From A to Z - Revelation - Part C - God appointed times
What Satan doesn’t want you to know.

As in school we have learned simple things first and gradually were progressing to more difficult, so it is with spiritual things, particularly with understanding God’s end time plans and purposes. For your own benefit, it is therefore imperative that all “From A to Z - Revelation Made Plain” topics or posts would be read and studied in their chronological order, starting with “Part A” and progressing in alphabetical order. This way, your understanding of Revelation prophecies will progress from simple to more complex. Every week new part will be posted till complete understanding of Revelation is obtained.
This presentation is not affiliated with any church denomination or any Ministries.

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The wisdom and intellect of God are incomparable with ours. His thoughts, His plans and His ways are in comparison to ours as high, as heaven is to earth. We have no chance on our own to even guess what they are, unless God reveals them to us. God’s plans for mankind are revealed to us in His temple.
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God’s temple shows in symbols complete salvation of man. Even the author of Psalm 73, living 3000 years ago, had already deeper understanding of the sanctuary:
Psa.73:16-17: When I tried to understand all this, it was oppressive to me till I entered the sanctuary of God; then I understood their final destiny.

In the last part, we have discovered that the three different time periods which are mentioned in the Bible (time for the Israel, time for the Gentiles and time for the reign of Jesus Christ) are represented or we may say symbolically shown in the three different sections of Jewish (God’s) temple.

First section of the temple - the Portico, symbolically shows the time period given to Israel.
Second section of the temple - the Holy Place, symbolically shows the time period of the Gentiles.
Third section of the temple - the Most Holy, symbolically shows the time period of Christ’s reign.

We have therefore concluded:
The three sections of the temple are symbolically showing three different ways of worshiping God during three different time periods God appointed to mankind in His process of Redemption.
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Part C:
In this chapter we will advance in our understanding of the symbolism of the temple into a more deeper level. If the part B was from symbolic perception of things for someone hard to grasp, this part will not be easier. The second, more precise symbolic display of God appointed times hidden in the layout of the temple is revealed, when we learn how God Himself counts the time. We can learn it by understanding, how the nation of Israel was instructed to count it.
Rev.11:1: I was given a reed like a measuring rod and was told, "Go and measure the temple of God and the altar, and count the worshipers there.
Around 966 B.C. in the fourth year of Solomon’s reign over Israel, Solomon began to build the temple of the Lord. To be able to build it successfully and also to rule over Israel as a king wisely and prudently, God gave him wisdom, understanding and a discerning heart above and beyond anything and anyone.(Read 1K.ch.5 & 6)
Solomon was warned by God himself, and was well aware right from the beginning, that everything he did in regard to building the Lord’s temple, must be done precisely as per the pattern shown to his father David, and the instructions given to him must be carried out to the letter. (Read 1Ch.28:9-20) Solomon realized, that everything concerning the temple had some symbolic significance. All furnishings, the way the temple was built and even the size of the temple carried symbolic significance and representation of the plan of redemption for mankind. The three sections of the temple, and maintaining their precise dimensions during the construction, were as important as everything else, even so their symbolic significance and meaning were not understood at that time.
1.Ki.6:3: The portico at the front of the main hall of the temple extended the width of the temple, that is twenty cubits, and projected ten cubits from the front of the temple.
1.Ki.6:16-17: He partitioned off twenty cubits at the rear of the temple with cedar boards from floor to ceiling to form within the temple an inner sanctuary, the Most Holy Place. The main hall in front of this room was forty cubits long.
As was explained in the previous post, the temple consisted of three sections: Portico, Holy Place and Most Holy Place. All three sections were 20 cubits wide. Portico protruded 10 cubits in front, Holy Place was 40 cubits long and the Most Holy Place 20 cubits long. We can see that in the temple, the Holy Place is four time longer than Portico and the Most Holy Place is half the size of the Holy Place. Since each section of the temple symbolize different time period, question arises if these three sections of the temple are built proportionally to their respective time duration. If yes, then someone may suggest that if we could know precisely the duration of at least one time period, by comparing the length of each section of the temple we could then figure out duration of the remaining time-periods. Bible recorded for us not only the length of one, but two time periods. Prophet Daniel recorded for us in the Bible precise time span which God appointed to nation of Israel:
Dan.9:24: "Seventy 'sevens' are decreed for your people and your holy city to finish transgression, to put an end to sin, to atone for wickedness, to bring in everlasting righteousness, to seal up vision and prophecy and to anoint the most holy.
By seventy ‘sevens’ is understood seventy weeks of years. To Israel was appointed then 490 years. This is a biblical fact. Book of Revelation recorded for us the length of time period assigned to the reign of Christ:
Rev.20:4: ....”They came to life and reigned with Christ a thousand years.”
Some may try to calculate the remaining time periods by the time given to nation of Israel:
Since the Holy Place was four time as long as Portico, someone could deduce that the time of the Gentiles, which the Holy Place represents, would be proportionally four time as long. The time period for the reign of Jesus Christ which is in the temple symbolized by the Most Holy Place, would be then half of the time of the Gentiles or twice the time appointed to Israel.
This is close to Biblical 1000 years but not close enough. Those who attempt to calculate it in this manner are left with some years remaining to the appointed thousand years and have no idea what to do with them.
Others may try to count the time periods relaying on the time of 1000 years given to reign of Jesus. Gentiles would end up in this case with 2000 years, and the nation of Israel with 500 years. In each case we end up with slightly different figures.
However, as shown above is not the way the Lord intended for us to measure His temple and learn of His appointed times.
Our God desires, that His people would measure the temple of God by using the measuring rod, which God Himself gave to us for this specific purpose. The Lord wants us to count the passing time same way as He does, that is the same way nation of Israel was instructed to count the passing years and not the way mankind has chose to do.
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Notice that the total length of all three sections of the temple was 70 cubits (inside dimensions).
The number “7" or the number “70" plays very important role in the Bible and even more so in Revelation. It always denotes completeness or fullness of that, what in that particular case it represents or pertains to.

