Ezekiel's Temple: An Essay

A preface notes my recent surprise when it occurred to me that Ezekiel's temple is not located in Jerusalem but to the north in Galilee, according to the prophecy. Chapter 1 explains why Jerusalem has held the central focus up to this day. I also note that Jesus Christ did not deem Jerusalem as ritually important, and giving the evidence. Chapter 2 goes over the description of this temple, and how the description is extremely difficult to fit into a placement at Jerusalem. There is no very high mountain near Jerusalem. The order of tribes is very different from the original allotments with Judah in the middle. And the middle is pushed far to the north by the extension of borders beyond Mount Hermon. Chapter 3 discusses other matters such as that 'man of sin' and his entering of the temple to declare himself divine, how the 2300 days of Daniel and the rededicated temple fit, how the new river could flow from Mount Hermon/Galilee area down to the Dead Sea. I talk about the significance of Ezekiel's association of city gates with tribes in a way counter to the dispositions around the Ark. Chapter 4 goes in to a few matters around Noah, Esau and the role and occurrence of error in prophecy. It is quite caustic and quite likely to offend many.