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I did not see a temple in the city, because the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb are its temple.
In Revelation 21:16 the City is perfectly square. Its perimeter is 12,000 furlongs, or 1,500 miles (a furlong is 1/8 mile). It is 375 miles long on each side.
The Bible consistently warns us that this world will not last forever. “Heaven and earth will pass away,” Jesus said in Matthew 24:35. His statement was in the context of end times’ prophecies and the eternal nature of Jesus’ words: “My words will never pass away.” This means that trusting Jesus is wiser than trusting anything in this world. Jesus also refers to the passing away of heaven and earth in Matthew 5:18. In Revelation 21:1, John writes of a new heaven and a new earth in the eternal state, having seen that “the first heaven and the first earth had passed away” (cf. Isaiah 65:17 and 2 Peter 3:13). To “pass away” is to disappear or be no more. This refers to the physical heaven and earth—the material world and all it contains—but not to the spirits/souls of the inhabitants of those places. Scripture is clear that people will outlast the current material universe, some in a state of eternal bliss and some in a state of eternal misery, and that the current universe will be replaced by another that will never know the contamination of sin. The method of this world’s destruction is revealed in 2 Peter 3:11–12: “The day of the Lord will come like a thief. The heavens will disappear with a roar; the elements will be destroyed by fire. . . . That day will bring about the destruction of the heavens by fire, and the elements will melt in the heat.” In Noah’s day, the world was destroyed with water, but God promised to send no more global floods (Genesis 9:11). In the Day of the Lord, the universe will be destroyed by fire. The prophet Isaiah foretold the passing away of heaven and earth, too. “All the stars in the sky will be dissolved and the heavens rolled up like a scroll; all the starry host will fall like withered leaves from the vine, like shriveled figs from the fig tree” (Isaiah 34:4). The Lord assures His people that, even as the heaven and earth are passing away, His salvation is secure: “The heavens will vanish like smoke, the earth will wear out like a garment and its inhabitants die like flies. But my salvation will last forever, my righteousness will never fail” (Isaiah 51:6).
The Golden Gate, as it is called in Christian literature, is the only eastern gate of the Temple Mount and one of only two that used to offer access into the city from that side. It has been walled up since medieval times. The date of its construction is disputed and no archaeological work is allowed at the gatehouse, but opinions are shared between a late Byzantine and an early Umayyad date.
According to Jewish tradition, the Shekhinah (שכינה) (Divine Presence) used to appear through the eastern Gate, and will appear again when the Anointed One (Messiah) comes (Ezekiel 44:1–3) and a new gate replaces the present one
originally posted by: Revolution9
The SCRIPT indicates that we humans will build another Temple in Jerusalem,
NW son of Mary. Peace be on him the day he was born, and the day he dies, and the day he shall be raised alive! Such was Jesus, son of Mary, (this is) a statement of the truth concerning which they doubt. It befitteth not (the Majesty of) God that He should take unto Himself a son. Glory be to Him!
But why don't you think we go to heaven?
originally posted by: DISRAELI
a reply to: Revolution9
I just offer this suggestion; if the church is the temple of God, then anyone who could seize control of the formal structures of the church would, in a sense, be occupying the temple. If they were able to divert the worship of the official church away from God and in a different direction, that would be an abomination.
I can imagine a false Christ forbidding the continuation of the Lord's Supper, on the grounds that the Supper was intended as a remembrance of the death of Christ until he comes- "... and now I'm here".
originally posted by: Revolution9
a reply to: dfnj2015
That's fine, but it is gnostic. I am Orthodox. King James is different in minor ways. I have read the Bible twice over, the whole thing. I have visited Israel and done the field work. I don't know Buddhism. It has no authority with me personally. You think what you want to think, that's cool, but Buddhism ain't Judaism and it ain't Christianity, nowhere near.
Find for me some "lies" King James translation told? It is authority enough for me. I have read Scripture in many different translations. They say pretty much the same thing, so much I can't offer any examples where they completely are at odds; CAN YOU? Please enlighten me.
originally posted by: DISRAELI
originally posted by: Revolution9
The SCRIPT indicates that we humans will build another Temple in Jerusalem,
I'm not sure that scripture does predict a physical temple, even as a human mistake.
We agree that the one at the end of Ezekiel is spiritual
I don't believe we go to Heaven. Christ only said we would be with Him in Paradise. The SCRIPT indicates that the Paradise is a New Earth with He and GOD dwelling with us and ruling over us with a rod of iron (lol, these Dudes mean business). There is nowhere in either the OT or the NT that says we go to Heaven when we die. They say we go to sleep until Resurrection on the Great Day of God Almighty.
originally posted by: Revolution9
a reply to: dfnj2015
Find for me some "lies" King James translation told? It is authority enough for me. I have read Scripture in many different translations. They say pretty much the same thing, so much I can't offer any examples where they completely are at odds; CAN YOU? Please enlighten me.