Chapter 45 opens with the allotment of land for their inheritance. Notice the size they are to set apart for the Lord's portion. The Holy District is to be 25,000 cubits long and 20,000 cubits broad (wide) the size of the cubits could either be standard 17.4 inches long or long being 20.4 inches long. Solomon used the long cubits in measuring his temple, so we will use the longer ones to calculate this temple. This works out to be 25,000 cubits about 8 miles long and about 6.1/2 miles wide.
This is larger in area than the Temple Mount now sitting in Jerusalem. Please do not mix this temple up with the one the anti-christ is to build during the tribulation period. This is the Millennial Temple, God gave the dimensions, and God will see that it is built. If you look in Bible Encyclopedias or Bible dictionaries for a drawing of this, you will not see it. Popular opinion does not believe this will actually be built, but is merely a symbolic idea. I believe that if God took this much trouble to make sure that we have an accurate description of this Temple, we will see it. This is God's Word and not mine!! From studying the Bible, we learn that Bible Prophecy is 100% accurate, add to that what Jesus said about not one yot or tittle will pass from the law and prophets until all is fulfilled. It is very hard to follow the symbolic road. This is why I feel compelled to speak out so strongly on this! The Major and Minor Prophets talk a lot about End Times, but I will bet that most of you who have studied Revelaton in the past have never heard any of these things. I told you when I started, that I would look at the Bible compeletly and not just the verses that back a certain agenda! Jesus told us to be aware of the signs, not to try and guess how He will fulfill history. Remember history really means His Story, it is going His way and by His Book!! God is still on the Throne!!
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