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The "Temple of God" Under Examination Today

1.   What is unusual about the temple described in Ezekiel chapters 40-48 that was common in previous temples of Jehovah?      ANSWER


2.   What are the similarities between the temple described in Ezekiel and that in Revelation?     ANSWER


3.   What are these two temples (Ezekiel and Revelation) in actuality depicting?            ANSWER


4.   Why is there a need to set up another temple and what must God’s people do before they are acceptable to Him again?             ANSWER


5.    Why must the copper altar, upon which the nation offers its sacrifices, be "installed" again?         ANSWER


6.    What does the temple in Revelation and the one in Ezekiel represent as far as God’s restorative work towards His people?        ANSWER


7.    What privilege is the "chieftain" of Ezekiel 44:3-7 given in the temple that no other man is allowed and why is this such a special arrangement?          ANSWER



8.    The identity of this chieftain has puzzled many Bible students today. What comment does the Expository Bible Commentary make as to who he is?          ANSWER



9.    Who does the Watchtower Society claim this "chieftain" to be in their organization and why is this not a reasonable conclusion for them to make? (See Ezekiel 46:16, 17)              ANSWER


10.    What position of rank and authority does the "chieftain" occupy before the nation?           ANSWER
 
 
11.    According to Ezekiel 45:18-20, why is there a need to "make atonement for the House" in this future temple arrangement?         ANSWER
 
 
12.    The above information from Ezekiel 45:18-20 proves what regarding the location of this ‘temple?’             ANSWER
 
 
13.    What is the significance of the date, Nisan 1, for us today?          ANSWER
 
 
14.    What privilege did Moses, a sinner, and the "chieftain," a sinner, have that no one else has been given? (See Numbers 24:1, 2 and Ezekiel 44:1-3)        ANSWER 
 
 
15.    What role does the chieftain play in the outworking of God’s purposes today?                   ANSWER
 
 
16.    How does Paul describe the words that a particular individual hears from Jehovah and what is the reaction of the nation to these words? (See 2 Corinthians 12:2-4)         ANSWER

 

17.     How is he the ‘keyman’ of Zechariah 10:4?      ANSWER

 

18.    How does he fulfill Revelation 10:7?          ANSWER

 

19.     When can it be said that a member of the spiritual nation of Israel has come to discern Sacred Secrets or has discovered the answers to the great "mysteries of God?"            ANSWER

 

20.     What does Jehovah accomplish by using this unidentified individual, the "chieftain," who is a sinner and descendant of Adam? (See Revelation 10:7)          ANSWER