Here Is The Church, a Dome Not a Steeple

00:00 Introduction01:24 Altar to an unknown god08:07 Sacrifice in temples is human16:26 Israel chosen to build true temples24:20 We so easily forget who God Most High is30:58 Where are the temples of today35:30 Orthodox Christian temples45:45 It is a temple because God is present in it several ways51:33 Right worship of God Most High transforms us into something divine61:31 Closing~~~Here Is The Church, a Dome Not a SteepleOrthodox LiturgicsS8E7~~~In this episode, Fr. Symeon Kees & James John Marks discuss why a dedicated, physical church building, with a consecrated alter, which is to say a temple, is necessary.~~~Scripture citations for this episode:Exodus 25-30 - The covenant regarding The Tabernacle, Priesthood & ritual life of IsraelExodus 32 - The Golden Calf is distorted worshipMatthew 5:17 - Fulfill not do away withMatthew 17:1-13 - TransfigurationActs 17:16-34 - St Paul preaches in AthensRevelation 21 - True worship in the fullness of revelation~~~#orthodoxChristianity  #OrthodoxChurch #ChurchHistory #Temple #Altar #Sacrifice #Worship #paganism #tabernacle The Christian Saints Podcast is a joint production of Generative sounds & Paradosis Pavilion. Our hosts are Father Symeon Kees of Iowa City & James John Marks of Chicago.Paradosis Pavilion - https://youtube.com/@paradosispavilion9555https://www.instagram.com/christiansaintspodcasthttps://x.com/podcast_saintshttps://www.facebook.com/christiansaintspodcasthttps://www.threads.net/@christiansaintspodcasthttps://bsky.app/profile/xtiansaintspodcast.bsky.socialIconographic images used by kind permission of Nicholas Papas, who controls distribution rights of these imagesPrints of all of Nick’s work can be found at Saint Demetrius Press - http://www.saintdemetriuspress.comAll music in these episodes is a production of Generative Soundshttps://generativesoundsjjm.bandcamp.comDistribution rights of this episode & all music contained in it are controlled by Generative SoundsCopyright 2021 - 2026