Tuesday 17 June 2014

Suddenly Come to His Temple

If the Jews build a temple, could it truly be called the Temple of the Lord? especially if Jesus Christ is not worshiped in it!

(Jesus said Jerusalem is no longer the place of worship.

In the New Covenant God dwells in believers - Jews and Gentiles - requiring no temple made with hands.)

I met an Orthodox Jew the other night. I told him that God promised Abraham that in his seed (singular, not plural) all the world could be blessed, saved.

I said that the prophecy, "And the Lord whom ye seek shall suddenly come to his temple" had to have been fulfilled at a time while the Temple still stood - or else the prophecy forever lost its opportunity to be fulfilled.

I also told him that the Prophet Daniel prophesied that Messiah the Prince would come after 70-sevens, starting from the date of the decree to build the second Temple, and that a Gentile prince would then desecrate that Temple and succeed to scatter the Jews. Messiah had to come in that timeframe, and while the Temple still stood - or else the prophecy forever lost its opportunity to be fulfilled, I told him.

"Good point," he answered.

And he was happy for us to lay hands on him and pray for him in Jesus' Name.

I told him that I absolutely love Jews because almost all the good that's in the world today can be traced back to the work of people who were Jews. He seemed surprised to hear it said.

Seeing the prophecy as unfulfilled rather than fulfilled wrongly validates a continuation of Old Covenant practices without saving-faith in Jesus.

Seeing some double-fulfilment for the prophecy causes the prophecy to lose clarity either way.

But seeing the Prophecy as fulfilled rather than unfulfilled makes a case for Jesus being the Messiah. It helps put everyone and every modern issue in its right place on the map of what God has done, is doing, and shall do.


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