How Can You Believe This?

I do not understand how in your explanation of the Millennium, you can say that a natural temple, WITH BLOOD SACRIFICES, will be ruled by Jesus. I cannot imagine the “final sacrifice” standing by while they kill animals for sacrifice even if you say it is as a “memorial”. How can you believe this??

Q. I do not understand how in your explanation of the Millennium, you can say that a natural temple, WITH BLOOD SACRIFICES, will be ruled by Jesus (face to face with Jewish nation)-which personally, I cannot imagine the “final sacrifice” standing by while they kill animals for sacrifice even if you say it is as a “memorial”… But then you say, if I understood correctly, that He will be the light and the temple with the church in a New Jerusalem during the thousand year millennium??? How can both be true? He comes back to rule for a thousand years face to face and allows animal sacrifice??? Besides the fact that Jesus was the final sacrifice, what do you do with Hebrews??? This is the main thing that I cannot accept about the dispensationalist view…It seems to me it would be an abomination to a God who sent His only Son to be a “once and for all” sacrifice…My question is how can you believe this??

A. I don’t mean to sound abrupt or simplistic, but I believe it because I’ve read Ezekiel 40-48. In those chapters the Lord had Ezekiel describe the Temple where He would dwell in person during the Millenium. He had Ezekiel describe its dimensions (it’s never been built yet) the priests who would attend Him there, the furnishings, the required sacrifices, and the holy days.

It’s all very clear and it’s all very specific. There will be a Temple in Israel during the Millennium, and they will perform animal sacrifices daily as a memorial to what Jesus did on the cross. They will do this to help all the millions of people who will be born during that 1000 year period realize that Jesus is the Messiah for them just as He is for us.