Seven churches in Revelation represent all or full number of churches (not necessarily only seven of them). Seven seals portray fulness of seals (events), again not necessarily seven of them, but rather fulness of them. In other words, there will be no more of them! Seven trumpets signify fulness of trumpets. Seven last plagues denote full measure of God’s wrath. Seven Spirits of God - fullness of God’s Spirit. The Bible contains many more samples pointing to “seven" as a number denoting completeness or fullness rather then only the number.
With the number “70" it is the same, it portrays fullness or completeness only in the larger unit. Seventy years in Babylonian exile means fullness of time in captivity. Seventy weeks of years given to Israel represent again full measure of time which was assigned to them.
Please remember:
The number “7" or “70" in the Bible prophecies always symbolize fullness or completeness.

The three sections of the temple combined, measure 70 cubits. Since “seventy” symbolize fullness or completeness, the temple is symbolically portraying God’s full or complete plan of Redemption. Because Portico symbolize time period of Israel, Holy Place represents time of the Gentiles and the Most Holy Place stands for the thousand years reign of Christ, the whole 70 cubits of the length of the temple represent or symbolize also the total or complete time-span God allotted for man’s redemption.
In other words, these 70 cubits represent full measure of time, which God assigned to man’s salvation. One cubit of the length of the temple then symbolize one portion (one unit) of that total time. All together, mankind received full measure of them - that is - 70 portions.

The length of each section of the temple built by Solomon and the dimensions given to him in cubits, represent then precise number of time units each period will last. The length of each section of the temple reveals to us the precise length of time God assigned to each time period.
Since Portico portrays time period given to Israel and its length was 10 cubits, it tells us, that Israel received 10 units of time from the full 70 units allotted to mankind. Gentiles then received 40 units, and Jesus Christ for his period of reign, 20 units of time.

During our history, we have developed decimal system of counting. As we are counting in this system, either individually or in decades or in centuries, God also counts the passing years, however in different units than men have devised.
In Leviticus chapter 25, Bible is telling us how God wants us to count the time. It shows, that He counts it in “ system of sevens.” In it, God counts only till seven and after that new group of seven starts.
As we are saying a first decade, second decade, third and so forth, God is counting a first week of years, second week of years, third and so forth. Israel received this system of counting years directly from God on the Mount Sinai. In this system seven years represent a complete small unit which is called a “week of years.”
As ten decades in human counting form a larger unit - a century, same way seven weeks of years in God’s counting are forming a larger unit of time. For its commemoration and expiry of seven weeks of years, the following year is called in the Bible as the “Year of Jubilee.” (Read Lev.ch.25)
Lev.25:8-13: "'Count off seven Sabbaths of years--seven times seven years--so that the seven Sabbaths of years amount to a period of forty-nine years. Then have the trumpet sounded everywhere on the tenth day of the seventh month; on the Day of Atonement sound the trumpet throughout your land. Consecrate the fiftieth year and proclaim liberty throughout the land to all its inhabitants. It shall be a jubilee for you;... ... "'In this Year of Jubilee everyone is to return to his own property.

