The Lost Books of the Bible, Part 11, Chapter XIII summary
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In Chapter XIII, the speaker interprets the creation week as a timetable for divine judgment and renewal, explaining the community’s celebration of the eighth day. He then rejects trust in a physical temple and identifies forgiven, renewed believers as the dwelling place of God.
What happens
- The speaker reads the six creation days as six thousand years leading to the completion of all things.
- He connects seventh-day rest with the Son’s defeat of the Wicked One, judgment, and renewal.
- He explains eighth-day observance through Jesus rising, appearing to his disciples, and ascending.
- He condemns trust in the temple building and presents its destruction as fulfillment of Scripture.
- He identifies renewed believers as God’s temple, where divine teaching and wisdom replace corruption and idolatry.

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Why does the community observe the eighth day with gladness?

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