Those whose old temple disappears and a new temple is built in their hearts

 Those whose old temple disappears and a new temple is built in their hearts

 

Revelation 6:12-14 『And I beheld when he had opened the sixth seal, and, lo, there was a great earthquake; and the sun became black as sackcloth of hair, and the moon became as blood; And the stars of heaven fell unto the earth, even as a fig tree casteth her untimely figs, when she is shaken of a mighty wind. And the heaven departed as a scroll when it was rolled together; and every mountain and island were moved out of their places.』

The Bible also expresses salvation in terms of creation. It does not express the creation of the universe, but rather expresses the establishment of the kingdom of God in the heart as a new creation. 2 Corinthians 4:6 『For God, who commanded the light to shine out of darkness, hath shined in our hearts, to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.』 In 2 Corinthians 5:17, “Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new.』 Ephesians 2:10 states, “For we are his workmanship, created (κτισθέντες) in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God hath before ordained that we should walk in them.” Christentes (κτισθέντες) is a creature. Colossians 3:10 says, “And have put on the new man, which is renewed in knowledge after the image of him that created him:”

The opposite concept of salvation is judgment. It goes from creation to decreation and then to re-creation. Decreation is the concept of judgment.' Words appear about the earth loosening and the universe collapsing. We can view the judgment that occurs in Israel's history as a decimation. The Bible contains stories of the sun, moon, and stars becoming dark, heavenly bodies shaking, and blood pouring out. If there is decreation, then new creation occurs. Looking into the hearts of believers, when the old self collapses, a new person is created.

The contents of Revelation 6:12-14 refer to God's judgment. Similar contents are found in the prophets.In Isaiah 13:10-13, “As my hand hath found the kingdoms of the idols, and whose graven images did excel them of Jerusalem and of Samaria; Shall I not, as I have done unto Samaria and her idols, so do to Jerusalem and her idols? Wherefore it shall come to pass, that when the Lord hath performed his whole work upon mount Zion and on Jerusalem, I will punish the fruit of the stout heart of the king of Assyria, and the glory of his high looks his. For he said, By the strength of my hand I have done it, and by my wisdom; for I am prudent: and I have removed the bounds of the people, and have robbed their treasures, and I have put down the inhabitants like a valiant man:』 This story means that God will judge Babylon.

Isaiah 34:4-5『And all the host of heaven shall be dissolved, and the heavens shall be rolled together as a scroll: and all their host shall fall down, as the leaf falls off from the vine, and as a falling fig from the fig tree. For my sword shall be bathed in heaven: behold, it shall come down upon Idumea, and upon the people of my curse, to judgment.』This content is that God is judging Edom.

Ezekiel 32:6-8 『I will also water with thy blood the land wherein thou swimmest, even to the mountains; and the rivers shall be full of thee. And when I shall put thee out, I will cover the heaven, and make the stars thereof dark; I will cover the sun with a cloud, and the moon shall not give her light. All the bright lights of heaven will I make darkness over thee, and set darkness upon thy land, saith the Lord GOD.』These words are a prophecy of judgment on Egypt.

God's judgment mainly concerns the foreign countries that attacked Israel. Likewise, we must interpret the Book of Revelation like the prophets. Those who received John's letter at the time were A.D. They are church people who lived in the 1st century. The Book of Revelation is linked to passages throughout the Bible starting from Genesis, but is especially directly linked to the Olivet Discourse in Matthew 24. Matthew 24 is about the judgment of the temple in Jerusalem. The contents are as if the heavenly bodies are changing and the power of heaven is shaking. It depicts the destruction of the temple, not the destruction of the natural world. In other words, it is a decreation.

Looking at Matthew 24:19-33, 『And woe unto them that are with child, and to them that give suck in those days!

But pray ye that your flight be not in the winter, neither on the Sabbath day: or then shall be great tribulation, such as was not since the beginning of the world to this time, no, nor ever shall be.

And except those days should be shortened, there should no flesh be saved: but for the elect's sake those days shall be shortened.

