I am enjoying this conversation and have already learned something new.
this is my favorite subject. It is nice to have a calm conversation, even if we end up disagreeing I thank you for that,
Now the question begins, when the New Testament teaches we are the temple and the temple was destroyed: Can a temple built by unsaved people today be considered HOLY?
one thing to remember, even though the temple in Jesus day was run by unsaved priests and Gods presence in the Holy Place was long since gone, and the very priests who ran it crucified Christ, Jesus still called it his fathers house,
we also have prophecy concerning a rebuilt temple, our conversation now is about a future abomination of desolation. If there is no Holy Place in a temple in Jerusalem, there is no place for the Abomination of Desolation Jesus spoke about. So yeah, I do believe they can make that holynplace and non believers, it is just this place will not have Gods presence as promised in the law concerning the temple.
I hope this makes sense,
And if someone believes it is talking about us as the temple, it is no problem finding out what an abomination could be, could be a repeat of the Judas thing, but the issue becomes the part that says sacrifices will cease, as within us, no sacrifices happen and no sacrifices happen in churches either (Unless you are catholic), these happen only in the temple. I believe that is the most natural reading of the text, but I struggle to see it as HOLY today.
To me if the temple is the body, how can we see the abomination of desolation standing on the Holy Place, as Jesus said woudl be seen, that would be impossible
jesus used it as a sign, when you see it do this, again, if it is the body, how can they see it, and how can they know when to run, and who should run?
I agree with you, if a temple is built today, the holy place would not be holy, at the same time, there would be sacrifice and offering, which never took away sin, and would be done in unbelief. And it would be no different that the high priest offering sacrifice in the Holy Place in the temple in Jesus day, remember even then he called it his fathers house
we are also told when Jesus returns, he will rule from that house also,
anyway, these things must be done for prophecy to be fulfilled, at least that’s the way I see it