Will there be a 3rd temple?

The Rogue Tomato

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Do you think there are motivated people -- enough motivated people -- in Israel to find a way to build the 3rd temple? I know a lot of people believe unfulfilled prophecy requires a 3rd temple. (I'm not one of them - let's just say I have my doubts.)

I know they has a red heifer now and many of the accessories required, but there's still the issue of where they could build it without first removing the dome of the rock. And as far as I know they don't have the Ark.
 
Yes, there will... be a 3rd Jewish temple built in Jerusalem for the end. And it will... be to fulfill Bible prophecy about the placing of the "abomination of desolation" IDOL like Lord Jesus said in His Olivet discourse (Matthew 24; Mark 13).

It is the ending of the daily sacrifices and placing of the "abomination of desolation" IDOL in the temple at Jerusalem which sets off the time of the end Jesus called "great tribulation" in His Olivet discourse. He was quoting that "abomination of desolation" event from the Book of Daniel, and it is about the very end of this present world.
 
Yes, there will... be a 3rd Jewish temple built in Jerusalem for the end. And it will... be to fulfill Bible prophecy about the placing of the "abomination of desolation" IDOL like Lord Jesus said in His Olivet discourse (Matthew 24; Mark 13).

It is the ending of the daily sacrifices and placing of the "abomination of desolation" IDOL in the temple at Jerusalem which sets off the time of the end Jesus called "great tribulation" in His Olivet discourse. He was quoting that "abomination of desolation" event from the Book of Daniel, and it is about the very end of this present world.
ditto !
 
Here is an important revealing that God does sometimes in His Word, especially in the Books of His prophets, and a Book like His Revelation. We simply have to study line upon line while paying attention, and think. When Paul told Timothy to be a 'workman' in God's Word, that means to 'understand' God's Word, not worship the words on the page. I notice when some brethren read God's Word, it's almost like they go into some kind of religious exaltation mood, like they are worshiping the words on the page. Don't do that, God gave us His Word for to 'understand', and use our mind.

That is why He sometimes puts little treasures inside a Bible chapter where He is revealing something profound in that one spot, and then the main subject before continues where it left off.

His Word in Zechariah 6 does this about Messiah being Who will build the temple when He comes. And for us in Christ, that means our Lord Jesus Christ at His future return...


Zech 6:10-15
10 Take of them of the captivity, even of Heldai, of Tobijah, and of Jedaiah, which are come from Babylon, and come thou the same day, and go into the house of Josiah the son of Zephaniah;


These Jews were returning from the Babylon captivity. They were preparing the priests and getting things ready to build the 2nd temple.

11 Then take silver and gold, and make crowns, and set them upon the head of Joshua the son of Josedech, the high priest;

Those crowns were then to be set upon Joshua, the son of Josedech the high priest.

12 And speak unto him, saying, Thus speaketh the LORD of hosts, saying, "Behold the man whose name is The BRANCH; and he shall grow up out of his place, and he shall build the temple of the LORD:
13 Even he shall build the temple of the LORD; and he shall bear the glory, and shall sit and rule upon his throne; and he shall be a priest upon his throne: and the counsel of peace shall be between them both."

That above is about Lord Jesus at His future return. That idea that He will sit and rule upon his throne, meaning as The KING, and also be a Priest upon His throne, is a Role reserved ONLY for Lord Jesus Christ and none other.

Many instead when reading that wrongly think this is about one of the Jewish leaders of the return from Babylon, like Zerababel, etc., and simply about the rebuilding of the 2nd temple in Jerusalem.

No, that ROLE as both KING & PRIEST upon the throne can only apply to Lord Jesus Christ, KING of kings, and LORD of lords.

Then the Zechariah Scripture continues about events for after the Jew's return from the Babylon captivity... except one little part below... serves as a type...


14 And the crowns shall be to Helem, and to Tobijah, and to Jedaiah, and to Hen the son of Zephaniah, for a memorial in the temple of the LORD.

