what are the new testament implications of the tabernacle?
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Since the tabernacle, and then the temple, was God's own arrangement for worship, so the spiritual temple mentioned in Revelation was a description in signs of God's permanent arrangement for worship. Just before Jesus died, he told the Jews that 'your house is abandoned to you' because of their refusing to worship God the way He directed. So from that point on, the physical temple no longer had any significance. Then, later it was destroyed, along with geneological records that would have been needed to qualify the priests.\nWhat's really important now is what the Spiritual temple with all of its features (many of them can be related back to the original tabernacle and temple)mean.\nJust as people could not fully appreciate the real value and need for a perfect sacrifice until the Mosaic Law Covenant taught them, so no one could really understand what Heaven is, or a pure system of worship until the temple arrangement was provided as a type of illustration:  physical things to explain the Spiritual things.\nIt's really fascinating and beneficial to study each of the temple features and what they represent.
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My understanding, looking at the original Greek language of the verses, would be they will not go to heaven.  And you are correct that there are many thing listed that can if a person practices them will keep them out.  Every church I know preachs against and warns people about all of them.\n\nAt this time in out culture homosexuality is the "hot" issue.  There are many groups fights to get the act moved from the "sin" list to the "accepted" list.  So it tends to get more publicity then the other issues.  (Do not know if anyone trying to get drunkeness or gossip, etc. socially accepted).  But those things are still being taught against, and will keep you out of heaven also.
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No, not god. \nI forget who it was exactly, but there was a committee that determined which of the over 100 books that were in use around 100-200AD would go into the new testament, and which ones would be omitted. They tried to pick ones that continued the power of the church, and tried also only to pick ones that didn't seem to contradict each other. Had they used all of them, there would be many contradictions, even though they are all supposedly divinely inspired.
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The bible is open to interpretations.  Jesus stated that we will not be given the knowledge to predict these coming events.  A massive earthquake is imminent especially in the "ring of fire" as we have seen lately with the Indonesian tsunami, the recent earthquake in Indonesia's java province, and the small earthquake in the Pacific Northwest.  As far an Asteriod hitting us, God only knows.  If you have Jesus in your life, you don't have to worry about all this stuff.
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First we are not in the tribulation period and Matthew 24 doesnt have anything to do with us [as it is about the trib. period], but other then that here is a good prophecy link on some fullfillments and other future things to come:\n\nprophecy: http://www.livingwaters.com/Merchant2/graphics/tracts/prophecy/index.html \nthe gospel: http://www.needGod.com do you know what it is? think again. it might surprise you.
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There is a group of people in Jerusalem that have been gathering all the different implements and training the necessary young men to work the Temple.\nThe red heifer has been obtained as have the other necessary things for the sacrifices.\nThey have even got the new cornerstone cut and ready to go.\nThey have the robes and other vestments that are needed.\nThe Ark of the Covenant is the one thing that it appears they don't have but then again maybe.\nThe real sticking point is that the Jewish people are assured in the Old Testament that the New Temple will be built by the Messiah, not man.\nI hope this helps.
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Yes, most will hear the same Reading from the Old Testament and Gospels and all will participate in same the Liturgy of the Eucharist.  The sermons will be independent from each priest throughout the world but the Liturgy of the Eucharist will be united worldwide for all 1 billion Catholics.  \n\nWhat is most fantastic is that these Readings and Lessons will be heard in the multiple languages of the world.  Each in their native language.
