In the New Testament, Jesus and the Church is the Temple made without hands.
But many think a physical third temple will exist in Jerusalem. But this is impossible in the biblical sense. If you consider Ezekiel’s Temple (the Third Temple) measurements are not complete. They are missing the height on everything except the two front columns. People would need to add the missing to God’s word to build it.
Plus it calls for a return to animal sacrifice for sin. Hebrews 6 forbids any return to the Law, including animal sacrifices, calling it an unforgivable sin.
The supernatural in Ezekiel’s Temple runs against the laws of physics making them impossible. But they depict Christ’s miraculous life in the gospels. His prophecy also depicts the Church as God’s Temple in the New Testament.
So even if they were to build a temple, it would be a sin to add to God’s word to build it. And it would not be possible to violate the laws of nature as the vision calls for. Are those who plan to return to animal sacrifice saved? It is an unforgivable sin in Hebrews six.
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