Friday, January 13, 2006

The two prophets and a redefining temple

John in Chapter 11 is given a measuring rod to measure the temple and that is all said. No measurements given of the temple.
The point is that when I measure something, it is now being transformed and made even though it is only measured. When the surveyor comes to the house and surveys our lot, it is now sealed as our lot.
The same is true with the temple. Though the temple was not the literal temple in Jerusalem, it was the community of believers. We already know that the church is not a building, but a people. The temple of God is not a building, but a people as well. "Measure those folks and mark them as mine," God says.

Second, the greater part of chapter 11 are two prophets who are martyred.

the prophets speak about a need of repentance. People don't want to hear repentance mostly. It does not sell very well. They prophesy and they are killed. Then they are raised from the dead, not resurrected. More like Lazarus in the Gospel of John, out of the tomb. They die and come back to life to go up to heaven then the second woe comes.

Alright what does this mean?
Are there places in scripture where God sends two prophets to do his work? Usually, one prophet stands up to many of the false prophets. Even Elijah and Elisha had very little overlap.

These two prophets have different manners in communicating the message.
Like "Oh God" and "Oh God 2"...that is a really bogus analogy, scratch that.
Morel like Malcolm X and MLK who spoke of equality between the races.
Like Malcolm and Martin, the world kills them.

Joy,
RevGuido

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