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Definition for Temple A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z Temple: The general, a temple is a holy meeting place for religious activity. In the Bible, there are several temples. The first is Solomon's temple, which was later pillaged and destroyed. It was grand and extravagant. The temple was later reconstructed by Zerubbabel and sometimes referred to as the temple of Zerubbabel; it was more basic and simpler, akin to Moses' tabernacle. Later, King Herod would greatly expand Zerubbabel's temple. However, his motives were selfish and not God-honoring. Herod's goal was to call attention to himself and to garner the favor of the Jewish people. This temple was later destroyed by Roman soldiers, just as Jesus predicted (Luke 19: 41-44). Additionally, Jesus' body is figuratively called a temple (John 2:19-21), the bodies of Jesus' followers are temples (1 Corinthians 6:19), and heaven itself is God's temple (Revelation 7:15) (See our Internet resources page for sites with more information on this topic.) |
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