.40-47 is the Millennial temple Jesus will build, recorded in Zech.6:12-13. You have "shot down" nothing in what I previously posted. It will be lesson time for all of Israel and a memorial to all the saints.


Quasar92

 

[DeaconDean]

In what way do you think the OT contradicts the NT ?


Quasar92

Hebrews tells us that Jesus ended the sacrifices once for all.

God Bless

Till all are one.

 

[DeaconDean]

Ex.40-47 is the Millennial temple Jesus will build, recorded in Zech.6:12-13. You have "shot down" nothing in what I previously posted. It will be lesson time for all of Israel and a memorial to all the saints.


Quasar92

No, your assumptions are false.

Ezekiel 45:22 shows that they are not commemorative nor are they memorial.

Ezekiel 45:22 says specifically that they are sin-offerings.

And furthermore, based on what Ezekiel wrote in 43:10-11, Israel did not do as God asked.

History and scripture prove this.

God Bless

Till all are one.

 

[bbbbbbb]

Ezekiel's description of the Temple has been a major stumbling block throughout Christian history. First, it is utterly impossible to develop any form of drawings or plans from his description, despite the fact that many great minds have attempted it. Second, its purpose, as DeaconDean has noted, is that of the Old Testament temple and not related to Messianic prophecies. Third, many great buildings, such as the Gothic cathedrals, were constructed in an attempt to create it so that Christ would either return to that building or the construction of the building would usher in the Millennium in some form.

 

[Quasar92]

Ezekiel's description of the Temple has been a major stumbling block throughout Christian history. First, it is utterly impossible to develop any form of drawings or plans from his description, despite the fact that many great minds have attempted it. Second, its purpose, as DeaconDean has noted, is that of the Old Testament temple and not related to Messianic prophecies. Third, many great buildings, such as the Gothic cathedrals, were constructed in an attempt to create it so that Christ would either return to that building or the construction of the building would usher in the Millennium in some form.

You might be interested in the following:

The difference in the dimensions of the Millennial temple as compared with the two previous ones:

There is a vast difference between the Temple described by Ezekiel and that of the other Temples. For example, Temple researcher and archeologist Dr. Randall Price highlights the vast grandeur of Ezekiel's Temple compared to the others. " One of the problems for many who seek to interpret Ezekiel's vision of the Temple literally is the problem of the immense size of the building (compared to the sizes of the First and Second Temples). According to Ezekiel's text, the millennial city of Jerusalem and the Temple will together encompass a 2,500 square-mile area. The portion reserved for the priests and Levites is some 50 miles, while the Temple courts will be one mile square. These dimensions are larger than those of the modern State of Israel." (Randall Price, The Temple and Bible Prophecy, p. 531).

The vast size of the temple has led some to interpret the Temple spiritually since the current physical landscape cannot hold the structures. However, God's work during the Great Tribulation provides ample descriptions of physical changes to the earth and the Temple proper will sit higher than any structure around. That currently is not the case, so the mountains surrounding the temple mount will be split (Zech. 13:4) and the Temple mount will rise (Zech. 14:10)


Quasar92.

 

[Quasar92]

Hebrews tells us that Jesus ended the sacrifices once for all.

God Bless

Till all are one.

Why do you suppose He is going to build a new Millemmial temple for then? I do agree with the point you made, however.


Quasar92

 

[DeaconDean]

Ezekiel's description of the Temple has been a major stumbling block throughout Christian history. First, it is utterly impossible to develop any form of drawings or plans from his description, despite the fact that many great minds have attempted it. Second, its purpose, as DeaconDean has noted, is that of the Old Testament temple and not related to Messianic prophecies. Third, many great buildings, such as the Gothic cathedrals, were constructed in an attempt to create it so that Christ would either return to that building or the construction of the building would usher in the Millennium in some form.

I really do wish people would take the time to read first.

I spent about 6 months studying the book of Ezekiel and the supposedly "millennial Temple".

If a person would look logically at the chapters in question, you would see:

Eze. 40-43 is Ezekiels vision of the "Temple".

Then we have the two verse I showed.

Then following that is God's instructions of everything else.

But the "key" to it all hinges on 43:11!

Ezekiel was given a vision of a temple God was promising.

Then God tells Ezekiel to go to the top people, show them everything, write in their sight, and if they are ashamed, and promise to do as God said, then God would give to them a new Temple, a new priesthood, and new sacrificial system, etc.

