The Temple of his body, is what they tried to destroy and in three days he raised it.
Jesus did not ask the Jews to destroy his fleshly body only to resurrect it. You have not compared it with rest of Scripture like I have provided you earlier. The Temple of his body represents the congregation of Israel with Jews being His people. Spiritual Discerned.
Wrong!
Christ's body had not yet been offered as the cornerstone for the New Temple of God, that is not made by human hands.
I think you need to read the Scripture carefully. SPeaking of people of Israel:
Acts 4:10-11
[10] Be it known unto you all, and to all the people of Israel, that by the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, whom ye crucified, whom God raised from the dead, even by him doth this man stand here before you whole.
[11] This is the stone which was set at nought of you builders, which is become the head of the corner.
Matthew 21:41-43
[41] They say unto him, He will miserably destroy those wicked men, and will let out his vineyard unto other husbandmen, which shall render him the fruits in their seasons.
[42] Jesus saith unto them, Did ye never read in the scriptures, The stone which the builders rejected, the same is become the head of the corner: this is the Lord's doing, and it is marvellous in our eyes?
[43] Therefore say I unto you, The kingdom of God shall be taken from you, and given to a nation bringing forth the fruits thereof.
The builders of the Old Testament were the one who has rejected the Messiah the Prince and put Him to death. As a result, their kingdom representation was taken away from them and gave to another whom Christ has built in three days. This is a new temple where Gentiles, once a strangers and foreigners, can be part of God's Kingdom through Jesus Christ:
Ephesians 2:19-22
[19] Then, therefore, ye are no more strangers and foreigners, but fellow-citizens of the saints, and of the household of God,
[20] being built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Jesus Christ himself being chief corner- stone ,
[21] in whom all the building fitly framed together doth increase to an holy sanctuary in the Lord,
[22] in whom also ye are builded together, for a habitation of God in the Spirit.
1 Peter 2:4-9
[4] to whom coming—a living stone—by men, indeed, having been disapproved of, but with God choice, precious,
[5] and ye yourselves, as living stones, are built up, a spiritual house, a holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ.
[6] Wherefore, also, it is contained in the Writing: 'Lo, I lay in Zion a chief corner-stone, choice, precious, and he who is believing on him may not be put to shame;'
[7] to you, then, who are believing is the preciousness; and to the unbelieving, a stone that the builders disapproved of, this one did become for the head of a corner,
[8] and a stone of stumbling and a rock of offence—who are stumbling at the word, being unbelieving, —to which also they were set;
[9] and ye are a choice race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people acquired, that the excellences ye may shew forth of Him who out of darkness did call you to His wondrous light;
God is not talking about a physical body of Christ here. It is His temple of His Body that represents - the congregation of Israel! One has fallen and in three days, God rebuilt it where Christ become a corner stone of THAT TEMPLE! Not physical temple! The old testament temples only point to the working of Christ. The builders of the new temple are the Gentiles with some Jews who have come to Christ in the New Testament!
This
is the word of the LORD unto Zerubbabel, saying,
Not by human might, nor by human power, but by my Holy Spirit, saith the LORD of hosts.
7Who
art thou, O great
Congregation? before Zerubbabel
thou shalt become a
Salvation Highway: and
He shall bring forth the
Cornerstone thereof with shoutings,
crying,
Grace, grace unto it.
The hands of Zerubbabel have laid the
foundation Cornerstone of this
Temple;
His hands shall also finish it;
Of course, He is talking about New Testament congregation where Christ is a cornerstone of that building. Not physical temple.
You cannot equate the old testament temple, with the temple of Christ's body.
I did not say that. The temple of Christ's body represents the old testament congregation with His people, Jews as builders of that temple. Selah!
The outer vail being twained, signaled the separation from the outside temple centred priesthood.
Matthew 27:50-51
[50] Jesus, when he had cried again with a loud voice, yielded up the ghost.
