History of Old Testament Worship
1447 BC
Destroyed
by Philistines at Shiloh
(1 Samuel 5:1)
1071 BC
Established
Mt. Sinai by Moses,
Bezalel, and Oholiab
INACTIVE for 70 yrs
1001 BC
Restored
David to Jerusalem
(2 Samuel 6:12f)
586 BC
Destroyed
by Babylonians
at Jerusalem
INACTIVE for 70 yrs
516 BC
Restored
by Zerubbabel at Jerusalem
(Ezekiel 1:1-3; 2:2)
168 BC
Destroyed
by Antiochus Epiphanes
(Daniel 8:8-14; 10:30-35)
INACTIVE for 3.5 yrs
165 BC
Restored
by Judas Maccabees
30 AD
Old Testament Worship Destroyed Spiritually
by Christ
(Ephesians 2:14-16)
INACTIVE for 50 days
30 AD
New Testament Worship Established
by Holy Spirit
(Acts 2:1f)
70 AD
Temple Destroyed
by Romans at Jerusalem FOREVER.
SPIRITUAL TEMPLE TODAY
(John 2:19; John 4:23; 1 Corinthians 6:19)