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In these verses Jesus refers to periods covering 'three days' usually taken and applied by most as three literal days. Here evidence is presented that Jesus was adding information in the context of his comments to three much longer "days".
Early in Jesus ministry, only six months after his baptism by John. Jesus was in Jerusalem for the Passover (April 30 CE). After forcefully turning out the traders from the temple area because they had turned God's model house into a market he was questioned on his authority to do this. "Since you are doing this (expelling the traders from the temple court yards) what sign (of authority) can you show us" for doing this, John 2:13-18. Jesus replies:-
John 2:19 "Cast down (Greek; luoate) this temple and in three days I will raise it up." Jesus was referring to the temple of his 'body', vs21. Or rather his composite body made up of himself and 144,000 spirit re born Sons of God" (1 Cor 12:13, 18, 20, 27). When Jesus was raised from the dead his disciples remembered his comments and were able to link his resurrection with his statement of raising up the temple John 2:22.
Possible applications:
1. The obvious, Jesus own body was the temple killed on 6th day of the week raised early on the 1st day of the following week covering parts of three days. This was the immediate first application, the sign of Jonah.
2. Did it apply to the literal temple? Cast down or destroyed in 70 CE by the Romans, nothing of any significance happened on the second or third 24 hour days after its destruction.
3. Does the expression "In three days I will raise
it up" refer to the composite "spiritual temple" being raised
up or constructed by the third day?
Is the complete spiritual temple to be raised up, the
composite body of Christ along with those selected 144,00 given special
spiritual gifts (1 Cor 12:13,
18, 20, 27)?
The "composite body" is further described
in Eph 1:13; 2:20-22
"You
have been built up on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, while
Christ Jesus himself is the foundation cornerstone. In union
with him the whole building, being harmoniously joined together is growing
into a holy temple for Yahweh.
In union with him you too, are being built up together into a place
for God to inhabit by spirit". Peter refers to this
"temple" at 1Pet 2:4-5 he says of Jesus "a living stone, chosen precious
with God, you also as living stones are being built up a spiritual house
(temple) for the purpose of a holy priesthood".
This
preparing of living stones was taking a lot longer than 3 days. If we apply the
longer bible 'God day' of a 1,000 years,
(2 Peter 3:8) to Jesus reference of the spiritual
temple being raised on the third day. The third 1,000 year "day"
would start after two x 1,000 year day periods were over. Two thousand
years from the time it was torn down in 33 CE when the old physical
temple representations were replaced by the new real things (Heb
8:1-5). The "illustrative Jerusalem temple" was torn down
when the Jewish covenant was completed and replaced with the real Covenant
the Kingdom one started at the death of Jesus in 33 CE, the old temple
was completely destroyed in 70 CE by the Roman armies.
The generation period from 33 to 70 witnessed the Jerusalem temple
torn down from its representative position in 33 CE and physically
destroyed in 70 CE.
Two "1,000 year days" later brings us to the 2033 to 2070 period when the spiritual temple will undergo its final building preparation phase, collecting in the remaining living stones to complete the building Rev 6:11 7:3. By the beginning of the third 1,000 year day from 2070 it will be completely constructed, all the living stones in place and fully operational.
To consider this third possibility we need to establish what actually is the purpose of the "real spiritual temple"? The scriptural evidence confirms that it is a special Kingdom administration arrangement purposed by God; made up of a specially selected group of persons who apply their own life sacrifices on God's table of operations (alter) these sacrifices are converted into practical benefits and applied on behalf of mankind to cure the effects of Adamic death inflicted on humanity.
The scriptures reveal that Jesus is the Melchizedekian
High Priest in this arrangement, the sacrifice of his non Adamic diseased
life was presented in the Most Holy (before God himself) and converted
into power for the first phase in curing Adamic death. Jesus used this
converted sacrificial credit power to purchase 144,000 under-priests
all selected directly by God. By means of the application of this credit
power they are reborn, cleansed before God of their hereditary Adamic death
disease.
These ones also sacrifice their cleansed lives providing further blood sacrifices to be presented by each in the Most Holy (God's presence) and then converted into further Adamic death curing power. As priests operating under their high priests direction they will officiate the application of this composite cure to the rest of mankind creating a second chance to live for all man kind by means of a resurrection.
The "Real Temple" of God is an organisational structure built up in the heavens through various stages. It is constructed out of 144,001 living stones. All sacrifice officiating priests; Jesus the High priest with 144,000 under-priests all applying the benefits of their conglomerate life sacrifices to buy mankind the opportunity to a second chase at having real everlasting life without the ageing effects of the Adamic death sentence.
The various stages in the building work.
