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Revelation 11, Revelation 11:4, Matthew 5:15, Mark 4:21, Luke 8:16, Luke 11:33, Hebrews 9:2,

Exodus 25, Romans 11,

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After reading Ezra 4:1 Link I'm wondering... could the 2 witnesses mentioned in Revelation 11 be the 2 Tribes of Judah and Benjamin?

Zechariah 1:1,

I believe you may be mistaken, not the Word of GOD

In my study I looked up the "Court"

The Court : Exodus 27, in the tabernacle, Exodus 40:20-33, the House: 1Kings 6:16-36, 1Kings 8:64, 2 Chronicles 4:6-22, Solomon made,

2Chronicles 24:18-27, Court, before captivity into Babylon, note Isaiah was prophesing of it, in 2 Chronicles,

Zechariah, Zacharias, etc. 2Chronicles 29:1, 2Kings 14:29, 2Kings 18:2 2Kings 15:8,11, even Luke 1:5,12,13,18,21,40,59,67,

There seems to be several men with same name, but Jesus specified "the son of Barachias" Zechariah 1:1, note: Luke 11:50-51, Matthew 23:31-39, 'between the temple & the alter '

Zechariah son of Berechaih was alive prophesing during the 2nd year of Darius, Zechariah 1:1, seemingly During: Daniel 6:1, Daniel 9:1, Daniel 11:1, the time of rebuilding, Ezra 4:24, Ezra 5:7, Ezra 6:13, Haggai 1:15, Haggai 2:10, Nehemiah 12:22,

Please note Zechariah 7:1, the house of The LORD was rebuilt & Zechariah approached their sin, Zechariah 7, he even speaks of the 70 years of captivity: Zechariah 7:5,

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Hello, Ruth Robinson,

Haggai 1:1,

Interestingly the Bible many times records things not with years & dates. It's actually genius because rulers have changed calendars multiple times, even the Hebrew "Jewish" calendar, but when records say as Haggai 1:1 "in the second year of king Darius' historical documents will still be reliable & relatable. Please see: Daniel 5:31, Daniel 11:1, Daniel 6, Ezra 4:5,24, Please note the significance of the 2nd year of Darius. The work on the house of GOD stopped until "the second year of the reign of Darius king of Persia" Ezra 5:5,6,7, Ezra 6:1,12,13,14,15, here in Ezra 6:14, it even references Haggai, & Zechariah, Zechariah 1, again "the second year of Darius"

Part 2= the Word of the LORD came by Haggai the prophet= GOD spoke to Haggai. A prophet = Numbers 12:6, Deuteronomy 18:15,18, Jeremiah 28:9,

Part 3: after GOD spoke to Haggai; Haggai then spoke the 'word' to Zerubbabel & Joshua.

The Bible many times will direct a prophet to specific people like Nathan to King David: 2Samuel 12:1,

Part 4: Many times the Bible will clarify by lineage who someone is because names are common. So "Joshua the son of Josedech, the high priest" is clearly not mistaken for Joshua from the Book of Joshua. Also positions are clarified for I believe the same reason. Also see Nehemiah 12:22,

5th part, then it reads._.._"saying" It's now going to specify what GOD spoke, in the verses to follow._._

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Sister Rebecca,

Esther 4:1-16

Esther 4:11, (the law was death sentence) with 1 exception) The king hadn't asked to see her for over 30days,

Esther 2:19

Also significant history : Daniel 1:1, They were captives of war

Esther 2:5-7, Esther 2:10, Daniel 9:1, Daniel 6:8, Daniel 6:16-17, Ezra 4:6-24,

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The possible answers to your questions relate to other names that have been associated with these Persian kings or a lack of chronological listing of events in Ezra, etc. Rather than share what is on the Web, could I direct you to: apologeticspress. In their Search box, type in: Kingly Chronology in the Book of Ezra. There'll be ample information there for you to consider & formulate an understanding.

