Temple of God

June 5 - Temple of God  - rev 11:1-2

Vs 1-2 – John was given a measuring rod.  It was made of wood.  He was to go and measure the Temple of God, its altar and those that worshipped within.  This would be the Holy of Holies and the holy place.  The temple will be constructed so the Jews can practice the Mosaic law in the first half of the seven years of tribulation.  It would seem that God was going to evaluate the temple and the worshippers within its walls.  He was then instructed to leave out of outer court.   So we glean from this that for the first half of the seven years of the Tribulation the Jews will possess not only the temple mount but all of Jerusalem.  The one thing we do know about the Anti-christ is that he will be able to broker a peace between Israel and its neighbors.  Something that  has eluded them since the birth of Israel in 1948.  He will probably win a Nobel Peace Prize for it.

     Now in the middle of the Tribulation period the anti-christ will proclaim himself God and place an image of himself and demand that all people including the Jews to worship him.  It will be at this time that the Jews will know that they have been deceived.  This false messiah will be able to rule Jerusalem for 42 months.  The city of Jerusalem will once again be ruled by the Gentiles though it has been in the hands of the Jews since 1967.  

     John uses the phrase tread under because it will be like all hell has broken loose.  The opponents of Israel such as the Arab League and the world system will rejoice.  Jerusalem and Israel has been a pain in the side of the world since its inception in 1948.  The Arab Israeli conflict has seen no resolution and has been a sore spot in world affairs for decades.  The world under satan’s control will desecrate and hunt down the Jews again.  They like the tribulation saints will cry out for the end of this reign of terror and wish for the coming of the Messiah