What is the biblical basis for refuting a literal Third Jerusalem Temple with Priests and Animal Sacrifices in the Millennium
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Part of an answer to [this question](https://christianity.stackexchange.com/questions/101909/how-do-dispensationalists-tell-which-passages-are-for-jews-and-which-are-for-gen) has prompted me to ask a question about the **biblical basis for refuting a literal interpretation of the millennial reign of Christ Jesus. Here is a partial quote of the Dispensational Futurist Interpretation:**
>In Revelation the thousand years are taken literally, assuming Israel on earth, and the church suspended above it in heaven for the entirety of this period. Old Testament priesthood, sacrifices, temple, and covenant figures are expected to be reinstituted beneath the heavenly suspension of the church for the duration, the Lord himself being, as is supposed, on earth reigning over Israel and the world.
One reason for challenging the literal interpretation is based on what happened when the Son of God died on the cross. The veil of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom by an unseen hand. See Matthew 27:51; Mark 15:38; Luke 23:45. This signifies (to me) that the temple priesthood and animal sacrifices, and even the temple itself, had become redundant when the Son of God laid down his life as the final, the ultimate sacrifice. Why on earth would a literal temple, human priests, and animal sacrifices have to be reinstituted after Jesus cried out “It is finished!” (John 19:30)
Rather than ask for the biblical basis for this dispensational literal view (because that question has already been asked and answered), I am looking specifically for New Testament verses where Jesus himself contradicts such an idea. I have already found some, but **I seek input from Christians who disagree with a literal temple, priesthood and animal sacrifices in the millennium.**
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Aug 17, 2024, 12:36 PM
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