TRANSFORMATION OF THE TEMPLE
- I AM The DOOR: Yeshua is the way the truth and life. No one comes to the Father except through him. John 10:7,9; John 14:6
- The Altar transferred to Gentile home. Mal. 1:11; Acts 10:44
- Sacrifice changed from four footed animal to two footed broken and contrite heart. Ps. 51:17; Romans 15:16
- Golden Table of incense transferred to Gentile home. Mal. 1:11
- Sabbath and timing of sacrifice changed to from the rising of the sun to its going down. Mal 1:11; Heb 10:25
- Menorah – We became the light of the world. Matt. 5:14,16
- Manna became the bread (Yeshua) that came down from heaven
- Bread became the Body of Christ to be broken from house to house. John 6:58
- Wine became the symbol of the blood of Jesus. 1 Cor. 11:25
- The Spirit of god left the Holy of Holies and we became the temple of the Holy Spirit. 1Cor. 3:16
- The Law written on stone was replaced by love written on our hearts. Romans 13:8; 2 Cor. 3:3
- The Rod Aaron became the vine and we became the fruitful branches.– A branch cannot bring forth fruit unless it abides in the Vine. A man shall be known by his fruit. John 15:1-8; Matt. 7:20
IMPORTANCE OF WE ARE TEMPLES OF GOD
(1
Corinthians 3:16; 2 Corinthians 6:16)
1.The outer
courtyard of the temple where worship was performed.
1) Door- We
open the door to the Lord: - (Revelation 3:20 Matthew 7:13)
2) Sacrifice: We
offer ourselves a living sacrifice: (Romans 12: 1-2)
3) Priesthood: Now we
offer the living sacrifice of the lost by becoming the royal priest with the
blood of Lord Jesus: - (Rev. 5: 9,10; 1 Peter 2: 9; Romans 15:16)
4) The Altar: Now
our house is the altar of living sacrifice of other nations: (Malachi 1:11)
5) Fountain of Living
Water:
We examine ourselves whether we are spring of living water of life for other
nations or not. (John 7: 37,38; 1 Corinthians 11:28; 2 Timothy 2: 1).
2. The
Holy Place where incense was burnt for intercession and prayer. -
1) Menorah: Now we are the light of the world
(Matthew 5:14)
2) Bread: Now we
are part of the Lord’s Body – we break bread from house to house so that the
Lord's Body multiplies from house to house: - (Acts 2: 42-46; 20: 7;)
3) Salt: Now we
are the salt of the earth: (Matthew 5:13; Mark 9:50)
4) Wine (Blood): - Now
we witness until our martyrdom. (Rev. 2:10; 12:11)
5) Altar
of incense: - The
Lord is our mediator (Hebrews 7:25) and God is searching for those who intercede
for others. Psalm 2: 8; Eze 22:30)
3. Temple
curtain used to separate God from sinners: - Now we remove the curtain to open the
eyes of the sinners so that they can enter from the Kingdom of darkness into
the Kingdom of light and become inheritors with the saints. (2 Corinthians
3:16; Acts 26:18)
4. The
Most Holy place of the temple: -
Covered inside the ark of the covenant -
1) Torah
covered: Lord Jesus
covered the Laws of Moses' (10 Commandments) with the commandments of love. Now
we love God, our neighbor, our enemies and each other. (John 13:34,35; Romeo
13: 8-10; Luke 10:27; Matthew 5:44)
2) Priesthood: The Lord made all believers as royal
priests to symbolize the priestly authority of Aaron's staff. (2 Peter 2: 9)
3) Eternal
bread: Now
instead of perishable manna, we feed the bread of eternal life. (John 6: 48-50)
4) Mercy
Seat - Where God's
Spirit used to dwell now dwells in us
(1Cor. 6:19, 20). Instead of animal blood, now we cover the sins of
sinners with the blood of the Lord Jesus Christ and save their lives. (James
5:20)
5. Prayer of thanks-giving
-
Now all of us can "enter His gates
with thanksgiving, and enter his courtyards with praise and bless his Holy name."
(Psalm 100: 4,5)



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