This sure doctrine versus that sure doctrine. Every day the same old settled doctrine stand-offs. 'Til Kingdom Come.
The Dark Side never learns because it already knows everything already.
"Let that sink in." ~ anointed shepherd David, so to speak. 1 Sam 17:49
But wait. What about Ezekiel's vision of a new temple (Ezekiel 40-48)? There is solid evidence that it is a spiritual temple rather than a physical one. See this article:
Where's my map [מפה]...
In the entire Tanakh, that letter string only appears as an individual word-unit.
Out of the 12x it is located in the Hebrew Bible, 11x it's in chapter 40:
verse 10: 3x
verse 12: 1x
verse 39: 1x
verse 41: 2x
verse 48: 2x
verse 49: 2x
From this side, or that side.. every detail in its proper place.
CONCLUSION: The best fit of the evidence is that Ezekiel's temple vision was fulfilled in Jesus, and is where believers reside!
Naturally, the simple obvious connection won't make sense until this prophecy comes to pass:
1 Sam 16
11. And Samuel said to Jesse, Are here all your children? And he said, There remains still the youngest, and, behold, he keeps the sheep; And Samuel said to Jesse, Send and fetch him; for we will not sit down (nasov -- turn, revolve, spin) till he comes here:
12. And he sent, and brought him in; And he was red haired, with beautiful eyes, and good looking; And the Lord said, Arise, anoint him; for this is he:
While everyone continues to argue over their sure "proof texts" proving opposite things, stop motion Kris Kringle got the truth out way back at Christmas 1970.
Ginger Kris Kringle! Rankin-Bass! The takedown is going to be epic. Epic.
That last "map" location is in Ezra 9:11. It's actually the first in the Christian order of the books.
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