Seven weeks of years, which ended with the year of Jubilee, was and still is the longest unit of time which God gave to Israel for counting the passing years. It is a cycle of 49 years, - it is the “Jubilee cycle.”

1 cubit = 1 unit of time = 1 Jubilee cycle = 7 weeks of years = 49 years

This is the reed like a measuring rod given to us for measuring God’s temple! Measuring unit is a cycle of 49 years. One cubit of the length of the temple carries value of 49 years (7x7 years).

1.Portico: 10 cubits long
• symbols - bronze altar and the sea
• worshiping - by sacrifices and cleansing rituals
• represents - time of the Israelites
• duration - 10 x 49 years = 490 years
2. Holy Place: 40 cubits long
• symbols - table, lampstand, altar of incense
• worshiping - by faith in Jesus
• represents - time of the Gentiles
• duration - 40 x 49 years = 1960 years
3. Most Holy Place: 20 cubits long
• symbols - ark
• worshiping - by obeying God
• represents - time of Christ’ reign
• duration - 20 x 49 years = 980 years (why not full 1000 years will be understood shortly)

The year of Jubilee carried in Israel great significance. Once in fifty years - in the year following the seven weeks of years (7 x 7 = 49 + 1 = 50), there was no planting supposed to be done in Israel for the second consecutive year. For the most part Israel did not uphold this command from God and was eventually punished by exile to Babylon. Beside other directives, in the fiftieth year - in the year of Jubilee all land in Israel which was sold, lost or confiscated during the previous 49 years, was returned to its original owners.

Somewhat confusing may seem to you the fiftieth year, the year of Jubilee. It is a year in which ended the old cycle of seven weeks of years and at the same time started the new one.
When we look at how God is counting the time, we realize that He counts it in units of 49 years which we call the Jubilee cycles. Please notice what happens when the old cycle ends and the new one begins: The year in which this transition takes place is called the fiftieth year or the Year of Jubilee. It is the only year which is in the Bible counted twice. First time it is counted as the last year (the 50th year) of the old cycle and at the same time it is also counted as the first year of the new one.

The same way of counting time is today reflected in Israel’s history. Let us say that one of their kings died in the middle of his fifteenth year of reign. The new king then started to reign the remaining part of that year plus five full years before he passed away also. All together both of them reigned 20 years in total. Yet according to Israel counting we learn that the first king was reigning 15 years and the second king six years. By their counting we could end up with one extra year. At fault is the year of transition in which the first king passed away and the new king begun his reign. Israel counted that year twice. First time as the last year reign of the old king and at the same time they counted that same year as the first year reign of the new king.

The year of Jubilee worked the same way. Today, we can look at that year as the year of transition. It was the fiftieth year of the old cycle and at the same time first year of the new one. It belonged to the old, but in overall span of time it was counted in the new cycle, because the next year (year following the year of Jubilee) was already the second year of the first week of years in the new cycle.
The Jubilee year is the only year in the Bible which is counted twice - it was the last year of the old cycle and at the same time the first year of the new one.

This understanding how Israel, as per God’s instructions, counted the time in Jubilee cycles, helps us understand how God concealed His appointed times in His temple before premature discovery. Bible clearly states that in the time of the end the knowledge will increase (Dan.12:4). Let us increase therefore our knowledge of God and His plans.
The time concealed in the dimensions of the temple is counted same way as God instructed us to count Jubilee cycles. By counting the Jubilee year twice, the Bible is in this way showing us two very important things in overall understanding, how to count God appointed times.
Understanding and correct placing of these Jubilee years or transition years in overall time span shown in the temple is very important to us, because those three time periods symbolically shown by the three sections of the temple (time of Israel, time of the Gentiles and the time for Christ’s reign) do not end abruptly and suddenly new one begin, but rather they overlap. These time periods overlap for the exact amount of the transition years (or Jubilee years) the previous time period contained.
By adding up all the Jubilee years each time period contained, we obtain precise length of transition periods which separate them.

Portico = Israel; 10 cubits long = 10 Jubilee cycles = 490 years; 10 Jubilee years = 10 years long transition.
Holy Place = Gentiles; 40 cubits = 40 Jub. Cycles = 1960 years; 40 Jubilee years = 40 years long transition
Most Holy = Christ’s reign; 20 cubits = 20 Jub. Cycles = 980 years; 20 Jub. Years = 20 years long transition.

