2 Chronicles: The Temple as a Type of the Church

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  1. The Temple was preceded by the TABERNACLE
    1. The tabernacle was TEMPORARY
    2. The temple was PERMANENT
    3. The tabernacle served as a TYPE for the Temple

  2. DAVID prepared the way for the Temple - 1 Chronicles 29:1-9
  3. The Temple was built according to a PATTERN
    1. 1 Chronicles 28:11-12, 19; 2 Chronicles 3:3
    2. The Pattern was given by INSPIRATION of God

  4. The Temple furnishings were of the purest GOLD - 2 Chr 4:19-22
  5. All the PRIESTS of the Temple were SANCTIFIED - 2 Chr 5:11
  6. Solomon was to be COURAGEOUS in the building of the Temple - 1 Chronicles 28:20
  7. The Temple was plundered only ONE generation after its completion - 2 Chronicles 12:9
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  9. The CHURCH was preceded by the JEWISH nation
    1. Judaism was TEMPORARY - Hebrews 8:7-10
    2. The church is PERMANENT - Matt 16:18; Heb 12:28
    3. Judaism was a TUTOR to bring us to Christ - Galatians 3:24

  10. JOHN the BAPTIST prepared the way for Christ & His church - Mark 1:1-4
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  12. The church is built according to a PATTERN - Hebrews 8:5-6
    1. Acts 2:42 - the church is to continue in the apostles’ doctrine
    2. 1 Timothy 3:14-15; 2 Timothy 3:16-17

     

  13. All Christians must be TRIED as GOLD to be fit for use in the church & for entrance into heaven - Jam 1:12; 1 Pet 1:7; Rev 2:10
  14. All Christians are PRIESTS, being SANCTIFIED by the BLOOD of Jesus Christ - 1 Peter 2:5, 9; Hebrews 10:29
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  16. We must be COURAGEOUS in building the church - Mt 28:18-20
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  18. The church is only ONE untaught generation from APOSTASY - Acts 28:28-38; Revelation 2:1-7

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