There are various prophecies that deal with the temple. In a letter to a Christian community in Thessalonica, Paul prophesied that the temple would be rebuilt and presided over by a "man of lawlessness": {{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>{{bibleverse|2|Thessalonians|2:3-4|ESV}}.</ref>}} | There are various prophecies that deal with the temple. In a letter to a Christian community in Thessalonica, Paul prophesied that the temple would be rebuilt and presided over by a "man of lawlessness": {{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>{{bibleverse|2|Thessalonians|2:3-4|ESV}}.</ref>}} |