Speaker 1: Most of us eat every day, some of us too
much because yesterday's food is not enough to supply energy
for today's needs. Why then, do some of us expect
yesterday's portion of heavenly manna the word of God to
keep us through today's challenges. On this program, we are
going to change all of that. Let's experience God's words
today and receive the power we need to live healthy,
vibrant lives. Welcome to Your Daily Portion with your host,
author speaker Elle David Harris.
Speaker 2: Good morning, Good morning, Good morning. It is Wednesday. It's
May seven, twenty twenty five. Hello, my name is El
David Harris. I am your host, and this is your
Daily Portion where we give you God's word every single
day and today is no exception. We are continuing in
our lesson study series how to Study Bible Prophecy, and
our caption for today is Jesus at the Temple, Jesus
at the Temple. Before we get into this, I'd like
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will get underway. Father and Heaven, thank you for giving
us the privilege of coming together. Help us to see
ourselves as wholly and acceptable to you through Christ. In
Jesus' name, I pray, Amen and Amen again, I almost
said in Jesus's name. I say, that's interesting. Yes, so
Jesus at the temple, Jesus at the Temple. Now there
is so much that we need to discuss from this
lesson study. But let me just begin in the Bible
Book of HAGGII. When's the last time you read from
the Book of Haggee I? And the Bible reads in
chapter two, beginning at verse seven, something miraculous. Let me
just say, I am not overstating this. You'll understand by
and by something miraculous. The Bible says, and I will
shake all nations, and the desire of all nations shall come.
The desire of all nations shall come, and I will
fill this house with glory. Set the Lord of hosts.
The silver is mine and the gold is mine, says
set the Lord of Hosts. The glory of this latter
house shall be greater than of the former. Set the
Lord of Hosts, And in this place will I give peace?
Set the Lord of Hosts. Now, to really get what
we're talking about here, it's amazing, we have to discuss
the glory. The Bible says prophetically that God would bring
more glory to this house, meaning this temple, this temple.
There are two temples being discussed here. One was built
by Solomon. I wish I had the time to really
drill that. The second ultimately was improved by Herod. It's
called Herod's Temple. I know there was another phase of
it prior to that. I think it's during Zerubebule's time. Okay,
but Herod's temple Solomon's temple. Now during Solomon's time, when
the temple was dedicated. You have to really get this.
Like when it was dedicated, we see the story in
First Kings, Chapter eight, Verses ten and eleven. The Bible
says that the glory of God filled the temple in
the form of a cloud, or maybe enshrouded in a cloud,
to the degree that even the priests could not minister there.
The presence of the of the Lord was so thick
and heavy that the people of God who were dedicated
for the purpose of ministering there, couldn't even stay in there.
We're talking about glory. Norman. Are you listening, Norman, are
you listening? I said glory. The glory of God was
so thick in that place that they couldn't even minister.
So we see the presence of the God of God
fully present and there to transform, and we say thank God.
We say thank God. So how in the world could
the prophetic pen forecast that the glory would have been
greater than that glory? What? Well? The reality is that, Uh, yeah,
Jesus was the manifestation. I need you to I need
you to get this. Uh. The glory that filled the
first temp of course, is God's presence. Ah. But God
pulled back the veil. I wish I had the time.
God pulled back the veil of all that the Temple
and all of its sacrifices represented. God pulled back the veil.
The Bible says that no one hath seen the Father
at any time, but Jesus, the Son of God, he
hath revealed him. This is what the Bible says. And
so when Jesus comes into what we call now Herod's
temple and he opens up the scrolls and begins to read.
And when Jesus goes into the temple and he teaches
on a regular basis, when he is in the temple
and he is delivering people, including the woman who was
caught in the very act in air quotes of adultery,
and he delivers her. And he puts those men that
were acting like they were the people of God, he
puts them on notice. Like when Jesus comes into that space.
Now we see there were a glass in a way
that God is giving us a peek into his actual presence,
because Jesus is the fullness of the Godhead bodily. And
so the question is first temple, second temple, First temple,
second temple, brainbuster or alert? The first atom fully created
in the image of God, in the likeness of God,
created He him, male and female, created He them. Are
you the temple of the Holy Ghost? First temple, first atom.
I know you weren't anticipating this second temple, second atom.
Do you remember Jesus said, if you if you destroy
this temple in three days I'll raise it up in
the people of God, the goofy people of God, who
who really were not connected with God, said what, how
can he destroy this temple that was building for forty
six years, that's the renovation of Herod forty six year
and rebuild it in three days. The Bible says that
he spoke of his body. Are you the body of
Christ I'm talking about in twenty twenty five? Are you
the body of Christ? Are you the temple of the
Holy Ghost? What know ye not that you are the
temple of the Holy Ghost, which is in you? And
you were bought with a prist. Therefore, glorify your Father,
glorify God in your body, which are the lords. And
so the first atom he failed. The glory was in
Adam's life he failed. The second atom is the manifestation
of what God intended when he erected the temples. Do
you remember he said to Moses, have them make me
a sanctuary that I may dwell among them. And so
the only purpose was for the people to have the presence,
the presence with them, the presence of God with them.
And so when Jesus is the manifestation of what the
glory really was, and he's present in Herod's temple. The
people had a decision to make. They had a decision
to make. Would they capitalize and maximize the presence that
was there, the desire of all nations, the desire of
all ages when he was present there, or would their
house become unto them desolate? Oh, I just turned another corner.
You weren't expecting that one. I turned another corner. So
the second Temple, the glory is now full there because
Jesus is there. But there came a point, though, that
there were people who chose not to become the sanctuary
of God, who chose not to be the temple of
the Holy Ghost. They chose to reject and to resist
the blessing of God. And He left unto them that house,
and it was desolate. And we see in seventy a
d that that desolation met its culmination. Look it up.
And so God, God has given us the privilege of
Jesus in the temple. Jesus is in the temple. Are
you there with him? Is he in dwelling you so
that you will be the ultimate manifestation of what God
intended that he could dwell among us? Or will you
become that temple, ultimately that is left desolate because you
reject him. I'm asking myself the same question, what is
your answer? Make it a great day. Peace, we said
a lot.
Speaker 1: Thanks for joining us listening. Friends. Always remember we cannot
live by bread alone, but by every word that comes
from the mouth of God. This has been your daily
portion with El David Harris. Make it a great day. Yeah,