The Millennial temple built by Jesus in Zech.6:12-13

[Quasar92]

With the carrying away of the Jews into Babylon by Nebuchadnezzar, The House of David, The Throne of David, The Crown of David and the Kingdom of David were done away and not one of these has been restored nor will be restored until Jesus the Messiah returns to rule and reign for one thousand years at the Millennium Temple as described by Ezekiel.

Since AD 70, the Jews have had no temple. as predicted by Hosea the prophet in 746 BC: "For the children of Israel shall abide many days without a king and without a prince, and without a sacrifice and without an ephod ...Afterward shall the children of Israel return, and seek the LORD their God, and David their king; and shall fear the LORD and his goodness in the latter days." [/size]

We read in Zechariah, "Thus speaketh the LORD of hosts, saying, Behold the man whose name is The BRANCH; and he shall grow up out of his place, and he shall build the temple of the LORD: Even he shall build the temple of the LORD; and he shall bear the glory and shall sit and rule upon his throne; and he shall be a priest upon his throne: and the counsel of peace shall be between them both" (Zech 6:12-13). In several prophetical passages the Messiah is referred to as "the Branch" who will sit on the throne of David to rule the world. "And there shall come forth a rod out of the stem of Jesse, and a Branch shall grow out of his roots" (Isa 11:1). "Behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that I will raise unto David a righteous Branch, and a King shall reign and prosper, and shall execute judgment and justice in the earth" (Jer 23:5). In Luke, the angel Gabriel proclaimed, "He shall be great, and shall be called the Son of the Highest: and the Lord God shall give unto him the throne of his father David: And he shall reign over the house of Jacob for ever; and of his kingdom there shall be no end" (Luke 1:32-33).[/size]

In AD 634, the temple mount was taken over by the Muslims. In 1099, the crusaders captured it and turned the mosques into churches. Saladin returned it to Arab rule in 1187. The Jews liberated the temple mount from Jordanian control in the Six-Day War of 1967, but later returned it to the custody of the Muslim Waqf (Jordan). Today, the "Dome of the Rock" is situated near the centre of the temple mount, with the Al Aqsa Mosque at its southern end..[/size]

....In April 572 B.C. during Passover (14 years after the destruction of Solomon's Temple) Ezekiel was given a detailed plan and specifications for the Temple, the place of worship during the Millennium.

The Millennial temple: "As described in Ezekiel (40:5 to 42:20), the outer dimensions of the temple complex form a square, 875 feet (500 cubits) across and in length. The temple faces east, as did the tabernacle and the temples of Solomon and of the Exile. The south, east, and north sides have an outer wall. Thirty rooms were also built on the second and third levels. The temple itself projects from inside the western wall, It has outer courts on three sides :south, east, and north, 175 feet in width. [/size]The very first features of the Millennial Temple described are the walls and gates (Ezekiel 40:5-37). The gates are complex security devices that must be passed by authorized persons only in order to enter the inner and outer courts (Ezekiel 40:5-16 20-37).[/size] [/size]Numerous cherubim adorn the temple (Ezekiel 41:17-20, 25). In the Garden of Eden (Genesis 3:24) a purpose of cherubim was to keep persons out of unauthorized areas.



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In AD 634, the temple mount was taken over by the Muslims. In 1099, the crusaders captured it and turned the mosques into churches. Saladin returned it to Arab rule in 1187. The Jews liberated the temple mount from Jordanian control in the Six-Day War of 1967, but later returned it to the custody of the Muslim Waqf (Jordan). Today, the "Dome of the Rock" is situated near the centre of the temple mount, with the Al Aqsa Mosque at its southern end..[/size]

The area now known as "the temple mount" is the remains of Roman Fort Antonia, which was built after Herod's temple to house the thousands of Roman soldiers needed to police the city of Jerusalem during the time of Christ. Other Roman forts built in other nations of that period are the same size and shape.

In the video below Bob Cornuke appears with Dr. Chuck Missler to reveal the true location of the Jewish the temple, based on the most recent archeological evidence of Israeli archeologist Eli Shukron, who is the man that rediscovered the Pool of Siloam.

