#11 Last Email - The Temple

#11

TO: Janice Gould
Subject: The Temple

The first church was called the tabernacle. God had the people build it while they were in the desert with Moses. It was a place where all people could go to and pray. It was very large, made of a material like canvas but could be folded up and moved when they were ready to move on. There is too much to tell you about it but you can read about it. I don’t know what happened to the tabernacle after they got to the Promised Land (Israel).

In the Tabernacle, there was the Ark of the Covenant (like a box) which had in it, the ten commandments written in stone, by God, a piece of manna (God gave them as food), Arran’s (Moses’ brother) staff which had a bud blooming on it. The real Ark of the Covenant is in Heaven. But the one on earth disappeared and no one knows where it is. Many think it was taken to Africa, as during one of the wars in Israel, many Jewish priests took off to Africa. Do you know, right now the Catholic Church has a replica of the Ark of the of the Covenant circulating around to the different churches in Canada? It is in Halifax at this time and if I had never read the Word I would have not even known what it is. Now you know also. As I have said the churches don’t teach us enough.

Many, many, years later, Solomon, King David’s son had the first temple built. It was destroyed. So was the next one. The third one will be built during tribulation, before Jesus comes to earth. Jesus told the people that the temple would be destroyed and it happened in 70 AD after Jesus was gone.

The Muslim’s built their mosque on the same place where the temple had been. How that happened I don’t know but it would be in the history books. Whenever you see a picture of Jerusalem you can see the mosque in the centre of the city, called the Dome of the Rock, with its big yellow dome. The Muslim’s say that is where Mohammed died and was buried. It is a very holy place to them.

The Jews are waiting for the Messiah to come (first time to them) and they say He will come to the temple. Even we Christians believe that. The Jews believe it has to be built before He will come. They offered to move the mosque brick by brick but the Muslim’s refused. The Jews say the time is very near to when He is coming. They even have guards all around the mosque to protect it from their own people. Guards just recently caught two men (Jews) going in with explosives to blow it up. That would really start a big war. This Mosque (Dome) was built between the old and new testament.

The Jews have all the plans to build the temple and all that goes into it.

Somehow, Satan ends up in the temple when he is in power. The Bible doesn’t tell us how but he must have had it built during the Tribulation. If it is where the Dome of the Rock is, no wonder there will be so much trouble in the world, in the future. He must really get the Arabs angry. Only, my opinion.

When Jesus comes back He will rule the world, for a thousand years, from the Temple. I would think it would be a different Temple. I can’t see Him ruling from the one Satan was in. Anyway, I think that one is destroyed also. Jesus will reign and there will be no more wars. Wonderful, isn’t it. Every year He will ask the people to come to Jerusalem for the Feast of the Tabernacles. Now, you know what the Tabernacle is. Those nations that do not come, Jesus will punish them. In what way it doesn’t say. Maybe, as I said before, holding back rain and no food for them. Can you imagine, not coming to the Temple, after all that has happened. I can’t.

There is so much to learn in God’s Word. Every question you wanted to ask is there. But don’t ask me, as I don’t know where they are, only know about them. I have just told you things you should be told by man but most won’t touch on those subjects.

After you read the Scriptures you will know whom you can trust in the churches. There are so many phonies out there. Remember when Jesus said beware of wolves in sheep’s clothing. He meant the Pharisee’s who were the top priests in their time but did not teach the way they should have. All they wanted was praise and the best of everything and knew people then did not read and the religious leaders could control them. So like today. People don’t change only time does. As I said, there are many good ones out there and only a few bad ones.

At times I may have repeated myself as I did this over a period of time. I am not a teacher or a preacher and would not know how to do either. I may make mistakes but am honestly telling you how I see it and God knows that.