Jesus refers to the holy “place” and says that there must be correct understanding of what He is saying. He does not say the “temple”, but refers to the holy “place”: [Matthew 24:15]
Pronunciation Guide
topos {top’-os}
TDNT Reference Root Word
TDNT - 8:187,1184
Outline of Biblical Usage
- place, any portion or space marked off, as it were from surrounding space
a) an inhabited place, as a city, village, district
b) a place (passage) in a book
Pronunciation Guide
anaginosko {an-ag-in-oce’-ko}
TDNT Reference Root Word
TDNT - 1:343,55
from 303 and 1097
Outline of Biblical Usage
- to distinguish between, to recognise, to know accurately, to acknowledge
- to read
Pronunciation Guide
noeo {no-eh’-o}
TDNT Reference Root Word
TDNT - 4:948,636
from 3563
Outline of Biblical Usage
- to perceive with the mind, to understand, to have understanding
- to think upon, heed, ponder, consider
The Place of the Lord’s Sanctuary
Daniel’s visions reference the same place at the time of the end. [Daniel 8:11, 8:13]
Pronunciation Guide
makown {maw-kone’}
TWOT Reference Root Word
TWOT - 964c
from 03559
Outline of Biblical Usage
- fixed or established place, foundation
a) fixed place
b) foundation
Pronunciation Guide
miqdash {mik-dawsh’}
TWOT Reference Root Word
TWOT - 1990f
from 06942
Outline of Biblical Usage
- sacred place, sanctuary, holy place
a) of the temple
b) of the tabernacle
c) of Ezekiel’s temple
d) of Jehovah
The temple of the man of lawlessness
Paul’s reference to the man of lawlessness and the temple he will sit in. [2Thessolonians 2:4]
Pronunciation Guide
naos {nah-os’}
TDNT Reference Root Word
TDNT - 4:880,625
from a primary naio (to dwell)
Outline of Biblical Usage
- used of the temple at Jerusalem, but only of the sacred edifice (or sanctuary) itself, consisting of the Holy place and the Holy of Holies (in classical Greek it is used of the sanctuary or cell of the temple, where the image of gold was placed which is distinguished from the whole enclosure)
- any heathen temple or shrine
- metaph. the spiritual temple consisting of the saints of all ages joined together by and in Christ
**The “holy place” referred to in the setting of the coming 70th week decreed for Israel is the temple mount area and not a rebuilt edifice [a temple of the Lord’s on the earth]. The actual temple was destroyed in the first century and is no longer there. The Lord has said that not one stone would be left standing of His first century temple and this fact is still true today … and will be during His coming hour [time] of trial and judgment. It was destroyed during the Roman invasions of 70 A.D. [Matthew 24:1-2]
Satan’s “man of lawlessness” will sit in the temple of “his” god, showing that he is god [either the Muslim Dome of the Rock or the Al Aqsa Mosque]. Paul understood the relationship between a pagan god and the related heathen temple. [2Thessalonians 2:4]
There are no instructions contained in scripture to rebuild a temple for the Lord before He establishes His millennial Kingdom on the earth. There are instructions for rebuilding in this future time frame just after the 70th week decreed for Israel. [Ezekiel 40-48]
The Lord’s temple is seen in Revelation several times during the coming tribulation period of His wrath upon earth, but it is His temple in heaven and not one on the earth. In fact, the outer court of the temple mount on the earth is “without” His temple and the mount [court] will be trampled [controlled] by satan’s little horn/beast and his human followers [the adherents of Islam] during his 42 month [1,260 day] rule. [Matthew 24:15-16; 2Thessalonians 2:3-12; Revelation 11:1-19; 13:1-8; 14:15-17; 15:5-8; 16:17]
The first 1,260 days of the 70th week decreed for Israel will include satan’s bid for control over the earth through his angelic agents and human followers. This period will be an extreme time of devastation and destruction including the fall of the “great city” [civilization] of the Gentiles [nations] and the release of millions of satan’s angelic hosts. [Revelation 8; 9; 14; 17; 18]
The Lord will continue to harbor [protect] national Israel from invasion and occupation and this has been the case since 1948. His protection will continue until just before the middle of the coming 70th week. [Jeremiah 30; Ezekiel 38:8-16; Zechariah 14]
Satan’s followers will then be in position without opposition to invade, occupy, and add the holy land, Jerusalem, and the temple mount area to the dominion of his man of lawlessness, the little horn/beast, king of the northern Middle East.**