Then if any man shall say unto you, Lo, here is Christ, or there; believe it not.

For there shall arise false Christs, and false prophets, and shall shew great signs and wonders; insomuch that, if it were possible, they shall deceive the very elect. Behold, I have told you before. Wherefore if they shall say unto you, Behold, he is in the desert; go not forth: behold, he is in the secret chambers; believe it not. For as the lightning comes out of the east, and shines even unto the west; so shall also the coming of the Son of man be. For wherever the carcase is, there will the eagles be gathered together. Immediately after the tribulation of those days shall the sun be darkened, and the moon shall not give her light, and the stars shall fall from heaven, and the powers of the heavens shall be shaken: And then shall appear the sign of the Son of man in heaven: and then shall all the tribes of the earth mourn, and they shall see the Son of man coming in the clouds of heaven with power and great glory. And he shall send his angels with a great sound of a trumpet, and they shall gather together his elect from the four winds, from one end of heaven to the other. Now learn a parable of the fig tree; When his branch is yet tender, and putteth forth leaves, ye know that summer is nigh: So likewise ye, when ye shall see all these things, know that it is near, even at the doors.』

It is a movement from the stone temple to the kingdom of God in the hearts of believers. So, in the heart, the old temple, the old man (the first man, Adam), collapses, and the new temple, the new man (the last man, Adam), appears. The old man is judged and a new man is created.Judgment leads to salvation that is recreated in this way. Repentance is included here.

In Joel 2:10, “The earth shall quake before them; the heavens shall tremble: the sun and the moon shall be dark, and the stars shall withdraw their shining:』

In chapter 2 verses 28-32, “And it shall come to pass afterward, that I will pour out my spirit upon all flesh; and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, your old men shall dream dreams, your young men shall see visions: And also upon the servants and upon the handmaids in those days will I pour out my spirit. And I will shew wonders in the heavens and in the earth, blood, and fire, and pillars of smoke. The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before the great and terrible day of the LORD come. And it shall come to pass, that whoever shall call on the name of the LORD shall be delivered: for in mount Zion and in Jerusalem shall be deliverance, as the LORD hath said, and in the remnant whom the LORD shall call.』 Chapter 3 verses 15-16 『The sun and the moon shall be darkened, and the stars shall withdraw their shining. He LORD also shall roar out of Zion, and utter his voice from Jerusalem; and the heavens and the earth shall shake: but the LORD will be the hope of his people, and the strength of the children of Israel.』 This is a scene where God prophesies judgment on Judah’s enemies on the “Day of the Lord.” The Bible says that those who repent during judgment will be saved.

The Bible verses about “the day of the Lord” are as follows: In Amos 5:18-20, “Woe unto you that desire the day of the LORD!” to what end is it for you? the day of the LORD is darkness, and not light. As if a man did flee from a lion, and a bear met him; or he went into the house, and leaned his hand on the wall, and a serpent bit him. Shall not the day of the LORD be darkness, and not light? Even very dark, and no brightness in it?』 There are several verses in Isaiah about the Day of the Lord. This means that the day of Jehovah will be salvation for God's people, but if not, it will be judgment. It is also said in Jeremiah chapter 30 and Zephaniah chapter 1.

Israel has been waiting for the day of the Lord. That day is the day of vindication to defeat the enemies. However, the prophet Amos prophesied that that day would actually be a day of judgment for Israel. Judgment and salvation appear together in the prophets Isaiah and Jeremiah. In the end, the day of Jehovah is primarily a day of judgment and a day of salvation for the remnant.

On the day of Pentecost, Peter declared that the words of Joel had been fulfilled. Acts 2:16-21 『But this is that which was spoken by the prophet Joel; And it shall come to pass in the last days, saith God, I will pour out of my Spirit upon all flesh: and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, and your young men shall see visions, and your old men shall dream dreams: And on my servants and on my handmaidens I will pour out in those days of my Spirit; and they shall prophesy: And I will shew wonders in heaven above, and signs in the earth beneath; blood, and fire, and vapor of smoke: The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before the great and notable day of the Lord come:』 And it shall come to pass, that whosoever shall call on the name of the Lord shall be saved.

