The anchor text for this whole area of exploration is the final nine chapters of the Book of Ezekiel.
My cities shall again spread out through prosperity Yahweh will again comfort Zion, and will again choose Jerusalem.’” (Zechariah 1:16-17) As we shall soon see, God already has the plans drawn up-His temple, His city, the tribal disposition of Israel, the whole nine yards. “Therefore thus says Yahweh: ‘I am returning to Jerusalem with mercy My house shall be built in it,’ says Yahweh of hosts, ‘and a surveyor’s line shall be stretched out over Jerusalem…. I am exceedingly angry with the nations at ease For I was a little angry, and they helped-but with evil intent.’” The Antichrist, you’ll recall, made quite a show of being Israel’s champion in the face of universal anti-Semitism, but his motives were self centered and satanically inspired. God is very detailed and very specific in his revelation concerning this people and their Land.Īfter repeating Yahweh’s declaration of undying zeal, Zechariah gets us started with a review of the world’s attitude toward Israel, especially during the Tribulation: “Thus says Yahweh of hosts: ‘I am zealous for Jerusalem and for Zion with great zeal. The prophecies aren’t all generalized overviews like this one, either. Jerusalem shall be called the City of Truth, the Mountain of Yahweh of hosts, the Holy Mountain.’” (Zechariah 8:2-3) His intentions toward Jerusalem are crystal clear and repeated throughout scripture to the point of ennui. “Thus says Yahweh of hosts: ‘I am zealous for Zion with great zeal with great fervor I am zealous for her.’ Thus says Yahweh: ‘I will return to Zion, and dwell in the midst of Jerusalem. He is enthusiastically working toward the goal of living there among His chosen people. Yahweh is anything but ambivalent concerning Israel. We’ll find He has a great deal to say about the millennial temple and it service, as well as the disposition of the tribes of Israel within the Land. Now we need to concentrate on what Yahweh has planned for worship in the Millennium. In the previous chapter we looked at this amazing time from a geo-political perspective: the restoration of the earth, the emergence of Israel, and the peace and prosperity the world will enjoy. More to the point, we haven’t yet explored all the scriptures relating to the Millennium-not by a long way. It’s clearly worthy of an instant replay. And the Millennium is the Biblical equivalent of a 98-yard punt-return touchdown: from the field, it looked extremely unlikely when the ball was first kicked. Prophecy may not be football but I think we’ve shown that it’s definitely a contact sport.
If you’re watching a football game on television and a really great play happens, they usually show it again from a different camera angle. Volume 3: The Millennium and Beyond-Chapter 27 The Millennial Temple
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