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There are various prophecies that deal with the temple. In a letter to a Christian community in Thessalonia, Paul prophesied the temple would be rebuilt and used by the anti-Christ: {{cquote|Let no one deceive you in any way. For that day [the day of the Lord] will not come, unless the rebellion comes first, and the man of lawlessness is revealed, the son of destruction, who opposes and exalts himself against every so-called god or object of worship, so that he takes his seat in the temple of God, proclaiming himself to be God.<ref>2 Thessalonians 2:3–4, ESV.</ref>}}

There are various prophecies that deal with the temple. In a letter to a Christian community in Thessalonia, Paul prophesied the temple would be rebuilt and used by the anti-Christ: {{cquote|Let no one deceive you in any way. For that day [the day of the Lord] will not come, unless the rebellion comes first, and the man of lawlessness is revealed, the son of destruction, who opposes and exalts himself against every so-called god or object of worship, so that he takes his seat in the temple of God, proclaiming himself to be God.<ref>2 Thessalonians 2:3–4, ESV.</ref>}}

Paul wrote this letter in 51-52 AD when the Herodian temple was still standing. The "man of lawlessness" is identified with the anti-Christ of John's letters.<ref>The term “anti-Christ” is used 1 John 2:18, 22; 4:3 and 2 John 7.</ref> It is a construction parallel to "Son of Man," a phrase applied to Jesus in the Gospels. There is a history of identifying this character with various political figures such as a Roman emperor, pope, or Napolean. The ''[[Geneva Bible]]'', used by the Puritans and by Shakespeare, identifies the anti-Christ with Pope Boniface VIII.<ref>''Geneva Bible'', Notes on Revelation 14:1. Boniface issued ''Unan Sanctum'' in 1302 in which he proclaimed papal supremacy over both the church and secular authority. "It is altogether necessary to salvation for every human creature to be subject to the Roman pontiff," it stated.</ref>

Paul wrote this letter in 51-52 AD when the Herodian temple was still standing. The "man of lawlessness" is identified with the anti-Christ of John's letters.<ref>The term “anti-Christ” is used 1 John 2:18, 22; 4:3 and 2 John 7.</ref> It is a construction parallel to "Son of Man," a phrase applied to Jesus in the Gospels. There is a history of identifying this character with various political figures such as a Roman emperor, pope, or Napoleon. The ''[[Geneva Bible]]'', used by the Puritans and by Shakespeare, identifies the anti-Christ with Pope Boniface VIII.<ref>''Geneva Bible'', Notes on Revelation 14:1. Boniface issued ''Unan Sanctum'' in 1302 in which he proclaimed papal supremacy over both the church and secular authority. "It is altogether necessary to salvation for every human creature to be subject to the Roman pontiff," it stated.</ref>

According to Paul, the [[Old Testament]] prophecies concerning the rebuilding of the temple were fulfilled by the coming of Jesus:{{cquote|Do you not know that you are God's temple and that God's Spirit dwells in you? If anyone destroys God's temple, God will destroy him. For God's temple is holy, and you are that temple.<ref>1 Corinthians 3:16-17, ESV.</ref>}} "The God who made the world and everything in it, being Lord of heaven and earth, does not live in temples made by man," according to Acts.<ref>Acts 17:24.</ref>

According to Paul, the [[Old Testament]] prophecies concerning the rebuilding of the temple were fulfilled by the coming of Jesus:{{cquote|Do you not know that you are God's temple and that God's Spirit dwells in you? If anyone destroys God's temple, God will destroy him. For God's temple is holy, and you are that temple.<ref>1 Corinthians 3:16-17, ESV.</ref>}} "The God who made the world and everything in it, being Lord of heaven and earth, does not live in temples made by man," according to Acts.<ref>Acts 17:24.</ref>