Questions tagged [temple]
Questions about the temple in Jerusalem -- the first temple (built by Solomon and destroyed by Babylon), the second temple (destroyed by Rome), prophetic visions of the temple, and the temple to be rebuilt in the future.
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Did God delay His Judgement on Jerusalem of Ezekiel 8-11?
We can see from the surrounding chapters of Ezekiel 8-11 that God is about to punish the disobedient and sinful city of Jerusalem and its citizens with a judgement that He will no longer delay (Ezek. ...
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Lamentations 2:1's "And has not remembered His footstool In the day of His anger"'s "footstool" term a metaphor for temple or ark of covenant or both?
I might just be splitting hairs or making much ado about nothing here.
However, out of curiosity, does Lamentations 2:1's "footstool" word/term a metaphor/symbol for the Ancient Israelite ...
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In John 2:19, was Jesus referring to His physical body when He said, “Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up”? [duplicate]
In John 2:19–21, Jesus says:
“Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up.”
The Jewish leaders understood Him to mean the literal temple in Jerusalem, but the passage notes that He was ...
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How do scholars explain Jesus' action of plaiting of the whip to cleanse the Temple?
Jn 2:15 (Weymouth New Testament) describes Jesus cleansing the Temple:
So He plaited a whip of rushes, and drove all—both sheep and
bullocks—out of the Temple. The small coin of the brokers He upset ...
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At what time was the morning sacrifice made in the temple?
Exodus 29.39 The one lamb thou shalt offer in the morning; and the other lamb thou shalt offer at dusk.
When is morning? Is it before sunrise . At sunrise or the time immediately after sunrise?
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What specifically was the purpose of the second Temple? [closed]
At first glance of the events of the first and second Temple being built in Jerusalem, one would assume that the second Temple was just a replacement of the first.
But there are some stark differences ...
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Is there a Temple found in the Heavens?
I'm asking this question having taken into consideration the other answers on this forum on the same topic. With the majority leaning towards a symbolic use of 'Temple' in the other instances of it's ...
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What are the shifts in the understanding of "God's temple" between Revelation 7:15 and Revelation 21:22?
Revelation 7:15 NIV
Therefore, “they are before the throne of God
and serve him day and night in his temple;
and he who sits on the throne will shelter them with his presence.
Revelation 21:22 NIV
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What does it mean " According to all that i show you "
Exodus 25.9 According to all that I show thee, the pattern of the tabernacle, and the pattern of all the furniture thereof, even so shall ye make it
Exodus 25.40 And see that thou make them after ...
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Why did God need a temple in Jerusalem? Why not use the tabernacle? [closed]
Samuel 2. 7.
2 that the king said unto Nathan the prophet: 'See now, I dwell in a
house of cedar, but the ark of God dwelleth within curtains.' 3 And
Nathan said to the king: 'Go, do all that is in ...
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Are there OT grounds for the church becoming a temple? [closed]
Passages in the NT describe the church forming part of (if not the whole) temple (1 Cor 3:16-17; 6:19-20; 2 Cor 6:16; Eph 2:21; Rev 3:12; 13:6). Since Jesus claims to be the temple (Matt 26:60-62; Jn ...
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Why was the Temple veil torn from top to bottom?
Mtt 27:51( NKJV)describes one of the key incidents that happened on Jesus' death:
Then, behold, the veil of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom; and the earth quaked, and the rocks were ...
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Is there meaning to the authors' use of “their" synagogue in comparison to “the" Temple?
Is there something the authors intend to help the reader understand in several uses of “their” synagogue in comparison to “the” Temple?
The word “their” is the possessive form of the third-person ...
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Who could access the court of priests in Solomon's temple?
In the Herodian temple, the courts were divided into four partitions--the court of priests, the court of men, the court of women, and the court of gentiles. A thicker wall was placed between the inner ...
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Why the differences in timeline between Daniel 8:13, 14 and Daniel 12:11? [closed]
Is it true that the only difference here is Dan 12:11 referring to latter half after the Abomination of Desolation whereas Dan 8:13, 14 is the referring to from where the sacrifices begin all the way ...
