Marathon Fellowship Class

Ephesians Lesson 15: A New Testament Temple: The Church

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Scripture: Ephesians 2:20-22

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Introduction

  1. The calling of the Church (Ephesians 1:1-3:21)
    1. The salutation (Ephesians 1:1-2)
    2. The praise for redemption (Ephesians 1:3-14)
    3. Paul’s prayer for wisdom and revelation (Ephesians 1:15-23)
    4. Our new position individually (Ephesians 2:1-10)
    5. Our new position collectively (Ephesians 2:11-22)
      1. The alienation of Jew and Gentile (Ephesians 2:11-12)
      2. The reconciliation of Jew and Gentile (Ephesians 2:13-18)
      3. The results of the union (Ephesians 2:19-22)
        1. A new relationship (Ephesians 2:19)
        2. A new building (Ephesians 2:20-22)
          3. Excursus: God’s seven temples

          1. His past temples (2)
            • Solomon’s temple
              • Solomon reigned from 971-931 BC
              • Temple begun in 967, completed 960 BC
              • Destroyed by Babylonians in 586 BC
              • Second temple
                • Begun in 536 BC, completed 515 BC
                • Completely remodeled by Herod the Great who died in 4 BC. Remodeling completed AD 64.
                • Destroyed by Romans AD 70.
                • His future temples (2)
                  • The Tribulation temple (2 Thes. 2:4)
                  • The Millennial temple (Ezek. 40-44)
                  • His present day temples (3)
                    • Two Greek words for temple
                      • hieron
                      • naos
                      • The human body (1 Cor. 6:19-20)
                      • The local church (1 Cor. 3:16-17)
                      • The universal church (Eph. 2:20-22)
                        • Built on the apostles and prophets
                        • Christ is the Cornerstone
                        • “fitted together”
                        • “dwelling”
                        • This passage shows the Church inherits the promises together with Israel.
                        • cf. Hebrews 11:39–40; Romans 11:16–26 (NB There is a distinction between natural and wild branches).

                          • Conclusion and application

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