4004 B.C.
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Garden of Eden
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Before The Fall, Adam and Eve had full communion with God. The
entire Garden was a "temple."
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Gen. 2:25;
Gen. 3:8
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1446 - 960/950 B.C.
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Tabernacle in the Wilderness
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A portable, temporary structure where God's presence met with
Israel.
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Ex. 24:15;
Ex. 25:8-22
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960/950 - 586 B.C.
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Solomon's Temple
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Erected in Jerusalem according to God's instructions. Planned
by King David, built by Solomon. Destroyed by King Nebuchadnezzar of
Babylon.
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1K. 5-8;
2K. 24:13;
2Chr. 36:7
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515 B.C. - A.D. 70
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Second Temple
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Rebuilt under Zerubbabel on the return from Babylonian
captivity. Desecreated by Antichus Epiphanes and rededicated in
165 B.C. at Hanukkah. Rebuilt by Herod the Great. Jesus visited
this Temple which was destroyed in A.D. 70 by Rome.
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2Chr. 36:22-23;
Ezra 1:1-4;
Mat. 23:37-24:2
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Tribulation Temple
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A future Jewish Temple where sacrifices will be offered until
the midpoint of the Tribulation when the Abomination of Desolation occurs. The Beast will sit in this Temple and proclaim his divinity.
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Dan. 9:27;
12:11;
Mat. 24:15;
2Th. 2:4;
Rev. 11:1-2
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Second Coming
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Millennial Temple
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The Temple built by Messiah which serves as the center of His
government during the Millennial Kingdom.
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Eze. 40:5-43:27;
Zec. 6:12-15;
Zec. 14:16-21;
Isa. 24:23;
56:6-7;
Rev. 20:2-4
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Eternal State
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New Jerusalem
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Sin no longer exists. Man has full fellowship with God. God is
the Temple.
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Rev. 21,
22
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