When the prophets Haggai and Zechariah son of Iddo prophesied to the Jews who were in Judah and Jerusalem in the name of the God of Israel who was over them,  Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel and Jeshua son of Jozadak began rebuilding the Temple of God in Jerusalem; with them were the prophets of God, supporting them.

Ezra 5:1, 2

Who Are We?

• His Body 1 Corinthians 12:27

• His Temple Ephesians 2:21

• His Bride Revelation 19:7-9

Make me a sanctuary, that I may dwell in their midst. Exactly as I show you concerning the pattern of the tabernacle, and of all its furniture, so you shall make it.

Exodus 25:9

You shall seek the place that the LORD your God will choose out of all your tribes to put his name and make his habitation there. There you shall go

Deuteronomy 12:1–6

“Go and tell my servant David, ‘Thus says the LORD: Would you build me a house to dwell in? 2 Samuel 7:1–7

the place of which you have said, “My name shall be there”

1 Kings 8:

Jesus cried out again with a loud voice and yielded up his spirit.  And behold, the curtain of the temple was torn in two, from top to bottom. And the earth shook, and the rocks were split

Matthew 27:50–51

But it was Solomon who built a house for him. Yet the Most High does not dwell in houses made by hands as the prophet says:

Acts 7:44–50

Heaven is my throne, and the earth is my footstool. What kind of house will you build for me, says the Lord, or what is the place of my rest? Did not my hand make all these things?’

Isaiah 66:1–2

Do you not know that you are God’s temple and that God’s Spirit dwells in you?

1 Corinthians 3:16–17

Now these things happened to them as an example, but they were written down for our instruction, on whom the end of the ages has come.

1 Corinthians 10:11

Thus says Cyrus king of Persia: The LORD, the God of heaven, has given me all the kingdoms of the earth, and he has charged me to build him a house at Jerusalem, which is in Judah.

Ezra 1:2 – 538 BC

Thus says the LORD to his anointed, to Cyrus, whose right hand I have grasped, to subdue nations before him and to loose the belts of kings, to open doors before him that gates may not be closed:

Isaiah 45:1 – 720 BC

And all the people shouted with a great shout when they praised the LORD, because the foundation of the house of the LORD was laid.

Ezra 3:11 536 BC

Then the work on the house of God that is in Jerusalem stopped, and it ceased until the second year of the reign of Darius king of Persia

Ezra 4:24 534 BC

When the prophets Haggai and Zechariah son of Iddo prophesied to the Jews who were in Judah and Jerusalem in the name of the God of Israel who was over them,  Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel and Jeshua son of Jozadak began rebuilding the Temple of God in Jerusalem; with them were the prophets of God, supporting them.

Ezra 5:1, 2 520 BC

“Is it a time for you yourselves to dwell in your paneled houses, while this house lies in ruins?”

Haggai 1:1–11 520 BC

Then Haggai, the messenger of the LORD, spoke to the people with the LORD’s message,

“I am with you, declares the LORD.”

Haggai 1:12–15 520 BC

And the LORD stirred up the spirit of …….and the spirit of all the remnant of the people

And they came and worked on the house of the LORD of hosts, their God

Haggai 1:12–15 520 BC

Now these things happened to them as an example, but they were written down for our instruction, on whom the end of the ages has come.

1 Corinthians 10:11