If as Isaiah says the new temple is to be "a house of prayer for all nations" (Isaiah 56:7), perhaps 6 billion people, isn't Solomon's temple too small? Might not Ezekiel's be the very thing needed?This question of size is very important for an architect to consider.
In developing a plan the architect must carefully consider the scope, that includes how many people will use the facilities in design, and how long the design will be functional. If one is going to prepare a "house of prayer for all nations" then certifiably Solomon's Temple will not be sufficient for this millennium. Dabar also states:
Ezekiel's vision is of a building of a reasonable size (that is for 6 billion people) that fits on a real site.Picture this; the Ezekiel complex Dabar is referencing is larger that the Old City of Jerusalem. He suggests an earthquake will level the city and then Ezekiel's complex can be built there upon:
It (the compound described by Ezekiel) easily fits the plain made by Zechariah's earthquake. It is huge but possible....certainly possible.There are two other ways this level 'plain' -- prescribed for the building of Ezekiel's temple -- could be accomplished. One is by WAR, especially with modern atomic weapons. It would be no problem to level the whole top of the ridge Jerusalem is built upon. The other way to cut and fill this making a plain with modern earth moving equipment. This is the preferred process. Here is a brief sketch of how this might work.
Those living within the plain would need to be willing to move off the construction sites, to another site prepared for them. This move would be planned in 3-D drafting on the computer, and everyone could sign on to the plan before and construction was begun. One could evaluate the opportunities by taking a tour of planned new homes and neighborhoods. One could evaluate job opportunities and apply. Then, after everyone is moved virtually via computer to there new home, construction could begin on these homes and neighborhoods.
You're asking, why do those living in and around Jerusalem need to move? There are two big reasons. One, cut and fill requires taking the tops off all the hills and filling in all the valleys to create the plain. Two, a very large dome needs to be built over the Old City. No one would want to live under this construction site. The Temple described by Ezekiel would be placed on the roof of the Dome. This dome would be 6.35 Kilometers or about 4 miles in diameter. It would cover and protect the Old City which could become a historical stage for visitors from all around the world. People displaced from the Old City would be given homes that were built on the parimiter of the plain, and they would have opportunities for jobs building their homes, the dome, temple and accommodations, and a new city Ezekiel describes.
There is one other probability, and that is that all three scenarios occur. That is WAR, crustal breakup, and then men, women, and children fleeing for their lives with no place to go. It is my hope that we can find a way to do the right thing and avoid the consequences of doing the wrong thing. You can read between the lines of what that might be.
:~David
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