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How about the out and out contraditions?  Here they are...\nBible and Book of Mormon Contradictions\n\nBy Sandra Tanner\n\n1.The Bible plainly states that the gospel, with its inclusion of Gentiles, was not fully revealed until after Christ's death. \nEph. 3:3-7 Paul writes "by revelation he made known unto me the mystery; (as I wrote afore in few words, whereby, when ye read, ye may understand my knowledge in the mystery of Christ) which in other ages was not made known unto the sons of men as it is now revealed unto his holy apostles and prophets by the Spirit; that the Gentiles should be fellow heirs, and of the same body, and partakers of his promise in Christ by the gospel: whereof I was made a minister ...... (See also Col. 1:26; 1 Peter 1: 1-12; Romans 16:25-26)\n\nHowever, the Book of Mormon maintains that this knowledge was had in 545 B.C.\n2 Nephi 25:19 "For according to the words of the prophets, the Messiah cometh... his name shall be Jesus Christ, the Son of God. ... (v.23) For we labor... to persuade... our brethren, to believe in Christ, and to be reconciled to God; for we know that it is by grace that we are saved, after all we can do.\n2 Nephi 26:12 "And as I spake concerning the convincing of the Jews, that Jesus in the very Christ, it must needs be that the Gentiles be convinced also that Jesus is the Christ, the Eternal God;"\n2 Nephi 30:3 "For behold, I say unto you that as many of the Gentiles as will repent are the covenant people of the Lord; and as many of the Jews as will not repent shall be cast off,"\n2 Nephi 31:17 "For the gate by which ye should enter is repentance and baptism by water; and then cometh a remission of your sins by fire and the Holy Ghost."\n\n2.During Jesus' ministry He spoke of His church as something in the future. \nMatthew 16:18 "And I say also unto thee, That thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it."\nAfter Christ's resurrection and the day of Pentecost we read "And the Lord added to the church daily such as should be saved." (Acts 2:47)\n\nHowever, the Book of Mormon claims the Christian church was established as early as 147 B.C.\nMosiah 18:17 "And they were called the church of God, or the church of Christ, from that time forward."\n\n3.The Bible says believers were first called Christians after Paul's ministry in Antioch. \nActs 11:26 "And it came to pass, that a whole year they assembled themselves with the church, and taught much people. And the disciples were called Christians first in Antioch."\n\nHowever, the Book of Mormon claims people were known by this title as early as 73 B.C.\nAlma 46:15 "...yea, all those who were true believes in Christ took upon them, gladly, the name of Christ, or Christians as they were called, because of their belief in Christ who should come."\n\n4.The Holy Ghost was bestowed on the Christians at the time of Pentecost. \nLuke 24:49 "And, behold, I send the promise of my Father unto you: but tarry ye in the city of Jerusalem, until ye be endued with power from on high."\nActs 2:1-4 "And when the day of Pentecost was fully come, they were all with one accord in one place. ... And they were all filled with the Holy Ghost,..."\n\nYet the Book of Mormon claims that people received the gift of the Holy Ghost as early as 545 B.C.\n2 Nephi 31:12-13 "...the voice of the Son came unto me, saying: He that is baptized in my name, to him will the Father give the Holy Ghost, like unto me... Wherefore, my beloved brethren,... by following your Lord and your Savior down into the water, according to his word, behold, then shall ye receive the Holy Ghost; yea, then cometh the baptism of fire and of the Holy Ghost;..."\n\n5.In the Old Testament the only ones who could be priests were the descendants of Levi, one of the twelve sons of Israel. \nNumbers 3:9
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There are certainly numerical correalations apparent in scripture. There are also 12 main commandments - Mosaical 10, plus the 2 that Christ gave. There are 12 numbers including the number 12 that have specific prophetic symbology. I have more on this study but no time to type it here..if you are really interested email me and I'll send what I have. Love in Christ, ~J~  <><
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WHEN Jesus was on earth, his disciples came to him and asked: "What will be the sign of your presence and of the conclusion of the system of things?" He replied that there would be wars involving many nations, famines, pestilences, earthquakes, an increasing of lawlessness, false religious teachers misleading many, a hatred and persecution of his true followers, and a cooling off of the love of righteousness in many people. When these things would start to happen, it would indicate that Christ was invisibly present and that the heavenly Kingdom was at hand. This would be news—good news! So Jesus added these words as a part of the sign: "This good news of the kingdom will be preached in all the inhabited earth for a witness to all the nations; and then the end will come."—Matthew 24:3-14.\nIn themselves, recent world happenings are bad, but what they signify is good, namely, Christ's presence. The conditions mentioned above started to be evident in that widely heralded year 1914! It marked the end of the Gentile Times and the beginning of the transition period from human rule to the Thousand Year (Millennial) Reign of Christ.\n "Critical times hard to deal with," \n BUT "then the end will come" \nThat there was to be a transition period is indicated by the 110th Psalm, verses 1 and 2, and Revelation 12:7-12. There it is shown that Christ would sit at God's right hand in heaven until the time for his becoming King. Then war in heaven would result in Satan's being cast to earth, bringing woe to the earth, and Christ would rule in the midst of his enemies. The complete end of wickedness would come by means of a "great tribulation," culminating in the war at Har-Magedon and followed by Christ's Thousand Year Reign of peace.—Matthew 24:21, 33, 34; Revelation 16:14-16.