As was the case with each Jubilee year, so is the same with all three transition periods. Jubilee year was the last year of the old cycle (50th year), but in overall counting of the time it belonged as the first year to the new cycle. It was counted twice.
With the three transition periods it is the same. Each transition period is the last part of the old time period, in other words it will seem to us as part of the old, but in overall counting the time it belongs to the new one!

In the layout of the temple and its division in three sections, these transition periods work as follows:

The Portico was 10 cubits long. Time period for Israel lasted then 10 jubilee cycles = 10 x 49 = 490 years. This length of time for Israel, as was already mentioned before, is confirmed directly in the Bible:
Dan.9:24: "Seventy 'sevens' are decreed for your people and your holy city to finish transgression, to put an end to sin, to atone for wickedness, to bring in everlasting righteousness, to seal up vision and prophecy and to anoint the most holy.
When the time period allotted to Israelites ended, immediately after followed the transition period, which was 10 years long (fiftieth year cumulated 10 times and assigned on the end as a transition period). During this 10 years long transition period it seemed as if there was no change, everything seemed the same. However, these 10 years of transition are counted as a part of the next time period - time period belonging to the Gentiles.

The Holy Place was 40 cubits long and represented the time period assigned to the Gentiles. It lasted 40 jubilee cycles 40 x 49 = 1960 years. Right after follows 40 years long transition period (fiftieth year cumulated 40 times and assigned on the end as a transition period). Again, this period will seem as part of the old, but these 40 years of transition are counted as a part of the new period - time period of Jesus’ reign.

The Most Holy Place was 20 cubits long. The time period of Christ’s reign will last then 20 jubilee cycles = 20 x 49 = 980 years. On the end, there will follow again a 20 years long transition period (Rev.20:7-9). However, after this last transition period, there isn’t any new time period which would follow and to which we could assign these 20 years (the time for this earth is over, the new earth where there is no temple will replace the old one), and yet, these 20 years of transition have to be added somewhere. The only place they can be added, is back to Christ’s reign. Therefore, the period of Jesus’ reign will last 20 jubilee cycles plus 20 years of transition on the end. (20 x 49 = 980 years + 20 years trans. = 1000 years) Again this length of time is confirmed in the Bible as well.
Rev.20:6: Blessed and holy are those who have part in the first resurrection. The second death has no power over them, but they will be priests of God and of Christ and will reign with him for a thousand years.
Now everyone can understand why the temple shows only 980 years of Christ’s reign and not the full 1000 as we would have expected. The temple shows the time only in Jubilee cycle units. Details of the transition years are shown in Jubilee years themselves. For this reason Bible calls them the fiftieth years and not the first!

When we understand how the Lord counts the time, we realize that the dimensions of the temple reflect precisely the length of the two time periods Bible revealed to us. The length of the Portico and the length of the Most Holy Place match precisely to the length of the time Bible declared concerning them.

Time to Israel (Dan.9:24) 490 years = 10 cubits x 49 years
Time for Christ reign (Rev.20:6) 1000 years = 20 cubits x 49 years + 20 years transition period on the end.

In Israel existed law that convicted someone guilty on the evidence of at least two witnesses. We may consider these two sections of the temple as the two witnesses providing us with evidence that measuring the temple and counting the time as God instructed Israel is correct, and we may be confident that the remaining part of the temple - the Holy Place, is showing us in cubits precise duration of the time also; - time which was appointed to the Gentiles and the transition period bringing it to a close.


At this point, the only thing missing is the information when to begin counting. Amazingly, the Bible gives us even this starting point from which to begin counting the time symbolically portrayed in the temple. In Dan.9:25 we are told that these 70 weeks of years assigned to Israel, will start or commence from the time the decree was issued to rebuild Jerusalem.
Dan.9:25: "Know and understand this: From the issuing of the decree to restore and rebuild Jerusalem until the Anointed One, the ruler, comes, there will be seven 'sevens,' and sixty-two 'sevens.'
Historians tell us that it happened in the year 457 B.C. Some are claiming it to be the year 458 B.C. I am personally inclined to the year 457 B.C., because I believe it was the year of Jubilee - the year of closing the old and opening the new. Finally we have obtained from the Bible all information necessary to construct God’s time calender shown to us in His temple.

