The Incredible Human Potential PDF - Church of God Faithful Flock
The Incredible Human Potential PDF - Church of God Faithful Flock
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THE INCREDIBLE HUMAN POTENTIAL 113Many students <strong>of</strong> the Bible have wondered - speculated.Will the lsraelis, after all, destroy the "Dome <strong>of</strong> the Rock" - theMoslem temple standing today on the site <strong>of</strong> both Solomon'stemple, and the temple to which Jesus carne at His first appearing?Malachi's prophecy says: "Behold 1 will send my messenger,and he shall prepare the way before me: and the Lord, whom yeseek [Christ), shall suddenly cometo his temple, even the messenger<strong>of</strong> the covenant ... " (Mal. 3: l ).lt was John the Baptist who prepared the way - but that wasbefore Jesus' FIRST coming. When we read on through verses 2-6 itbecomes altogether evident that this prophecy in Malachi is talkingabout Christ's second coming, in power and glory, to RULE.WHo, then, as a human messenger (one bearing a message)was to prepare the way before His SECOND coming? And what <strong>of</strong>the temple to which He is to come?Look briefly at the prophecy <strong>of</strong> Haggai. lt concerns the contingent<strong>of</strong> Jews who returned to Jerusalem seventy years after thedestruction <strong>of</strong> Solomon's temple to build the second temple onthe same site.<strong>The</strong> prophecy concerns Zerubbabel, governor <strong>of</strong> the contingent,and builder <strong>of</strong>this second temple. This was the same templeto which Jesus did come - except that the Roman King Herodhad somewhat enlarged, restored, and embellished it.But Zerubbabel was merely a TYPE. <strong>The</strong> prophecy, as we seeplainly beginning verse 6, chapter 2, is millennial."For thus saith the [Etemal) <strong>of</strong> hosts: Yet once, it is a little while,and 1 will shake the heavens, and the earth, and the sea, and thedry land; and 1 will shake all nations, and the desire [RSV has, 'sothat the treasures <strong>of</strong> all nations shall come'] <strong>of</strong> all nations shallcome: and 1 will fill this house with glory, saith the [Eternal] <strong>of</strong><strong>of</strong> hosts .... <strong>The</strong> glory <strong>of</strong> this latter house shall be greater than <strong>of</strong>the former ..." (verses 6-7, 9).It is speaking <strong>of</strong> the end-time - at the second coming <strong>of</strong>Christ.Now what does it mean, the glory <strong>of</strong> this latter house (or latter-dayhouse) shall be greater than that <strong>of</strong> the former?" - that is,greater than Solomon's temple, which had the most glorious
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