God leaves His sanctuary due to the behaviors done against Him. 

Ezekiel 8:6

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“He said furthermore unto me, Son of man, seest thou what they do? even the great abominations that the house of Israel committeth here, that I should go far off from my sanctuary?” Ezekiel 8:6a.

God occupies the spirit and soul when we believe in Jesus Christ who atones for sin…we are given the Holy Spirit and He draws near to us. God has gone far off from the Jewish people, and He is not found within the sanctuary of their soul. Where is Jesus Christ, the giver of the Holy Spirit, within Israel? They have thrown the Gospel of Jesus Christ far from them. They have thrown out the entire New Testament from their Bible and only live by the Old Testament. Jesus Christ promised them and all of us, “But as many as received Him, to them He gave the right to become children of God, to those who believe in His name: who were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God.” John 1:12-13

The detestable behaviors done within the sanctuary of the soul and spirit are offensive to God who has created human beings to be the temple of the Holy Spirit. He goes far off from His sanctuary as Jesus Christ walks out of the temple, “Then Jesus went out and departed from the temple,” Matthew 24:1 Click here for a post on Jesus walking out of the Church.

When God and Jesus Christ leave the temple of the human spirit and soul, the Holy Spirit is taken out of this world. The Holy Spirit is He who restrains lawlessness and anti-social behavior from appearing on this planet, “For the mystery of lawlessness is already at work; only He who now restrains will do so until He is taken out of the way.” 2 Thessalonians 2:7 We can see that lawlessness comes through the provocation of jealousy relating to the carnal desires of the beastly human nature, “Where do wars and fights come from among you? Do they not come from your desires for pleasure that war in your members? You lust and do not have. You murder and covet and cannot obtain.” James 4:1-2

“Draw near to God and He will draw near to you.” James 4:8

Today, the churches are no longer a light shining with the Gospel of Jesus Christ. They have joined the global culture in serving the false god in high places that gives them what to say, do, think, and feel. God, Jesus Christ, and the Holy Spirit have walked out and gone far from the churches. Government lawmakers no longer include the values of the Bible in policies. The educational system does not allow the teachings of the Bible in the classrooms. And Christianity is not welcomed in any sector of society.

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“….to you who do not hold to her teaching and have not learned Satan’s so-called deep secrets,“
‘I will not impose any other burden on you, except to hold on to what you have until I come.’”
“I am coming soon. Hold on to what you have, so that no one will take your crown.”
Revelation 2:24-25, 3:1