Temple of God

[nebula]

As Christians should we be looking for this event to happen in a man made temple or in the temple God made? [body of Christ]

That is the question, isn't it?

[e lansing]

As Christians should we be looking for this event to happen in a man made temple or in the temple God made? [body of Christ]

That is the question, isn't it?

Yes! Yes it is. What say you?

[nebula]

I told you -

I'm not stuck on either interpretation . . .

Or whatever interpretation you have hiding in your sleeve.

[e lansing]

I told you -

I'm not stuck on either interpretation . . .

Or whatever interpretation you have hiding in your sleeve.

I'm not hiding anything, I think there needs to be some clairity to this. One interpretation would cause a focus on Israel and the other on the church. if we focus on the wrong thing we could miss the true meaning of this passage. I'm not saying that i have a meaning, i just want to if anybody else has one. I am told that a temple is to be built and i have put these same questions out there and no answers to them.

[Rick-Parker]

The main reason is because I get frustrated that people would rather ask others for answers to their theological questions than to do the reading themselves, which allows the Holy Spirit to work in their lives and teach them what the Scriptures are all about and the message that they have.

Actaully, I do believe e lansing asked to open a discussion for which (s)he(?) already has an answer - asking a question to open a discussion is a teaching tool.

So where is his/her teaching? I may be wrong, but all I see is the OP asking the same questions, progressing with the answers that are given. But no answers. Like I said, however, I may be wrong.

[e lansing]

The main reason is because I get frustrated that people would rather ask others for answers to their theological questions than to do the reading themselves, which allows the Holy Spirit to work in their lives and teach them what the Scriptures are all about and the message that they have.

Actaully, I do believe e lansing asked to open a discussion for which (s)he(?) already has an answer - asking a question to open a discussion is a teaching tool.

So where is his/her teaching? I may be wrong, but all I see is the OP asking the same questions, progressing with the answers that are given. But no answers. Like I said, however, I may be wrong.

Parker do you have an answer to these questions, what constititutes holy in Gods eyes and does God live in temples made by man or not?

[Guest shiloh357]

The main reason is because I get frustrated that people would rather ask others for answers to their theological questions than to do the reading themselves, which allows the Holy Spirit to work in their lives and teach them what the Scriptures are all about and the message that they have.

Actaully, I do believe e lansing asked to open a discussion for which (s)he(?) already has an answer - asking a question to open a discussion is a teaching tool.

So where is his/her teaching? I may be wrong, but all I see is the OP asking the same questions, progressing with the answers that are given. But no answers. Like I said, however, I may be wrong.

The point Nebula is making is that we learn by asking questions. We use questions as teaching tools to help us learn. The fact that I study on my own does not mean that I don't need to ask questions. Someone may know something valuable that I did not see in my own studies.

The Holy Spirit uses people to teach us and the Bible puts a high premium on gaining wisdom from those wiser than us.

[Openly Curious]

Jesus said to watch for the abomination that causes desolation and was a referrence to Daniel 9:24. It said that this abomination would happen in the holy place. This holy place is it man made or not? Does god live in temples that man made today?

God has never "lived" in a Temple. And btw, ALL of the temples that have existed in the Land of Israel were "man-made."

When the Bible claims that God does not live temples made by man, the point being made is that he is not like the gods of the pagans who were said to live in those temples. It was a statement made to show that the God of the Bible was far greater than any of the pagan gods. The pagans had no point of reference for an all-powerful God who was omnipresent (everywhere at once).

God, is omnipresent, and so cannot be confined to a single location. He cannot be contained in a temple.

Even though God is omnipresent and is everywhere at one time but mankind is not everywhere at the sametime. Only one needs to read the history of the Israelites how God brought them out of bondage. Then in Exodus God gave to Moses the plans to build the temple or tent of tabernacle. God dwelt in the holy of holies behind the veil in the ark of God.

For it was God who came down and tabernacled among us for he did confine hiself and yet was everywhere at once. Sure the pagans had temple worship to their idol gods who couldn't see, hear or speak. But in the temple of the Lord that he directed Moses to build. It was in that temple that the only one and true living God came to dwell among his people. A God who did see, hear and speak for he was not dead but alive.

God can abide anywhere he chooses for he lives within the hearts of the believers contained in their hearts but then he is everywhere at the same time. For our body is the temple of the Lord and even though we are the temple of the Lord he still dwells beyond us.

[Openly Curious]

It is my understanding that the Jews will rebuild the temple on the temple mount and restore the animal sacrifices at the temple once more. IMO the anti-christ is the one who will desecrate the holy place within this temple the abomination of desolation. And it is at this time we should look up for our redemption is nigh.

[Ovedya]

Jesus said to watch for the abomination that causes desolation and was a referrence to Daniel 9:24. It said that this abomination would happen in the holy place. This holy place is it man made or not? Does god live in temples that man made today?

In type the holy place represents the human soul and the holiest of holies represents the human spirit.

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