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Eze 40:2 In the visions of God brought he me into the land of Israel, and set me upon a very high mountain, by which [was] as the frame of a city on the south.

God brings Ezekiel, by vision, into the LAND OF ISRAEL. And he shows him the temple that will be built. When it is, it does not say. Could very well be during the Millenium because other passages speak of the nations of the earth coming to this place to worship the LORD.

You have a prederist view. The prederist declares every passage that is unexplained as spiritual and an allegory. They also do not interpret the bible literally, they believe all promises to Israel have been transferred to the Church (replacement theology), along with many other liberal denominations, and that God is finished with the nation of Israel.

God is not finished with Israel. They are the apple of his eye, no matter how rebellious and rotten they are. There is always a remnant. And as for the Temple... we will see. But one thing we do agree. That Christ is the Messiah and the author of our salvation. He is the bridge between man and God. There is no other way to God. Amen.

They also do not interpret the bible literally, they believe all promises to Israel have been transferred to the Church (replacement theology), along with many other liberal denominations, and that God is finished with the nation of Israel.

Yo, BigFinn, I know you got that from somebody's book or newsletter or radio program cuz you didn't get it from reading any "prederist" (sic).

If you want to read what the Bible (all the Bible, not the stunted OT-only Bible of the dispensationalists) really teaches about Israel, I suggest you begin with some of the articles on this site: Israel / Judaism. You can also read Expansion, Not Replacement by a minister devoted to Jewish evangelism.

A helpful book would be Israel of God by O. Palmer Robertson

Be prepared to have your spiritual eyes opened to the reality and true makeup of Christ's kingdom. Otherwise, if you choose you can just muddle along with the discredited theology of Darby and Scofield.

The word is preterist rather than prederist. I have an issue with people intimating Jews are rebellious or rotten - perhaps that wasn't your intent. Unfortunately, we in the church don't study our own history to know what we have done that is so far from how God wants us to treat each other.

God bless Israel. Jesus is Jewish and fulfilled the law that brings the gospel to all who will receive it.