Revelation 11:19

19  And the temple of God was opened in heaven, and there was seen in his temple the ark of his testament: and there were lightnings, and voices, and thunderings, and an earthquake, and great hail.

When the temple is opened in heaven, the world sees the ark of God's testament in the temple in heaven. The Ark of the Covenant on earth was patterned after the heavenly ark. The copy on earth had Aaron s rod, manna and the Ten Commandments. These represented God's choice for high priest, God's supernatural bread of life and God's eternal law. When the Ark is seen it will provide final testimony to Israel and to the world that the God of Heaven made an everlasting covenant with Israel. God has decreed that His Law and His chosen high priest will rule in His kingdom from Jerusalem on earth. Jesus is not sitting on the mercy seat over the ark because the time for mercy on the earth is now over.

The lightnings, voices, thunderings, the earthquake and the great hail, are but a brief description of the seventh vial judgment that is poured out. John gives more detail about this in Chapter 16.

The fact that a temple can be seen in heaven at this time does not mean that there will be a physical temple structure in the Holy City in eternity. There will be the throne of God and the Lamb in heaven in eternity but there will be no temple because God, the Lamb and the people they indwell make up the temple.

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