HOLY CITY (3 OF 5)
Scripture: Revelation 21:22-27
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Holy City (3 of 5)
Series: Heaven
Stephen Whitney
Revelation 21:22-27
Throughout the centuries men have built places where they could go to worship God. They called them temples meaning a place which was dedicated to the worship of a god.
In the old city of Jerusalem, the temple which Solomon built was the most significant building in the city. I Kings 6:2-3 we are told
the temple was 90 feet long, 30 feet wide and 45 feet high made of stone with a 15-foot porch on the front. It also had two pillars on each side of the temple which were 60 feet high and 18 inches around. The temple area was surrounded by a large courtyard. The temple and courtyards were the focal point of the city.
It was destroyed by Nebuchadnezzar in 586 BC and in 450 BC they built another one which was not as magnificent as Solomon's.
In NT times King Herod wanted to please the Jews so he sent 43 years building a beautiful temple for them. Barclay describes it,
''The temple was built of white marble plated with gold, and it shone in the sun so that a man could scarcely bear to look at it.
The temple area was surrounded by large porches. These porches
were upheld by pillars, cut out of solid blocks of marble in one piece. They were 37½ feet high and of such thickness that three
men linked together could scarcely put their arms around them.''
In John 4 Jesus has a conversation with a woman at a well
and when she perceives that he is a prophet she asks him,
where is the right place to worship God - on a mountain in
Samaria or in the city of Jerusalem? She was focused on a place
because that is what we tend to think of in worshipping God.
John 4:24 Jesus told her, ''God is spirit and those who worship him must worship in spirit and in truth.'' In other words, the place is not so important, as is having the right concept about the character of God which must be according to the truth given by God.
In heaven we will experience God like we never have before.
GOD ...
Series: Heaven
Stephen Whitney
Revelation 21:22-27
Throughout the centuries men have built places where they could go to worship God. They called them temples meaning a place which was dedicated to the worship of a god.
In the old city of Jerusalem, the temple which Solomon built was the most significant building in the city. I Kings 6:2-3 we are told
the temple was 90 feet long, 30 feet wide and 45 feet high made of stone with a 15-foot porch on the front. It also had two pillars on each side of the temple which were 60 feet high and 18 inches around. The temple area was surrounded by a large courtyard. The temple and courtyards were the focal point of the city.
It was destroyed by Nebuchadnezzar in 586 BC and in 450 BC they built another one which was not as magnificent as Solomon's.
In NT times King Herod wanted to please the Jews so he sent 43 years building a beautiful temple for them. Barclay describes it,
''The temple was built of white marble plated with gold, and it shone in the sun so that a man could scarcely bear to look at it.
The temple area was surrounded by large porches. These porches
were upheld by pillars, cut out of solid blocks of marble in one piece. They were 37½ feet high and of such thickness that three
men linked together could scarcely put their arms around them.''
In John 4 Jesus has a conversation with a woman at a well
and when she perceives that he is a prophet she asks him,
where is the right place to worship God - on a mountain in
Samaria or in the city of Jerusalem? She was focused on a place
because that is what we tend to think of in worshipping God.
John 4:24 Jesus told her, ''God is spirit and those who worship him must worship in spirit and in truth.'' In other words, the place is not so important, as is having the right concept about the character of God which must be according to the truth given by God.
In heaven we will experience God like we never have before.
GOD ...
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