Why doesn’t the letter written to the Hebrews mention the restoring of thier temple or land or thier riegn for a thousand years on earth ? but instead it explaines that tbier inheritance and promised land isn’t on this earth but in heaven ?
just a question to ponder . it seems as if the specific letter written to Hebrews would have been all about waiting for the Hope of thier earthly covenant restoration and the rebuilding of thier temple and gathering back to thier land or at least mentioned it in passing to those Hebrews …..rather than creating this idea that tbier kingdom inheritance isnt of this earth or the old covenant. If that was what’s going to happen .
Hebrews was written to Jewish believers. The physical temple was not yet destroyed. The writer was encouraging/warning them not to return to the old customs.
The book of Revelation was written in 95 AD. The temple had been destroyed by then. Chapter 13 describes the Antichrist being seated in the temple and claiming to be God. That will be difficult if there is no temple.
If I was writing to Jewish believers who were wavering about entering fully into the New Covenant, I'd not mention a rebuilt temple. And I doubt if God revealed this to the writer anyway. It was not necessary.
What do you make of Revelation 11? It mentions the temple, two witnesses killed in Jerusalem and a great earthquake that destroys 1/10 of the city. 7,000 people die. And that in AD95, looking to the future. Has there ever been 144,000 Israelites preaching the gospel? Why do I say that they preach the gospel? They are servants of God, sealed and protected. And after they 144,000 are sealed, a great multitude are standing before the throne of God and the Lamb.
"The meek will inherit the earth". Does that not mean an earthly, physical kingdom here on earth? The Lord's prayer is even clearer. God's will is for His kingdom to come - on earth as in heaven. This is the 1000 year reign of Christ on the earth, followed by a new heavens and a new earth. It's all there in the Book.