Eschatology: Part 5- The Temple, Sacred Space, & The Abomination of Desolation

Thinking about God’s dominion and Sacred Space  God’s
instruction to Adam & Eve as His vice-regents (and ruling
priests) was likely to extend the culture of the garden to the
ends of the earth. And if the garden was the first temple (a
special dwelling place of God among men on the earth), with the
first priests Adam & Eve (equality at the beginning and end),
and it had a Sabbath (which was a pledge of eschatological rest),
then both sacred space and sacred time were present concepts and,
at least, potentially co-extensive.   However, the fall
took place. Adam failed to extend the garden-temple across the
earth. And there became vices between man and woman). In Eden God
created many by his hands that were holy ones. Some of these
beautiful beings fell or were cast from the stars (the holy
place) to an Earth that was in a state of decay and depravity.
God cursed the ground. And a spiritual war within the dominions
of both earth and the heavens began by which all things would be
reconciled. As the Spiritual beings fall and take nations away
God invests in his portion Israel by which he will reclaim the
nations.   God does this through covenants (as we
discussed) with man and wants to live in the midst of his people
relationally ruling them through a sphere where the dominions of
heaven and earth meet… this is called a temple. God’s people
reject him over and over claiming allegiance with other forms of
wordly and spiritual entities rejecting the following of God with
all that they are and have been given. Judgment comes as a sense
of ultimate course correction and eventually a small remnant of
the world remains allegiant and in their free will places their
full belief in God. The road is narrow. However there is still a
plan for this remnant (that spans God’s time and sacred space) to
reclaim many more, to bring back the nations.   God’s
relational plan comes differently that what many of the remnant
hoped for though. God still uses Israel to bring the plan into
fruition but it is different than what people were thinking in
terms of their earthly sphere thinking. The hope comes in the
form of a mediator between God and man – Christ Jesus. He will
make a plan for the remnant by setting up mini-temples (sacred
space and dominion) in those that believe (allegiant) in
 Him throughout the entire earth as valiant light bearers
(Matt. 28:19-20), with priest-kings offering up spiritual
sacrifices as the nations are regathered working towards a new
heaven on Earth… A new Eden (where man and woman will be
transformed or recreated back into the sense of the original
sacred beings in a new eden.) Then all space and time will be
sacred as it once was. There is a transformation that we are
asked to be part of regathering the nations for Him as we are
sacred temples by which he lives and works through every part of
us.   Upon his final return the Sacred spheres and
dominions of the final state will be recreated for eternal
dwelling in a new Eden.
  ______________________________  What does this
have to do with Eschatology? Everything!!!