Ezekiel was told:

"And if they be ashamed of all that they have done, shew them the form of the house, and the fashion thereof, and the goings out thereof, and the comings in thereof, and all the forms thereof, and all the ordinances thereof, and all the forms thereof, and all the laws thereof: and write it in their sight, that they may keep the whole form thereof, and all the ordinances thereof, and do them."

Also remember that Ezekiel was in Babylon when he was given this vision. (2 Kgs. 24:11-16)

Also notice that Ezekiel records:

"all the ordinances thereof, and all the forms thereof, and all the laws thereof" but...these were not given...yet!

An error? No.

Simply put, Ezekiel was given a vision of a Temple, told to go to the leaders, write everything down in their sight, so they would "do them", then given the ordinances.

We know for a fact that Israel did not "be ashamed" because the only temple built was the one they started with the blessings of Cyrus, and which Herod finished.

We also see in chapter 40:1-4, nothing that indicates what follows is to be taken in the millennial sense.

Simply put, what Ezekiel saw, his vision of the new temple and new order, was one of God's "conditional promises". God's promise was a new temple and everything that followed, if Israel would be ashamed, and promise to "do them". Which sad to say, they did not.

And since Israel did not "do them", God is not obligated to fulfill His part of the bargin.

An example of one of God's "conditional promises":

"» Conditional promise: ". . . if you heed all that I command you, walk in My ways, and do what is right in My sight, to keep My statutes and My commandments, as My servant David did, then I will be with you and build for you an enduring house, as I built for David, and will give Israel to you" (I Kings 11:38). This is a remarkable promise. God says He will establish in Jeroboam a permanent dynasty over ten tribes if he keeps His covenant."

Source

Also, we see in Eze. 43:10-11, a clear indication that these promises were "conditional":

"And if they be ashamed of all that they have done"

No matter how you look at it, you cannot get around 43:11!

And, as shown also, Eze. 45:22 say specifically that there would be "sin-offering".

This is in direct conflict, and would under normal circumstances, create a contradiction to what the writer of Hebrews said:

"he had offered one sacrifice for sins for ever...Now where remission of these is, there is no more offering for sin." -Heb. 10: 12,18 (KJV)

If there are to be sin-offerings and sacrifices during the millennium, this contradicts what Hebrews says. So either Ezekiel's is a "conditional promise", or Hebrews is in error. And if in error, there is a contradiction in the scriptures. And if there is a contradiction, this renders the scriptures untrustworthy.

Sorry guys.

God Bless

Till all are one.

 

[DeaconDean]

Lets not also forget that along with Ezekiel's vision, there is a re-instatement of the "Law" of sorts.

Anybody, Jew or Gentile, that would come to the temple to sacrifice for sin, would have to submit to circumcision!

"Thus saith the Lord God; No stranger, uncircumcised in heart, nor uncircumcised in flesh, shall enter into my sanctuary, of any stranger that is among the children of Israel." -Eze. 44:9 (KJV)

What was it Paul said?

"For in Jesus Christ neither circumcision availeth any thing, nor uncircumcision;" -Gal. 5:6 (KJV)

Eze. 44:9 contradicts Gal. 5:6!

Paul specifically told us, in regards to the "Torah":

"Stand fast therefore in the liberty wherewith Christ hath made us free, and be not entangled again with the yoke of bondage. Behold, I Paul say unto you, that if ye be circumcised, Christ shall profit you nothing. For I testify again to every man that is circumcised, that he is a debtor to do the whole law." -Gal. 5:1-3 (KJV)

Here is another "contradiction" in the scriptures.

Now, if you want to believe that the "elect of God" (Col. 3:12) those who have been redeemed from the Law by the precious shed blood of our sacrifice Jesus Christ, will have to submit to circumcision before we can worship, (Eze. 44:6-9) or that there is any sacrifice that could do more for mankind than Jesus' sacrifice, (Eze. 40: 39; 42: I3; 43: 18 to end; 44: 27-29; 45:17 to end; 46) that there is a priesthood that is superior to that of Christ, (Eze. 40:46; 44:11, 15, 17; 43, verse 18 to end).

By all means, you are free to believe whatever you wish.

We, rather I will not be placed back under the "Law." Period.

God Bless

Till all are one.