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In the link below you will find the writings of the Jewish historian Josephus, who described that fact that Fort Antonia was built beside of the Jewish temple and connected with a bridge.

The Temple Mount and Fort Antonia


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[Quasar92]

The area now known as "the temple mount" is the remains of Roman Fort Antonia, which was built after Herod's temple to house the thousands of Roman soldiers needed to police the city of Jerusalem during the time of Christ. Other Roman forts built in other nations of that period are the same size and shape.

In the video below Bob Cornuke appears with Dr. Chuck Missler to reveal the true location of the Jewish the temple, based on the most recent archeological evidence of Israeli archeologist Eli Shukron, who is the man that rediscovered the Pool of Siloam.

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In the link below you will find the writings of the Jewish historian Josephus, who described that fact that Fort Antonia was built beside of the Jewish temple and connected with a bridge.

The Temple Mount and Fort Antonia


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Any historical remains of the Roman fort was completely lost in past history, to the following much more important ones reviewed in the following:

The Temple Mount (Hebrew: הַר הַבַּיִת‎‎, Har HaBáyit, "Mount of the House [of God, i.e. the Temple]"), known to Muslims as the Haram esh-Sharif (Arabic: الحرم الشريف‎‎, al-Ḥaram al-Šarīf, "the Noble Sanctuary", or الحرم القدسي الشريف, al-Ḥaram al-Qudsī al-Šarīf, "the Noble Sanctuary of Jerusalem"), a hill located in the Old City of Jerusalem, is one of the most important religious sites in the world. It has been venerated as a holy site for thousands of years by Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. The present site is dominated by three monumental structures from the early Umayyad period: the al-Aqsa Mosque, the Dome of the Rock and the Dome of the Chain, as well as four minarets. Herodian walls and gates with additions dating back to the late Byzantine and early Islamic periods cut through the flanks of the Mount. Currently it can be reached through eleven gates, ten reserved for Muslims and one for non-Muslims, with guard posts of Israeli police in the vicinity of each.

According to the Bible, the Jewish Temples stood on the Temple Mount.[2] According to Jewish tradition and scripture,[3] the First Temple was built by King Solomon the son of King David in 957 BCE and destroyed by the Babylonians in 586 BCE. The second was constructed under the auspices of Zerubbabel in 516 BCE and destroyed by the Roman Empire in 70 CE. Jewish tradition maintains it is here that a Third and final Temple will also be built. The location is the holiest site in Judaism and is the place Jews turn towards during prayer. Due to its extreme sanctity, many Jews will not walk on the Mount itself, to avoid unintentionally entering the area where the Holy of Holies stood, since according to Rabbinical law, some aspect of the divine presence is still present at the site.[4]

Among Sunni Muslims, the Mount is widely considered the third holiest site in Islam. Revered as the Noble Sanctuary, the location of Muhammad's journey to Jerusalem and ascent to heaven, the site is also associated with Jewish biblical prophets who are also venerated in Islam.[5] Umayyad Caliphs commissioned the construction of the al-Aqsa Mosque and Dome of the Rock on the site.[6] The Dome was completed in 692 CE, making it one of the oldest extant Islamic structures in the world. The Al Aqsa Mosque rests on the far southern side of the Mount, facing Mecca. The Dome of the Rock currently sits in the middle, occupying or close to the area where the Holy Temple previously stood.[7]

In light of the dual claims of both Judaism and Islam, it is one of the most contested religious sites in the world. Since the Crusades, the Muslim community of Jerusalem has managed the site as a Waqf, without interruption.[8] As the site is part of the Old City, controlled by Israel since 1967, both Israel and the Palestinian Authority claim sovereignty over it, and it remains a major focal point of the Arab–Israeli conflict.[9] In an attempt to keep the status quo, the Israeli government enforces a controversial ban on prayer by non-Muslims.

Source: Wikepedia


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Source: Wikepedia


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Jesus Foretells Destruction of the Temple (subtitle from eSword)

Mat 24:1　 And Jesus went out, and departed from the temple: and his disciples came to him for to shew him the buildings of the temple.　
Mat 24:2　 And Jesus said unto them, See ye not all these things? verily I say unto you, There shall not be left here one stone upon another, that shall not be thrown down.　