I dont understand the order of the kings of Persia - the building of the house of god started

1st year of Cyrus (chapter 1) then in Chapter 4 speaks of false accusations being sent to

Artaxerxes which seems to me as the 4th king after Darius and Ahasuerus. Then in Chapter 4 24 it says the work ceased 2nd year of reign of Darius which to me seems like the 2nd king.

Please explain.

There were actually three Temples recorded:

a. Solomon's Temple ( 1 Kings 5:3-6:1 & 6:37-38). The King of Tyre supplied the timber & workmen for this work which took seven years in building.

b. Zerubbabel's Temple ( Ezra 1, 3, 6). This temple was instigated & authorized by Cyrus in 538 BC but the work ceased because of Samaritan opposition & discouragement of many of the Jews. In 515 BC, the work was finally completed by Zerubbabel & Joshua after being encouraged to do so by the prophets Haggai & Zechariah to take up the unfinished work. ( Ezra 4:24-5:2; Haggai 1:1-2:9; Zechariah 4:7-10). But this temple wasn't as extravagant as Solomon's. This temple was plundered & desecrated by Antiochus Epiphanes in 169 BC.

c. Herod's Temple. In about 20 BC, Herod the Great undertook to reconstruct the Temple with its surrounding courts & buildings. Most of the construction took about ten years to complete, but work was still going on while Jesus walked on the Earth & later. And this temple was destroyed by Emperor Titus of Rome in AD 70 & its furnishings & treasures carried off to Rome.

There is no biblical reference to another temple being built as Jesus Himself said, "Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up." ( John 2:19), referring to His Body & three days later, His resurrection. And as you said, that we are the Temple of the Holy Ghost ( 1 Corinthians 6:19), so the old temple was destroyed (first by the rending of the vail & then by Titus), which ushered in the New Covenant with the Temple within us. There are references to the Temple in Heaven but in the New Jerusalem, there will be no need for one, as "the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb are the temple of it." ( Revelation 21:22).

Present day Jews want another Temple to be built, some wanting the institution of sacrifices as well, & others, not. Yet, 2 Thessalonians chapter 2 indicates that anti-Christ will one day sit in the temple showing himself to be God, so one can only guess on that one.

If we look at this spiritually too, our bodies are the temple of God and when we try and do right and live by the fruit of the spirit, satanic things and people come against us as well and we must get up every morning praying and reading our bible so we can be equipped and ready to desern wrong spirits that come against us.

"Let us build with you: for we seek your God, as ye.." There are many examples in the Bible for learning how we ought to use discernment and be prudent regarding the deceitful endeavors of the adversary against us. 1 John 4:1 "Beloved, believe not every spirit, but try the spirits whether they are of God: because many false prophets are gone out into the world." Don't just let everyone in!

This is a classic example of subterfuge. You can get away with man but you cannot get away with God. Even with man as we shall see, the reward can be noxious. Rehum, Shimshai the scribe and their companions paid a heavy prize. We must shun things that will bring down the house of the Lord- our bodies which is the temple of the Lord. We must shun sin.

Matt. 16:18 - yes, "my church". Jesus' church, as found in Acts ch. 2. That's when Jesus' church began. Acts 2:38 is HIS plan of salvation - just as He said in Matt. 28:19 - in the NAME of ........... Just as the people tried to, and did for awhile, frustrate the temple bldg., so do people rail now against the TRUTH of God's word being preached. They want their ears 'tickled'.

How sad it must have been to see the building of God to cease. How sad it will be when God ministers to man no more because of his sin and rebellion. We must work and win souls to Christ before it is too late.

Knowing your purpose and staying focused on it.

Devil does not want the work of God to be done by anybody, devil want us to be under his captivity.

Devil does not want us to know the love of God devil want us to be under his captivity.

Wow! what an interesting text of scriptures. I thought it great how Zerubbabel was able to discerned the adversaries when they asked to help build the temple. Whereby they came only to frustrated the purpose. Many have learned too late that when the church allowed the government to help them build it frustrated the purpose of God. Whereby they have continued to try and frustrated the purpose in which the things of God are built. But Jesus said in Matthew 16 18 ...I will build my church and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it.