Today, there are many grand British colonial buildings, old Chinese shops and a mix
of temples for various religions.
For this is all YHWH tells us about of His holy land being rebuilt in Jeremiah 31:37 - 40, and in Ezekiel chapters 40 - 46, of this new kingdom being rebuilt
of the temples for sacrifice, and all for YHWH, even before the last battle comes in Ezekiel 38.
We arrived at the hotel at 4:30 am to buy our ticket which gave us plenty of time to walk to the top
of the temple for the Borobudur sunrise.
You can also climb to the top
of the temple for a nice viewpoint of the area.
Lots of big name artists here — Kelley Walker, Peter Halley, Robert Motherwell, etc. — and in the main gallery, it's impossible to forget that you're supposed to be in some sort
of temple for the rich.
Not exact matches
The modern office,
for many people, is not a
temple of industrious productivity.
Big Bang's sunglasses,
for example, have pivoting
temples that fold in front
of the lenses; that makes them easier to slip into a front pocket and less likely to get scratched.
«The point
of doing this is not to create varieties just
for the
temples of our white tablecloth restaurants.»
And it was very easy
for them to do that without opposition, because in the beginning most
of the debts that were owed to the palace itself — both in fees
for services the palace provided, or the
temple provided (the
temple was part
of the palace economy), or
for land rent by sharecroppers, or
for the provision
of water and agricultural services to the land.
Ditto
for houses
of «worthless worship» aka mosques, churches, basilicas, crystal cathedrals,
temples and synagogues.
But he does not forget (except
for the Seventh - day Adventists) the churches and
temples of smaller and more marginal religious communities, buildings typically overlooked in standard surveys
of American architecture.
Ditto
for houses
of «worthless worship» aka mosques, churches, basilicas, cathedrals,
temples, rented schools rooms and synagogues.
Talking snakes, talking donkeys, a boat at sea
for half a year with a couple million animals, a
temple less than 5000sq feet taking 150,000 workers and 7 years to complete, and then sacrificing 14 animals a minute
for 7 days straight, a virgin birth story (like there weren't already a few
of them before), a zombie invasion that no third party seemed to witness, a dude living in the belly
of a fish
for a couple days, a guys last words (before become back as a zombie) being «My god, my god, why hast thou forsaken me.»
But until we come to the end
of ourselves then we are going to do and say what we want, even as it was with me: It's one thing to be a heathen, even as I was, but a whole other ball game to set our hearts on God and His truth; yet, that can only come when we are sick and tired
of being sick and tired
of our own lives and we just give up, we know then who has given up by the one they advocate
for, even has given place to: Paul said; with my heart I want to do what is right, but my flesh does what I hate: This is when God's grace is sufficient, because our hearts are right with God, but our flesh is not: There is a war going on within these temples, therefore; even as our flesh wins out to do what we hate, our hearts are set on God and His ways which has been established in the Word of Truth, which then causes us to stand and speak forth what we believe, even as this causes a rending to happen within us, for Christ to be formed in us this needs to be, as we come up in His glories even for a better resurrection for them who believe: The heart wars against our flesh, even as Christ wars against the man of sin within: For out of the abundance of our hearts our mouth doth speak, therefore; if we speak not the Wholesome Words of our Lord, Then our hearts are still wicked: But to advocate for wickedness instead of Christ, one has become a teacher of lawlessness, he then advocates for the man of sin: Many who have come out of religion has done this, as they went from one mountain top «from the extreme right» of self exaltation (Religion) to the other mountain top «to the extreme left» of the (Heathen) and missed the valley in - between that is takes to humble us: One extreme to the other, and missed Jesus: Jesus is taking ones through the valley's to strip us down of all who we are before exalting us to be just as He, even as the Christ in us overcomes that man of sin (Adam) through theses valleys of contrast that cause a rending to happen within; and when we are rent in two, we stand on His word of truth, so we too can become one with Him, even as Jesus is with our Father: This is how Christ is formed in us: Thank - you Father; in Jesus Name Alexand
for, even has given place to: Paul said; with my heart I want to do what is right, but my flesh does what I hate: This is when God's grace is sufficient, because our hearts are right with God, but our flesh is not: There is a war going on within these
temples, therefore; even as our flesh wins out to do what we hate, our hearts are set on God and His ways which has been established in the Word
of Truth, which then causes us to stand and speak forth what we believe, even as this causes a rending to happen within us,