Source: Jesus Christ, the Son of God.

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[Quasar92]

Jesus Foretells Destruction of the Temple (subtitle from eSword)

Mat 24:1　 And Jesus went out, and departed from the temple: and his disciples came to him for to shew him the buildings of the temple.　
Mat 24:2　 And Jesus said unto them, See ye not all these things? verily I say unto you, There shall not be left here one stone upon another, that shall not be thrown down.　


Source: Jesus Christ, the Son of God.

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Reference you make in the above pertains to the second temple destroyed by the Roman general Titud and the Roman army in 70 A.D.. This is what the OP is about:

THERE WILL BE TWO MORE TEMPLES BUILT IN JERUSALEM:

The tribulation temple:
Matthew 24:15 - When you see the “abomination of desolation,” spoken of through Daniel the prophet, standing in the holy place…
2 Thessalonians 2:4 - "...so that he sets himself up in God's temple, proclaiming himself to be God"
Revelation 11:1 - "...Go and measure the temple of God and the alter..."

The Millennial temple:

Ezekiel 43:7 - "...this is the place of my throne...This is where I will live among the Israelites forever."

Ezekiel 43:27 - …your priests will your burnt offerings and peace offerings on the altar, and I will accept you, declares the Lord.

Zechariah 6:12 - Here is the Man whose name is the Branch, and he will…build the temple of the Lord.
At the present time there is no temple on the Temple Mount in Jerusalem, the location of both the first and second Jewish Temples. Instead, two Muslim shrines, The Dome of the Rock and the Al Aqsa Mosque, stand on the Temple Mount. Meantime, the Jewish people to consider the Temple Mount to be the most sacred place for Jews in all the world. No wonder the Temple Mount is a political powder keg and must be part of any formula for peace in the Middle East!

According to the Bible, a temple will once again stand on the Temple Mount. How and when the Temple Mount will be available for a future temple remains to be seen. Biblical prophecy “buffs” have proposed all
kinds of potential scenarios for how all of this could take place—everything from earthquakes to explosives to the collapse of the Temple Mount platform!

Some well-meaning Christians have felt that the biblical predictions of a future Temple should be spiritualized, saying that these prophecies refer to the Church or to the individual Christian. Indeed, 1
Corinthians 3:16 makes it quite clear that the Church, as the body of Christ, is the spiritual temple of the Holy Spirit. And in 1 Corinthians 6:19 we are taught that the physical body of every individual believer is to be honored and kept clean, because it is the temple of the Holy Spirit. But these wonderful New Testament truths do not alter the biblical predictions of a literal future Temple in Jerusalem.

The question of a future Temple gets more complicated when we realize that the Bible teaches that two temples are yet to stand on the Temple Mount in the future. First will come a Tribulation Temple, followed by a Millennium Temple which will be built when the Lord returns and sets up His kingdom on this earth. Let's look at the Scriptures dealing with these two future temples.

Here: Israel's Third and Fourth Temples

Here: http://sonstoglory.com/ThirdTempleEzeki ... Temple.htm [No tribulation temple shown]


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The tribulation temple:
Matthew 24:15 - When you see the “abomination of desolation,” spoken of through Daniel the prophet, standing in the holy place…
2 Thessalonians 2:4 - "...so that he sets himself up in God's temple, proclaiming himself to be God"
Revelation 11:1 - "...Go and measure the temple of God and the alter..."

Based on Luke 21:20-24, Matthew 24:15-16 is about the events of 70 AD.

The 2 Thessalonians 2:4 temple is the Church.

The Revelation 11:1 temple is in heaven, based on Revelation 11:19.

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[Quasar92]

Based on Luke 21:20-24, Matthew 24:15-16 is about the events of 70 AD.

The 2 Thessalonians 2:4 temple is the Church.

The Revelation 11:1 temple is in heaven, based on Revelation 11:19.

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Based on Luke 21:20-24, Matthew 24:15-16 is about the events of 70 AD.

The 2 Thessalonians 2:4 temple is the Church.