15
And they that are far off shall come and build in the temple of the LORD, and ye shall know that the LORD of hosts hath sent me unto you. And this shall come to pass, if ye will diligently obey the voice of the LORD your God.
KJV


Though this time in Zechariah is about the return and building of the 2nd temple, it serves as a 'type' for the future builders of Christ's future Millennial temple. Compare this verse with the future prophecy in Isaiah 60:9 forward about the future restoration when Jesus returns.
 
I'm curious. Why do you say Lord Jesus Christ, instead of the Lord Jesus Christ, as the Bible refers to Him?

I don't see the word IDOL in Matthew 24 or Mark 13. Matthew 24:15 speaks of the abomination of desolation standing in the holy place. If this was a person seeking to be worshiped, he would not stand in the holy place - he would stand in the Holy of Holies or the Most Holy Place, where the Ark of the Covenant would be. That is where God's presence was.
Also, nobody knows where the Ark of the Covenant is, or if it even exists, so you can't have a temple without it. And it has to be the ORIGINAL ARK, WITH THE JAR OF MANNA IN IT, AND AARON'S ROD THAT BUDDED, AND THE STONE TABLETS WITH THE TEN COMMANDMENTS ON THEM -NOT A NEW ONE. Not only that, even if they found the ARK, IT CAN ONLY BE TRANSPORTED BY AARONIC PRIESTS IN THE TRIBE OF LEVI. That priesthood is long gone. We're under the priesthood after the order of Melchizedek now, with Jesus being our High priest. God would have to reinstitute the whole Old Covenant with all of its laws, including the laws of the Aaronic priesthood and He would have to invalidate the New Covenant and Jesus' High priesthood, because there can't be TWO COVENANT'S in effect at the same time.
As if that weren't enough, God commanded that the tabernacle and the first and 2nd temples be built. How are you going to get God to issue such a command for a 3rd temple to be built?

How in the world can this actually happen?
I think I know. It's not going to happen, because that's not even what Matthew 24 or Mark 13 are about. Even if a 3rd temple were built, it would be without ANY command of God, without ANY Aaronic priesthood, without ANY reinstitution of the Old Covenant, without the ORIGINAL ARK WITH THE ORIGINAL CONTENTS. IN OTHER WORDS, IT WOULD BE A COLOSSAL FRAUD.
 
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Here is an important revealing that God does sometimes in His Word, especially in the Books of His prophets, and a Book like His Revelation. We simply have to study line upon line while paying attention, and think. When Paul told Timothy to be a 'workman' in God's Word, that means to 'understand' God's Word, not worship the words on the page. I notice when some brethren read God's Word, it's almost like they go into some kind of religious exaltation mood, like they are worshiping the words on the page. Don't do that, God gave us His Word for to 'understand', and use our mind.

That is why He sometimes puts little treasures inside a Bible chapter where He is revealing something profound in that one spot, and then the main subject before continues where it left off.

His Word in Zechariah 6 does this about Messiah being Who will build the temple when He comes. And for us in Christ, that means our Lord Jesus Christ at His future return...


Zech 6:10-15
10 Take of them of the captivity, even of Heldai, of Tobijah, and of Jedaiah, which are come from Babylon, and come thou the same day, and go into the house of Josiah the son of Zephaniah;


These Jews were returning from the Babylon captivity. They were preparing the priests and getting things ready to build the 2nd temple.

11 Then take silver and gold, and make crowns, and set them upon the head of Joshua the son of Josedech, the high priest;

Those crowns were then to be set upon Joshua, the son of Josedech the high priest.

12 And speak unto him, saying, Thus speaketh the LORD of hosts, saying, "Behold the man whose name is The BRANCH; and he shall grow up out of his place, and he shall build the temple of the LORD:
13 Even he shall build the temple of the LORD; and he shall bear the glory, and shall sit and rule upon his throne; and he shall be a priest upon his throne: and the counsel of peace shall be between them both."

That above is about Lord Jesus at His future return. That idea that He will sit and rule upon his throne, meaning as The KING, and also be a Priest upon His throne, is a Role reserved ONLY for Lord Jesus Christ and none other.

Many instead when reading that wrongly think this is about one of the Jewish leaders of the return from Babylon, like Zerababel, etc., and simply about the rebuilding of the 2nd temple in Jerusalem.

