Messianic Judaism: Third Temple? Circumcision? Keeping Kosher?

<p>For additional notes and resources check out Douglas' <a href="https://www.douglasjacoby.com/messianic-judaism-10-third-temple-circumcision-keeping-kosher/">website</a>.</p><p>We have already discussed several major features of Judaism that do not carry over directly into Christianity. For example, consider:</p><ul><li> <ul><li><strong>Animal sacrifices</strong> (Heb 9:22; 10:1-4; 10:18)</li><li><strong>Warfare</strong>: We are no longer permitted to kill our enemies. The church is no longer a political entity.</li><li><strong>Priesthood</strong>. <i>All</i> Christians function as priests, and only Jesus has a special (high) priesthood.</li><li><strong>Tithing</strong>. Tithing is "found" in the NT only in passages referring to OT law (Matt 23 and Heb 7). We are no longer an agrarian church-state, and are thus released from the law of the tithe.</li></ul></li></ul><p>Other significant Messianic teachings include:</p><ul><li><strong>Circumcision. </strong>Acts 15; 1 Cor 7:18-19</li><li><strong>The Third Temple. </strong>Acts 15:16-18 (citing Amos 9:11 on rebuilding of “David’s fallen tent”).<ul><li>Jesus and the church interpreted the “tent” (tabernacle / temple) figuratively. “Destroy this temple” (John 2:19) = Jesus’ body.</li><li>Acts 15:16: The "restoration" of Israel was already well underway, through the ministry of the first century leaders like Peter. As a result, the Gentiles mission was really taking off, e.g. through Paul.</li><li>Another example of a figurative understanding of a passage is Mic 4:1-2 (par in Isa 2), which speaks of the house of the Lord in the last (or latter) days. Peter indicates that the Last Days have <i>already</i> come by 30 AD (Acts 2:16-17). The Gentile mission: not all nations literally streaming <i>to</i> Jerusalem, but the Word going out <i>from</i> Jerusalem to all nations (Acts 1:8 etc)!</li><li>Further, the true tabernacle is in heaven (Heb 8:2; 9:11).</li><li>And besides, there is no further need for sacrifice, since Jesus died for our sins.</li><li>Click here to see