Thank you, Little Star for your comments. I have no doubt that you are correct about the standards of the people of Israel. You are also correct about the "crafts". As a matter of fact, I have been preparing to discuss the most important "craft" of all--that of the Old Testament Sanctuary itself. "It is not a description of a temple that ever was built, or ever could be erected at Jerusalem; and can, consequently, only be considered as the beautiful ideal of what a Shemitic Temple ought to be." (People's Bible Encyclopedia, pg.1090)

The entire temple was not fastened in any way. It was designed to "sit in place". It "moves" in the heavenly sphere. It also was designed to "move" in the physical sphere. If you could visualize the "hole" in which the entire temple structure sat, it would be like going down two "stairs" across the bottom and up two "stairs" on the other side. The same went for the length of the structure as well. The bottom of the structure sat upon the bottom of the "hole". The first tier of chambers (corresponding to the chambers of Noah's Ark) sat upon the first "stair". The second tier of chambers sat upon the next stair and the other flared out from the bottom. In this way, was determined the "shape" of the hull--for the entire temple structure is, indeed, a "craft". It is designed to fly. Only it does not fly through space. It travels through space/time. The Bible has a great deal to say about this entire structure. With a proper understanding of the "measuring rod" and the "line of flax", we not only can understand how the entire system works, it is a mani-fold prophecy of the latter days and the Revelation of the Mystery of the Kingdom of God. Unfortunately, your view and understanding of this process is limited to your "view" of the preparation time for the "hour of temptation". The hour of temptation does not just deal with the "putting away of sin". It does not just deal with the cleansing of the "soul temple" although it is a very important aspect. When the Bible admonishes us to "not despise the Day of Small Things", it is talking about mind-set. Whether we realize it or not, we all have "mores", those values and ideas that are set in stone. To us they are unchangeable. They cannot be moved. Many would rather try to "move the world" than simply take a step backward and sideways to get a clearer view of the object.

The most difficult aspect to understand about this entire process of knowing what the temple is all about, concerns the Day of Small Things. The angel that has the measuring rod also has a "line of flax". In the concordance, the line of flax is "comminuting linen". Comminuting means to reduce to minute particles or "atomize". The "line" is twisted or "twined" which is the same word use here for the ribband that was to be placed on the fringe of garments to be an ever-present reminder of the commandments of God (Nu 15:38) The fringe or ribband was "wing-like projection" and is the same word used previously in Ez 8:3 as "lock of mine head". This wing-like projection implies being "inside" the head or mind.

Now we have the added complexity of reducing the entire temple complex to the atomic scale. This is also part of the measuring rod. What I came to understand about this, as mind-boggling as it seems, is that the entire heavenly sphere is located in a place that can fit on the head of a pin! It sounds ridiculous until you hear what one of the most well-known physicists today (at least in being able to translate difficult physics to the layperson) Michu Pichu (not sure of the spelling). What he states is, basicly, that any other dimensions that the universe may be made up of (which varies according to different theories) they may need an advanced civilization to access them because they would, most probably, be found at the Planck Scale or Length, which is at the atomic scale. Mathematics declares that the other dimensions other than the four we are aware of, (length, breadth, depth, and time) cannot be seen by us--even though they are less than the lenght of an atom away!! Theoretically, they could be found in the space between the synapses of our brain.

So, now, we have stepped entirely outside of the box. The Revelation of the Mystery of the Kingdom of God has taken a dimensional step. Ironically, it addresses the problem of paradox. The "romantic" vision of what so-called time-travel is shown to be, is an impossibility. All the fears of what time-travel represents (even in some threads here), clearly do not apply. There are no paradoxes. There are no "transformations" other than what knowledge and experience do for us. I know that this sounds a bit "Zen" (the universe is no further away than the blood in our veins), but this seems to be what the scriptures are telling us. It is not just the "earth" that we inherit. What we inherit is: "In the beginning (time), God created the "heavens" (space) and the earth (matter). The entire system of space/time/matter is ours to govern. It is not just a choice we can make. It is our destiny.

Again, I thank you for your comments. It is certainly true that there are dual applications for much of the scriptures. This is part and parcel of what it means "to confound the wise". The Bible is shown to be "here a little, and there a little, line upon line, precept upon precept." This is all about non-linear thinking and "non-local" events. Do we all need to understand this? Definitely not. What this shows to me is that nothing is above God. Any subject that we care to study can be found within the scriptures. There is a depth, breadth and glory in the Law of God that we have not even begun to understand yet. This does certainly allow for the fact that a "little child" can make statements that make all of this knowledge secondary. Is this what I discuss with all my friends? Certainly not! Our focus is on character and integrity and how the scriptures can benefit us--not just for our own sakes, but for the benefit of others. It truly is about self-sacrificing service. It is about systematic "disinterested benevelence." It is about helping others to "stand" in the time of trouble which is upon us as we speak. I have many friends who are very well educated in how Satan will make his final push. They are very aware of his agencies and the methods he will use to try and ruin this planet. I choose not to focus on those things. I keep asking the Lord, "what would you have me do Lord?" His reply is always the same. "Build my Temple". For many years, I have tried to understand what this meant. I took courses in AutoCad and 3DStudio Max to graphically represent what He was showing me. I may as well as have been trying to build Heaven. It is that complex. But what He has shown me in the physical aspects of the temple service does not even approach the other side of the equation. There are a multitude of "crystals" in the structure of the temple. There are also a multitude of "Living Stones" in the world. I have not lost sight of the crystals, but the Living Stones are what I must be about now. In respect of what the temple teaches us, it is clear that the "LAW" is in strong force. There are several ways to look at that too. Law certainly implies judgement. Judgement is approaching. The Sanctuary shows us how to avoid it negatively. This is the more traditional way to "be" Christian. The traditional ways are pretty much understood by everyone. I think we can say with some certainty that the "Gospel of Christ" has been pretty much preached unto the whole world. There are very few, even in the darkest places of the earth, that do not know what Jesus stood for and what He died for. It has been repeated to death. I get bored hearing the same old line over and over again. It's time to get over the milk. This is my attempt at meat.