No, that ROLE as both KING & PRIEST upon the throne can only apply to Lord Jesus Christ, KING of kings, and LORD of lords.

Then the Zechariah Scripture continues about events for after the Jew's return from the Babylon captivity... except one little part below... serves as a type...


14 And the crowns shall be to Helem, and to Tobijah, and to Jedaiah, and to Hen the son of Zephaniah, for a memorial in the temple of the LORD.

15
And they that are far off shall come and build in the temple of the LORD, and ye shall know that the LORD of hosts hath sent me unto you. And this shall come to pass, if ye will diligently obey the voice of the LORD your God.
KJV


Though this time in Zechariah is about the return and building of the 2nd temple, it serves as a 'type' for the future builders of Christ's future Millennial temple. Compare this verse with the future prophecy in Isaiah 60:9 forward about the future restoration when Jesus returns.
Zechariah 6:10-11 - Joshua, the high priest mentioned here appears to be a type of Jesus, who is our High Priest now and we know the man called "Branch" is definitely Jesus. In verse 12 "and He will build the temple of the Lord" - compare with what Jesus said, "Upon this rock, I will build My church." We are the "temple of the Lord", the body of Christ. He is a King, a Ruler, and a Priest, on His throne EVEN NOW, sitting at the right hand of God. We, the church of God, are subject to Him as our King and our Lord and our High Priest.
In verse 15 it says: "Those who are far off will come and build in the temple of the Lord." Not only the Jews, but also the Gentile believers are living stones in Christ's temple.
There is no mention of a future, literal Millennial temple, but rather a prophecy of the 1st coming of Jesus, who He was and is, and what He would build - as well as a reference to them building the 2nd temple after returning from exile in Babylon. The tabernacle of Moses and the 1st and 2nd temples were all pointing forward to the 1st coming of the Messiah.
Please note that God commanded that the tabernacle, the 1st temple, and the 2nd temple would be built. We have no such command recorded for a 3rd future temple.
 
Do you think there are motivated people -- enough motivated people -- in Israel to find a way to build the 3rd temple? I know a lot of people believe unfulfilled prophecy requires a 3rd temple. (I'm not one of them - let's just say I have my doubts.)

I know they has a red heifer now and many of the accessories required, but there's still the issue of where they could build it without first removing the dome of the rock. And as far as I know they don't have the Ark.
You know .. I can't imagine a head with a third temple. I wonder what the geometry for that would be.

As far as a physical/building temple, I think that misinterpretation of Jesus' words was used when crucifying Him.
 
Do you think there are motivated people -- enough motivated people -- in Israel to find a way to build the 3rd temple? I know a lot of people believe unfulfilled prophecy requires a 3rd temple. (I'm not one of them - let's just say I have my doubts.)

I know they has a red heifer now and many of the accessories required, but there's still the issue of where they could build it without first removing the dome of the rock. And as far as I know they don't have the Ark.

The orthodox (some say ultra-orthodox) Jews in Jerusalem have for at least a decade now, been holding passover sacrifice on a hill overlooking the Temple Mount. They already have the cornerstone cut, and have tried more than once to take it up to the Temple Mount to set it (where on the Temple Mount I do not know.) They have a website, Temple Mount Faithful and Land of Israel movement.

In 1997, there was a Christian cattle farmer sending the Jews red heifers for sacrifice. A company was formed called Jesus, Inc.

The Jews in today's Jerusalem have some artifacts required for temple worship on display in Jerusalem.

Some Islamic clerics claim the Jews have always had a temple, and are not against their building a 3rd temple. So the location other than where the Dome of the Rock sits could easily be settled. And there's been talk among the Jews that where the Dome of the Rock sits is not the actual location of where Solomon's temple actually sat.

Regardless of all that, it is important to remember per God's Word that a fake-Messiah is coming first to Jerusalem to play The Christ.

This means, there will have to be some deceptions to pull that off, because to be Messiah, it means being of the tribe of Judah, of the house of David. And yeah, the ark of the covenant is required to re-establish old covenant worship with a new temple, but that can all be fabricated by that false-Messiah also when he arrives in Jerusalem.

