When the prophets Haggai and Zechariah son of
Iddo prophesied to the Jews who were in Judah
and Jerusalem in the name of the God of Israel
who was over them, Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel
and Jeshua son of Jozadak began rebuilding the
Temple of God in Jerusalem; with them were the
prophets of God, supporting them.
Ezra 5:1, 2
Who Are We?
• His Body 1 Corinthians 12:27
• His Temple Ephesians 2:21
• His Bride Revelation 19:7-9
Make me a sanctuary, that I may dwell in
their midst. Exactly as I show you
concerning the pattern of the tabernacle,
and of all its furniture, so you shall make it.
Exodus 25:9
You shall seek the place that the LORD your
God will choose out of all your tribes to put
his name and make his habitation there.
There you shall go
Deuteronomy 12:1–6
“Go and tell my servant David, ‘Thus says
the LORD: Would you build me a house to
dwell in?
2 Samuel 7:1–7
the place of which you have said,
“My name shall be there”
1 Kings 8:
Jesus cried out again with a loud voice and
yielded up his spirit. And behold, the curtain
of the temple was torn in two, from top to
bottom. And the earth shook, and the rocks
were split
Matthew 27:50–51
But it was Solomon who built a house for
him. Yet the Most High does not dwell in
houses made by hands as the prophet says:
Acts 7:44–50
Heaven is my throne, and the earth is my
footstool. What kind of house will you build
for me, says the Lord, or what is the place of
my rest? Did not my hand make all these
things?’
Isaiah 66:1–2
Do you not know that you are God’s temple
and that God’s Spirit dwells in you?
1 Corinthians 3:16–17
Now these things happened to them as an
example, but they were written down for our
instruction, on whom the end of the ages has
come.
1 Corinthians 10:11
Thus says Cyrus king of Persia: The LORD,
the God of heaven, has given me all the
kingdoms of the earth, and he has charged
me to build him a house at Jerusalem, which
is in Judah.
Ezra 1:2 – 538 BC
Thus says the LORD to his anointed, to Cyrus,
whose right hand I have grasped, to subdue
nations before him and to loose the belts of
kings, to open doors before him that gates
may not be closed:
Isaiah 45:1 – 720 BC
And all the people shouted with a great shout
when they praised the LORD, because the
foundation of the house of the LORD was laid.
Ezra 3:11 536 BC
Then the work on the house of God that is in
Jerusalem stopped, and it ceased until the
second year of the reign of Darius king of
Persia
Ezra 4:24 534 BC
When the prophets Haggai and Zechariah son of
Iddo prophesied to the Jews who were in Judah
and Jerusalem in the name of the God of Israel
who was over them, Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel
and Jeshua son of Jozadak began rebuilding the
Temple of God in Jerusalem; with them were the
prophets of God, supporting them.
Ezra 5:1, 2 520 BC
“Is it a time for you yourselves to dwell in
your paneled houses, while this house lies in
ruins?”
Haggai 1:1–11 520 BC
Then Haggai, the messenger of the LORD,
spoke to the people with the LORD’s
message,
“I am with you, declares the LORD.”
Haggai 1:12–15 520 BC
And the LORD stirred up the spirit of …….
and the spirit of all the remnant of the people
And they came and worked on the house of
the LORD of hosts, their God
Haggai 1:12–15 520 BC
Now these things happened to them as an
example, but they were written down for our
instruction, on whom the end of the ages has
come.
1 Corinthians 10:11