Bible Verses About The Jewish Temple And Christian Worship

Then verily the first covenant had also ordinances of divine service, and a worldly sanctuary.

Directly speaks about the first covenant's earthly place of holiness.

Jesus saith unto her, Woman, believe me, the hour cometh, when ye shall neither in this mountain, nor yet at Jerusalem, worship the Father.

Direct Bible text for the section.

But Christ being come an high priest of good things to come, by a greater and more perfect tabernacle, not made with hands, that is to say, not of this building;

Strong Hebrews text about a greater and more perfect tabernacle.

Our fathers worshipped in this mountain; and ye say, that in Jerusalem is the place where men ought to worship.

Sets up the place-of-worship question in John 4.

God that made the world and all things therein, seeing that he is Lord of heaven and earth, dwelleth not in temples made with hands;

Direct passage that God does not dwell in temples made with hands.

We heard him say, I will destroy this temple that is made with hands, and within three days I will build another made without hands.

Direct passage from Mark 14:58 about a temple made without hands.

And there ye shall serve gods, the work of men's hands, wood and stone, which neither see, nor hear, nor eat, nor smell.

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And they made a calf in those days, and offered sacrifice unto the idol, and rejoiced in the works of their own hands.

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Their idols are silver and gold, the work of men's hands.

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Howbeit the most High dwelleth not in temples made with hands; as saith the prophet,

Direct passage from Acts 7:48 against confinement to temples made with hands.

Who serve unto the example and shadow of heavenly things, as Moses was admonished of God when he was about to make the tabernacle: for, See, saith he, that thou make all things according to the pattern shewed to thee in the mount.

Points to the tabernacle as a copy and shadow.

Their land also is full of idols; they worship the work of their own hands, that which their own fingers have made:

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At that time they shall call Jerusalem the throne of the LORD; and all the nations shall be gathered unto it, to the name of the LORD, to Jerusalem: neither shall they walk any more after the imagination of their evil heart.

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The idols of the heathen are silver and gold, the work of men's hands.

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For there was a tabernacle made; the first, wherein was the candlestick, and the table, and the shewbread; which is called the sanctuary.

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Ye worship ye know not what: we know what we worship: for salvation is of the Jews.

Continues the same passage and its Jewish context.

A minister of the sanctuary, and of the true tabernacle, which the Lord pitched, and not man.

Hebrews 8:2 supports Christ as minister of the true tabernacle.

We have an altar, whereof they have no right to eat which serve the tabernacle.

Direct passage for Christian altar language against the tabernacle system.

And as some spake of the temple, how it was adorned with goodly stones and gifts, he said,

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Moreover he sprinkled with blood both the tabernacle, and all the vessels of the ministry.

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And Jesus walked in the temple in Solomon's porch.

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Behold Israel after the flesh: are not they which eat of the sacrifices partakers of the altar?

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Now when these things were thus ordained, the priests went always into the first tabernacle, accomplishing the service of God.

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And the Jews' passover was at hand, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem.

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Behold, I build an house to the name of the LORD my God, to dedicate it to him, and to burn before him sweet incense, and for the continual shewbread, and for the burnt offerings morning and evening, on the sabbaths, and on the new moons, and on the solemn feasts of the LORD our God. This is an ordinance for ever to Israel.

Describes the temple's cultic functions and feasts.

It was therefore necessary that the patterns of things in the heavens should be purified with these; but the heavenly things themselves with better sacrifices than these.

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Even them will I bring to my holy mountain, and make them joyful in my house of prayer: their burnt offerings and their sacrifices shall be accepted upon mine altar; for mine house shall be called an house of prayer for all people.

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Because of thy temple at Jerusalem shall kings bring presents unto thee.

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And they come to Jerusalem: and Jesus went into the temple, and began to cast out them that sold and bought in the temple, and overthrew the tables of the moneychangers, and the seats of them that sold doves;

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And Jesus entered into Jerusalem, and into the temple: and when he had looked round about upon all things, and now the eventide was come, he went out unto Bethany with the twelve.

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But he spake of the temple of his body.

Direct passage that he was speaking of the temple of his body.

For Christ is not entered into the holy places made with hands, which are the figures of the true; but into heaven itself, now to appear in the presence of God for us:

Shows Christ entering heaven itself, not an earthly holy place.

If any man defile the temple of God, him shall God destroy; for the temple of God is holy, which temple ye are.

Direct passage that the temple of God is the believers.