STEPHEN'S DEFENSE
With His face glowing, Stephen made his defense in front of the High Priest. The defense was recapping Hebrew history starting with Abraham up to Solomon building a house for God. This is very important for from Solomon's Temple, Stephen jumps ahead to His time, right after Pentecost when the Holy Ghost was poured out into the individual Christians. Here is the KEY!!!
Next, Stephen states, "However, God doesn’t live in temples made by human hands." This statement is the difference between the Old and New Testament. The former age of the Law and The dispensation of the fullness of time.
The statement that God doesn't live in temples make by human hands infuriated the High Priest.
To understand the Rebuilding of the True Temple we need to know why the High Priest was so infuriated by this statement.
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