Today, we nearly completed our study of the third Branch Prophecy, regarding how the Branch would build the Temple, which is in Zechariah 6:12. (A new worksheet will be sent to you via e-mail prior to Monday's class.)
Since animal sacrifices ceased with the Death of Yahshua, the prophecies of the Ezekiel Temple, with their numerous animal sacrifices, cannot be fulfilled (by Yahweh’s side) in the future.
But what do we do about Ezekiel’s Temple prophecy?
Surely, since we can be certain this was a Yahweh-given prophecy, it has to come to pass! Doesn’t it?
Actually, it is this belief that will make the third temple deception especially convincing to most Christians. When the third temple is erected, it will be built to Ezekiel’s specifications, in apparent fulfillment of his God-given prophecy. It appears to be a “slam-dunk” in terms of evidence supporting the “holiness” of the third temple cause. But in actuality, true prophecies can fail, if the conditions of the prophecy aren’t met.
One Bible prophecy which failed is the prophecy of Ninevah’s destruction. Yahweh did indeed tell the prophet Jonah to prophesy against the wicked city of Ninevah.
Jonah 3:4-5 – Yahweh told Jonah to prophesy that Ninevah would be destroyed in 40 days.
But even though Jonah was giving the true prophesy of Yahweh against Ninevah, the city was not destroyed in 40 days. The prophesy failed because the people REPENTED
(Jonah 3:10) – “And God saw their works, that they turned from their evil way; and God repented (had pity) of the evil (calamity), that He had said that He would do unto them; and He did it not.”
In the case of Jonah, who prophesied the Word of Yahweh to the people of Ninevah, the prophecy failed because the people repented. Clearly then, a prophecy from Yahweh can fail. However, the opposite was true regarding the Temple of Ezekiel. Because of Israel’s rebellion, it was too late for the Ezekiel Temple to be built by the Kingdom of Yahweh.
The Biggest Deception to Hit Planet Earth: the Third Temple, built to Ezekiel’s specifications, which claims to be Yahweh’s Temple – and the sacrifices and “Messiah” who will reign there.
But, the rebellious heart-condition of the nation of Israel caused this amazing Temple prophecy to fail, in the time of Yahshua. Now, when a temple is built in Jerusalem with the dimensions and characteristics which Ezekiel foretold, it will not be built by the Cause of Yahweh. It will be the Seat of the Beast – the Abomination of Desolation - but its counterfeit identity deceptively hidden by the unfulfilled prophecy of Ezekiel:
Daniel 11:31 – The pollution of the Sanctuary of strength is the Abomination of Desolation.
Mark 13:14 – The Abomination of Desolation will stand where it “ought not” to be (it’s a desecration of what is holy).
Matthew 23:37-38 – Jerusalem’s House (Temple) is left “desolate” (Abomination of Desolation).
Daniel 11:45 – The Antichrist will put his temple in the Glorious Holy Mountain (where the prior two temples stood).
2 Thessalonians 2:2-4 – There will be a falling away caused by the Man of Sin (Beast)… In that many of those who used to worship Yahweh will change sides… And the Beast, as God (proclaiming to be God) will sit in what should be God’s holy Temple.
Daniel 8:13-14 – The Sanctuary (Temple) will be desecrated (trodden under foot) and the host (God’s people) will be persecuted for 2300 days, and then shall the Sanctuary be cleansed (Using the Torah key we find that the Sanctuary is cleansed on the Day of Atonement). The Abomination of Desolation is connected with the 2300 day prophecy.
Matthew 24:14-17 – for the elect’s sake (His people) He would cut short the Abomination of Desolation… We are living in the shortening time. The Abomination of Desolation will stand in the Holy Place.
The true Messiah built a spiritual Temple - His Body, His Church.
The Anti-Messiah builds a physical temple - in Jerusalem...
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