Temples Made With Hands The following article was copied with
permission from "Dr." James White's Alpha & Omega web site. A
response to "Dr." White's article was written by Dr. William
(Bill) Hamblin. To read Dr. Hamblin's reply and ensuing
correspondence between the two apologists, please click here.
SHIELDS does not endorse the conclusions of James' e-tract. Many
of the worldís religions focus their worship upon a temple, or
temples. Often the deity that is worshipped is said to be
physically present in the temple, while at other times the
deity, though dwelling somewhere else, visits with the people at
the temple. Under the Old Covenant, the one true God of Israel,
Jehovah, allowed His people to build a single temple, located in
Jerusalem. The first temple was built by Solomon, and was
destroyed in 586 B.C. by the invading Babylonians. The second
temple was built by Zerubbabel, and was expanded greatly by
Herod in the years prior to Christís ministry. This temple was
destroyed by Titus and the Roman legion