Jesus was the Temple made without hands with the Father indwelling the Holy of Holies:
John 2:21 But he spake of the temple of his body.
In fact it's only occurred to me just now that according to scripture Jesus was the Holy of Holies:
Hebrews 10:19-20 Having therefore, brethren, boldness to enter into the holiest by the blood of Jesus, 20 By a new and living way, which he hath consecrated for us, through the veil, that is to say, his flesh;
All the temples made with hands God abandoned, but I do think these temples served as examples to us of the real temple made without hands. Recall that the veil in the temple made with hands was torn at the moment that Jesus died on the cross and commended His Spirit to the Father.
Again it has only occurred to me just now that His Spirit may have been entering the Holy of Holies at that moment and not exiting it as I had always imagined it:
Scripture says of Jesus:
Colossians 2:9-10 For in him dwelleth all the fulness of the Godhead bodily. 10 And ye are complete in him, which is the head of all principality and power:
It's worth reading King Solomon's prayer (1 Kings 8:27-53) regarding the temple he had built for God and consider that if his prayer was true and accepted (1 Kings 9:2-3) for one of the temple's made with hands, how much more would it be true of the temple made without hands?
The important things to note in his prayer are:
1 Kings 8:29-30 That thine eyes may be open toward this house night and day, even toward the place of which thou hast said, My name shall be there: that thou mayest hearken unto the prayer which thy servant shall make toward this place. 30 And hearken thou to the supplication of thy servant, and of thy people Israel, when they shall pray toward this place: and hear thou in heaven thy dwelling place: and when thou hearest, forgive.
Now consider these things that Jesus said about Himself:
Matthew 9:6 But that ye may know that the Son of man hath power on earth to forgive sins, (then saith he to the sick of the palsy,) Arise, take up thy bed, and go unto thine house.
John 14:14 If ye shall ask any thing in my name, I will do it.
John 16:26-27 At that day ye shall ask in my name: and I say not unto you, that I will pray the Father for you: 27 For the Father himself loveth you, because ye have loved me, and have believed that I came out from God.
And if it isn't abundantly clear what Jesus meant by "ask any thing in my name" the story of Saul/Paul's conversion makes it clear:
Acts 9:15-17 But the Lord said unto him, Go thy way: for he is a chosen vessel unto me, to bear my name before the Gentiles, and kings, and the children of Israel: 16 For I will shew him how great things he must suffer for my name's sake. 17 And Ananias went his way, and entered into the house; and putting his hands on him said, Brother Saul, the Lord, even Jesus, that appeared unto thee in the way as thou camest, hath sent me, that thou mightest receive thy sight, and be filled with the Holy Ghost.
An inspection of this chapter shows that the Lord that was speaking to Ananias was the Lord Jesus. This was the name given to the temple made without hands, and just like God promised to hear the prayers of those directed toward Solomon's temple, under the New Covenant He promises to hear and fulfill the prayers directed toward Jesus.
So just like Jesus said to His early disciples, I encourage those who have a little faith now to do the same:
John 14:12-14 Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believeth on me, the works that I do shall he do also; and greater works than these shall he do; because I go unto my Father. 13 And whatsoever ye shall ask in my name, that WILL I DO, that the Father may be glorified in the Son. 14 If ye shall ask any thing in my name, I WILL DO IT!
