LESSON THIRTY-SIX

THE TEMPLE

OUTLINE

1. The temple being the consummation of the tabernacle.
2. The building of the temple being David’s desire:
   1. David typifying the suffering Christ, who fought for the kingdom of God.
   2. David’s preparation for the building of the temple.
   3. God not wanting David to build the temple directly.
3. God desiring that Solomon would build the temple for Him:
   1. Solomon typifying the resurrected Christ, who is for the building of the dwelling place of God in the peace of His resurrection.
   2. Solomon’s building of the temple typifying Christ’s building of the church.
4. The temple typifying Christ and the church:
   1. The typology of the temple being the same as that of the tabernacle.
   2. The temple typifying the individual Christ as the dwelling place of God:
      1. Christ becoming flesh to be the tabernacle of God and the temple of God.
      2. Christ building up His Body in resurrection.
   3. The temple typifying the corporate Christ—the church—as the dwelling place of God:
      1. Christ in His resurrection building up His individual body into the corporate Body—the church.
      2. The corporate Body of Christ being the new creation in resurrection.
      3. The corporate Body of Christ being spiritual and mystical.