John 2:18-22.
THIS TEMPLE. He was seen on occasions by a very select few, His face and form were hidden from most men. If they were a “Christophanes” or not, I am not really sure, But I know it was different way back then.
When the “fullness of the time” came – the time of His birth, He was looked upon with love and adoring faces. He was God in the flesh – to the world He came forth, He was seen by thousands in many and varied places.
He was “veiled” it is true, or all would have died, Seeing One brighter than the sun in holy glory. God was manifest in flesh that He might with men abide, The Lord Jesus was here in the “temple of His body.”
It is not quite the same today although with His own He lives, Giving comfort through the Spirit and His own presence. Now His temple is composed of all who in Christ believe, And from our Head comes the bounty of His blessings.
His physical body was a temple that died and rose again, In three days, He arose from among the dead. That body is now glorified in a way we have not seen, But we will visibly see Him when He comes again.
The body of believers is the temple of the Lord, Composed of those saved from Pentecost till now. Every member is a part of it according to the Word, The Church is a temple all will know.
The body of the saints is a dwelling place of God, Each believer’s body is a temple of the Holy Ghost. The moment a sinner trusts Christ, the Spirit does abide, The Holy Spirit from then on is the gracious Host.
Each gathering of saints, who in the Lord’s name alone Gather to carry out the Lord’s divine commands; Is a temple of our God, a place where He’s at home; With those who submit to the authority of His name.
“O God: how I praise Thee for ever sending Thy Son in the likeness of sinful men. They looked upon Him as one of them. I look upon Him as my gracious Head, the Lord from whom all blessings flow. The death burial and resurrection of the Lord Jesus Christ will always be in the minds and hearts of Thy people. He who died for me, and was buried, rose again, and is alive for evermore. I thank Thee and praise Thee in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ, Amen.”