Q. In my report of the scriptures, I exercise not believe that the brute sacrifices will be practiced during the Millennium. Hebrews 9:12 says that the Messiah entered into the Holy identify not with the blood of goats and bulls, only with His ain blood, and did and then for all time. If the blood of goats and bulls could not have abroad sins during the time of the Israelites, what makes you think that it would during the 1,000 twelvemonth reign of the Messiah?

I am sorry, but I have to respectfully say that this simply is not true. There will not exist animal sacrifices during the Millennium. I personally believe that this belief seriously devalues the Messiah'due south own blood poured out for all of mankind.

A.   Thank you for the correspondence. While we certainly understand your position and why y'all believe what you practice, Ezekiel makes it articulate that creature sacrifices will exist restored in the millennial Kingdom. We see several examples of this in Ezekiel 44-46. Consider the below examples:

"And in the mean solar day that he goeth into the sanctuary, unto the inner court, to minister in the sanctuary, he shall offer his sin offer, saith my Sovereign Yahweh. And it shall be unto them for an inheritance: I am their inheritance: and ye shall give them no possession in Israel: I am their possession. They shall swallow the meat offering, and the sin offer, and the trespass offering; and every dedicated thing in Israel shall be theirs," Ezek. 44:27-29.

"Thus saith my Sovereign Yahweh; In the offset month, in the first day of the month, chiliad shalt take a young bullock without blemish, and cleanse the sanctuary: And the priest shall have of the blood of the sin offering, and put it upon the posts of the house, and upon the four corners of the settle of the altar, and upon the posts of the gate of the inner court." Ezek 45:eighteen-nineteen.

"Thus saith my Sovereign Yahweh; The gate of the inner court that looketh toward the east shall be close the six working days; but on the sabbath it shall be opened, and in the day of the new moon it shall exist opened. And the prince shall enter by the manner of the porch of that gate without, and shall stand past the mail of the gate, and the priests shall gear up his burnt offer and his peace offerings, and he shall worship at the threshold of the gate: then he shall go forth; but the gate shall not be close until the evening."

Some have claimed that Ezekiel's prophecy is not pertaining to the Millennium, but was a conditional promise based on Judah's repentance. All the same, several key passages in Ezekiel 44-48 suggest that this is futurity and could not be historic.

Between Ezekiel 44 and 46 a prince is motioned 16 times. While it doesn't mention this prince by name, Ezekiel 37:25 identifies David as "…their prince." Information technology reads, "And they shall dwell in the state that I have given unto Jacob my retainer, wherein your fathers accept dwelt; and they shall dwell therein, even they, and their children, and their children'southward children for ever: and my servant David shall exist their prince for ever." If David is the prince spoken of in Ezekiel 44-48, Ezekiel'southward temple must be prophetic. David is besides chosen "rex" in Ezekiel 37:24.

Ezekiel 47:ane-12 speaks of a river with copse for the healing of the nations. This language seems to exist prophetic. We do non see promises of this magnitude until the Messiah returns.

Ezekiel 47:13 to 48:35 depict the boundaries of the 12 tribes. Based on prophecy, Israel being gathered and restored will non occur until Yahshua'south return, Jeremiah 23:v-8. Run across also Ezekiel 37:15-28.

Assuming that Ezekiel confirms sacrifices will be restored, practise we know the reason why? Scripture indicates that the Messiah's office volition change in the Millennium. This is indicated by the fact that His name volition change to "Yahweh our Righteousness," as stated in Jeremiah 23:6. Based on this, we believe Yahshua's part will change from "salvation" to "righteousness." His role in the Millennium will be to restore righteousness to the earth in anticipation of His Father'due south coming, 1Corinthians 15:28; Revelation 21:1-three.

Regarding this diminishing Yahshua'southward sacrifice, while we understand and appreciate your business organisation, we practise not hold. First, we do not believe that sacrifices will be required for the saints or those from the commencement resurrection. And second, only those who never accepted Yahshua prior to the Millennium will be required to participate in these sacrifices. Therefore, the inadequacy is not with Yahshua, but with the people.

Saying this, we do not believe this point is a salvational outcome, merely are convicted based on the bear witness that sacrifices will exist restored in the millennial Kingdom.

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