Here Is The Church, a Dome Not a Steeple

00:00 Introduction 01:24 Altar to an unknown god 08:07 Sacrifice in temples is human 16:26 Israel chosen to build true temples 24:20 We so easily forget who God Most High is 30:58 Where are the temples of today 35:30 Orthodox Christian temples 45:45 It is a temple because God is present in it several ways 51:33 Right worship of God Most High transforms us into something divine 61:31 Closing ~~~ Here Is The Church, a Dome Not a Steeple Orthodox Liturgics S8E7 ~~~ In this episode, Fr. Symeon Kees & James John Marks discuss why a dedicated, physical church building, with a consecrated alter, which is to say a temple, is necessary. ~~~ Scripture citations for this episode: Exodus 25-30  - The covenant regarding The Tabernacle, Priesthood & ritual life of Israel Exodus 32  - The Golden Calf is distorted worship Matthew 5:17  - Fulfill not do away with Matthew 17:1-13  - Transfiguration Acts 17:16-34  - St Paul preaches in Athens Revelation 21  - True worship in the fullness of revelation ~~~ #orthodoxChristianity  #OrthodoxChurch #ChurchHistory #Temple #Altar #Sacrifice #Worship #paganism #tabernacle  The Christian Saints Podcast is a joint production of Generative sounds & Paradosis Pavilion. Our hosts are Father Symeon Kees of Iowa City & James John Marks of Chicago. Paradosis Pavilion - https://youtube.com/@paradosispavilion9555 https://www.instagram.com/christiansaintspodcast https://x.com/podcast_saints https://www.facebook.com/christiansaintspodcast https://www.threads.net/@christiansaintspodcast https://bsky.app/profile/xtiansaintspodcast.bsky.social Iconographic images used by kind permission of Nicholas Papas, who controls distribution rights of these images Prints of all of Nick’s work can be found at Saint Demetrius Press - http://www.saintdemetriuspress.com All music in these episodes is a production of Generative Sounds https://generativesoundsjjm.bandcamp.com Distribution rights of this episode & all music contained in it are controlled by Generative Sounds Copyright 2021 - 2026