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Ellen White's writings don't discuss a "third temple" in the sense of a future physical temple to be built in Jerusalem. However, she does reference the historical Jewish temple and uses temple imagery in spiritual contexts. ## The Historical Temple Ellen White wrote about the temple that stood during Jesus' time, noting its magnificence and eventual destruction. She described how "Solomon, the wisest of Israel's monarchs, had completed the first temple, the most magnificent building the world ever saw. After its destruction by Nebuchadnezzar, it was rebuilt about five hundred years before the birth of Christ" (HF 19). This rebuilt temple was the one Jesus knew, which the Romans had been rebuilding and embellishingand in which "they took great pride in it as a work of science and art" (3SP 117.2). ## Jesus and the Temple When Jesus cleansed the temple and was challenged by the religious leaders, He responded with words they misunderstood: "Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up" (1Red 80.3). The leaders thought He referred to the physical temple in Jerusalem and were indignant, saying "Forty and six years was this temple in building, and wilt thou rear it up in three days?" (2SP 121.3). But Ellen White explains that "their unbelieving minds were unable to discern that he referred to his own body, the earthly temple of the Son of God" (1Red 80.3). ## The Heavenly Temple Ellen White also wrote about a temple in heaven. In a vision, she described seeing "the temple" with seven pillars, all of transparent gold, set with pearls most gloriousand "tables of stone in which the names of 144,000 were engraved in letters of gold" (Hvn 137.2). This represents the heavenly sanctuary where Christ ministers. Her writings focus on these three temple concepts: the historical Jewish temple, Christ's body as a temple, and the heavenly sanctuary—but not a future "third temple" to be built on earth. --- 💡 **You might also want to explore:** • What did Ellen White teach about the heavenly sanctuary and Christ's ministry there? • How did she interpret the cleansing of the temple and its spiritual significance? • What did she say about the destruction of Jerusalem's temple and its prophetic meaning? --- 📚 **thousands of passages found** containing these search terms — [Explore in Full-Text Search](/advanced-search?q=Tell+me+about+the+3rd+temple)