The Revelation 11:1 temple is in heaven, based on Revelation 11:19.

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The above is a real case of prophetic deceit in the denial of the the prophetic Scriptural teachings of the two future temples that will be built in Jerusalem.

As Preterists teach, you have made an historical event out of Jesus Olivet Discourse, that terminates in His yet to come, second coming, recorded in Mt.24:30!

All of the following Scriptures pertain to the tribulation temple, the third, yet to be built.

The Destruction of the Temple and Signs of the End Times
Mt.24:1 "Jesus left the temple and was walking away when his disciples came up to him to call his attention to its buildings.

2 “Do you see all these things?” he asked. “Truly I tell you, not one stone here will be left on another; every one will be thrown down.” [Destroyed in 70 A.D.]

3 As Jesus was sitting on the Mount of Olives, the disciples came to him privately. “Tell us,” they said, “when will this happen, and what will be the sign of your coming and of the end of the age?”

4 Jesus answered: “Watch out that no one deceives you."

Lk.21:20 “When you see Jerusalem being surrounded by armies, you will know that its desolation is near. 21 Then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains, let those in the city get out, and let those in the country not enter the city. 22 For this is the time of punishment in fulfillment of all that has been written. 23 How dreadful it will be in those days for pregnant women and nursing mothers! There will be great distress in the land and wrath against this people. 24 They will fall by the sword and will be taken as prisoners to all the nations. Jerusalem will be trampledon by the Gentiles until the times of the Gentiles are fulfilled."

2 Thess.2:4 "He will oppose and will exalt himself over everything that is called God or is worshiped, so that he sets himself up in God’s temple, proclaiming himself to be God." [This is not the Church!]

Rev.11:1"I was given a reed like a measuring rod and was told, “Go and measure the temple of God and the altar, with its worshipers. 2But exclude the outer court; do not measure it, because it has been given to the Gentiles. They will trample on the holy city for 42 months . [This is bot God;s temple of verse 19!]"


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2 Thess.2:4 "He will oppose and will exalt himself over everything that is called God or is worshiped, so that he sets himself up in God’s temple, proclaiming himself to be God." [This is not the Church!]

This is a "naos" temple, a spiritual temple, collectively the Church, in every instance where Paul uses it in his epistles.

 

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21 Then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains, let those in the city get out, and let those in the country not enter the city.

The disciples who were still alive in 66 AD, and all of the other Christians in Jerusalem and Judea, heeded Christ's warning, fled to mountains, and all survived.

If they'd taken your advice, they would probably all have perished.

 

[Quasar92]

This is a "naos" temple, a spiritual temple, collectively the Church, in every instance where Paul uses it in his epistles.

The third temple yet to be built, in Jerusalem
2 Thess.2:4 " He will oppose and will exalt himself over everything that is called God or is worshiped, so that he sets himself up in God’s temple, proclaiming himself to be God."

The same one as recorded in Dan.8:27; Mt.24:15; Mk13:14 and Rev.11:1-2!

Ot will be a stone building as the first two temples of God were and IS NOT the spiritual church you would try making it out to be.


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[Quasar92]

The disciples who were still alive in 66 AD, and all of the other Christians in Jerusalem and Judea, heeded Christ's warning, fled to mountains, and all survived.

If they'd taken your advice, they would probably all have perished.

Jesus Olivet Discourse in Mt.24, Mk.13 and in Lk.24, you are using to post your speculation from, HAS NOT yet been fulfilled. It is about the return of Jesus and of the end of the age when you review those passages.


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[jgr]

Jesus Olivet Discourse in Mt.24, Mk.13 and in Lk.24, you are using to post your speculation from, HAS NOT yet been fulfilled. It is about the return of Jesus and of the end of the age when you review those passages.


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You might as well state the obvious...the disciples were fools to believe that Christ's descriptions were of their generation, fools to believe that Christ's admonitions were for them, and fools to heed and act upon His warnings. They should have stayed right where they were, and urged their fellow believers to do the same.

And been slaughtered. But hey, they would have died "dispensationally happy."

 

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until Jesus the Messiah returns to rule and reign for one thousand years

where does it say Jesus will reign?

