tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6086833995941525990.post5719585757970401475..comments2024-03-22T18:43:00.710-04:00Comments on Unam Sanctam Catholicam: A rebuilt Temple in Jerusalem?Bonifacehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10672810254075072214noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6086833995941525990.post-75091633131465305122019-06-30T00:08:43.901-04:002019-06-30T00:08:43.901-04:00Also Stepan, in the line preceding the condemnatio...Also Stepan, in the line preceding the condemnation of the uncircumcised in heart and flesh, Ezekiel talks about sacrifices being offered in food, blood, and fat - I assume all sacrifices ever made in these 5000 years of Jewish history are meant to include the 3 substances always, by your reasoning? <br />Or, maybe easier, is to accept that the condemnation refers to those uncircumcised simultaneously in BOTH aspects, while not speaking of those only uncircumcised in the heart OR those only uncircumcised in the body.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6086833995941525990.post-959432013204127252019-06-29T23:55:43.106-04:002019-06-29T23:55:43.106-04:00Stepan, from Ch. 45, about the Levites:
"2 Be...Stepan, from Ch. 45, about the Levites:<br />"2 Because they ministered to them before their idols and became a stumbling block of iniquity to the house of Israel, therefore I have sworn concerning them, declares the Lord God, and they shall bear their punishment. 13 They shall not come near to me, to serve me as priest, nor come near any of my holy things and the things that are most holy, but they shall bear their shame and the abominations that they have committed."<br /><br />Of course, lots of the verses and chapters around Ezekiel's Messianic predictions are full of Jewish proscriptions for temple worship, offerings and what not, that sound more like policy rather than prophecy. Those sections also do not negate the other prophecies concerning the fulfillment of the Law, which speak of the lack of need for further offerings ("the lamb will walk with the lion"), as well as the raising up of the name of the Lord "for all peoples", thus canceling the circumcision requirement.<br /><br />Obviously this blog can explain it much better. Thank God I could find it. Thanks and blessings to the author, interceded through the saints, praise be to Our Lord.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6086833995941525990.post-31644130377466322902017-12-23T15:10:32.689-05:002017-12-23T15:10:32.689-05:00I think Christians gloss over this whole vision to...I think Christians gloss over this whole vision too quickly, comfortable that it even fits with a metaphorical church. What do you do with the fact that Ch 45 and 46 mention that sin offerings will be offered to atone for the people and be accepted by God, and that the "Prince" will even offer *his own* sin sacrifice? What about how Ch 44 says "No foreigner, uncircumcised in heart and flesh, of all the foreigners who are among the people of Israel, shall enter my sanctuary"? How can you say that this "circumcision of flesh" is a metaphor for circumcision of the heart, when the prophet explicitly separates the two? These are just some obvious examples of how I don't see this fitting the Christian picture at all.Stephanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03655643107994075027noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6086833995941525990.post-40064861055300732352016-11-17T08:14:27.547-05:002016-11-17T08:14:27.547-05:00Preterism - at least strict Preterism - is absurd....Preterism - at least strict Preterism - is absurd.<br /><br />I agree that the Church is the Temple of Ezekiel's vision; there is no way this refers to the cleansing of the Temple during the time of the Maccabees. Bonifacehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10672810254075072214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6086833995941525990.post-44648105788195991542016-11-17T02:42:18.461-05:002016-11-17T02:42:18.461-05:00Preterists have argued that this prophecy (Ezekiel...Preterists have argued that this prophecy (Ezekiel 40-47) refers to Hanukkah (/ˈhɑːnəkə/ HAH-nə-kə; Hebrew: חֲנֻכָּה khanuká, Tiberian: khanuká, usually spelled חנוכה, pronounced [χanuˈka] in Modern Hebrew, [ˈχanukə] or [ˈχanikə] in Yiddish; a transliteration also romanized as Chanukah or Ḥanukah) is a Jewish holiday commemorating the rededication of the Holy Temple (the Second Temple) in Jerusalem at the time of the Maccabean Revolt against the Seleucid Empire. Hanukkah is observed for eight nights and days, starting on the 25th day of Kislev according to the Hebrew calendar, which may occur at any time from late November to late December in the Gregorian calendar. It is also known as the Festival of Lights and the Feast of Dedication.<br /><br />Judah Maccabee (or Judas Maccabeus, also spelled Machabeus, or Maccabaeus, Hebrew: יהודה המכבי,[1] Yehudah ha-Makabi) was a Jewish priest (kohen) and a son of the priest Mattathias. He led the Maccabean Revolt against the Seleucid Empire (167–160 BCE).<br /><br />The Jewish feast of Hanukkah ("Dedication") commemorates the restoration of Jewish worship at the temple in Jerusalem in 164 BCE, after Judah Maccabee removed the Hellenistic statuary.<br /><br />The revolt involved many battles, in which the Maccabean forces gained notoriety among the Seleucid army for their use of guerrilla tactics. After the victory, the Maccabees entered Jerusalem in triumph and ritually cleansed the Temple, reestablishing traditional Jewish worship there and installing Jonathan Maccabee as high priest. A large Seleucid army was sent to quash the revolt, but returned to Syria on the death of Antiochus IV. Its commander Lysias, preoccupied with internal Seleucid affairs, agreed to a political compromise that restored religious freedom.<br /><br />The Jewish festival of Hanukkah celebrates the re-dedication of the Temple following Judah Maccabee's victory over the Seleucids. According to Rabbinic tradition, the victorious Maccabees could only find a small jug of oil that had remained uncontaminated by virtue of a seal, and although it only contained enough oil to sustain the Menorah for one day, it miraculously lasted for eight days, by which time further oil could be procured.<br /><br />The Temple is the church. Christ is the High Priest.Hitler Christhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02786008935206269953noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6086833995941525990.post-81465312998591125742015-05-22T21:53:24.633-04:002015-05-22T21:53:24.633-04:00Kent, Jesus already fulfilled those prophecies by ...Kent, Jesus already fulfilled those prophecies by His bodily resurrection. Any other earthly Jewish temple with animal offerings would mean an attempt to undermine the sacrifice of the Cross. jayzlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02477228849675592159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6086833995941525990.post-61519299984374836882013-08-14T23:02:02.469-04:002013-08-14T23:02:02.469-04:00Kent,
Please elaborate where Jesus said there wou...Kent,<br /><br />Please elaborate where Jesus said there would be a rebuilt physical temple in Jerusalem.<br />Bonifacehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10672810254075072214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6086833995941525990.post-67784150753681876342013-08-14T23:00:44.326-04:002013-08-14T23:00:44.326-04:00Catholics need to open up the Bible. Daniel said i...Catholics need to open up the Bible. Daniel said it would occur and so did Jesus Christ when it comes to the Third Temple being rebuilt.Kenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04064072083575390896noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6086833995941525990.post-29837406260856438722008-06-26T22:18:00.000-04:002008-06-26T22:18:00.000-04:00Thanks for the source on that story regarding Jula...Thanks for the source on that story regarding Julain the Apostate. I'd been wondering about that lately.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6086833995941525990.post-49422661049950764192008-06-26T13:52:00.000-04:002008-06-26T13:52:00.000-04:00If the world (and even members of the Church) have...If the world (and even members of the Church) have trouble accepting the unbloody re-presentation of the sacrifice of Jesus on Calvary at every Mass... imagine how the world (and some Jews!) would react to the resumption of animal sacrifices daily in the Temple!Jeffrey Pinyanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08758581112217835988noreply@blogger.com