The Daniel 11 Scripture points to a "small people" being behind the setting up of that coming false-Messiah (i.e., the "vile person" of Dan.11). That likely means those Jewish leaders that are part of the fake-Messiah's plan, will support him as being the real Messiah. And they will likely promote a relocation for the 3rd temple site also, which has already been talked about among today's Jews.

Now then, what is written in God's Word will happen as written. Often it may not appear that what is written will happen, and then things change all of sudden, and His Word comes to pass as written. And one thing is for certain about doubting His written Word; He will not open up understanding in His Word to the doubter, so the doubters will remain guessing in circles, when what will happen was set before them all along, if they had only listened to Him.
 
The orthodox (some say ultra-orthodox) Jews in Jerusalem have for at least a decade now, been holding passover sacrifice on a hill overlooking the Temple Mount. They already have the cornerstone cut, and have tried more than once to take it up to the Temple Mount to set it (where on the Temple Mount I do not know.) They have a website, Temple Mount Faithful and Land of Israel movement.

In 1997, there was a Christian cattle farmer sending the Jews red heifers for sacrifice. A company was formed called Jesus, Inc.

The Jews in today's Jerusalem have some artifacts required for temple worship on display in Jerusalem.

Some Islamic clerics claim the Jews have always had a temple, and are not against their building a 3rd temple. So the location other than where the Dome of the Rock sits could easily be settled. And there's been talk among the Jews that where the Dome of the Rock sits is not the actual location of where Solomon's temple actually sat.

Regardless of all that, it is important to remember per God's Word that a fake-Messiah is coming first to Jerusalem to play The Christ.

This means, there will have to be some deceptions to pull that off, because to be Messiah, it means being of the tribe of Judah, of the house of David. And yeah, the ark of the covenant is required to re-establish old covenant worship with a new temple, but that can all be fabricated by that false-Messiah also when he arrives in Jerusalem.

The Daniel 11 Scripture points to a "small people" being behind the setting up of that coming false-Messiah (i.e., the "vile person" of Dan.11). That likely means those Jewish leaders that are part of the fake-Messiah's plan, will support him as being the real Messiah. And they will likely promote a relocation for the 3rd temple site also, which has already been talked about among today's Jews.

Now then, what is written in God's Word will happen as written. Often it may not appear that what is written will happen, and then things change all of sudden, and His Word comes to pass as written. And one thing is for certain about doubting His written Word; He will not open up understanding in His Word to the doubter, so the doubters will remain guessing in circles, when what will happen was set before them all along, if they had only listened to Him.
If there is any doubt about the passages in the Old Testament about the kingdom, as to whether they refer to Christ's 1000 year (literal) reign or His 1st coming (taken symbolically), I think Peter clears that up, in his 2nd sermon in Acts:

Acts 3:24 - "And likewise, ALL the prophets who have spoken, from Samuel and his successors onward, also announced THESE days."
What days? The days that Peter was living in, shortly after the ascension of Christ and Pentecost, and the 1st days of the preaching of the gospel. They were not prophesying about an end-time Millennium.


Peter confirms this again in 1 Peter 1:10-12:
"As to this salvation, the prophets who prophesied of the grace that would come to you (not the people 2000 years later) made careful searches and inquiries, seeking to know what person or TIME the Spirit of Christ within them was indicating as He predicted the sufferings of Christ and the glories to follow (not the Millennium). It was revealed to them that they were not serving themselves, but you, in these things which now have been announced to you (1st century believers) through those who preached the gospel to you by the Holy Spirit sent from heaven - things into which angels long to look."

Obviously the message of Christ is for everyone since He first came, but it is not a message about some supposed 1000 year period at the end of time.

In Luke 21:22, Jesus was explaining to the 4 apostles about the future event (70 A.D.), when Jerusalem would be surrounded by armies and He says:

" ...because these are days of vengeance, so that ALL things which are written will be fulfilled."

We know that Jesus does use hyperbole, as did all the prophets, so it may not literally be ALL prophecies being fulfilled after 70 A.D., but I think it's safe to say the MAJORITY of all the prophecies in the Old Testament were already fulfilled right after 70 A.D. I think the only exceptions would be prophecies about the New Heaven and the New Earth.
 