[51] And, behold, the veil of the temple was rent in twain from the top to the bottom; and the earth did quake, and the rocks rent;
This is true destruction of Jersualem, the holy city. It did NOT occur in AD 70, but when Christ was crucified on the cross, right at that moment, when the veil of the temple was rent in twain from the top to the bottom! The veil being torn in two and the rocks rent SYMBOLIZED there was instituted a new way, a New Temple (a rebuilding or as Biblically put, "build again"). And in order for the building again, there would have to been the ruin before. Selah! For how do you rebuild up something that has not been previously brought down to ruin? Not one stone was left one upon another in that city becasue BY THEIR ABOMINATIONS, it was laid waste -- the kingdom was taken from them and given to another. Where all stones were thrown down, Christ came to start the rebuilding, being the beginning as a cornerstone of that rebuilding. Not rebulding a physical temple as so many of you suppose, but as God had always intended. Again...
Matthew 21:42-43
[42] Jesus saith unto them, Did ye never read in the scriptures, The stone which the builders rejected, the same is become the head of the corner: this is the Lord's doing, and it is marvellous in our eyes?
[43] Therefore say I unto you, The kingdom of God shall be taken from you, and given to a nation bringing forth the fruits thereof.
The Holy city representation of the congregation of God, the kingdom of God on earth, was taken from them and was instituted in the New Testament Church. Selah! Christ is the
beginning, the cornerstone of
that rebuilding of what was brought to ruin. The people of the congregation built upon Him are the stones of that rebuilding of city and Temple. Thrown down, rebuilt, it's not rocket science! It is simply understanding Scripture spiritually, the way our Lord fully intended. Christians are spiritual beings, we don't understand things in the way the world does, but in the Spirit of truth. Comparing scripture with scripture in the only sound hermeneutic whereby we may understand righteously God's view of things.
1st Corinthians 2:13
- "Which things also we speak, not in the words which man's wisdom teacheth, but which the Holy Ghost teacheth; comparing spiritual things with spiritual."
Not by comparing the carnal, natural and physical with the carnal, but by spiritual with spiritual. These are things that man's natural wisdom will miss as he looks to worldly or carnal interpretations through history books, nations and political rulers. Selah!
Stop mixing the old testament congregation with the new testament. The two are completely different.
Says who? That is a common belief, but it's a belief that is borne out of either a misunderstanding, wishful thinking, human desire, or misapplication of scripture. As far as the nation of Israel goes, it was used as a figure or corporate representation of the children of God (as the visible church today is). But
at any time in history only a
remnant of that body were
truly saved. After the first advent of Christ, that external covenant nation body fell, never to rise again. The New Covenant with Israel concerns a new dispensation and body of Jews and Gentiles alike. Covenant Israel never ceased and those of the eternal Covenant nation (the apostles and disciples) continue on in this New Testament representation of the body of Christ. It was
only the external Covenant nation that fell. The Kingdom representation was taken away from the Jewish nation
because of unbelief, and it will never return to them, as that would be confusion. As far as the kingdom goes, Israel the nation was brought to spiritual desolation at the cross. The reason so many do not comprehend this "truth" is because they have been brainwashed by evangelicals, church traditions, narrative of Jospheus who is not even child of God, or they are political rather than Spiritual and thus do not comprehend the nature of the restoration. They look for Spiritual truths in physical places (like Israel, AD 70, earthly reigns, Physical temples and kingdoms) when Christ taught in
allegories,
Parables, and
spiritual portraits. For example:
Luke 17:20-21
- "And when he was demanded of the Pharisees, when the kingdom of God should come, he answered them and said, The kingdom of God cometh not with observation:
- Neither shall they say, Lo here! or, lo there! for, behold, the kingdom of God is within you."
