Temple

It is said,“The Jerusalem Temple must be rebuilt before Jesus comes back.”It

The Bible doesn’t say this. There are some people who, in past 150 or so years have built a template of eschatology through which they interpret the Bible. They project Ezekiel’s vision of rebuilding the Temple thousands of years into the future (as in any year now) but in fact, “Ezekiel’s” Temple was already rebuilt after the Babylonian exile. (Ezekiel chapters 40-43; see also the books of Ezra and Nehemiah)

Because of Jesus’ death and resurrection, there is no longer a need for the Temple and its sacrificial system. (Hebrews 10:1; Ephesians 2:14) Instead, those who follow Jesus are “God’s temple” and “God’s Spirit lives in you”. (I Corinthians 3:16; see also Acts 17:24, I Cor. 3:17, 6:19)

In the 21^st century and every century since 70 AD when the Romans destroyed the Jerusalem Temple—yes, since sacrificing at the Temple is a large part of the Law Moses gave (from God) to the Hebrews. However, to say that it was always impossible is to overlook a number of passages in the New Testament:

Elizabeth and her husband (the parents of John the Baptizer) were upright, “observing all the Lord’s commandments and regulations blamelessly”. (Luke 1:6)

The “rich young ruler” said he had kept all the commandments since his youth. (Mark 10:17-23)

Paul said that he, himself, had been blameless in regard to the Law. (Philippians 3:5,6)

But those who followed Jesus learned “a new and better way” in the New Covenant of following Jesus’ teachings and coming under his atoning grace.

Urban Legends About God, the Bible & the Christian Life

Measuring what “they say” against the Word of God.

They say, “The Temple in Jerusalem has to be rebuilt before Jesus can come back.”

They say, “It’s impossible to keep the Law of Moses.”