Apostle Paul connected the Day of Jehovah with the death (judgment) and resurrection (salvation) of Jesus Christ on the cross. Peter connects the loss of light of the sun, moon, and stars with Pentecost (the day the Holy Spirit came). The Book of Revelation explains in these terrifying terms “the destruction of the old temple and the transfer of the kingdom of God to the church.” Likewise, the old temple (old person) collapses in the believer's heart and the new temple (new person) emerges. Physical Israel is judged through the law, and spiritual Israel is brought to salvation through the gospel.

『And, lo, there was a great earthquake; and the sun became black as sackcloth of hair, and the moon became as blood;』 In Matthew 21:19, “And when he saw a fig tree in the way, he came to it, and found nothing thereon, but leaves only, and said to it, Let no fruit grow on thee henceforward for ever.” And presently the fig tree withered away.』 Here, the fig tree represents Israel and becomes a story about judgment. The sun, moon, and stars represent the old covenant. It also symbolizes the Jewish leader. The leader was in charge of the law, and the law became a light for the Israelites at that time. The loss of light means that the authority of Jewish leaders has declined. Because the Jewish leaders rejected the Messiah, God is opening a new era. This is a scene of a change from the era of the law to the era of the gospel (new heaven).

『And the stars of heaven fell unto the earth, even as a fig tree casteth her untimely figs, when she is shaken of a mighty wind.』 About heaven, Isaiah 51:13-15 『And forgettest the LORD thy maker, that hath stretched forth the heavens, and laid the foundations of the earth; and hast feared continually every day because of the fury of the oppressor, as if he were ready to destroy? and where is the fury of the oppressor? The captive exile hasteneth that he may be loosed, and that he should not die in the pit, nor that his bread his should fail. But I am the LORD thy God, that divided the sea, whose waves roared: The LORD of hosts is his name.』 The sky symbolizes Israel. In Genesis, heaven also symbolizes the law. This means that this old sky will disappear. In 2 Peter 3:12-13, “Looking for and hasting unto the coming of the day of God, wherein the heavens being on fire shall be dissolved, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat?”

Stoikeia (στοιχεῖα base form stoikeion) appears in Galatians 4:3. 『Even so we, when we were children, were in bondage under the elements of the world:』 Elementary school is Stoicion. The same expression is found in Colossians 2:8. The elementary sciences are the law, the old covenant, and the old people. These are destroyed and lead to new creation. So, it becomes the gospel of Christ, the new heaven, and the new person. Peter is saying that we should not remain at the beginner level of the gospel. This means that the old disappears like a substance is dissolved, and the new appears. The process of going beyond elementary studies is when the old self disappears and a new person, a new temple, appears in the believer's heart.

『And every mountain and island were moved out of their places..』In Matthew 21:21, Jesus answered and said unto the m, Verily I say unto you, If ye have faith, and doubt not, ye shall not only do this which is done to the fig tree, but also if ye shall say unto this mountain, Be thou removed, and be thou cast into the sea; It shall be done.』 This verse is preceded by a curse on the fig tree, followed by this verse. The Bible says that the disappearance of the old temple and the emergence of the new temple are like moving a mountain. The mountain symbolizes the place where God is present. The mountain goes to the sea. It looks like a mountain floating in the sea. The sea is also the object of salvation for strangers. It expresses the movement of salvation from Jews to Gentiles. The temple depicting the mountain moves to the sea (the Gentiles).

Hebrews 12:26-28 『Whose voice then shook the earth: but now he hath promised, saying, Yet once more I shook not the earth only, but also heaven. And this word, Yet once more, signifies the removing of those things that are shaken, as of things that are made, that those things which cannot be shaken may remain. Wherefore we receive a kingdom which cannot be moved, let us have grace, whereby we may serve God acceptably with reverence and godly fear:』 Saints receive the unshakable kingdom of God.