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bold only since the rest of your statements are opinions without a single scripture. Your problem is twofold.
- You have a preset idea which you have either force scriptures to mean, or
- You have problems with plain language
Hebrews 3:1 clearly shows to whom Hebrews is written.
"Wherefore, holy brethren, partakers of the heavenly calling, consider the Apostle and High Priest of our profession, Christ Jesus". The next verses CONTRAST this with Moses - the last Priest-King before Christ. The Book of Hebrews is written to those Christians who had renounced Moses in favor of Jesus Christ, but who were in danger, for various reasons, of returning to Moses. Thus, in the whole Book we must set the "WE" to one side, and the "THEY" to the other side. There are TWO parties involved. (1) Those who had come from Jewry to Christianity and have Christ as High Priest (Who ever lives in resurrection), and (2) those that remained in Jewry and have many High Priests because of death.
Now, if one goes back to the grammar in Chapter 3 alone, we would find that, "WE" (of the heavenly calling) have a New High Priest - Jesus, (Heb.3:6, 14, 19 4:3, 14) CONTRASTED with "THEY" who adhered to Moses (Heb.3:10, 11 16, 18, 19). The Book of Hebrews maintains this CONTRAST and/or TWO ANTAGONISTS. And it is abundantly clear from the plain language that for
"US", "the priesthood, and animal sacrifices have all been fulfilled at the cross" (not the Temple because one cannot "fulfill" a Temple). But those Hebrews who REFUSED, and do REFUSE Christ, still have the OLD WAY. That is,
the fulfillment of the Offerings AND the New High Priest APPLY ONLY TO CHRISTIANS. The Temple and Offerings of Moses STILL STAND for the Jew who refuses Christ.
Now, a False Christ is about to claim the position of God and the Messiah. 2nd Thessalonians 2:4 is quite plain. He will sit in a Temple of God's and claim to be God. This IMPLIES a future Temple in the style of that given to Moses and David. But this Temple is Desolated by this Abomination of the Beast occupying God's rightful place. This Beast is deposed by the return of Jesus (2nd Thess.2:8). Our Lord Jesus will be PHYSICALLY ON EARTH. Where then will he live to keep the rain and sun off His glorious Head? Will He move into the Temple which was polluted by the grand Imposter - the Beast? Not likely. So a New PHYSICAL TEMPLE is built in Jerusalem because;
- Our Lord Jesus MUST PHYSICALLY live somewhere, and God's vindication of Him demands a Palace for the Inheritor of all the earth
- The New Temple MUST REFLECT CHRIST'S ACCOMPLISHMENTS
The Temple of Ezekiel MUST be built so that,
- our Lord Jesus, Who once had nowhere to lay His Head, will "lay His Head" in the grandest of buildings
- the Buildings REFLECT that which Christ has achieved. For instance, the Holy Place which contained the Showbread Altar, the Candlestick and the Altar of Incense is gone because Christ, the Bread of Life, the Light of the World and Mediator and Advocate is present. The symbols from the Old Temple have been replaced by the real thing.
But what of the Offerings? Let is be clearly said in BOLD CAPITALS.
JESUS CHRIST IS THE FULFILLMENT OF THE OFFERING AND IS THE NEW HIGH PRIEST ONLY FOR THOSE WHO ACCEPTED HIM BY FAITH.
Since faith is the,
"substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen" (Hebrews 11:1),
faith ceases when Jesus is seen! The second that our Lord Jesus breaks forth from the clouds, FAITH AS A MEANS OF RECEIVING JESUS AND ALL THE ADVANTAGES THAT HE WROUGHT
IS OVER! That naturally leaves ever other man on earth, whether Israelite, Englishman, Eskimo or Hittite, WITHOUT THE POSSIBILITY OF EVER HAVING THE WORK OF CHRIST APPLIED TO HIM. After Christ bursts forth from the clouds and is seen,
- No one can be born again
- No one can have eternal life
- No one can be a son of God
- No one can have their conscience cleansed
- No one can have their flesh cleansed
FOR THESE ARE ALL OBTAINED BY FAITH.
Now, if our Lord Jesus dwells in Jerusalem, and is surrounded by ALL Israel who have been resurrected and gathered from the nations (as Ezekiel predicts), and if He is served by Israelite under Zadok (Ezek.40:46 etc.), HOW CAN THESE MEN AND WOMEN BE CLEANSED IN ORDER TO DO THIS SERVICE? It is too late for faith. They remain in a flesh that has not been sanctified by our LOrd's work. Remember, they REFUSED this work of their Messiah! How then are they get ritual cleansing of the flesh! Why .... By the God ordained way of old.Hebrews 10:4 tells us that;
"... it is not possible that the blood of bulls and of goats should take away sins", so Christ dies for the
"sin" and
"sins" of the world (Jn.1:29; 1st Jn.2:2). But Hebrews 9:13 tells that;
"... the blood of bulls and of goats, and the ashes of an heifer sprinkling the unclean, sanctifieth to the purifying of the flesh"!
That is, while Israel's sins are removed by Christ's Work, whether they like it or not (they will like it), THEIR FLESH IS STILL PROFANE. And it is the flesh that comes into contact with their Messiah Who lives AMONG them and is served by them, that must be cleansed. Thus, the Offerings of the Law are still in effect - FOR THE UNBELIEVER.
Added to this,the nations who survive Armageddon, are obliged by the Father, to go up to Jerusalem once a year and worship Jesus (Zech.14:16). What about their flesh! They are going to have PHYSICAL AUDIENCE with the MOST HOLY ONE. Their sins are put away but what of their profane bodies? They too need the Offerings
"to sanctifieth to the purifying of the flesh". So the whole Priest of Aaron, under Zadok, will be occupied with ANIMAL OFFERINGS - NOT FOR THE SINS OF THESE VISITING NATIONS - BUT FOR THE CLEANSING OF THEIR FLESH.
Thus, the grounds for Ezekiel's Temple and the grounds for the continuance of the Offerings is not only plainly said, BUT IT IS VITAL TO CHRIST'S VINDICATION BEFORE ALL MEN AND VITAL TO MAINTAIN EMMANUEL'S HOLINESS AMONG PROFANE PEOPLE during the Millennium.
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