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Originally posted by Wannabee
Bob,
Yes, I do think that this would be taken to mean a literal temple, unless there was another passage that clarified it to mean otherwise. But the clear and simple meaning of the passage would be a literal temple. Those who are "far off" would most likely refer to the Gentiles, pointing out that it would include all peoples. This would have to happen after the arrival of the BRANCH.
Walk through the passage and tell me what you see here, trying not to read a preunderstanding into it (which is admittedly hard to do). We agree that the Branch is Christ...
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If you could clarify the phrase above in bold. Does preunderstanding include what the NT would teach on the passage or its treatment of "the Temple" in general.
It might be premature, but let me jump to my next question. If so, why would you want to eliminate that info? It might be an interesting exercise, but it doesn't seem it would be helpful in getting at the truth. As a rough analogy, it seems it would be like asking a physicist to limit his understanding of gravity to what was known in the 19th century.