I will . . . make them rejoice inside my house of prayer.—Isa. 56:7.
Who may approach God at his spiritual temple? At the physical temple, the priests and Levites were privileged to serve in the inner courtyard, but only priests could enter the Holy. Anointed Christians with the heavenly hope enjoy a unique spiritual condition foreshadowed by the inner courtyard and the Holy, which enables them to render prayers and praise to God. What about those with an earthly hope, the “other sheep”? (John 10:16) The prophet Isaiah indicated that people of many nations would come to worship Jehovah “in the final part of the days.” (Isa. 2:2, 3) He also wrote that “foreigners” would join themselves to Jehovah. (Isa. 56:6) What a comforting thought that all of God’s servants today can freely approach God with full confidence that they are heard by him!