God’s salvation time schedule in the floor plan of His temple

457 B.C. - Time left for Israel starts
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490 years - (10 cubits = 10 x 49 years - Portico)
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34 A.D. - Time for Israel ends
• (35 - 44 A.D. - 10 years transition period)
35 A.D. - Time given to Gentiles begins
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1960 years - (40 cubits = 40 x 49 years - Holy)
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1994 A.D. - Time for the Gentiles ends
• (1995 -2034 A.D. - 40 years trans. period)
1995 A.D. - Time given to Jesus’ reign begins
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1000 years - (20 cubits + 20 = (20 x 49)+20 - Most H.)
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• (2975 - 2994 A.D.- 20 years transition period) Satan is released from the Abyss, last rebellion, Gog and Magog)
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2994 A.D - Time given to Jesus’ reign ends
2994 A.D. and after:
• Final judgment (white throne)
• New heaven and new earth - Eternity

In this chapter we have measured God’s temple with the measuring rod which God gave to Israel on Mount Sinai. If Israel would have stayed faithful to God’s command on how to count passing years and observed sabbatical years and the years of Jubilee as told, the whole world would have been familiar already for a long time, with God’s time-plan of man’s redemption as shown in God’s temple. Regretfully, opposite is the reality. The whole world, secular and religious alike, is sleeping through the time of God’s calling.
All Christian leaders should concentrate their attention on the time period which started after 1994, and is presently in progress. In it, God’s servants are being sealed.
Almost all Christian believers are presently ignoring the time of God’s sealing!

Note:
Dan.9:24: "Seventy 'sevens' are decreed for your people and your holy city to finish transgression, to put an end to sin, to atone for wickedness, to bring in everlasting righteousness, to seal up vision and prophecy and to anoint the most holy.
The word “decreed” more precisely signify “cut portion from some bigger whole”. These seventy “sevens” (seventy weeks of years - 490) that were allotted to Israel, were cut by God from the whole seventy Jubilee cycles appointed to mankind, as the symbolic significance of God’s temple clearly demonstrates. Some churches teach that the seventy weeks given to Israel were cut from the 2300 evenings and mornings mentioned in:
Dan.8:14: He said to me, "It will take 2,300 evenings and mornings; then the sanctuary will be reconsecrated."
I can only say that these believers are mistaken and confused. That is why they have placed into the history most of Revelation prophecies which are starting to be fulfilled just now.

By deeper understanding the symbolic significance of the temple we learn that:

God appointed to mankind only a certain amount of time.
Precisely how much, He measured out in His temple.

From 1995 A.D. we have entered the forty years long transition period in which the time of the Gentiles will end and Jesus’ reign will begin. As the Jubilee year was the last year of the old cycle and at the same time the first year of the new one, these cumulated forty Jubilee years which the time of the Gentiles contained are forming forty years long transition period and are the last part of the time of the Gentiles and at the same time the first part of the time given for the reign of Jesus. It is a transition period. It is counted twice. It is the last part of the old and at the same time first part of the new.
By applying this knowledge in the book of Revelation, we come to realization that all events portrayed from the beginning of Revelation chapter 4 all way to Jesus’s coming in Revelation chapter 19, will transpire during the 40 years long transition period between the time of the Gentiles and the reign of Jesus Christ.(small exception in Rev. ch. 12)
By understanding how God wants us to count the time and by learning it from example given to us by nation of Israel, and applying it in Rev.11:1, where we are instructed to measure the temple with God given measuring rod (the Jubilee cycle), precise delineation of God appointed times for the salvation of mankind emerges and overall time duration for the end time events to transpire is revealed.

Rev.11:1: I was given a reed like a measuring rod and was told, "Go and measure the temple of God and the altar, and count the worshipers there.
Deeper understanding of the symbolic significance of the temple leads us to better and more precise understanding of God’s complete plan of salvation. By measuring the temple of God as instructed, a number of false teachings concerning God’s end time plans become exposed. This way, rather than count the worshipers there as NIV translates (I am not certain if that is correct translation), we are able to measure up self and also other worshipers to the standard of the truth portrayed in the temple. I believe that is the real meaning of Rev.11:1.
Following, are presented several false teachings which are exposed by the deeper understanding of the symbolism the temple portrays:

1) Many Christians believe and teach that some seals and some of the trumpets and also other additional sections of Revelation prophecies already expired some time in our past. The most widely known church teaching historical fulfillment of prophecies is SDA (Seventh Day Adventist church). Deeper understanding of God’s sanctuary proves their teaching false. From the forth chapter onward with the exception of chapter 12 (part of it), all prophecies can transpire only after the time appointed to the Gentiles ends and the transition period between the time of the Gentiles and the reign of Jesus Christ begins. Fulfillment of all these prophecies can start only some time after 1995 A.D. and not before. By measuring the temple of God we are able to measure selves and also the others to the truth the temple reveals.

