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The Millennial Temple
and defile by declaring himself to be God. These beliefs are supported
mainly from one single verse in Second Thessalonians 2:4, which states
that the man of sin “sits as God in the temple of God showing himself
that he is God.”
There are two different Greek words that are translated as “temple” in
English. One word “hieron” is used by Paul when referring to an actual
building made with wood and stones. The other word “naos” is used
when referring to the spiritual temple of God which refers to His
people. The word “naos” is the one used in this 2 Thessalonians 2:4
verse, and therefore is NOT talking about a physical temple.
Doug Fortune in his article “Antichrist Revealed” writes:
“Beginning with the Book of Acts, after the outpouring of the Holy
Spirit, through the Book of Revelation, the word naos is used ONLY
when referring to people as the temple not made with hands. When
referring to the physical temple building the word hieron is used. Of
course, throughout the Book of Revelation, the word naos is used, as
that Book is the REVEALING of Jesus Christ, and He is revealed in
the MIDST of the Lampstand, the CHURCH (Revelation 1:20). Why
then is there so much confusion when 2 Thessalonians 2:4 speaks of the
man of sin seated in the NAOS of God, “which temple (naos) YOU
ARE.” (1Corinthians 3:17). Why are we looking for a man seated in a
building yet to be built in the Middle-East, when we should be looking
in the mirror? As the man of sin, the Adam nature is revealed and “the
Lord Jesus will slay him with the breath of His mouth and bring him to
an end by His appearing at His coming” or “the brightness of His
coming” (2 Thessalonians 2:8) as some translations read.” 5
The New Covenant addresses first spiritual matters and secondarily
natural matters (Likewise the Old Testament speaks first to natural
things and second to spiritual things). Therefore, 2 Thessalonians 2:4
is NOT referring to an actual physical temple. Even if there is another
“temple building” built in Jerusalem before Ezekiel’s temple, it has
nothing to do with the construction of Ezekiel’s temple discussed in
this study, because the Messiah Yahoshua (Jesus) will be responsible
for building the Millennial Temple. Zechariah 6:12 and 13 is clear that
the Messiah (and not unredeemed Jews) will build the Lord’s temple:
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