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36 Satan in the Sanctuary

ly a vital part of the Lord's Great Commission, and one
that is very difficult in today's world.
The Jew today is different from his first-century ancestor
in that he knows little of the basic biblical issues of sacri-
fice, the priesthood, and, of course, the fulfillment of these
types in Christ, the Jewish Messiah. It is difficult now to
refer to the epistle to the Hebrews, designed for the bibli-
cally knowledgeable Jews of that time. Today's Jew is sim-
ply without the background to appreciate the apostle's
point of view. Rabbinic teachings have supplanted these
basic issues until they have been all but forgotten.
But if there were an authentic Temple in Jerusalem the
Jew could more easily understand what is meant by sacrifice
and by priesthood. He could then also be expected to un-
derstand atonement and redemption through Christ more
readily.
Peter and Paul witnessed to Jews who had the vivid types
of Christ inherent in Temple practices right before their
eyes. What a harvest there might be if once again these
long-suffering servants of God could see objectively the
grand traditions of their Temple and their ultimate fulfill-
ment in Christ!
Then there are incentives to the Jews themselves, just
as they are, to rebuild their sacred Temple. The first of
these is the wonderful answer to nineteen hundred years of
prayer. After these millennia of persecution and agony,
what a blessing it would be for the Jew to have his house
of worship as in the time of Solomon. "Next year in Jeru-
salem," the great Passover prayer, would be a reality every
year!
Second, it would readily bring the Jews to Israel, as well
as a lot of Christians. Tourism is a modern concept, but it
is one of the important bases of the Israeli economy, and