Rev 11 [§169] Rev 11:1: John Measures Them That Worship in the Temple

This podcast explains the symbolism and imagery used by the John the Revelator in Revelation 11:1, which states that John was given a reed to measure the people that worship in the temple of God. The context of this vision is the Great Tribulation just before the Second Coming. The temple refers to the Third Temple and the people to be measured represent Jewish people, although some Bible scholars spiritualize this imagery and say that it represents the Christian church or individual followers of Christ. The Jews who qualify to be measured are the honorable people of the earth and are therefore worthy of at least terrestrial glory as of the time of their measurement.Measured Jews will be able to stand with Christ at the Second Coming on the Mount of Olives, where they will be converted. They will rebuild the temple making it the Fourth Temple in Jerusalem where the purified sons of Levi can again make offerings unto the Lord in righteousness and the Jews will be blessed ultimately with celestial glory as members of the Church of the Firstborn. Mosaic type sacrifices will occur on a limited basis after the Second Coming to bring about a restitution of all things from the beginning.The image of measuring the Jews worthy of worshiping in the temple has a close correlation to the parable of the wheat and the tares. The wheat represents the measured Jews worthy of at least terrestrial glory to be found in the Holy Place of the temple, while the tares represent telestial-worthy people, including wicked gentile nations, that remain unmeasured in the Court of the Gentiles as recorded in Revelation 11:2.