 

[jgr]

The third temple yet to be built, in Jerusalem
2 Thess.2:4 " He will oppose and will exalt himself over everything that is called God or is worshiped, so that he sets himself up in God’s temple, proclaiming himself to be God."

The same one as recorded in Dan.8:27; Mt.24:15; Mk13:14 and Rev.11:1-2!

Ot will be a stone building as the first two temples of God were and IS NOT the spiritual church you would try making it out to be.


Quasar92

There is no temple in Daniel 8:27.

There is only one link between the temples in your other cited scriptures, and the temple in 2 Thessalonians 2:4. It's known as "fantasy."

Paul's temples in his epistles are consistently and exclusively "naos" spiritual temples, collectively the Church. 2 Thessalonians 2:3-6 describes the man of sin who situates himself within the Church, and arrogates and usurps spiritual authority. This is a precise description of papal Rome, which succeeded imperial Rome. The Thessalonian believers understood whereof Paul spoke.

 

[Quasar92]

You might as well state the obvious...the disciples were fools to believe that Christ's descriptions were of their generation, fools to believe that Christ's admonitions were for them, and fools to heed and act upon His warnings. They should have stayed right where they were, and urged their fellow believers to do the same.

And been slaughtered. But hey, they would have died "dispensationally happy."

According to jgr, a denomination of one.


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[Quasar92]

where does it say Jesus will reign?

In Rev.20:6.


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[BABerean2]

The above is a real case of prophetic deceit in the denial of the the prophetic Scriptural teachings of the two future temples that will be built in Jerusalem.

As Preterists teach, you have made an historical event out of Jesus Olivet Discourse, that terminates in His yet to come, second coming, recorded in Mt.24:30!

Olivet Timing Revealed by Luke’s Gospel:

Compare Luke's Gospel to that of Matthew if you want to understand the timing.



Jesus Foretells Destruction of the Temple (These subtitles are found in e-Sword.)



Luk 21:5　 Then, as some spoke of the temple, how it was adorned with beautiful stones and donations, He said,　

Luk 21:6　 "These things which you see—the days will come in which not one stone shall be left upon another that shall not be thrown down."　

(Mat 24:2　 And Jesus said to them, "Do you not see all these things? Assuredly, I say to you, not one stone shall be left here upon another, that shall not be thrown down."　)





Luk 21:7　 So they asked Him, saying, "Teacher, but when will these things be? And what sign will there be when these things are about to take place?"　

(Mat 24:3　 Now as He sat on the Mount of Olives, the disciples came to Him privately, saying, "Tell us, when will these things be? And what will be the sign of Your coming, and of the end of the age?")

(　Mar 13:3　 Now as He sat on the Mount of Olives opposite the temple, Peter, James, John, and Andrew asked Him privately,　

Mar 13:4　 "Tell us, when will these things be? And what will be the sign when all these things will be fulfilled?")　





Luk 21:8　 And He said: "Take heed that you not be deceived. For many will come in My name, saying, 'I am He,' and, 'The time has drawn near.' Therefore do not go after them.　

(Mat 24:5　 For many will come in My name, saying, 'I am the Christ,' and will deceive many.　)



Luk 21:9　 But when you hear of wars and commotions, do not be terrified; for these things must come to pass first, but the end will not come immediately."

(Mat 24:6　 And you will hear of wars and rumors of wars. See that you are not troubled; for all these things must come to pass, but the end is not yet.)　



Jesus Foretells Wars and Persecution



Luk 21:10　 Then He said to them, "Nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom.　

(Mat 24:7　 For nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. And there will be famines, pestilences, and earthquakes in various places.　)



Luk 21:11　 And there will be great earthquakes in various places, and famines and pestilences; and there will be fearful sights and great signs from heaven.　

(Mat 24:7　 For nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. And there will be famines, pestilences, and earthquakes in various places.　)



Luk 21:12　 But before all these things, they will lay their hands on you and persecute you, delivering you up to the synagogues and prisons. You will be brought before kings and rulers for My name's sake.　

