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John 2:19 Jesus answered them, "Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up." 2:20 The Jews therefore said, "Forty-six years was this temple in building, and will you raise it up in three days?" 2:21 But he spoke of the temple of his body.

There are but two points in the bible for all students of the bible to consider when reading it to stay on track, do you know what they are? Simply put, flesh and Spirit! Those of the flesh thinking, and do in physical terms. The physical is far more impressive, and important to them than the spiritual, or God's Spirit, this is Christ point here above.

Matthew 10:28 Don't be afraid of those who kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul. Rather, fear him who is able to destroy both soul and body in Gehenna.{or, Hell.}

The Jews were physical they breathe, thought, and acted upon the physical. To place more importance upon one person life than their temple was a impossible thought for them. The physical is always about the greater good, one is not important compared to the greater good done for many. They could care less about the temple of Christ body that was meaningless to them! It was the physical temple that held importance, and power for the Jews, not a person body. Yes! Shockingly they understood so little about the God of life YHWH?

Matthew 18:2 Jesus called a little child to himself, and set him in the midst of them, 18:3 and said, "Most certainly I tell you, unless you turn, and become as little children, you will in no way enter into the Kingdom of Heaven.

Matthew 18:6 but whoever causes one of these little ones who believe in me to stumble, it would be better for him that a huge millstone should be hung around his neck, and that he should be sunk in the depths of the sea.

Most Christian's today are not unlike the Jew's in being physical, they see the greater good from physical point of view like corporations, buildings, printing materials, than the temple of God, the body of Christ. They could careless about one person as the temple of God they put all emphasis upon the greater number, the good done for them by institutions of religions, what they produce in numbers for God, how little they know of the real God YHWH?

Matthew 18:10 See that you don't despise one of these little ones, for I tell you that in heaven their angels always see the face of my Father who is in heaven.

Matthew 18:14 Even so it is not the will of your Father who is in heaven that one of these little ones should perish.

The temple has always been life, sacred life, not a building, not even the earth, but holy sacred life in pure worship from life, not objects, or material things, but life itself created to worship God, the Father. The physical is only the mundane supporting the life God places into his children, Adam being the first child of God. In Adam was God sacred life giving him life, a life he was to passed on too all his children, not a building, or a book, or a material object, no! Adam was to give life, precious sacred life to his offspring.

Romans 8:6 For the mind of the flesh is death, but the mind of the Spirit is life and peace;

Romans 8:11 But if the Spirit of him who raised up Jesus from the dead dwells in you, he who raised up Christ Jesus from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies through his Spirit who dwells in you.

Christ is God's temple, the place God resides, not earth, in a building, but in another life that is holy and precious that gives love for love that is pure worship undefiled from the corruption of the physical flesh that worship and gives itself to the physical things, not humans, by what human possess in ways of power, wealth, knowledge that is why the Jews and so many Christ don't understand the God of truth and Spirit.

John 10:10 The thief only comes to steal, kill, and destroy. I came that they may have life, and may have it abundantly.

John 10:11 I am the good shepherd.{Isaiah 40:11; Ezekiel 34:11-12,15,22} The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep.

1Cor.13:1 If I speak with the languages of men and of angels, but don't have love, I have become sounding brass, or a clanging cymbal.
13:2 If I have the gift of prophecy, and know all mysteries and all knowledge; and if I have all faith, so as to remove mountains, but don't have love, I am nothing. 13:3 If I dole out all my goods to feed the poor, and if I give my body to be burned, but don't have love, it profits me nothing.

That is why they can't understand the judgment is based upon the treatment of the “least” of Christ brothers, not all are Christ brothers, not all are the temple of God. Not all are born again by God's Holy Spirit. So just as Christ was upon earth not known by the world so will Christ brothers be, which is why a person did not know if they had done good or bad to the temple of God on earth? Just as the Jews were fleshly putting all emphasis upon the physical so to will be Christian's in our day. Just like the Jews who could not understand Christ words about his body being the real temple of God, so to will be Christian's in the last days with fleshly judgments.

John 12:25 He who loves his life will lose it. He who hates his life in this world will keep it to eternal life.

Heb.2:10 For it became him, for whom are all things, and through whom are all things, in bringing many children to glory, to make the author of their salvation perfect through sufferings.
2:11 For both he who sanctifies and those who are sanctified are all from one, for which cause he is not ashamed to call them brothers{The word for "brothers" here and where context allows may also be correctly translated "brothers and sisters" or "siblings."},
2:12 saying, "I will declare your name to my brothers. In the midst of the congregation I will sing your praise."{Psalm 22:22}

Matt.25:39 When did we see you sick, or in prison, and come to you?'
25:40 "The King will answer them, 'Most certainly I tell you, inasmuch as you did it to one of the least of these my brothers{The word for "brothers" here may be also correctly translated "brothers and sisters" or "siblings."}, you did it to me.'

Human's are not important when weigh against governments, religions, or business, the love and worship given to these institutions are the truth for the flesh, not the temple of God found in the body of Christ. The flesh must feed upon the food of the flesh which is all things created by man's knowledge physically. The temple of God must feed upon the things of the Spirit which is the mind of Christ for his body members, the two do not mix, nor can the flesh know the things of the Spirit so how could they know the least of Christ brothers, by physical understanding and judgments?

1Cor..3:16 Don't you know that you are a temple of God, and that God's Spirit lives in you? 3:17 If anyone destroys the temple of God, God will destroy him; for God's temple is holy, which you are.
3:18 Let no one deceive himself. If anyone thinks that he is wise among you in this world, let him become a fool, that he may become wise. 3:19 For the wisdom of this world is foolishness with God. For it is written, "He has taken the wise in their craftiness."{Job 5:13}
3:20 And again, "The Lord knows the reasoning of the wise, that it is worthless."{Psalm 94:11} 3:21 Therefore let no one boast in men. For all things are yours, 3:22 whether Paul, or Apollos, or Cephas, or the world, or life, or death, or things present, or things to come. All are yours 3:23 and you are Christ's, and Christ is God's.

John 14:17 the Spirit of truth, whom the world can't receive; for it doesn't see him, neither knows him. You know him, for he lives with you, and will be in you.

John 6:63 It is the spirit who gives life. The flesh profits nothing. The words that I speak to you are spirit, and are life.

John 8:15 You judge according to the flesh. I judge no one.

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