\n"But know this," the Bible says, "that in the last days critical times hard to deal with will be here. For men will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, self-assuming, haughty, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, disloyal, having no natural affection, not open to any agreement, slanderers, without self-control, fierce, without love of goodness, betrayers, headstrong, puffed up with pride, lovers of pleasures rather than lovers of God, having a form of godly devotion but proving false to its power; and from these turn away."—2 Timothy 3:1-5.\nSome may argue that these things have happened before in human history, but the fact is that they have never occurred to the same extent. As the historians and commentators say, there has never been a time on earth like the one experienced from 1914 onward.  The woes have been far more extensive than ever before. Moreover, as to other features of Christ's sign of the last days, these facts should be considered: The earth-wide proclamation of Christ's presence and Kingdom has been of a magnitude unprecedented in history. Persecution for preaching has never equaled that visited upon Jehovah's Witnesses. Many hundreds of them were executed in Nazi concentration camps. To this day Jehovah's Witnesses are under ban in some places, and in others they are arrested, imprisoned, tortured, and killed. This is all part of the sign Jesus gave.\n\nAs foretold at Revelation 11:18, 'the nations have become wrathful' against Jehovah's faithful Witnesses, and this indicates that Jehovah's "own wrath" will be expressed against those nations. This same scripture says that God will "bring to ruin those ruining the earth." Never before has there been a time in human history when the earth's capacity for sustaining life has been threatened. However, now it is different! Many scientists have warned that if man continues to pollute the earth, it will become uninhabitable. But Jehovah "formed it even to be inhabited," and he will get rid of the polluters before they complete their
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several things will happen before the tribulation. most have happened or are happening right now!\n1. II Tim 2:2 humanistic pride will run wild" men will be lovers of their own selves, covetous, boasters, proud..."\n2. 2 tim 2:3 have an in tolerance to things that are good"unholy.... lovers of pleasure more than lovers of God.\n3. 2 Tim 2:5 hypocritical(having a form of godliness but denying the power thereof.\nall this states the condition of man in the end times.\n4. 2 Tim 4:4 unable to handle real preaching "they shall turn away their ears from the truth, and shall be turned unto fables.\n\nbut just before the tribulation will be the rapture.\nI Thess 4:16,17 "the Lord shall desend with a shout.and we which are alive...will be caught up together...in the clouds in the air to meet the Lord in the air.\ni hope this helps
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That could be tricky, and I'm not sure the religious folks so far have thought about the implications. For example, if Jesus did exist and was crucified in "our" universe, then under one of the multi-dimensional paradigms, there must be another universe in which he lived and was NOT crucified.
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In Revelation(or Apocalypse)21:1 John states that he saw a new heaven and a new earth for the first heaven and the first earth were passed away.Most people believe that God is going to destroy the earth and heavens with fire, maybe with a nuclear war. The important part is to realize that Biblically heavens are the sky and space, not some fantasy paradise where Christians go. So God will make a new sky and planets and earth.In verse 2 it talks about the holy city new jerusalem coming out of the heavens. This is the place with the streets of gold, pearly gates and the crystal river,not heaven, this will land on the new earth and this is where all believers will spend eternity. If you use a Strongs concordance and look up all the verses containing heaven you will see also that it is only the sky and space. Your broken english is fine with me, feel free to contact me with your questions anytime. I would be honored to spend eternity with a Romanian brother.
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No.\nTypically, the OT book of Daniel is associated with the NT book of Revelation.
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Read the book of Revelations with a concordance. There's mentions of "the dragon of the East". And there's referrences of Assyrian armies attacking Israel. All in all, it's not a pretty picture for the future of our world.
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We're indisputedly in the end times at this very moment!\n\nBecause God's attention has always been centered on Israel and His chosen people, the easiest indicators are to look at the prophesies pertaining to them.  For example, Jesus' short parable of the fig tree at Matthew 24:32-35 speaks of a day when Israel (symbolized by the fig tree) begins to sprout leaves, i.e. is regenerated as a nation.  Israel announced last year that, for the first time in almost 2,000 years, there are more Jews living there than in any other country in the world.\n\nFurther, Jesus tells us in verse 33 that:  "when you see all these things, know that it [His return] is near—at the doors!"  In order to understand what "these things" are, you have to read Matthew 24 and 25 (and the parallel Gospel verses in Luke and Mark), AND the OT prophesies regarding the end times.\n\nHere's an easy to understand web page that fully explains why THIS generation is the generation Jesus refers to in the parable of the fig tree:\n\nhttp://www.raptureready.com/rap101.html\n\nI hope this helps.  Peace.\n\nEDIT:  "Kjelstad," you've taken that reference totally out of context.  Jesus was referring to those who would witness His transfiguration.
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"the present heavens(universe) and earth by His(God's) word are being reserved for fire, kept for the day of judgment and destruction of ungodly men...the day of the Lord will come like a thief, in which the heavens will pass away with a roar and the elements will be destroyed with intense heat, and the earth and its works will be burned up." (2 Peter 3)\n\nIn light of God's revelation, we should be investing in and looking for new heavens and a new earth in which righteousness dwells.