1. First the Great ransom sacrifice of Jesus is executed and presented to God in the real Holy of Holies in May 33 CE. Purchasing power from God is secured with it. The first living stone is set as the foundation and key corner stone.
2. From Pentecost 33 CE and for a period of one 'generation' the first half of potential priests (living stones) are purchased from God with this power secured on the basis of Jesus ransom sacrifice. These must all remain faithful to death in God's service, in order to accomplish their individual life sacrifices, and present their blood on the same alter, Rev 12:11. This first half of under-priests are all purchased within the generation period 33 to 70 CE or during the first '1,000 year day'.
3. The remaining second half of the priests (living stones) are recruited using more of this special Adamic death curing power, also bought from God with Jesus sacrifice. This second recruitment takes place after the King of kings takes up regal power at his Coronation in 2033. These recruits during this "last generation" period also need to remain loyal in God's service to their sacrificial deaths. Only a small remnant of these second half living stones live through Armageddon to be transferred to their priestly positions, carrying their sacrifices and so complete the temple building arrangement. The second half of these under-priests are purchased during the generation period 2033 to 2070 in the second '1,000 year day'.
4. The real spiritual temple construction work started 33 CE during the first 1,000 year day 33 to 1033. It is completed 2033 in the second 1,000 year day 1033 to 2033.
Considering this line of evidence Jesus words seem to have a far greater significance, the two days applying to the 2,000 years of building up the temples construction of living stones so that it is completed and fully functional in the third 1,000 year day 2033 to 3033, during which the priests will apply the value of their sacrifices to curing Adamic death.
Applying chronology,
Day one, 1,000 years from 33 to 1033 first phase of building completed.
Day two, 1,000 years from 1033 to 2033
Day three, 1,000 years from 2033 to 3033 Kingdom assignment completed.
The next reference to these "day" periods was stated by Jesus in the winter of 33 CE some 4 months before his death.
Luke 13:32,33 "I will drive out demons and heal people today and tomorrow and on the third day I will reach my goal."
Marshall's interlinear Greek/English based on Nestles
text reads:
"I expel demons and cures accomplish today and tomorrow,
and on the third (day) I am perfected".
Westcot and Hort, Interlinear reads;
"I am throwing out demons and healings I am finishing
off today and tomorrow and to the third (day) I am being perfected."
The word translated 'reach my goal', 'perfected', and 'finished' is the Greek word Teleiovmai which has the following root word meanings;
Teleios = having reached its end.
Teleioo = to bring to an end by completing perfectly
Teleiosis = a perfect completion to a process
Teleiotes = as above but stressing the accomplishing
with view to the result.
Weighing the above translations, a better rendering
of the Greek words of Luke 13:32,33 making up this sentence would
be;
"Today
and tomorrow I will be driving away demons and healing people,
but on the third (day) I will compete the process perfectly."
Evidence of context; Jesus had just prior to this statement been explaining the situation for Abraham, Isaac, Jacob and all the prophets, showing that they would be present and part of the Kingdom arrangement, Luke 13:28. Pharisees then warn him that Herod is after killing him (a year after killing John). So his theme is the Kingdom in operation and its connection with his death, vs 34.
We can eliminate its application to a literal three days because Jesus himself says in vs 33 that for the following three literal days he will be on the move to avoid Herod killing him outside of Jerusalem. "But today, tomorrow and the next day I must travel on, because it is not possible for the prophet to die outside of Jerusalem".
Again this dovetails with the previous evidence sited with regard to John 2;18-20. If we apply the 1,000 year conversion the whole thing makes sense. In other words Jesus was saying in two days or during 2,000 years he would be driving away the disruptions of demonic influence from his Kingdom activities confirmed as one of Jesus primary objectives at 1 John 3:8 "For this purpose the Son of God was revealed so that the works of the devil could be undone" at the same time spiritually healing others of Adamic disease who are part of the construction of the developing Kingdom.
Jesus said this in 33 CE so two days later or 2,000 years later brings us to the year 2033. "I will complete the process perfectly on the third day" vs 32 refers to the third day period running from 2033 to 3033. Then the purpose of removing all demonic influence and spiritually healing humanity of the effects of Adamic disease will be perfectly completed during the 1,000 year rule of the Kingdom Rev 20:1-6.
There is additional reference to a prophetic three day
period made in the Hebrew scriptures at Hosia 6:1,2: "He keeps
striking but he will bind us up. He will make us alive after two days,
on the third day he will make us get up and we shall live before him".
After two days or 2,000 years at 2033 the heavenly resurrection
takes place, they are made alive again. During the third day 2033
to 3033 they are actively alive in service.
The evidence of these three scripture investigations when
applied with the 1,000 years "day" conversion rule, all fit together
and compliment each other, interlocking with many other time prophecy calculations.
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