A Look at the Millennial Temple
Although some scholars question the reality of a literal, future Temple, the prophet Ezekiel described it in great detail. He provided its dimensions (Ezek. 40—43) and spoke of a future priesthood (chap. 44), future worship (chap. 45), and future manner of worship (chap. 46). Three times he declared that God will establish His sanctuary in the midst of Israel forever (37:26–28). What will wGet More Articles—Subscribe Today!
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I’d suggest that the Old Testament sacrifices pointed to the sacrifice of God’s only Son, and the millennial sacrifices will look back and solemnly honor the sacrifice of God’s only Son.
Resurrected believers that enter the millennium will of course not die, but IMO there will be mortal believers who enter the millennial kingdom, who have mortal children, who will not necessarily become believers. This is born out by the attack on Jerusalem that occurs at the end of the Millennium:
20.7 And when the thousand years are ended, Satan will be released from his prison. 20.8 And
he will go forth to deceive the nations in the four corners of the earth, Gog and Magog, to gather
them together unto battle, whose number is as the sands of the sea. 20.9 And they went up
across the breadth of the earth and surrounded the camp of the saints and the beloved city.
And fire came down from heaven and consumed them. 20.10 And the Devil who deceived them
was cast into the lake of fire and sulfur, where also are the beast and false prophet; and they will
be tormented day and night, ages and ages.
Of course, in the new heavens and earth everyone will be regenerate:
“Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth; for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away, and the sea was no more.” (Rev 21:1)
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Since Jesus said not a jot or a tittle of the law would disappear until the destruction of the heavens and earth (Matt. 5:18), and since heaven and earth will be replaced with a new heaven and earth after the millennial kingdom (Rev. 21:1), has anyone ever considered that the entire mosaic law will govern during the millennium?
The sacrificial animals are not killed, they are forgiven and released. (no death on my holy mountain) This is a fitting memorial to the grace of God.
THAT would be absolutly beautiful to see. An awesome picture.
See Ezekiel 40 where the slaughter of sacrifices is described.
Your thought is nice, but it’s not what the Scripture says.
God will do away with all death in the New Earth. The Millennium is only a partial restoration of the perfect.
The writer of the Hebrews would p
probably disagree with you as his argument sustains the blood of Christ as efficacious as well as the order of the priesthood like that of Melchesidechian and of Aaron’s. Ezekiel somehow fits into the millennium and that is a dilemma for me