tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4094248114996261058.post1239533870010333149..comments2023-08-27T06:33:12.637-05:00Comments on The Bible in a Year - and Beyond!: Tuesday, October 6th: Ezekiel 40-41, John 18: 19-40 ~ NathanTammyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12045517118866436340noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4094248114996261058.post-90439584170566494592015-10-07T20:59:00.368-05:002015-10-07T20:59:00.368-05:00Ezekiel has been a challenging read for me....it w...Ezekiel has been a challenging read for me....it was kind of nice to hear I am not alone!<br /><br />What amazes me through these instructions of building them temple is that God's directions are so precise. Every detail is carefully planned. It reminds me that God has everything planned out for me too. Grade 1https://www.blogger.com/profile/05775920298669962518noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4094248114996261058.post-91550525188363875092015-10-07T00:06:04.197-05:002015-10-07T00:06:04.197-05:00I appreciated the thoughts in my Life Application ...I appreciated the thoughts in my Life Application Bible....<br /><br /><i> This vision of the temple has been interpreted in four main ways:<br />(1) This is the temple Zerubbabel should have built in 520-515 BC and is the actual blueprint Ezekiel intended. But due to disobedience (43:2-10), it was never followed.<br />(2) This is a literal temple to be rebuilt during the millennial reign of Christ.<br />(3) This temple is symbolic of the true worship of God by the Christian church right now.<br />(4) This temple is symbolic of the future and eternal reign of God when his presence and blessing fill the earth.<br /><br /><br />Whether the temple is literal or symbolic, it seems clear that this is a vision of God's final perfect kingdom. This gave hope to the people of Ezekiel's time who had just seen their nation and its temple destroyed with no hope of rebuilding it in teh near future. The details given in this vision gave the people even more hope that what Ezekiel aw had come from God and would surely happen in the future. </i><br /><br />The belief that we will experience the ultimate splendor of God's kingdom, with Jesus in the midst of it, should impact our lives, our attitudes, our words, our conduct. This is HOPE!Tammyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12045517118866436340noreply@blogger.com