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Prophecies concerning its building

Isa 44:28
Jerusalem will be rebuilt and the Temple restored,
Dan 8:14
Twenty-three hundred days must first go by.
Zec 1:16
my Temple will be rebuilt, says the Lord of Hosts,
Mal 3:1
the one you are looking for will come suddenly

Difficulties in building the

Ezra 4:4-5
the local residents tried to discourage them

Dedication of the

Ezra 6:16
The Temple was then dedicated with great joy

Ezekiels vision of the

Ezek 37:26
multiply them and put my Temple among them forever.
Ezek 40:3
man holding in his hand a measuring tape

TEMPLE, HEROD’S

Building of

John 2:20
It took forty-six years to build this Temple,

Attributes of

Matt 24:1
to take him on a tour of the various Temple buildings.
Mark 13:1
Look at the decorated stonework on the walls.
Luke 21:5
talking about the beautiful stonework of the Temple
Acts 3:10
they had seen so often at The Beautiful Gate,

Miracles connected with

Matt 21:14
he healed them there in the Temple.
Matt 27:51
The curtain secluding the Holiest Place was split
Luke 1:20
you are to be stricken silent, unable to speak
Acts 3:7-8
the mans feet and ankle-bones were healed
Acts 22:17-18
in the Temple, I fell into a trance

Christ teaches in

Mark 14:49
I was there teaching every day.
John 5:14
afterwards Jesus found him in the Temple
John 10:22-23
He was at the Temple,
John 18:20
I have preached regularly in the Temple;

Christ drives the money-changers out of

Matt 21:12
Jesus went into the Temple and drove out the merchants,
Luke 19:45
entered the Temple and began driving out the merchants

Captains of

Luke 22:52
captains of the Temple guards
Acts 4:1
the chief priests, the captain of the Temple police,
Acts 5:24
When the police captain and chief priests

Destruction of, prophecies concerning

Dan 11:30-31
the Syrian king will again pillage Jerusalem
Matt 24:2
he told them, All these buildings will be knocked down,
Mark 13:2
not one stone will be left upon another,
Luke 21:6
all will become one vast heap of rubble.

TEMPLE, FIGURATIVE

Of Gods indwelling

I Cor 3:16
the Spirit of God lives among you in his house?
2 Cor 6:16
you are Gods temple, the home of the living God,

Of Jesus body

John 2:21
But by this sanctuary he meant his body.

Of the church

Eph 2:21
a beautiful, constantly growing temple for God.

Of Christs kingdom

Rev 15:5
the Holy of Holies of the Temple in heaven
Rev 16:1
I heard a mighty voice shouting from the temple

TEMPTATION(S)

Examples of

Gen 3:1
serpent came to the woman. Really? he asked
Gen 20:6
That is why I held you back from sinning
1 Chr 21:1
Satan brought a disaster upon Israel,
2 Chr 32:31
God left him to himself in order to test him
Jer 35:5
I set cups and jugs of wine before them
Hos 7:5
On the kings birthday, the princes get him drunk;
Amos 2:12
But you caused the Nazirites to sin

Of Christ

Matt 4:3
Satan tempted him to get food by changing stones
Mark 1:12-13
he was subjected to Satans temptations to sin.
Luke 4:1
Satan tempted him for forty days.

As a test

Gen 22:1
Later on, God tested Abrahams [faith
Deut 13:3
the Lord is testing you
Job 1:11
take away his wealth, and youll see him curse you
Job 2:4-5
Touch his body with sickness and he will curse you
Zec 13:9
I will bring the third that remain through fire
Jas 1:3
when the way is rough, your patience has a chance

Turning away from, examples

Gen 39:8
He refused, Look, he told her, my master trusts me
Num 22:7
They went to Balaam with money in hand,
1 Kgs 22:13
told him what the other prophets were saying,
Job 31:1
a covenant with my eyes not to look with lust
Psa 17:4
have not gone along with cruel and evil men.
Psa 119:101
I have refused to walk the paths of evil
Matt 4:10
Get out of here, Satan, Jesus told him.
Matt 26:39
If it is possible, let this cup be taken from me.

Yielding to, examples

Gen 3:9
Adam, Why are you hiding?
Gen 12:11-13
if you say you are my sister,
Num 22:22-23
God was angry about Balaams eager attitude,
Josh 7:21
I wanted them so much that I took them,
2 Sam 11:12
Well, stay here tonight, David told him,
1 Chr 21:3
Why must you cause Israel to sin?
Neh 13:26
he was led into idolatry by foreign women.
Matt 26:70
But Peter denied it loudly.
2 Pet 2:15
the son of Beor, who fell in love with money

None are excessive

1 Cor 10:13
No temptation is irresistible. You can trust God

TESTIMONY
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Witnesses

Legal (evidence)

Exod 20:16
You must not lie.
Exod 23:1
Do not pass along untrue reports.
Lev 5:1
concerning what he knows about a crime
Num 35:30
no man shall die with only one person testifying
Deut 19:16
If anyone gives false witness,
Prov 24:28-29
Dont testify spitefully against an innocent neighbor

Of God, concerning Jesus

Matt 3:16
the Spirit of God coming down in the form of a dove.
Luke 3:22
the Holy Spirit in the form of a dove settled upon him,
John 5:37
the Father himself has also testified about me,
John 12:28
Father, bring glory and honor to your name.
Heb 2:4
God always has shown us that these messages are true
1 Joh 5:6-8
because God said so with a voice from heaven

Of the Holy Spirit

John 1:33
the Holy Spirit descending and resting upon someone
John 15:26
the Holy Spirit, the source of all truth.
Acts 5:32
we are witnesses of these things, and so is the Spirit,
Acts 20:23
except that the Holy Spirit has told me
Heb 10:15
the Holy Spirit testifies that this is so,

Of the apostles

Acts 1:8
you will receive power to testify about me
Acts 4:33
the apostles preached powerful sermons
Acts 10:40-41
showed him to certain witnesses God had selected
Acts 22:15
You are to take his message everywhere,
1 Pet 5:1
with my own eyes I saw Christ dying on the cross;
Rev 20:4
I saw the souls of those beheaded for their testimony

THANKSGIVING
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Praise

Examples of

1 Chr 29:13
O our God, we thank you
2 Chr 5:13-14
band and chorus united as one to praise the Lord
Dan 2:23
I thank and praise you, O God of my fathers,
Jon 2:9
how can I thank you enough for all you have done?
Luke 2:28
took the child in his arms, praising God.
Luke 2:38
she also began thanking God and telling everyone
Acts 28:15
When Paul saw them, he thanked God

At meals

John 6:11
Jesus took the loaves and gave thanks to God
Acts 27:35
he took some hardtack and gave thanks to God

As a part of prayer

Neh 11:15-17
began the thanksgiving services with prayer,
Psa 92:1
It is good to say Thank you to the Lord, to sing
Phil 4:6
tell God your needs and dont forget to thank him
1 Tim 1:3
How I thank God for you, Timothy.

THIEVES

Examples of

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