2 Thess 2:4
4 Who opposeth and exalteth himself above all that is called God, or that is worshipped; so that he as God sitteth in the temple of God, shewing himself that he is God.
KJV
That the orthodox Jews in Jerusalem for decades now have been preparing the temple articles, cutting stones, dedicating Levite priests, the Sanhedrin having formed up again, and their having already been doing passover animal sacrifices on a hill overlooking the Temple Mount since at least 1997, that's more than enough evidence to show they are serious.
Some brethren who don't believe there will be a specific Antichrist coming to work great signs and miracles on earth to deceive the world treat that 2 Thess.2:4 "temple" as the spiritual temple of Ephesians 2. Paul was referring to a literal temple in Jerusalem, because this prophecy is a reiteration of our Lord Jesus' prophecy in His Olivet Discourse about the coming pseudo-Christ (Matt.24:23-26), which is really about a singular false messiah.
The blueprint prophecy for that coming false one who will end the daily sacrifices once they've started up again is from the Book of Daniel, and specifically involves the placing of the "abomination of desolation" idol in the temple, like what Antiochus IV did in 170 B.C. Jerusalem.
Rev 11:1-8
11:1 And there was given me a reed like unto a rod: and the angel stood, saying, Rise, and measure the temple of God, and the altar, and them that worship therein.
2 But the court which is without the temple leave out, and measure it not; for it is given unto the Gentiles: and the holy city shall they tread under foot forty and two months.
That example is the temple to be built in Jerusalem for the tribulation. That is not a heavenly temple because of the context of verse 2 about the Gentiles treading the holy city for 42 months, the same 42 months timing the "dragon" of Rev.13 is given power over all nations and peoples.
Further down, we are shown this will take place in Jerusalem on earth.
Rev.11:3 And I will give power unto my two witnesses, and they shall prophesy a thousand two hundred and threescore days, clothed in sackcloth.
4 These are the two olive trees, and the two candlesticks standing before the God of the earth.
5 And if any man will hurt them, fire proceedeth out of their mouth, and devoureth their enemies: and if any man will hurt them, he must in this manner be killed.
6 These have power to shut heaven, that it rain not in the days of their prophecy: and have power over waters to turn them to blood, and to smite the earth with all plagues, as often as they will.
7 And when they shall have finished their testimony, the beast that ascendeth out of the bottomless pit shall make war against them, and shall overcome them, and kill them.
8 And their dead bodies shall lie in the street of the great city, which spiritually is called Sodom and Egypt, where also our Lord was crucified.
KJV
What has to occur in order for the Jews to build that temple, is there must be a power change in Jerusalem, for at present the government of Israel is keeping them off the temple mount, that because of U.N. agreements. The Jews there have already tried to set the cornerstone in place for the new temple upon the temple mount, but were prevented by the Israeli police.
What those Jews are relying on is the old covenant promises; they still believe they are under the old covenant, and per that a temple and sacrifices are required, just as with the 2nd temple before it was destroyed in 70 A.D. by the Romans. Ever since they returned to the promised land and became a nation again, they have had that dream of re-establishing old covenant worship. Some of them claim they have found the ark of the covenant. (see Temple Mount Faithful and Land of Israel website).
If you study the Daniel prophecy about the abomination, and transgression of desolation, involving the "vile person" making a "league" with a small group of men in Jerusalem, coming to power by them, that reveals the go ahead to build the third temple during the first half of Daniel's symbolic "one week" of Dan.9. That's a re-instituting of the old covenant Levitical priesthood and the daily sacrifices with the temple. Then, in the middle of the "one week", the false one ends the sacrifices and instead places the abomination that maketh desolate (Dan.11). That abomination will be the "image of the beast" idol mentioned at the end of Rev.13.
And yes, when our Lord Jesus comes, He will literally destroy that third temple, which is what the actual meaning of His answer to His disciples was about with not one stone standing on top of another on that day (which is "day of the Lord" timing, the time of God's consuming fire burning man's works off this earth).
In Ezekiel 8 & 9, we are shown another blueprint for those events of false worship involving that third temple in Jerusalem. Those Ezekiel 8 & 9 Scriptures have never... been fulfilled, with Ezek.9 where Peter was pulling from about judgment starting at God's house (1 Pet.4:17 and Ezek.9:6.