for Christ to be formed in us this needs to be, as we come up in His glories even for a better resurrection for them who believe: The heart wars against our flesh, even as Christ wars against the man of sin within: For out of the abundance of our hearts our mouth doth speak, therefore; if we speak not the Wholesome Words of our Lord, Then our hearts are still wicked: But to advocate for wickedness instead of Christ, one has become a teacher of lawlessness, he then advocates for the man of sin: Many who have come out of religion has done this, as they went from one mountain top «from the extreme right» of self exaltation (Religion) to the other mountain top «to the extreme left» of the (Heathen) and missed the valley in - between that is takes to humble us: One extreme to the other, and missed Jesus: Jesus is taking ones through the valley's to strip us down of all who we are before exalting us to be just as He, even as the Christ in us overcomes that man of sin (Adam) through theses valleys of contrast that cause a rending to happen within; and when we are rent in two, we stand on His word of truth, so we too can become one with Him, even as Jesus is with our Father: This is how Christ is formed in us: Thank - you Father; in Jesus Name Alexand
for Christ to be formed in us this needs to be, as we come up in His glories even
for a better resurrection for them who believe: The heart wars against our flesh, even as Christ wars against the man of sin within: For out of the abundance of our hearts our mouth doth speak, therefore; if we speak not the Wholesome Words of our Lord, Then our hearts are still wicked: But to advocate for wickedness instead of Christ, one has become a teacher of lawlessness, he then advocates for the man of sin: Many who have come out of religion has done this, as they went from one mountain top «from the extreme right» of self exaltation (Religion) to the other mountain top «to the extreme left» of the (Heathen) and missed the valley in - between that is takes to humble us: One extreme to the other, and missed Jesus: Jesus is taking ones through the valley's to strip us down of all who we are before exalting us to be just as He, even as the Christ in us overcomes that man of sin (Adam) through theses valleys of contrast that cause a rending to happen within; and when we are rent in two, we stand on His word of truth, so we too can become one with Him, even as Jesus is with our Father: This is how Christ is formed in us: Thank - you Father; in Jesus Name Alexand
for a better resurrection
for them who believe: The heart wars against our flesh, even as Christ wars against the man of sin within: For out of the abundance of our hearts our mouth doth speak, therefore; if we speak not the Wholesome Words of our Lord, Then our hearts are still wicked: But to advocate for wickedness instead of Christ, one has become a teacher of lawlessness, he then advocates for the man of sin: Many who have come out of religion has done this, as they went from one mountain top «from the extreme right» of self exaltation (Religion) to the other mountain top «to the extreme left» of the (Heathen) and missed the valley in - between that is takes to humble us: One extreme to the other, and missed Jesus: Jesus is taking ones through the valley's to strip us down of all who we are before exalting us to be just as He, even as the Christ in us overcomes that man of sin (Adam) through theses valleys of contrast that cause a rending to happen within; and when we are rent in two, we stand on His word of truth, so we too can become one with Him, even as Jesus is with our Father: This is how Christ is formed in us: Thank - you Father; in Jesus Name Alexand
for them who believe: The heart wars against our flesh, even as Christ wars against the man
of sin within:
For out of the abundance of our hearts our mouth doth speak, therefore; if we speak not the Wholesome Words of our Lord, Then our hearts are still wicked: But to advocate for wickedness instead of Christ, one has become a teacher of lawlessness, he then advocates for the man of sin: Many who have come out of religion has done this, as they went from one mountain top «from the extreme right» of self exaltation (Religion) to the other mountain top «to the extreme left» of the (Heathen) and missed the valley in - between that is takes to humble us: One extreme to the other, and missed Jesus: Jesus is taking ones through the valley's to strip us down of all who we are before exalting us to be just as He, even as the Christ in us overcomes that man of sin (Adam) through theses valleys of contrast that cause a rending to happen within; and when we are rent in two, we stand on His word of truth, so we too can become one with Him, even as Jesus is with our Father: This is how Christ is formed in us: Thank - you Father; in Jesus Name Alexand
For out
of the abundance
of our hearts our mouth doth speak, therefore; if we speak not the Wholesome Words
of our Lord, Then our hearts are still wicked: But to advocate
for wickedness instead of Christ, one has become a teacher of lawlessness, he then advocates for the man of sin: Many who have come out of religion has done this, as they went from one mountain top «from the extreme right» of self exaltation (Religion) to the other mountain top «to the extreme left» of the (Heathen) and missed the valley in - between that is takes to humble us: One extreme to the other, and missed Jesus: Jesus is taking ones through the valley's to strip us down of all who we are before exalting us to be just as He, even as the Christ in us overcomes that man of sin (Adam) through theses valleys of contrast that cause a rending to happen within; and when we are rent in two, we stand on His word of truth, so we too can become one with Him, even as Jesus is with our Father: This is how Christ is formed in us: Thank - you Father; in Jesus Name Alexand
