Overview
Throughout Scripture, the temple served as the center of worship and God's presence with Israel. In the Old Testament, God's glory dwelt in the physical temple in Jerusalem. However, Jesus Christ fulfilled the temple's purpose as God incarnate, and believers now form the living temple of the Holy Spirit, indwelt by God's presence.
Key Scriptures
"I will make a covenant of peace with them. It shall be an everlasting covenant with them. And I will set them in their land and multiply them, and will set my sanctuary in their midst forevermore." (Ezekiel 37:26, ESV)
"Then the nations will know that I am the LORD who sanctifies Israel, when my sanctuary is in their midst forevermore." (Ezekiel 37:28, ESV)
"Do you not know that you are God's temple and that God's Spirit dwells in you?" (1 Corinthians 3:16, ESV)
Application
Recognize that your body is God's temple, and live in holiness, honoring the Holy Spirit's presence within you through faith in Christ.