4 Who opposeth and exalteth himself above all that is called God, or that is worshipped; so that he as God sitteth in the temple of God, shewing himself that he is God.
KJV
That the orthodox Jews in Jerusalem for decades now have been preparing the temple articles, cutting stones, dedicating Levite priests, the Sanhedrin having formed up again, and their having already been doing passover animal sacrifices on a hill overlooking the Temple Mount since at least 1997, that's more than enough evidence to show they are serious.
Some brethren who don't believe there will be a specific Antichrist coming to work great signs and miracles on earth to deceive the world treat that 2 Thess.2:4 "temple" as the spiritual temple of Ephesians 2. Paul was referring to a literal temple in Jerusalem, because this prophecy is a reiteration of our Lord Jesus' prophecy in His Olivet Discourse about the coming pseudo-Christ (Matt.24:23-26), which is really about a singular false messiah.
The blueprint prophecy for that coming false one who will end the daily sacrifices once they've started up again is from the Book of Daniel, and specifically involves the placing of the "abomination of desolation" idol in the temple, like what Antiochus IV did in 170 B.C. Jerusalem.
Rev 11:1-8
11:1 And there was given me a reed like unto a rod: and the angel stood, saying, Rise, and measure the temple of God, and the altar, and them that worship therein.
2 But the court which is without the temple leave out, and measure it not; for it is given unto the Gentiles: and the holy city shall they tread under foot forty and two months.
That example is the temple to be built in Jerusalem for the tribulation. That is not a heavenly temple because of the context of verse 2 about the Gentiles treading the holy city for 42 months, the same 42 months timing the "dragon" of Rev.13 is given power over all nations and peoples.
Further down, we are shown this will take place in Jerusalem on earth.
Rev.11:3 And I will give power unto my two witnesses, and they shall prophesy a thousand two hundred and threescore days, clothed in sackcloth.
4 These are the two olive trees, and the two candlesticks standing before the God of the earth.
5 And if any man will hurt them, fire proceedeth out of their mouth, and devoureth their enemies: and if any man will hurt them, he must in this manner be killed.
6 These have power to shut heaven, that it rain not in the days of their prophecy: and have power over waters to turn them to blood, and to smite the earth with all plagues, as often as they will.
7 And when they shall have finished their testimony, the beast that ascendeth out of the bottomless pit shall make war against them, and shall overcome them, and kill them.
8 And their dead bodies shall lie in the street of the great city, which spiritually is called Sodom and Egypt, where also our Lord was crucified.
KJV
What has to occur in order for the Jews to build that temple, is there must be a power change in Jerusalem, for at present the government of Israel is keeping them off the temple mount, that because of U.N. agreements. The Jews there have already tried to set the cornerstone in place for the new temple upon the temple mount, but were prevented by the Israeli police.
What those Jews are relying on is the old covenant promises; they still believe they are under the old covenant, and per that a temple and sacrifices are required, just as with the 2nd temple before it was destroyed in 70 A.D. by the Romans. Ever since they returned to the promised land and became a nation again, they have had that dream of re-establishing old covenant worship. Some of them claim they have found the ark of the covenant. (see Temple Mount Faithful and Land of Israel website).
If you study the Daniel prophecy about the abomination, and transgression of desolation, involving the "vile person" making a "league" with a small group of men in Jerusalem, coming to power by them, that reveals the go ahead to build the third temple during the first half of Daniel's symbolic "one week" of Dan.9. That's a re-instituting of the old covenant Levitical priesthood and the daily sacrifices with the temple. Then, in the middle of the "one week", the false one ends the sacrifices and instead places the abomination that maketh desolate (Dan.11). That abomination will be the "image of the beast" idol mentioned at the end of Rev.13.
And yes, when our Lord Jesus comes, He will literally destroy that third temple, which is what the actual meaning of His answer to His disciples was about with not one stone standing on top of another on that day (which is "day of the Lord" timing, the time of God's consuming fire burning man's works off this earth).
In Ezekiel 8 & 9, we are shown another blueprint for those events of false worship involving that third temple in Jerusalem. Those Ezekiel 8 & 9 Scriptures have never... been fulfilled, with Ezek.9 where Peter was pulling from about judgment starting at God's house (1 Pet.4:17 and Ezek.9:6.
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