聖殿被毀之先，彌賽亞已來了..Messiah came before the destruction of the temple

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但以理書 9︰24-27；瑪拉基書 3︰1

瑪拉基書中關於彌賽亞的預言︰

萬軍之耶和華說：「你們所尋求的主必忽然進入祂的殿」（瑪拉基書 3︰1）

瑪拉基書所關注的聖殿是「第二聖殿」。這意味着彌賽亞來到之時，「第二聖殿」仍在。

但以理書更進一步指出，彌賽亞應在「第二聖殿」被毀之前出現。

過了六十二個七，那受膏者必被剪除，一無所有；必有一王的民來毀滅這城和聖所，至終必如洪水沖沒。必有爭戰，一直到底，荒涼的事已經定了。（但以理書 9︰26）

以上經文內容深奧，但有兩件事情卻清楚描述︰(1)受膏者必被剪除 (2)受膏者死後，耶路撒冷城及聖殿再次被毀。

耶路撒冷和聖殿已於主後70年再次被毀。在此之前，彌賽亞是否已臨到祂的聖殿並受盡痛苦而死？若聖經所言屬實，這些事便已發生。

為何彌賽亞必須受盡痛苦而死？祂既受盡痛苦而死，又如何永遠作王？

但以理書也告訴我們，這些事情發生的因由。

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Daniel 9:24-27, Malachi 3:1

In the book of Malachi we read about the Messiah: “The Lord whom you seek, will suddenly come to his temple.” (Malachi 3:1 NASB). The temple with which the book of Malachi is concerned was the second temple. This implies Messiah should have come while the second temple was still standing!

The book of Daniel makes it even clearer that Messiah had to come before the destruction of the second temple. This is what we read:

And after the sixty two sevens Messiah shall be cut off and there would be nothing for him, and the people of the prince who is to come shall destroy the city and the sanctuary.

Daniel 9:26

This is not an easy text but two things are clear: Messiah will die a violent death and his death will be followed by a new destruction of Jerusalem and the temple.

Jerusalem and the temple were destroyed again in the year 70 CE. Did Messiah come to his temple and die a violent death before that? If the scriptures are true he should have.

But why should Messiah die this violent death first and how can he still be king forever if he died a violent death?

The book of Daniel also tells us also why this had to happen.

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