John 14:6 Jesus answered, "I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.”
OK, then name them. Give me a list. Because even the writers of the Old Testament were focused on the Messiah and spoke through the Spirit of Christ:
1Peter 1:10-11 “Concerning this salvation, the prophets, who spoke of the grace that was to come to you, searched intently and with the greatest care, trying to find out the time and circumstances to which
the Spirit of Christ in them was pointing when he predicted the sufferings of Christ and the glories that would follow.”
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No one comes through but through him means that there will be no more alternatives past the ones that have been made
“no one comes to the Father except through me” is obviously a claim of exclusivity.
Jesus also says those who attempt to enter by “alternative” paths are frauds: "I tell you the truth, the man who does not enter the sheep pen by the gate, but climbs in by some other way, is a thief and a robber.” (John 10:1)
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....and I don't want to play the quote game with you UNLESS you demonstrate your source of this knowledge
the source of this knowledge is the bible itself. I accept what it says without prejudice.
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I don't think it's a very good idea to jump back and forth with scriptures... I believe that would include trying to put two scriptures together that were originally separated by like 200 pages.
You believe the bible forbids jumping back and forth between scriptures?! Now, that is a very strange belief since the writers of the New Testament did that very thing dozens upon dozens of times.
I also understand it to be a matter of common sense that the bible can refer to a given topic multiple times throughout scripture, and that one has to take all the separate but related statements as a whole in order to fully understand the topic:
2Tim 2:15 “Study to show thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed,
rightly dividing the word of truth.”
Isa 28:9-10 “Whom shall he teach knowledge? and whom shall he make to understand doctrine?... For precept must be upon precept; line upon line;
here a little, and there a little.”
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Another problem with your analysis is that in revelation, the temple does reappear
I think the physical earthly temple (the one mention in Rev 11) will be rebuilt by the Jews and will be the location where the antiChrist reigns. The other “temple” mentioned throughout Rev is God’s temple in heaven.
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and I also theologically vexed about how Jesus reaches those who he is not able to reach.
Not sure what time frame you’re referring to here.
Prior to the 2nd Coming - The new covenant is universal in the sense it pertains to all who believe in Christ – all who have the Holy Spirit are led by the Spirit and therefore have a direct personal relation with God.
After the 2nd Coming, during the 1000 year reign, Jesus will physically rule from Jerusalem and human government will be abolished.
After the 1000 year reign, Jesus rules for all enterity over those who have been given eternal life in a new heaven and a new earth.
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Have you ever read the bible?
