"The Quickening (Life-Giving) Temple ofGod" -Ephesians 2:18-22(Pt. 2)

Ephesians 2:18-22  18 For through Him we both have access by one Spirit to the Father.19 Now, therefore, you are no longer strangers and foreigners, but fellow citizens with the saints and members of the household of God, 20 having been built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Jesus Christ Himself being the chief cornerstone, 21 in whom the whole building, being fitted together, grows into a holy temple in the Lord, 22 in whom you also are being built together for a dwelling place of God in the Spirit.   Each personal Saint is a Temple that GOD Inhabits personally..HOWEVER the greater Glory Is that in This Time & Season God is Beginning to Build a QUICKENING (Living…LIFE GIVING) Temple through the ‘Builders’; (Apostles, Prophets, Evangelists, Pastors, & Teachers + Individual Saints)  made up Corporately of Millions of Saints together in UNITY,worshiping Corporately which will then Revolutionize the World..(Habakkuk 2:14 For the earth shall be filled with the knowledge of the glory of the LORD, as the waters cover the sea.) 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BUILDING The QUICKENING (Life-Giving) Temple of God Or…The Living, Breathing , Life –Giving(I Cr.15:45-49) Temple of God (ABBA)      Ephesians 2:12-22 12 that at that time you were without Christ, being aliens from the commonwealth of Israel and strangers from the covenants of promise, having no hope and without God in the world. 13 But now in Christ Jesus you who once were far off have been brought near by the blood of Christ.14 For He Himself is our peace, who has made both one, and has broken down the middle wall of separation, 15 having abolished in His flesh the enmity, that is, the law of commandments contained in ordinances, so as to create in Himself one new man from the two, thus making peace, 16 and that He might reconcile them both to God in one body through the cross, thereby putting to death the enmity. 17 And He came and preached peace to you who were afar off and to those who were near. 18 For through Him we both have access by one Spirit to the Father.19 Now, therefore, you are no longer strangers and foreigners, but fellow citizens with the saints and members of the household of God, 20 having been built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Jesus Christ Himself being the chief cornerstone, 21 in whom the whole building, being fitted together, grows into a holy temple in the Lord, 22 in whom you also are being built together for a dwelling place of God in the Spirit. KINGDOM Life-Fellow Citizens w/ the Saints(vs. 19) FAMILY- members of the Household of God(vs.19) 20 And are built upon the foundation of the apostles & prophets, Jesus Christ himself being the chief corner stone;21 In whom all the building fitly framed together groweth unto an holy temple in the Lord:22 In whom ye also are builded together for an habitation of God through the Spirit.(KJV) Paul Addresses THE APEX of What Men & Women were CREATED FOR!..The Most Intimate Relationship of ALL….Being Made Into a  Living Breathing TABERNACLE FOR ABBA!! Here we see a word-picture presented to us of a Building (which may seem cold, inanimate & austere) & yet this BUILDING Blossoms into the FIGURE of a  Physical BODY! …What I call the Living, Breathing Temple of ABBA(Or The “QUICKENING Temple of ABBA")  What could present a More intimate , personal Picture & example than that of our human body!? ….This word picture is a reminder of How close we can choose to be to ABBA…experiencing His Power, His Might, His LOVE!!...THROUGH being Constructed by God together with the Household of God into a Holy Habitation in which he would be Pleased to Dwell in!!     IV.) BUILDING The Quickening TEMPLE… 20 And are built upon the foundation of the apostles & prophets, Jesus Christ himself being the chief corner stone;21 In whom all the building fitly framed together groweth unto an holy temple in the Lord:22 In whom ye also are builded together for an habitation of God through the Spirit.(KJV) Built(vs. 20)Building(Vs. 21)….Builded(Vs.22) epoikodomeō…to build, build upon…BUILD UP…*(REMEMBER EPIKODOMEOJ)*………..FOUNDATION(vs. 20) ACTS 20:32 And now, brethren, I commend you to God, and to the word of his grace, which is able to build you up, and to give you an inheritance among all them which are sanctified. 2:7 Rooted & Built up in Him I Cor. 3:9-10  For we are God’s fellow workers; you are God’s field, you are God’s building. 