Now I ask you, can Ezekiel's Temple be anything less than the holy city, the new Jerusalem, the Bride of the Lamb, the glorified Church of the Lord Jesus Christ?

Where else will the Lord dwell forever?

The destructive philosophy of Dispensationalism has left the Christians with the impression that God is going to build a kingdom of physical Jews while the Christians are in Heaven. This is not at all a scriptural concept. Peter tells us plainly that the Hebrew Prophets did not speak of their own time but of us Christians upon whom the ends of the age have come.

Therefore Ezekiel is speaking to Christians, as do all the other Prophets.

The fact is, there is only one Olive Tree and that is Jesus Christ. There is only one Seed of Abraham and that is Jesus Christ. All of us, Jews and Gentiles, who are part of Jesus Christ, are part of the one Seed, the one Olive Tree.

There is no other seed of Abraham. There is no other olive tree. Only Jesus Christ and those who belong to Him constitute the Olive Tree, the Israel of God. Only the Lord Jesus Christ and those who belong to Him constitute the one Seed of Abraham, the chosen priesthood of God.

There is no other kingdom of God, kingdom of Heaven. Whoever teaches there is, is bringing another gospel, another kingdom, another Christ, another Israel than the Christ and Israel presented by the Apostle Paul.

Ezekiel is speaking to us upon whom the ends of the age have come.

Concerning this salvation, the prophets, who spoke of the grace that was to come to you, searched intently and with the greatest care, trying to find out the time and circumstances to which the Spirit of Christ in them was pointing when he predicted the sufferings of Christ and the glories that would follow. It was revealed to them that they were not serving themselves but you, when they spoke of the things that have now been told you by those who have preached the gospel to you by the Holy Spirit sent from heaven. Even angels long to look into these things. (I Peter 1:10-12—NIV)

Concerning the Christian salvation:

The Hebrew Prophets searched intently, trying to find out about what they were speaking when they prophesied.

God revealed to them that they were preaching the Gospel of Jesus Christ.

In no manner were the Hebrew Prophets telling of a kingdom of physical Jews on the earth. Rather, they were speaking of Christ and those who belong to Him.

Back to the idea of the fullness of God dwelling eternally in His temple:

In my Father's house are many rooms; if it were not so, I would have told you. I am going there to prepare a place for you. (John 14:2—NIV)

Ezekiel's Temple is the Father's house. The Father's house, the eternal dwelling place of God, is Christ—Head and Body. Christ is the only eternal dwelling place of God.

The Father's House, the eternal dwelling place of God, is the holy city, the new Jerusalem.

To be continued.