The Glory that is Coming is Greater than that which was Lost-Dwelling Place Series 1.4
The glory of this latter temple shall be greater than the former,’ says the LORD of hosts. ‘And in this place I will give peace,’ says the LORD of hosts. (Haggai 2:9)”
If you’re a sports fan, you know that there are few things more exciting than a comeback. When your team is down by a large margin with time running out and still comes back to win, it is exhilarating. Or even better is when you are playing the game and participating in the comeback!
The fourth dwelling place in our series is the Restoration Temple, which is the story of a much-greater comeback. It replaced the Temple of Solomon, which stood for about 400 years before being destroyed because of the Jews’ continual disobedience to God and worship of idols. The Jews then spent 70 years in captivity in Babylon before God caused them to be set free and return to Jerusalem.
Upon their return to Jerusalem, the Jews began to rebuild the temple, which had been completely ruined. Upon the completion of the temple, the Jews had a dedication service. It was time of great joy, but also a time of sorrow as the old men who had once seen the Temple of Solomon compared it to the Restoration Temple. When it came to outward beauty, the Restoration Temple was nothing compared to the previous. Whereas the Temple of Solomon had been the joy of the whole earth, the Restoration Temple was little more than a run of the mill place of worship.
However, although the Restoration Temple lacked in outer beauty, the prophets of God saw a different side of it; in fact, they declared that it’s glory would exceed that of Solomon’s temple! God does not look at things the same way that man does. The glory that was coming was greater than that which was lost!
And this is a tremendously important truth for us today. Why? Because the Restoration Temple is a picture of today’s Church, and it gives us a promise; we have greater glory coming! When you look at the Church today, it seems that we are nothing compared to the Church in the book of Acts. They had such power, glory, faith, and grace, and we simply do not measure up to them. However, God’s promise to us is that the glory of the last day Church will be even greater than that of the early Church; the former and latter rain will fall together (Joel 2:23). Tremendous revival is coming, and you can be a part of it. So don’t despair over our current condition, but have faith; God is going to send revival the likes of which the world has never seen. And if you humble yourself and passionately seek God’s face, you will be part of it. Do you want greater glory? It’s coming, so press in to be a part of it!
If you’re a sports fan, you know that there are few things more exciting than a comeback. When your team is down by a large margin with time running out and still comes back to win, it is exhilarating. Or even better is when you are playing the game and participating in the comeback!
The fourth dwelling place in our series is the Restoration Temple, which is the story of a much-greater comeback. It replaced the Temple of Solomon, which stood for about 400 years before being destroyed because of the Jews’ continual disobedience to God and worship of idols. The Jews then spent 70 years in captivity in Babylon before God caused them to be set free and return to Jerusalem.
Upon their return to Jerusalem, the Jews began to rebuild the temple, which had been completely ruined. Upon the completion of the temple, the Jews had a dedication service. It was time of great joy, but also a time of sorrow as the old men who had once seen the Temple of Solomon compared it to the Restoration Temple. When it came to outward beauty, the Restoration Temple was nothing compared to the previous. Whereas the Temple of Solomon had been the joy of the whole earth, the Restoration Temple was little more than a run of the mill place of worship.
However, although the Restoration Temple lacked in outer beauty, the prophets of God saw a different side of it; in fact, they declared that it’s glory would exceed that of Solomon’s temple! God does not look at things the same way that man does. The glory that was coming was greater than that which was lost!
And this is a tremendously important truth for us today. Why? Because the Restoration Temple is a picture of today’s Church, and it gives us a promise; we have greater glory coming! When you look at the Church today, it seems that we are nothing compared to the Church in the book of Acts. They had such power, glory, faith, and grace, and we simply do not measure up to them. However, God’s promise to us is that the glory of the last day Church will be even greater than that of the early Church; the former and latter rain will fall together (Joel 2:23). Tremendous revival is coming, and you can be a part of it. So don’t despair over our current condition, but have faith; God is going to send revival the likes of which the world has never seen. And if you humble yourself and passionately seek God’s face, you will be part of it. Do you want greater glory? It’s coming, so press in to be a part of it!
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