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Will there be a return to animal sacrifices in the temple when Christ returns? If that's what the Bible says, how would such a position reconcile with the all-sufficient sacrifice of Jesus on the cross? Peter looks deeply into these questions by analyzing a chapter from Matt Waymeyer on how one can reconcile a future temple and return to sacrifices with the book of Hebrews.
Time Stamps:
00:00 Introduction to Importance of Topic
06:29 Texts Dealing with a Future Temple
11:40 Different Views on Future Sacrifices
13:26 View 1: Symbolic View
20:30 View 2: Memorial View
26:33 View 3: Ceremonial Cleansing View
31:51 The Nature of Atonement in Ezekiel 40-48
37:37 The Sacrificial System in the OT and Ezekiel
41:47 Harmonization with Hebrews 9-10
44:37 The Absence of the Day of Atonement in Ezekiel
47:35 The Broad Language of Hebrews
50:42 Paul's Example in Acts 21
59:15 Outro
Article referenced on the prophetic expectation for a future temple: petergoeman.com/does-the-bible-say-there-will-be-a-future-temple-in-israel
Book Referenced in Episode in Honor of Larry Pettegrew: amazon.com/dp/1959454005
Amillennialism and the Age to Come (Matt Waymeyer): amazon.com/dp/1934952257
Matt Waymeyer on Revelation 20: youtube.com/watch?v=YylmWRfjqJU
Shepherds Theological Seminary (where Peter Goeman teaches): https://shepherds.edu/
The Bible Sojourner Audio podcast: https://anchor.fm/the-bible-sojourner
More About The Bible Sojourner Host, Peter Goeman: petergoeman.com
Will there be a return to animal sacrifices in the temple when Christ returns? If that's what the Bible says, how would such a position reconcile with the all-sufficient sacrifice of Jesus on the cross? Peter looks deeply into these questions by analyzing a chapter from Matt Waymeyer on how one can reconcile a future temple and return to sacrifices with the book of Hebrews.
Time Stamps:
00:00 Introduction to Importance of Topic
06:29 Texts Dealing with a Future Temple
11:40 Different Views on Future Sacrifices
13:26 View 1: Symbolic View
20:30 View 2: Memorial View
26:33 View 3: Ceremonial Cleansing View
31:51 The Nature of Atonement in Ezekiel 40-48
37:37 The Sacrificial System in the OT and Ezekiel
41:47 Harmonization with Hebrews 9-10
44:37 The Absence of the Day of Atonement in Ezekiel
47:35 The Broad Language of Hebrews
50:42 Paul's Example in Acts 21
59:15 Outro
Article referenced on the prophetic expectation for a future temple: petergoeman.com/does-the-bible-say-there-will-be-a-future-temple-in-israel
Book Referenced in Episode in Honor of Larry Pettegrew: amazon.com/dp/1959454005
Amillennialism and the Age to Come (Matt Waymeyer): amazon.com/dp/1934952257
Matt Waymeyer on Revelation 20: youtube.com/watch?v=YylmWRfjqJU
Shepherds Theological Seminary (where Peter Goeman teaches): https://shepherds.edu/
The Bible Sojourner Audio podcast: https://anchor.fm/the-bible-sojourner
More About The Bible Sojourner Host, Peter Goeman: petergoeman.com