2) Other large portion of Christians believe that the prophecy of seventy weeks of years given in Dan.9:24 is not fully fulfilled yet. They view this prophecy as two segments of time separated by undisclosed time period given by God to the Gentiles, of which the first segment of 69 weeks was completed in the past, but the last part - the last week of years (last seven years) they view as a time segment still awaiting its fulfillment just before Jesus’ coming. This theory is also called by them as the seven years of tribulation. Again, deeper understanding of God’s sanctuary proves their teaching false. By understanding the significance of measuring the temple, Bible makes it obvious that the seventy weeks of years given to Israel cannot be divided. All seventy weeks were fulfilled in our history and none of the time appointed to them remains unfulfilled.

3) At the same time we come to a realization that the teaching of seven years long tribulation period is false as well. As Israel left Egypt and it took them forty years to enter their promised land, so the transition period in which all the end time events will be fulfilled, and we enter into God’s kingdom, will last 40 years also. In this forty years long end time period there will be short tribulation period on the end.

4) Some believers count Jewish year as a period of 1260 days. While this is true, fact remains also, that every several years Israel inserted additional month into their calendar to compensate. Counting the time over long periods only in 1260 days long years is not Biblical. Deeper understanding of the temple proves it false.
Learning to count the time over long periods of time as God instructed Israel, leads us to counting the time in sevens and consequently also in “seven sevens” which is in Jubilee cycles. In each Jubilee cycle there were a number of years where Israel inserted additional month to compensate for maintaining the seasons. Yet, even these long years which contained13 months instead of regular 12, God instructed Israel to count as a single year and not as one year and something left over.
Just to make sure that we understand how God wants us to count the years, Dan.9:24 is expressed in weeks of years. Since God new that overall we are not too bright, He gave us additional hint. The first part of that time period is expressed as “seven sevens.” What more do we want, beside hitting us over the head, the Lord is plainly showing us how to count His appointed times.
Again by measuring selves to the standard of truth the temple of God portrays, each of us can measure self and also the others, if we are on the narrow path of the truth, or if we left it and joined the idols of false teaching.

5) Some teach that the thousand years reign of Jesus Christ will transpire in heaven and not on the earth. Again deeper understanding of the temple proves them false. Since God’s temple portrays complete salvation of man accomplished on this planet earth, the thousand years reign must transpire on the earth as well. Notice that on the new earth there will be no temple. Therefore, everything the temple of God portrays must transpire on the old earth. If the thousand years reign of Christ were truly taking place in heaven, then the Jewish temple would consist only of the Portico and the Holy Place. The Most Holy Place would be missing. Since this is not the case, we can be confident that the thousand years of Jesus’ reign will transpire here also, as did everything else.
As I mentioned before, by measuring the temple, every one of us believers can measure self to God’s standard of truth, portrayed in the temple. I believe that this is precisely what Rev.11:1 intended to convey to us. Rather then count the worshipers, we are advised to measure them.

If we have truly entered (since 1995 A.D.) into the 40 years long transition period, which is counted also as the first part of the new time period assigned to a thousand years reign of Jesus Christ, why Jesus is not here already and why everything in the world is same as before or even getting worse?

Firstly: Who from all of us would like to be punished without determining if we deserve it or not? Don’t the earthly courts decide first if one is innocent or guilty? If God is ready to judge all nations and all people, should not the heavenly court do the same? Would not the heavenly court investigate first who is innocent and who is guilty?

Secondly: The Jubilee year was the last year of the old cycle (the 50th year), but in overall counting the time, it belonged as a first year to the new one. It was the year of transition. The same thing is happening today. The forty years long transition period we are now living in (1995 - 2034 A.D.), is the last part of the old time period of the Gentiles, but at the same time the first part of the new time period of Jesus’ reign. It is a transition period. For an explanation of what is happening during this transition period and why it seems to us as if nothing has changed yet, we must be little bit more patient.
Deeper understanding of the temple will help us orient ourselves better in the book of Revelation. For this reason first few posts are examining Rev.11:1.

Your friend in Jesus
HH