for wickedness instead
of Christ, one has become a teacher
of lawlessness, he then advocates
for the man of sin: Many who have come out of religion has done this, as they went from one mountain top «from the extreme right» of self exaltation (Religion) to the other mountain top «to the extreme left» of the (Heathen) and missed the valley in - between that is takes to humble us: One extreme to the other, and missed Jesus: Jesus is taking ones through the valley's to strip us down of all who we are before exalting us to be just as He, even as the Christ in us overcomes that man of sin (Adam) through theses valleys of contrast that cause a rending to happen within; and when we are rent in two, we stand on His word of truth, so we too can become one with Him, even as Jesus is with our Father: This is how Christ is formed in us: Thank - you Father; in Jesus Name Alexand
for the man
of sin: Many who have come out
of religion has done this, as they went from one mountain top «from the extreme right»
of self exaltation (Religion) to the other mountain top «to the extreme left»
of the (Heathen) and missed the valley in - between that is takes to humble us: One extreme to the other, and missed Jesus: Jesus is taking ones through the valley's to strip us down
of all who we are before exalting us to be just as He, even as the Christ in us overcomes that man
of sin (Adam) through theses valleys
of contrast that cause a rending to happen within; and when we are rent in two, we stand on His word
of truth, so we too can become one with Him, even as Jesus is with our Father: This is how Christ is formed in us: Thank - you Father; in Jesus Name Alexandria
«1Cr 3:17 If any man defile the
temple of God, him shall God destroy;
for the
temple of God is holy, which [
temple] ye are.»
This can be verified in Jerimiah 7:21, as well as by noting that G - d reduced access to sacrifices all through the entire Tanach; originally each man was a priest in his own home, offering sacrifices whenever and wherever (Cain, Abel, Abraham), but at Mt. Sinai it was reduced to a single place (the tabernacle /
temple) and to assigned priests; this was fine
for 40 years
of wandering, but as soon as they entered «the promised land», the tabernacle traveled with the army, and those left behind as settlers in the new land had no more access to it.
Ditto
for houses
of «worthless worship» aka mosques, churches, basilicas, cathedrals,
temples and synagogues no matter how one views their» beauty and awe».
The Jerusalem
temple was super important
for the Jews as the sign
of God's presence.
Rather, the temporal
Temple was a dwelling place
for the Spirit that now rests upon those who believe thus the rending
of the veil in the
temple and the subsequent near - razing
of the
temple at Jesus» death (how is that
for confirmation by God the Father that it was His initiative and in Jesus was there the finality
of the Great Work
of Saving Power upon the latter's resurrection).
Suicide not because he ratted Jesus out
for silver, but routine interaction
of paying taxes and getting permits to enter the
temple meant he was followed, resulting in Jesus» death which he held himself responsible?
People like Santorum remind me
of the Pharasees who were careful to show up in the
temple full
of pride and self righteous indignation
for anyone who dared to question their rigid ideology yet never took one step towards bettering conditions in their society or spoke out against social and economic injustice.
The entire economy
of the city
of Jerusalem was built on
temple activities, bathing before the offerings
for a fee, dressing
for going to the
temple,
for a fee, buying the offerings,
for a fee, paying the priests,
temple entrance fees, food prep fees, growing and feeding the animals
for the sacrifices, being paid
for them, in the thousands and thousands at festival times, ALL in Jewish currency only, which was required
for their rituals, and most people used Roman currency
for their civil affairs.
Case in point being that since people
of all races can go to LDS
temples for eternal marriages and so forth.
The concept
of «Mairaj» should be compulsory reading
for all these Abrahamic faith uniters — when Mohammad flew on the wings
of Gabriel to Jerusalem and prayed with Moses, Abraham, and Jesus on the
temple mount — then ascended to the Heavens on a white winged horse
for his audience with God.
I have absolutely no problem with Poligomy it is the whole «an Angel gave golden plates (which have never been seen) to Joesph Smith» thing plus the whole women as subserviant to men aspect
of LDS and the «inner circle
of MEN only in the
temples running everything» that make it hard
for me to accept.
Why must an LDS Mormon be required by the church to give 10 %
of their income to the church on a regular basis as a requirement
for a
temple pass from your ward Bishop?
Why didn't the fact that the copper mines they were excavating that were dated to the time
of Solomon (who used copper
for the
temple) get any kind
of media play?
