Reading Time: 4 minutesQuestion 10031 The abomination of desolation is one of the most significant prophetic markers in all of Scripture. Jesus Himself identified it as the critical warning sign for those living during the Tribulation, and He expected His hearers to understand it by reference to the prophet Daniel. The phrase links Old Testament prophecy, intertestamental history,…
Reading Time: 4 minutesQuestion 10091 The temple occupies a unique place in Scripture’s prophetic landscape. From Solomon’s magnificent construction to the Roman destruction of Herod’s temple in AD 70, from Ezekiel’s extraordinary vision of a future temple to Jesus’ own references to the temple’s eschatological role, the subject runs like a thread through prophetic Scripture. For those who…
Reading Time: 4 minutesQuestion 10198 The question of millennial worship strikes at the heart of what Ezekiel 40-48 actually describes and how it fits within the broader framework of redemptive history. These nine chapters contain the most detailed description of a future temple, its priesthood, its sacrificial system, and its worship practices anywhere in Scripture. The question they…
Reading Time: 3 minutesQuestion 10124 The absence of a temple in the New Jerusalem is one of the most striking features of the eternal city described in Revelation 21-22. Throughout the entire Old Testament, the temple was the centre of Israel’s worship, the dwelling place of God’s glory on earth, and the focal point of the entire sacrificial…
Reading Time: 7 minutesQuestion 10069 Yes, Scripture indicates that a third Jewish temple will be built in Jerusalem before Christ returns. This temple, sometimes called the tribulation temple, will stand during the first half of the seven-year tribulation period and will be the site of dramatic prophetic events, including the Antichrist’s desecration. Understanding the biblical evidence for a…
Reading Time: 4 minutesQuestion 04045 There are few more striking statements in the New Testament than Paul’s declaration in 1 Corinthians 6:19: “Do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit within you, whom you have from God?” That a human body — mortal, material, subject to hunger and tiredness and decay —…
Reading Time: 5 minutesQuestion 60042 This is a question that sceptics love to raise. If Jesus said that not one stone would be left upon another, how is it that the Western Wall—also called the Wailing Wall—is still standing in Jerusalem today? Did Jesus get it wrong? Was His prophecy a failure? The answer lies in understanding exactly…