Measuring the Temple of God
An interesting point about the Temple of God is that Josephus, the first century Jewish historian, tells us the veil that hung over the entrance to the Holy Place had embroidered upon it all the constellations of the Zodiac, just the stars, not the animal or human figures. It was meant to remind one that “heaven” (the dwelling place of God) lay within.
In Revelation 11:1-2 John was given the task of measuring the Temple of God. He was given a reed to use as a measuring rod, but the rest of the chapter seems to tell us only what the angel told John. Then, the seventh trumpet was blown in Revelation 11:15 and John described that in the concluding four verses. So, when did John measure the Temple and how was that recorded in the Apocalypse? I believe the next five chapters, 12 through 16, show how John did what he was told to do. It is in these chapters that John identifies the people of God, separating them, as it were, to God. On the other hand, he casts out those who were not found in the House (the Temple building). In other words and in the context of what he was commanded to do, John “measures” or identifies those who were in the Temple (Revelation 11:1), and casts out those who were not (Revelation 11:2).
- The Woman Who Brought Forth the Child _______________ Revelation 12
- The Sign of the Dragon
- The Child Who Would Rule All Nations
- There Was War in Heaven
- Now Is Come Salvation…
- Measuring the House of God
- The Dragon and His Seven Heads
- The Dragon Had But a Short Time
- The Birth of the Beast of Revelation 13 _________________ Revelation 13
- The Beast with Seven Heads
- The Beast’s Great Power and Authority
- Healing the Deadly Wound
- Who Is Able to Fight the Beast?
- A Mouth Full of Blasphemy
- Over Whom Did the Beast Reign?
- The Second Beast of Revelation 13
- The False Prophet
- Who Is the False Prophet of the Apocalypse
- Lying Wonders of the False Prophet
- Giving Life to the Image to the Beast
- What Is the Image to the Beast?
- The Mark
- The Number of the Beast
- The Lamb and the 144,000 ___________________________ Revelation 14
- Harpers Harping with their Harps
- The Firstfruits to God and to the Lamb
- Those Who Preach the Gospel
- Babylon Is Fallen
- Judgment
- The War Waged Against the Saints
- The Harvest
- The Son of Man and a Sharp Sickle
- Reaping the Clusters of the Vine
- Babylon, the Ancient Land of Israel
- The Cup of His Indignation ___________________________ Revelation 15
- The Glassy Sea
- The Song of the Lamb
- The Temple of the Tabernacle of Witness
- The Glory of God Filled the Temple
- The First Bowl and the Grievous Sore __________________ Revelation 16
- The Second Bowl and the Sea
- The Third Bowl and the Troubled Fountain
- The Fourth Bowl and the Great Heat
- The Fifth Bowl and Darkness
- The Fifth Bowl and the Seat of the Beast
- The Sixth Bowl and the Euphrates
- The Sixth Bowl and the Three Unclean Spirits
- The Seventh Bowl and the Air
- The Seventh Bowl and the Cities of the Nations