View all posts by Kenneth Gentry. Why wasn’t Nero considered an option in antiquity? Change ). Change ), You are commenting using your Twitter account. The northern section will be 50 by 20 miles. Ezekiel’s temple will be built after Jesus Christ returns.” In Rev 11:2 John is told to measure the temple & alter, but not the outer court.. why couldn’t this be Ezekiel’s Temple in that the Jews build & the outer court (& much larger surrounding wall, 1 mile square) be built in the Millennium? “Then he led me to the gate, the gate facing toward the east; and behold, the glory of the God of Israel was coming from the way of the east. Please consider the following response. The Timing of Ezekiel’s Temple Revelation And the visions were like the vision which I saw by the river Chebar; and I fell on my face. Eze Ezk) Christian Bible Study Resources, Dictionary, Concordance and Search Tools. Author of about thirty books, mostly on eschatology. ( Log Out /  Eze Ezk) Christian Bible Study Resources, Dictionary, Concordance and Search Tools. Why didn’t Irenaeus know the name hidden in 666? Ezekiel 41:2-5,15 And the breadth of the door was ten cubits; and the sides of the door were five cubits on the one side, and five cubits on the other side: and he measured the length thereof, forty cubits: and the breadth, twenty cubits…. So he measured the house, an hundred cubits long; and the separate place, and the building, with the walls thereof, an hundred cubits long; Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular, Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - feminine singular, Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person feminine singular, OT Prophets: Ezekiel 41:13 So he measured the house one hundred (Ezek. Ezekiel 41:14 The width of the temple courtyard on the east, including the front of the temple, was a hundred cubits. Retired Presbyterian pastor, having served for 37 years in three conservative denominations. How do you explain this problem for your view? And He said to me, “Son of man, this is the place of My throne and the place of the soles of My feet, where I will [future tense] dwell among the sons of Israel forever.” (Ezekiel 43:7a). Ezekiel 43:1-3. This suggests that the temple does not need to exist for John to measure it. ( Log Out /  Why do you object to the label “optimistic amillennialist”. Then he measured all the way around the outer area. Furthermore in Eze 40 where Ezekiel begins the measuring, he opens this vision with: “In the twenty-fifth year of our exile, at the beginning of the year, on the tenth of the month, in the fourteenth year after the city was taken, on that same day the hand of the Lord was upon me and He brought me there” (Ezekiel 40:1). ( Log Out /  It will be the center of the worship of God. Ezekiel 41:15 Next he measured the length of the building facing the temple courtyard at the rear of the temple, including its galleries on each side; it was a hundred cubits. It is as if Ezekiel wanted to convey to the reader that everything in the temple is measured… And it was like the appearance of the vision which I saw, like the vision which I saw when He came to destroy the city. The reed that is used to measure the temple in Revelation 11:1 is defined specifically in Ezekiel 40:5 KJV, which says, “a measuring reed of six cubits long by the cubit and an hand breadth.” That is, a reed is “six great cubits” (Ezekiel 41:8 KJV) or “six long cubits” (NASB). He is among the exiles because Jerusalem has been attacked and destroyed. R.L.T, Nashville, TN. Compare 1 Kings 6:3-16, with Ezekiel 41:2, etc. They were just not being careful to "measure" its meaning. Ezekiel 45:1 states that the holy portion of the land will be immense, measuring 25,000 by 25,000 reeds. And His voice was like the sound of many waters; and the earth shone with His glory. Married (1971) with three children and six grandchildren (three of them left-handed!). Yet Ezekiel measures a temple, even though it does not exist in history. Thus, he introduces the temple vision with words that show the historical temple no longer exists. Ezekiel 40:6 Then came he unto the gate which looketh toward the east, and went up the stairs thereof, and measured the threshold of the gate, which was one reed broad; and the other threshold of the gate, which was one reed broad. But in Revelation there is no indication that he is having a vision of a future rebuilt temple. Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular, To be complete, at an end, finished, accomplished, or spent, Extension, height, breadth, a measure, a portion, a vestment, tribute, Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular | first person common singular, Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that, Noun - common plural construct | third person masculine singular, Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine singular, Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers, OT Prophets: Ezekiel 42:15 Now when he had made an end (Ezek. You argue that John must be measuring an actual, historical temple in Rev 11:1-2. Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in: You are commenting using your WordPress.com account. On comparing the Books of Kings and Chronicles with this prophet, we shall find the same dimensions in the parts described by both; for instance, the temple, or place which comprehended the sanctuary, the holy place, and the vestibule or porch before the temple, is found to measure equally the same both in Ezekiel and the Kings. Now when he finished measuring the inner temple; he brought me out by the way of the gate whose view is toward the east, and measured it all around. Consequently, even a surface reading of Ezekiel repeatedly reminds the reader that the city (and thus the temple) is destroyed and the people exiled. This is an area 50 by 50 miles, or about 2,500 square miles. ( Log Out /  Now when he had made an end of measuring the inner house, he brought me forth toward the gate whose prospect is toward the east, and measured it round about. Change ), You are commenting using your Facebook account. It is reasoned that, because Ezekiel describes that glory, the temple he described will be built for worship during the coming millennium. Just before this prophecy of the measuring, Ezekiel is promised by God: “Therefore thus says the Lord God, “‘Now I shall restore the fortunes of Jacob, and have mercy on the whole house of Israel; and I shall be jealous for My holy name'” (Ezekiel 39:25). The frequency of the words is as follows: “measure,” 10 times; “measured,” 32 times; “measures,” 9 times. In the prophet Ezekiel’s description of a visionary temple in chapters 40-47, the words “measure,” “measured,” and “measures” are prominent. On building the temple of David, see the note with Amos 9. Change ), You are commenting using your Google account. He opens with this statement: “Now it came about in the thirtieth year, on the fifth day of the fourth month, while I was by the river Chebar among the exiles, the heavens were opened and I saw visions of God.” (Ezekiel 1:1.) Everyone knows that the temple was destroyed in these events. Ezekiel’s prophecy expressly tells us that Israel has been attacked and destroyed. Director of GoodBirth Ministries, a Christian educational ministry. Furthermore in Eze 40 where Ezekiel begins the measuring, he opens this vision with: “In the twenty-fifth year of our exile, at the beginning of the year, on the tenth of the month, in the fourteenth year after the city was taken, on that same day the hand of the Lord was upon me and He brought me there” (Ezekiel 40:1). The clear implication is that the temple is standing but is in danger. GOD'S WORD® Translation When the man had finished measuring the inner part of the temple area, he led me out through the east gate. Thanks for your perceptive question. Revelation The final chapters of the book of Revelation draw on the temple here described for their meaning.

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