Temple of Solomon Reflection 1 (week 2)

Randall Q. Lawrence
Faith Bible College
Temple of Solomon
Bro. K
2/8/2011

Temple of Solomon Reflection 1 (week 2):

It has been interesting to read about why studying the Temple of Solomon is important, what and who it reflects (Jesus, heavenly tabernacle/temple), reading about various interpretation principles, and then reading about the various temple—Tabernacle of Moses, Tabernacle of David, Temple of Solomon, Temple of Zerubbabel, Temple of Herod, Temple of Ezekiel’s vision, etc.

I decided that I wanted to focus on what temples mean to me. My church (Community of Christ/R.L.D.S.) had a first temple in Kirtland, Ohio, 80-90 miles north of where I grew up in New Philadelphia, Ohio. This temple or “House of the Lord” was dedicated in 1836 with mighty prayer, anointed singing, and even apostles speaking in tongues with interpretation given—an outpouring of the Spirit due to sacrifice in the building of this Temple. At the time (1836), most church buildings would have fit in the Kirtland Temple with their length smaller than its width. The “saints” that built were very poor and sacrificed greatly to build it. I am also challenged to see an anointing/endowment (Luke 24:49, Acts 2, Joel 2) on our Independence Temple with the Community of Christ HQ that’s just down the street from us.