If you would like to see what a
temple is like on the inside and have a personal tour visit lds.org
for a list
of temples being built.
Similarly, when this tent
of our mortal lives is torn down in death, God has made
for us a
temple far more splendorous than this mortal body could ever be.
In fact, it must have been before the destruction
of the city and the
temple by the Romans in A.D. 70, because the prophecy said quite explicitly: «After (the 483 years) shall Messiah be cut off, but not
for himself; and the people
of the prince that shall come shall destroy the city and the sanctuary» (Daniel 9:26).
God is outside the realm
of physical existence,
for king Solomon said to the nation
of Israel at the inauguration
of the
temple: «But will God really dwell on the earth?
I am looking
for authenticity, relevancy, no ovewhelming bands that take away from the experience
of worship, clergy who are willing to answer my hard questions, who understand doubt is a stepping stone to deepening my belief, who accept everyone as Jesus did (and we know Jesus was a rebel who accepted and led all sorts
of people), who don't feel the need to try to be hip, who speak about things without inserting politics, who are wiling to trash the
temple to bring us back to the truth, who will step out
of the box
of comfort and be real.
Earlier in His ministry, Jesus had also criticized the religious leaders
for teaching people that it was their priority to give to the
temple if this giving deprived a person's family
of financial support (Mark 7:10 - 13).
Could it really be that only three verses later, Jesus is now praising the sacrifice
of a widow
for giving her last two coins to the
temple?
Let no one deceive you by any means;
for that Day will not come unless the falling away comes first, and the man
of sin is revealed, the son
of perdition, who opposes and exalts himself above all that is called God or that is worshiped, so that he sits as God in the
temple of God, showing himself that he is God.
Its
temples were,
for example, prominently displayed in most sizeable settlements (and a number
of smaller, rural ones) and dominated the public space
of the towns and cities in which they were found.
These builders
of churches and church organizations are the same builders who reject Christ as the Chief Cornerstone, Cap Stone and Master Builder
of the
temple which is the Father's design
for His
temple is made
of living stones (see Matt.
Indeed,
for a first - century audience, more attuned to the «differential charge» locations within Greco - Roman cities could possess, such
temples would have appeared all the more impressive, occupying, as they did, crucial sites in their symbolic geography (in Athens,
for example, the cult
temple was constructed in the Acropolis, near the Parthenon, in the historic and religious heart
of the city).
Take note that there is no record
of any evangelistic efforts in the
temples of Venus or Aphrodite but there is ample evidence that the Jewish diaspora was the primary means
of moving the gospel forward
for the first fifty years
of the church.
(And please don't point to the cleansing
of the
temple or Jesus» instruction
for the disciples to go buy a sword.)
For Christians:...» 1Cr 3:16 Know ye not that ye are the
temple of God, and [that] the Spirit
of God dwelleth in you?»
Gods judgment rest upon all the corporate and local churches
temples, tabernacles, TV evangelists, ministries and congregations ever
for all their false teachings and deeds, and God does not want any
of His people to suffer the spiritual plagues which are being brought upon them.
Considering that the
temple was an official place
of religion, it is surprising how much
of this recognition
of the true character
of Yahweh has been preserved in these prayers
for humble persons who need salvation from the wicked.
We can see this,
for example, in Caesarea Maritima where the
temple to Augustus was built on a raised platform overlooking the harbour and much
of the city.
I am always amazed at how people want to use just one sentence out
of a letter to Jewish Christians (Heb 10.25) to make a supposed supreme command
for people to conform to a tradition
of temple style gatherings.
It is also true that around Bethlehem is the only place in the land
of Israel where flocks could be kept, and especially where sheep
for the
temple services could be tended.
3Let no man deceive you by any means:
for that day shall not come, except there come a falling away first, and that man
of sin be revealed, the son
of perdition; 4Who opposeth and exalteth himself above all that is called God, or that is worshipped; so that he as God sitteth in the
temple of God, shewing himself that he is God.
For the people to ignore justice and oppress the alien, and then to turn to the temple of Yahweh for salvation is to trust in a lie rather than in the true God of Israel (J
For the people to ignore justice and oppress the alien, and then to turn to the
temple of Yahweh
for salvation is to trust in a lie rather than in the true God of Israel (J
for salvation is to trust in a lie rather than in the true God
of Israel (Jer.
How is it possible
for «sin» to dwell in the
temple of the Holy Spirit?
«When the enemies
of Judah and Benjamin heard that the exiles were building a
temple for the LORD, the God
of Israel... [they] set out to discourage the people
of Judah and make them afraid to go on building».