10 According to the grace of God which was given to me, as a wise master builder I have laid the foundation, and another builds on it. But let each one take heed how he builds on it. JUDE 1:20  But you, beloved, building yourselves up on your most holy faith, praying in the Holy Spirit, I PETER 2:5 you also, as living stones, are being built up a spiritual house, a holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ. ZECH 4:6-10a 6 So he answered and said to me: “This is the word of the Lord to Zerubbabel: ‘Not by might nor by power, but by My Spirit,’ Says the Lord of hosts. 7 ‘Who are you, O great mountain? Before Zerubbabel you shall become a plain! And he shall bring forth the capstone With shouts of “Grace, grace to it!” ’ ” 8 Moreover the word of the Lord came to me, saying: 9 “The hands of Zerubbabel Have laid the foundation of this [a]temple; His hands shall also finish Then you will know That the Lord of hosts has sent Me to you. 10 For who has despised the day of small things? I Cor. 3:11 For no other foundation can anyone lay than that which is laid, which is Jesus Christ.     IV.) BUILDING The QUICKENING Temple…….  20 And are built upon the foundation of the apostles & prophets, Jesus Christ himself being the chief corner stone;21 In whom all the building fitly framed together groweth unto an holy temple in the Lord:22 In whom ye also are builded together for an habitation of God through the Spirit.(KJV) apostles & prophets, Jesus Christ himself being the chief corner stone(vs.20) 21:14 Now the wall of the city had twelve foundations, and on them were the names of the twelve apostles of the Lamb. 2:7-9 7 But on the contrary, when they saw that the gospel for the uncircumcised had been committed to me, as the gospel for the circumcised was to Peter 8 (for He who worked effectively in Peter for the apostleship to the circumcised also worked effectively in me toward the Gentiles), 9 and when James, [b]Cephas, and John, who seemed to be pillars, perceived the grace that had been given to me, they gave me and Barnabas the right hand of fellowship, that we should go to the Gentiles and they to the circumcised. HEBREWS 3:1-4 Therefore, holy brethren, partakers of the heavenly calling, consider the Apostle and High Priest of our confession, Christ Jesus, 2 who was faithful to Him who appointed Him, as Moses also was faithful in all His house. 3 For this One has been counted worthy of more glory than Moses, inasmuch as He who built the house has more honor than the house. 4 For every house is built by someone, but He who built all things is Acts 4:10-11 10 let it be known to you all, and to all the people of Israel, that by the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, whom you crucified, whom God raised from the dead, by Him this man stands here before you whole. 11 This is the ‘stone which was rejected by you builders, which has become the chief cornerstone.’ 12 Nor is there salvation in any other, for there is no other name under heaven given among men by which we must be saved.” I PETER 2:4-8 4 Coming to Him as to a living stone, rejected indeed by men, but chosen by God and precious, 5 you also, as living stones, are being built up a spiritual house, a holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ. 6 Therefore it is also contained in the Scripture,“Behold, I lay in Zion A chief cornerstone, elect, precious, And he who believes on Him will by no means be put to shame.”7 Therefore, to you who believe, He is precious; but to those who [b]are disobedient,“The stone which the builders rejected Has become the chief cornerstone,”8 and“A stone of stumbling And a rock of offense.”They stumble, being disobedient to the word, to which they also were appointed. More on CHIEF CORNERSTONE: Matt. 21:42,Mk. 12:10,Ps.118:22,Isaiah 28:16   IV.)Building The QUICKENING TEMPLE………….. 20 And are built upon the foundation of the apostles & prophets, Jesus Christ himself being the chief corner stone;21 In whom all the building fitly framed together groweth unto an holy temple in the Lord:22 In whom ye also are builded together for an habitation of God through the Spirit.(KJV) Groweth 6:12-13 12 And speak unto him, saying, Thus speaketh the Lord of hosts, saying, Behold the man whose name is The Branch; and he shall grow up out of his place, and he shall build the temple of the Lord13 Even he shall build the temple of the Lord; and he shall bear the glory, and shall sit and rule upon his throne; and he shall be a priest upon his throne: and the counsel of peace shall be between them both. I Peter 2:2 2 As newborn babes, desire the...