16 Bible Verses about Status Of The Temple
Most Relevant Verses
Do not trust deceitful words, chanting: This is the temple of the Lord, the temple of the Lord, the temple of the Lord.
“Woe to you, blind guides, who say, ‘Whoever takes an oath by the sanctuary, it means nothing. But whoever takes an oath by the gold of the sanctuary is bound by his oath.’
Has this house, which is called by My name, become a den of robbers in your view? Yes, I too have seen it.”
This is the Lord’s declaration.
And He said to them, “It is written, My house will be called a house of prayer. But you are making it a den of thieves!”
Then He began to teach them: “Is it not written, My house will be called a house of prayer for all nations? But you have made it a den of thieves!”
and He said, “It is written, My house will be a house of prayer, but you have made it a den of thieves!”
“See, I am going to send My messenger, and he will clear the way before Me. Then the Lord you seek will suddenly come to His temple, the Messenger of the covenant you desire—see, He is coming,” says the Lord of Hosts.
So he took Him to Jerusalem, had Him stand on the pinnacle of the temple, and said to Him, “If You are the Son of God, throw Yourself down from here.
As Jesus left and was going out of the temple complex, His disciples came up and called His attention to the temple buildings.
As He was going out of the temple complex, one of His disciples said to Him, “Teacher, look! What massive stones! What impressive buildings!”
As some were talking about the temple complex, how it was adorned with beautiful stones and gifts dedicated to God, He said,
I will shake all the nations so that the treasures of all the nations will come, and I will fill this house with glory,” says the Lord of Hosts.
Blind fools! For which is greater, the gold or the sanctuary that sanctified the gold?
The one who takes an oath by the sanctuary takes an oath by it and by Him who dwells in it.