(Mat 24:9　 "Then they will deliver you up to tribulation and kill you, and you will be hated by all nations for My name's sake.)　(Read Acts 22:19-20, where Paul reveals that he fulfilled this text.)



Luk 21:13　 But it will turn out for you as an occasion for testimony.　

Luk 21:14　 Therefore settle it in your hearts not to meditate beforehand on what you will answer;　

Luk 21:15　 for I will give you a mouth and wisdom which all your adversaries will not be able to contradict or resist.　

Luk 21:16　 You will be betrayed even by parents and brothers, relatives and friends; and they will put some of you to death.　

Luk 21:17　 And you will be hated by all for My name's sake.　

(Mat 24:10　 And then many will be offended, will betray one another, and will hate one another.　)



Luk 21:18　 But not a hair of your head shall be lost.　

Luk 21:19　 By your patience possess your souls.　

(Mat 24:13　 But he who endures to the end shall be saved.)　



Jesus Foretells Destruction of Jerusalem



Luk 21:20　 "But when you see Jerusalem surrounded by armies, then know that its desolation is near.　

(Mat 24:15　 "Therefore when you see the 'ABOMINATION OF DESOLATION,' spoken of by Daniel the prophet, standing in the holy place" (whoever reads, let him understand),　



Luk 21:21　 Then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains, let those who are in the midst of her depart, and let not those who are in the country enter her.　

(Mat 24:16　 "then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains.)　



Luk 21:22　 For these are the days of vengeance, that all things which are written may be fulfilled.　

Luk 21:23　 But woe to those who are pregnant and to those who are nursing babies in those days! For there will be great distress in the land and wrath upon this people.　

(Mat 24:19　 But woe to those who are pregnant and to those who are nursing babies in those days!　)



Luk 21:24　 And they will fall by the edge of the sword, and be led away captive into all nations. And Jerusalem will be trampled by Gentiles until the times of the Gentiles are fulfilled.　
(Almost all Bible scholars agree that the first part of the verse above is about 70 AD. At the end of the verse we find a period of time known as “the times of the Gentiles”. In the verses that follow we find the future Second Coming of Christ, which occurs when the times of the Gentiles are fulfilled.)


The Coming of the Son of Man



Luk 21:25　 "And there will be signs in the sun, in the moon, and in the stars; and on the earth distress of nations, with perplexity, the sea and the waves roaring;　

(Mat 24:29　 "Immediately after the tribulation of those days the sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light; the stars will fall from heaven, and the powers of the heavens will be shaken.)　



Luk 21:26　 men's hearts failing them from fear and the expectation of those things which are coming on the earth, for the powers of the heavens will be shaken.　

Luk 21:27　 Then they will see the Son of Man coming in a cloud with power and great glory.　

(Mat 24:30　 Then the sign of the Son of Man will appear in heaven, and then all the tribes of the earth will mourn, and they will see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of heaven with power and great glory.)　



Luk 21:28　 Now when these things begin to happen, look up and lift up your heads, because your redemption draws near."　

(Mat 24:33　 So you also, when you see all these things, know that it is near—at the doors!)
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From "Antiquities of the Jews" by Josephus, Book 12, chapter 7

"6. When therefore the generals of Antiochus's armies had been beaten so often, Judas assembled the people together, and told them, that after these many victories which God had given them, they ought to go up to Jerusalem, and purify the temple, and offer the appointed sacrifices. But as soon as he, with the whole multitude, was come to Jerusalem, and found the temple deserted, and its gates burnt down, and plants growing in the temple of their own accord, on account of its desertion, he and those that were with him began to lament, and were quite confounded at the sight of the temple; so he chose out some of his soldiers, and gave them order to fight against those guards that were in the citadel, until he should have purified the temple. When therefore he had carefully purged it, and had brought in new vessels, the candlestick, the table [of shew-bread], and the altar [of incense], which were made of gold, he hung up the veils at the gates, and added doors to them. He also took down the altar [of burnt-offering], and built a new one of stones that he gathered together, and not of such as were hewn with iron tools. So on the five and twentieth day of the month Casleu, which the Macedonians call Apeliens, they lighted the lamps that were on the candlestick, and offered incense upon the altar [of incense], and laid the loaves upon the table [of shew-bread], and offered burnt-offerings upon the new altar [of burnt-offering]. Now it so fell out, that these things were done on the very same day on which their Divine worship had fallen off, and was reduced to a profane and common use, after three years' time; for so it was, that the temple was made desolate by Antiochus, and so continued for three years. This desolation happened to the temple in the hundred forty and fifth year, on the twenty-fifth day of the month Apeliens, and on the hundred fifty and third olympiad: but it was dedicated anew, on the same day, the twenty-fifth of the month Apeliens, on the hundred and forty-eighth year, and on the hundred and fifty-fourth olympiad. And this desolation came to pass according to the prophecy of Daniel, which was given four hundred and eight years before; for he declared that the Macedonians would dissolve that worship [for some time].