The Kingdom wasn't coming that they would "physically see it" as the Jewish people thought. And that's the
same fables that Premillennialists and Preterists are teaching. Christ taught of a different Kingdom! His kingdom was not like the world's Kingdom, His Temple was not made with hands, Israel's desolation was not by Romans, and His prophecy is not defined by secular historians. The Kingdom Christ came to rule in is
inside each and every "true" believer when the
Spirit of Christ comes to dwell there. Not a physical stones, but a living stones!
Jesus did NOT rebuild the old testament temple.
Stop infusing old with new.
For once, you are right! Christ did NOT rebuild the PHYSICAL old testament temple. Yet you got wrong temple to begin with!
Oh really!
Disciples were shown by Jesus the buildings in the plural, shortly after walking out of them, whilst pointing to them and the stones. The disciples had no idea that Jesus would be crucified and so Jesus showing them an allegory that was beyond their comprehension would be a mute point. Jesus temple is in the singular, but he pointed to buildings in the plural.
1And as he went out of the temple, one of his disciples saith unto him, Master,
see what manner of stones and what buildings are here! 2And Jesus answering said unto him, Seest thou these great buildings? there shall not be left one stone upon another, that shall not be thrown down.
Did not Jesus say buildings (plural) and not building? In fact, did He not say all the buildings of the city? Didn't you read the Scripture?
Luke 19:41-44
[41] And when he was come near, he beheld the city, and wept over it,
[42] Saying, If thou hadst known, even thou, at least in this thy day, the things which belong unto thy peace! but now they are hid from thine eyes.
[43] For the days shall come upon thee, that thine enemies shall cast a trench about thee, and compass thee round, and keep thee in on every side,
[44] And shall lay thee even with the ground, and thy children within thee; and they shall not leave in thee one stone upon another; because thou knewest not the time of thy visitation.
Indeed He did! Thus arguing over whether it's the building of this house, or of that house, is totally irrelevant.
Today in Jersualem, the temple foundation stones,
laid one upon another, have not been all thrown down and are still left standing (one upon another) in DIRECT violation of Christ's words
of His prophecy that they would not be. The foundation is the
base of any building, and that is why Christ Himself is spoken of as the
foundation stone of the Holy Temple. So, either Christ was wrong (heresy) about not one stone being left standing one upon another, He was just kidding (untenable), He was making a hyperbole (the excuse of choice for most theologians concerning this),
or He wasn't talking about the literal Temple building stones at all, but about
spiritual stones of a spiritual building. Stones = People of the Congregation! He was talking about a judgment
on a people who are built up a spiritual house, not upon literal bricks or stones which is only a type!
1st Corinthians 3:11-13
- "For other foundation can no man lay than that is laid, which is Jesus Christ.
- Now if any man build upon this foundation gold, silver, precious stones, wood, hay, stubble;
- Every man's work shall be made manifest: for the day shall declare it, because it shall be revealed by fire; and the fire shall try every man's work of what sort it is.
There are
all sorts of buildings God spoke about, and
all sorts of foundations, and all sorts of stones. Do you realize that not all stones are Gold, Silver and precious stones?
As far as Josephus, Titus, or the Romans in 70 a.d., that is
not a Biblical interpretation at all, that is an assumption that Christ was speaking of a historical event (which didn't even qualify) when He said this. The Temple in 70 a.d. was neither Holy nor a place of God anyway! How could such a qualification be overlooked? That is why you are
! By an assumption not unlike that made by those Pharisees who said that the Temple was forty-six years in building and asked how Jesus could rebuild it in 3 days. See? As we should know, "
Assumptions are the mother of errors." Titus, slaughtered pigs in the Holy place, raked city, 70 a.d., the Roman army, desecrations, Jews fleeing to the mountains, etc., etc., that phenomenon is a
secular interpretation masquerading as biblical Interpretation. Convenient for a lot of theologians, but unacceptable as an interpretation "from" the Biblical perspective. Desecration of a holy place in that "alleged" Holy Temple (which wasn't the Holy Temple anymore), just doesn't qualify for the prophecy. It's a collage of contradictions!