If there is any doubt about the passages in the Old Testament about the kingdom, as to whether they refer to Christ's 1000 year (literal) reign or His 1st coming (taken symbolically), I think Peter clears that up, in his 2nd sermon in Acts:

Acts 3:24 - "And likewise, ALL the prophets who have spoken, from Samuel and his successors onward, also announced THESE days."
What days? The days that Peter was living in, shortly after the ascension of Christ and Pentecost, and the 1st days of the preaching of the gospel. They were not prophesying about an end-time Millennium.


Peter confirms this again in 1 Peter 1:10-12:
"As to this salvation, the prophets who prophesied of the grace that would come to you (not the people 2000 years later) made careful searches and inquiries, seeking to know what person or TIME the Spirit of Christ within them was indicating as He predicted the sufferings of Christ and the glories to follow (not the Millennium). It was revealed to them that they were not serving themselves, but you, in these things which now have been announced to you (1st century believers) through those who preached the gospel to you by the Holy Spirit sent from heaven - things into which angels long to look."

Obviously the message of Christ is for everyone since He first came, but it is not a message about some supposed 1000 year period at the end of time.

In Luke 21:22, Jesus was explaining to the 4 apostles about the future event (70 A.D.), when Jerusalem would be surrounded by armies and He says:

" ...because these are days of vengeance, so that ALL things which are written will be fulfilled."

We know that Jesus does use hyperbole, as did all the prophets, so it may not literally be ALL prophecies being fulfilled after 70 A.D., but I think it's safe to say the MAJORITY of all the prophecies in the Old Testament were already fulfilled right after 70 A.D. I think the only exceptions would be prophecies about the New Heaven and the New Earth.

Your understanding of Bible Scripture is like someone who doesn't know which way your supposed to wear a shirt, which with what you've shown above, is like wearing a shirt 'inside-out'.

Zechariah 9:9-10 declares that Jesus Christ comes only twice. His 1st coming was lowly riding upon a donkey, to sacrifice Himself upon a cross. But His 2nd coming is a return to begin His everlasting reign over all nations, INCLUDING THE WICKED...

Zech 14:8-9
8 And it shall be in that day, that
living waters shall go out from Jerusalem; half of them toward the former sea, and half of them toward the hinder sea: in summer and in winter shall it be.
9 And
the LORD shall be king over all the earth: in that day shall there be one LORD, and his name one.
KJV


Zech 14:16-17
16 And it shall come to pass,
that every one that is left of all the nations which came against Jerusalem shall even go up from year to year to worship the King, the LORD of hosts, and to keep the feast of tabernacles.
17 And it shall be, that whoso will not come up of all the families of the earth unto Jerusalem to worship the King, the LORD of hosts, even upon them shall be no rain.
KJV


Oh!... but men's false doctrine of Amillennialism says that on the 'day' of Christ's future coming, His 2nd coming, ALL the WICKED are cast into the "lake of fire"! What in the world are the WICKED still doing there in that above Zech.14 Scripture AFTER... Jesus has returned and is reigning?!? Someone is tell a big edited and it is those behind the false doctrine of Amillennialism!
 
Brethren in Christ, did you know that in Christ's future Millennium reign, the "thousand years" LITERAL reign written in Revelation 20, that the WICKED of the "synagogue of Satan" are going to be made to come worship Jesus at the feet of His elect Church?

Rev 3:7-10
7 And to the angel of the church in Philadelphia write; "These things saith He That is holy, He That is true, He That hath the key of David, He That openeth, and no man shutteth; and shutteth, and no man openeth;

8 I know thy works: behold, I have set before thee an open door, and no man can shut it: for thou hast a little strength, and hast kept My word, and hast not denied My name.

9
Behold, I will make them of the synagogue of Satan, which say they are Jews, and are not, but do lie; behold, I will make them to come and worship before thy feet, and to know that I have loved thee.

10 Because thou hast kept the word of My patience, I also will keep thee from the hour of temptation, which shall come upon all the world, to try them that dwell upon the earth.
KJV


The above Revelation immediately strikes out ANY notion by Amillennialists that the wicked are all destroyed on the day of Christ's future 2nd coming.
 
