Future Prophecy Fulfilled

When trying to understand why Ezekiel's temple is so important, we have to remember that there are no other temple designs ("blueprints") anywhere in the Bible that have been suggested as a future temple. Furthermore, the rebuilding of a temple in Jerusalem, according to the future-temple view, is said to be the most tangible proof that we are closing in on the last days and that Christ's return is imminent. Author Don Stewart, in his book 25 Signs We Are Near The End, says of the sign of a rebuilt temple that, "This particular [sign] is the most important to consider...Why? It is because this sign foretells events that will culminate in the return of Christ to the earth." (pg. 105) So what he is saying is that of all the 25 signs he mentions, this one is the most significant. Randall Price writes, the rebuilt temple is "the beginning of an age of redemption...t he pinnacle of such aspirations ." (Messiah's Coming Temple, pg. 9) Grant Jeffrey ...

On the list of key points that are disputed within Ezekiel's temple is the dimensions. The reason dimensions are so important to prophecies concerning the temple is the fact that there are no other blueprints for a supposed future temple other than what is found in Ezekiel 40-48. I will also touch on various temple articles in this post as I feel that they are important to the design and description of Ezekiel's vision and give a more full picture of what time this temple prophecy must have been built and fulfilled. Remember, whether an individual places this prophecy in the future or in the past will determine the fulfillment of all the other subject matters found in Ezekiel's vision and then they must be fit into an end-times scenario. Most crucial of these subject matters is the return of the animal sacrifices which ultimately betray the work of Jesus' death and resurrection (Heb. 10:18). Still, there is much growing contention from Christian communities that this pa...