What the eyes see are temporal. The word temporal a pivotal word used once in the bible to help us with the spiritual understanding .
When the parable is rightly divided the Spirit reveals eternal .In that way he teaches us how to walk by faith.
Without parables the Holy Spirit spoke not hiding the mysteries from natural man giving the gospel understanding to the believer.
2 Corinthians 4:18 While we look not at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen: for the things which are seen are temporal; but the things which are not seen are eternal.
This is a REFERENCING Dave-L COMMENT: ("Dave-L, post: 4192279, member: 293343") If it is literal, you deny Christ's death on the cross for sin.
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NOT IN THE LEAST do I deny Christ's death on the cross for SIN! You do not know the FOGGIEST of what you are talking about. His New Testament Assembly ENDS, and then the 70th Week of Daniel begins, that comes after the CHURCH AGE. Remember, HE said
"The Last shall be first and First shall be last." Why do you suppose the 70th WEEK is set apart from the REST OF THE WEEKS. IT IS BECAUSE HE DECIDED HE NEEDS to have to have the New Testament ASSEMBLY FINISHED, before HE CAN RESUME the 70th WEEK OF DANIEL. THAT IS WHY THE LITERAL THIRD TEMPLE WILL BE BUILT. HE has TWO FOLDS, the Old Testament ASSEMBLY Fold, and the New Testament ASSEMBLY Fold, that will become ONE FLOCK at the RAPTURE.
Let me Prove this too you. You DO KNOW that the word CHURCH was Never in the original BIBLE don't YOU ? ? ? The Word Church was INSERTED in the BIBLE some time between 100 A.D. and 200 A.D., approximately. JESUS and the Apostles just called it New Testament
ASSEMBLY, the exact Same thing as HE called True Believers of the Old Testament
ASSEMBLY.
Matthew 16:18 (YLT)
18
`And I also say to thee, that thou art a rock, and upon this rock I will build my assembly, and gates of Hades shall not prevail against it;
QUOTE:
Greek NASB Number: 1577
Greek Word: ἐκκλησία
Transliterated Word: ekklêsia
Root: from
1537 and
2564;
Definition: an assembly, a (religious)
congregation:--
New American Standard Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible.
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John 10:16 (HCSB)
16
But I have other sheep that are not of this fold {HE is speaking to the last of the OT ASSEMBLY.}; I must bring them also, and they will listen to My voice. Then {At the Rapture} there will be one flock, one shepherd.
The reason we know HE is talking to the last of OT ASSEMBLY, is the Birthday isn't until the Day of PENTECOST after HIS resurrection.
The reason we know the Rapture happens just before the THIRD TEMPLE of the 70 WEEKS of DANIEL is ready to resume Worship is in in
John 10:16 above, HE is speaking to the last of the OT ASSEMBLY, telling them they will be with HIM went He comes to get HIS Bride, along with the NT ASSEMBLY.
MOST CHRISTIANS HAVE NO IDEA THAT IS THE TRUTH.
How do I figure?
OT ASSEMBLY = their true beliefs were they BELIEVED GOD that HE WOULD send a MESSIAH to pay for their SINS.
.......................... Abraham believed GOD and it was counted unto him for Righteousness; for he knew that by the ram in the thickets.
,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, Never was the OT ASSEMBLY a system of WORKS RIGHTEOUSNESS.
SEE Mal. 3:6.
NT ASSEMBLY = their true beliefs are they BELIEVED GOD DID send the MESSIAH to pay for our sins.
IT IS THE SAME BELIEF, and therefore both OT ASSEMBLY and NT ASSEMBLY have co-equal claims to be the BRIDE OF CHRIST.
THUS, when the Church-age ends, THE BRIDE is CALLED OUT TO GO TO THE WEDDING OF THE LAMB IN HEAVEN, and THE 70th WEEK OF DANIEL BEGINS APPROXIMATELY THE SAME TIME.
What other PROOF THAT
THE THIRD TEMPLE in the City of David,
IS REAL and it does not effect the TRUE BELIEVERS. There will be Many Converts in ISRAEL (Tribulation Saints) will recognize CHRIST AS THEIR MESSIAH, because of the Witness of the TWO WITNESSES in Revelation, and possibly the converts go out side their Country to witness to others. BUT GOD WILL FULFILL PROPHESY TO THE LETTER.
2 Thessalonians 2:3-4 (NCV)
3 Do not let anyone fool you in any way. That day of the Lord will not come until the turning away from God happens and the Man of Evil, who is on his way to hell, appears. {There has to be a THIRD TEMPLE in the City of David, for this to be FULFILLED by the Antichrist.}
4 He will be against and put himself above anything called God or anything that people worship. And that Man of Evil will even go into God’s Temple and sit there and say that he is God.