Your understanding of Bible Scripture is like someone who doesn't know which way your supposed to wear a shirt, which with what you've shown above, is like wearing a shirt 'inside-out'.

Zechariah 9:9-10 declares that Jesus Christ comes only twice. His 1st coming was lowly riding upon a donkey, to sacrifice Himself upon a cross. But His 2nd coming is a return to begin His everlasting reign over all nations, INCLUDING THE WICKED...
Paul tells us that Jesus is already reigning over all the nations, including the wicked, all the world, and all of heaven and earth. "For He must reign until He has put all His enemies under His feet." 1 Corinthians 15:25

So Jesus is not coming off His throne at the right hand of God to sit on an earthly throne in Jerusalem. He doesn't need to.
Just because you don't see Him on a physical throne does not mean He is not reigning.
Zechariah 9:10 "And He will speak peace to the nations; and His dominion will be from sea to sea. And from the river to the ends of the earth,"
Already fulfilled:
Matthew agrees: "All authority has been to Me in heaven and on earth." Matthew 28:18
Peter agrees : "Therefore having been exalted to the right hand of God, ..." Acts 2:33
and Acts 5:31: "He is the one whom God exalted to His right hand as a Prince and a Savior ..."
John agrees: "Jesus Christ, ... the ruler of the kings of the earth." Revelation 1:5
Zech 14:8-9
8 And it shall be in that day, that
living waters shall go out from Jerusalem; half of them toward the former sea, and half of them toward the hinder sea: in summer and in winter shall it be.
9 And
the LORD shall be king over all the earth: in that day shall there be one LORD, and his name one.
He is the ruler of the kings of the earth - already fulfilled.
KJV

This is already fulfilled. He is NOW king over all the earth. He reigns from the heavenly Jerusalem Hebrews 12:22: But you have come to Mt Zion and to the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem, and to myriads of angels, ..."
Zech 14:16-17
16 And it shall come to pass,
that every one that is left of all the nations which came against Jerusalem shall even go up from year to year to worship the King, the LORD of hosts, and to keep the feast of tabernacles.
17 And it shall be, that whoso will not come up of all the families of the earth unto Jerusalem to worship the King, the LORD of hosts, even upon them shall be no rain.
KJV

This is all symbolic of believers who are faithful and obedient to the Lord receiving His blessing (rain). Do you really think that God would authorize a return to the Law of Moses and Judaism and animal sacrifice? That approaches blasphemy because Christ's blood sacrifice finished all sacrifices for all time, for all man, and for all sin. So, no, there's no return to literal feasts, literal animal sacrifices, literal Old Covenant, all of which is literal blasphemy against Christ and what He did for us. To even suggest that Christ Himself would approve of such a thing is blasphemy. He is the ONE who stopped all of that by having the temple destroyed, along with Jerusalem and over 1 million Jews, and now you think that He is going to bring all of that back?? Shame on you for even suggesting such an outrage!!
 
Brethren in Christ, did you know that in Christ's future Millennium reign, the "thousand years" LITERAL reign written in Revelation 20, that the WICKED of the "synagogue of Satan" are going to be made to come worship Jesus at the feet of His elect Church?

Rev 3:7-10
7 And to the angel of the church in Philadelphia write; "These things saith He That is holy, He That is true, He That hath the key of David, He That openeth, and no man shutteth; and shutteth, and no man openeth;

8 I know thy works: behold, I have set before thee an open door, and no man can shut it: for thou hast a little strength, and hast kept My word, and hast not denied My name.

9
Behold, I will make them of the synagogue of Satan, which say they are Jews, and are not, but do lie; behold, I will make them to come and worship before thy feet, and to know that I have loved thee.

10 Because thou hast kept the word of My patience, I also will keep thee from the hour of temptation, which shall come upon all the world, to try them that dwell upon the earth.
KJV


The above Revelation immediately strikes out ANY notion by Amillennialists that the wicked are all destroyed on the day of Christ's future 2nd coming.
And 2 Thessalonians 1:6-10 destroys your notion that the wicked are not judged on the day of His 2nd coming. Revelation 3:9 is referring to the actual church in Philadelphia, not some end time 1000 year reign of Christ on the earth, made up by Darby and dispensationalists.