7. Now Judas celebrated the festival of the restoration of the sacrifices of the temple for eight days, and omitted no sort of pleasures thereon; but he feasted them upon very rich and splendid sacrifices; and he honored God, and delighted them by hymns and psalms. Nay, they were so very glad at the revival of their customs, when, after a long time of intermission, they unexpectedly had regained the freedom of their worship, that they made it a law for their posterity, that they should keep a festival, on account of the restoration of their temple worship, for eight days. And from that time to this we celebrate this festival, and call it Lights. I suppose the reason was, because this liberty beyond our hopes appeared to us; and that thence was the name given to that festival. Judas also rebuilt the walls round about the city, and reared towers of great height against the incursions of enemies, and set guards therein. He also fortified the city Bethsura, that it might serve as a citadel against any distresses that might come from our enemies. "


Josephus confirms above the understanding of the Jews of his time, who knew that Daniel had predicted the events of 167 BC, by Antiochus Epiphanes.
Josephus confirms it as a historical fact.

John 10:22 is a reference to the celebration of Hanukkah each year by the Jews of Jesus time.



The Book of Matthew was addressed mainly to a Jewish audience. Jesus was telling the Jews of His time that something similar to 167 BC would happen during 70 AD. Not only did Antiochus desecrate the temple, but he also attacked the city killing thousands of Jews and stopped the temple sacrifices. The temple sacrifices would also stop in 70 AD, due to the destruction of the temple. Based on John 10:22, the Jews were well aware of this historical fulfillment of Daniel’s prophecy. Luke’s Gospel was written to more of a Gentile audience, so he spelled it out for them. Matthew 24:15-16 and Luke 21:20-21 are clearly parallel accounts, because we have the same reference to flee in the second verse in each Gospel.

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[Quasar92]

There is no temple in Daniel 8:27.

There is only one link between the temples in your other cited scriptures, and the temple in 2 Thessalonians 2:4. It's known as "fantasy."

Paul's temples in his epistles are consistently and exclusively "naos" spiritual temples, collectively the Church. 2 Thessalonians 2:3-6 describes the man of sin who situates himself within the Church, and arrogates and usurps spiritual authority. This is a precise description of papal Rome, which succeeded imperial Rome. The Thessalonian believers understood whereof Paul spoke.

The Dan.8:276 in my post #11 was a typo and should have been Dan.9:27. All of the verses pertaining to the third stone building temple, refer to the third, of four yet to be built, at the time of the coming tribulation, in Dan.8:27; Mt.24:15; Mk.13:14; 2 Thess.2:4 and Rev.11:1-2.. The fourth one is the one Jesus will build, according to Zech.6:12-13.

None of which are spiritual temples, you falsely claim those Paul spoke of, are!


Quasar92

 

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The Dan.8:276 in my post #11 was a typo and should have been Dan.9:27. All of the verses pertaining to the third stone building temple, refer to the third, of four yet to be built, at the time of the coming tribulation, in Dan.8:27; Mt.24:15; Mk.13:14; 2 Thess.2:4 and Rev.11:1-2.. The fourth one is the one Jesus will build, according to Zech.6:12-13.

None of which are spiritual temples, you falsely claim those Paul spoke of, are!


Quasar92

Hmm...looks like a case of it being your turn to "make Paul a liar."

The Scripture cannot be broken, and the evidence stands.