I ended last time by stating that we are the true Israel, when I say we I mean the Church, made up of every nation ( Revelation 7 v 9 -10.) in that chap it mentions 144,000 from all the tribes of Israel. As with so much of Revelation this number is symbolic, because of what I have pointed out earlier, from Ephesians .The old divisions are gone for good, likewise the temple it is gone never to return, it served its purpose ,the church is now the temple of the living God, he no longer dwells in a building, if you are a Christian he dwells in you. 1 Cor 3 v 16 -17. Ephesians 2 v 21- 22. Likewise it is inconceivable that sacrifices will ever be reinstituted ,that would any by stretch of the imagination, be at odds with the atoning work of Christ on the cross. Jerusalem has no spiritual significance now, the New Jerusalem in Rev 3 v 12/21 v2 , represents the church, also called the Bride of Christ. our Saviour made it clear that the old Jerusalem was finished John 4 v 21ff. As for Christ reigning for a thousand years on earth, Christ mentioned , that his kingdom was not of this world ,John 18 v 36.The Jews had a wrong belief that the Messiah would set up an earthly kingdom, Jesus did not go along with that, in fact He avoided it, John 6 v15, the Jewish belief was wrong, why do we give it any credibility?, rejoice that we children of Abraham ( Galatians 3 v 26 - 29 )
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