By the way, tell me where in the above passage it says that it is referring to a future literal millennial reign of Christ. It's not even there, but you somehow put the two together, even though the latter one is fictitious.
 
It might not be the "Third". It might just be the "Fourth".....

Who knows what will happen. I've largely abandoned my beliefs centered around Dispensationalism a long time ago. With recent events, it does make me wonder where things are going at the moment..... Lord knows I can't help but feel the Spirit of God leading me to support Israel even if they are stubborn and rebellious. I know I am myself.
 
Paul tells us that Jesus is already reigning over all the nations, including the wicked, all the world, and all of heaven and earth.
FUNNY! You twist Bible Scripture and should be ignored.

I need to re-check my IGNORE LIST and find out why you are suddenly off it.
 
It might not be the "Third". It might just be the "Fourth".....

Who knows what will happen. I've largely abandoned my beliefs centered around Dispensationalism a long time ago. With recent events, it does make me wonder where things are going at the moment..... Lord knows I can't help but feel the Spirit of God leading me to support Israel even if they are stubborn and rebellious. I know I am myself.
Solomon's temple was the 1st. The small Jewish remnant that returned from the Jew's Babylon captivity built the 2nd temple. And later king Herod kind of did an expansion of that 2nd temple, but did not build a whole new one.

So if today's Jews in Israel today build another Jewish temple there, it will be a 3rd temple.

But that 3rd temple will NOT be Christ's future Millennial temple that He will build when He returns. Christ's future "thousand years" temple is the temple described in Ezekiel 40 thru 47. And it will be a 4th temple.
 
Paul tells us that Jesus is already reigning over all the nations, including the wicked, all the world, and all of heaven and earth. "For He must reign until He has put all His enemies under His feet." 1 Corinthians 15:25

So Jesus is not coming off His throne at the right hand of God to sit on an earthly throne in Jerusalem. He doesn't need to.
Just because you don't see Him on a physical throne does not mean He is not reigning.
Zechariah 9:10 "And He will speak peace to the nations; and His dominion will be from sea to sea. And from the river to the ends of the earth,"
Already fulfilled:
Matthew agrees: "All authority has been to Me in heaven and on earth." Matthew 28:18
Peter agrees : "Therefore having been exalted to the right hand of God, ..." Acts 2:33
and Acts 5:31: "He is the one whom God exalted to His right hand as a Prince and a Savior ..."
John agrees: "Jesus Christ, ... the ruler of the kings of the earth." Revelation 1:5

He is the ruler of the kings of the earth - already fulfilled.
You are a preterist correct ?
 
You are a preterist correct ?
A partial preterist. The last day when His 2nd coming happens and the true rapture occurs (not a secret one, a visible one - 1 Thess.4:13-18) and the resurrection of both the good and the evil (John 5:28-29), when Christ judges all men (Matthew 25:31), and the heaven and the earth are burned up, and a new heaven and a new earth are created (2 Peter 3:10-13) - all of those are future events, and they all occur on that same last day.
None of these verses mention a secret rapture, where Christ is only seen by believers, or a 7-year tribulation before His 2nd coming,or a 1000 year millennial reign of Christ on earth in Jerusalem, after His 2nd coming - nor do we see those in other scriptures, so we can only conclude that those are manufactured events that will never happen.
 
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FUNNY! You twist Bible Scripture and should be ignored.

I need to re-check my IGNORE LIST and find out why you are suddenly off it.
No, actually I study the scripture and therefore I don't think I should be ignored- and I fail to see anything funny about that. By the way, to ignore and reject anyone who actually sincerely study's the scripture and prays for His wisdom, and is teachable - is the mark of one who is NOT teachable. We either accept YOUR way or the highway. I'll take the highway of the truth of scripture, not YOUR way.
Obviously, many of us disagree with one another on this forum, but that in itself, does not mean we are not teachable. It's when we reject, ignore, and hate a brother that we disagree with, that we are veering off the true path of righteousness.
 
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