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The Covenant with Israel
The time has at last arrived when the God of Abraham, of Isaac, and of Jacob12, has set his hand again the second time to recover the remnants of his people,13 which have been left from Assyria, and from Egypt, and from Pathros, and from Cush, and from Elam, and from Shinar, and from Hamath, and from the islands of the sea, and with them to bring in the fulness of the Gentiles, and establish that covenant with them, which was promised when their sins should be taken away. 14 &.15 This covenant has never been established with the house of Israel, nor with the house of Judah16, for it requires two parties to make a covenant, and those two parties must be agreed, or no covenant can be made...
Christ, in the days of His flesh,16 proposed to make a covenant with them,17 but they rejected Him and His proposals,18 and in consequence thereof, they were broken off, and no covenant was made with them at that time. But their unbelief has not rendered the promise of God of none effect: no, for there was another day limited in David, which was the day of His power; and then His people, Israel, should be a willing people;—and He would write His law in their hearts, and print it in their thoughts; their sins and their iniquities He would remember no more.
12. Ex. 3:6; Matt. 22:32; Acts 3:13; 1 Ne. 6:4; D&C 136:2113. Isa. 11:11; 2 Ne. 21:11; Jacob 6:214. Rom. 11:25-2715. Jer. 31:31-3316. Joseph Smith, History of the Chruch, p. 31317. Heb. 5:718. Matt. 23:3719. Isa. 53:3; Luke 7:30; John 12:48; 1 Ne. 15:17; 2 Ne. 25:12,1820. SRC - New Testament Study Guide, Pt. 3, The Epistles and Book of Revelation By Randal S. Chase · 2010
Ezekiel 40–48 describes an enormous new temple (chapters 40–42). The glory of God returns (chapter 43), sacrifices are resumed (chapters 44–46), and the land is restored to the people of Israel (chapters 47–48). The hearts of the people will have been changed (Ezekiel 36:26–27), and even Gentiles have a place in the restored kingdom (Ezekiel 47:22). The land will be ruled by a prince, who is mentioned several times in chapter 46 (verses 2, 4, 8, 10, and 12).
The prince in Ezekiel 46 worships the Lord “in the threshold of the gateway” of the inner temple court that faces east (verse 2). Every Sabbath day, he brings a burnt offering comprised of “six male lambs and a ram, all without defect” (verse 4). The prince is to enter and exit the temple courts “through the portico of the gateway” (verse 6). He joins the people who gather at the temple for the appointed feasts (verse 10). When the prince brings a freewill offering, “the gate facing east is to be opened for him” (verse 12).
The prince in Ezekiel 46 is not the Messiah.
This king of Israel must make a sin offering for himself as well as the people: “On that day the prince is to provide a bull as a sin offering for himself and for all the people of the land” (Ezekiel 45:22, emphasis added). Ezekiel describes the worship of the Lord that will take place during the millennium (see Revelation 20). There will be a temple, the massive size of which is detailed by Ezekiel. The prince mentioned in Ezekiel 46, is the king of Israel during this time and will bring offerings to the Lord...
https://www.gotquestions.org/prince-in-Ezekiel.html
Prince David’s duties will include collecting and then presenting sacrifices on behalf of the people of Israel (Ezek. 45:16-17; 46:4-12). He will eat from these sacrificial meals before the Lord Jesus in the hallowed outer east gate of the temple (Ezek. 44:1-3; 46:12). David will enjoy the privilege of overseeing the observance of the Passover and the Feast of Tabernacles. On Passover the prince will provide for the people and himself a bull for a sin offering. He shall present various other offerings during the seven days of Passover and the seven days of the Feast of Tabernacles (Ezek. 45:22-25).
http://appleeye.org/2014/08/08/david-is-the-prince-over-israel-in-the-millennium/
The prophet also describes a person called “the prince” in Ezekiel 40-48. The prince is not Jesus Christ for several reasons.
First, the prince offers sacrifices for himself (Ezek. 45:2, 4, 12; 45:22).
Second, the prince will produce children (Ezek. 46:16-19).
Third, “the prince” is not a priest. He will be allowed to provide animals for sacrifice, but he will be not be able to perform the ministries of a priest (Ezek. 45:11-19). => "the king"/Melek + "the priest"/Zadok => "Melchi-zedek" priesthood
Since Jesus is our high priest, He would be able to perform the ministries of a priest. This means the prince is not Jesus. So who is the prince? The prince is a king during the millennial kingdom...
In the Tribulation period there will be a temple in Israel (2 Thess. 2:4). In Revelation we discover a surprising fact. There is a temple in heaven today (Rev. 7:15; 11:19; 14:17; 15:5-8; 16:1, 17).
And the temple of God which is in heaven was opened; and the ark of His covenant appeared in His temple . . .” (NASB) Rev. 11:19
This agrees with Hebrews 9:23 which implies that there is a temple in heaven, and God plans to have a temple along with memorial sacrifices in the kingdom. The sacrifices do not forgive sins. They never have. They only looked forward to Jesus’ death. In the kingdom they will look back to Jesus just as the Lord’s Supper does today.
"Do Thou now also be pleased to inspire the hearts of kings and the powers of the earth to look with a friendly eye towards this place, and with a desire to see Thy righteous purposes executed in relation thereto. Let them know that it is Thy good pleasure to restore the kingdom unto Israel–raise up Jerusalem as its capital, and constitute her people a distinct nation and government, with David Thy servant, even a descendant from the loins of ancient David to be their king."
NOTES:
Matt 12:20 - "...A bruised reed shall he not break, and smoking flax shall he not quench, till he send forth judgment unto victory." - this is a reference to David, the prince = "judgement" is many verses by Isaiah
April 20, 2021 - Tonight on my drive home, I listened to CD 16 - #118 of Einer Erickson, the kep talking about the Mayan Book of Shilo-m Balam…Tonight I could only find Chilam_Balam - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chilam_Balam, but what a find!
“Still he who comes of our lineage will know it, one of us who are Maya men.(2 Nephi 3:23-24) He will know how to explain these things when he reads what is here…” (Ether 1:4) and “...it shall still come to pass that tears shall come to the eyes of our Lord God. The justice of our Lord God shall descend upon every part of the world” - again, David, the Prince...
“...because of this covenant thou [Joseph, son of Lehi] art blessed; for thy seed shall not be destroyed, for they shall hearken unto the words of the book. And there shall rise up one mighty among them, who shall do much good, both in word and in deed, being an instrument in the hands of God, with exceeding faith, to work mighty wonders, and do that thing which is great in the sight of God, unto the bringing to pass much restoration unto the house of Israel...”
“I [Ether] do not write those things which transpired from the days of Adam until that time; but they are had upon the plates; and whoso findeth them, the same will have power that he may get the full account…”
“I have written how the great mounds / are to be built by the lineages and all the things which the rulers did. They were the ones who built the mounds. <It took> thirteen katuns and six years for them to construct them. The following was the beginning of the mounds they built. Fifteen four-hundreds were the scores of their mounds, and fifty 4 <made> the total count of the mounds they constructed all over the land. From the sea to the base of the land they created names for them as well as for the wells. Then a miracle was performed for them by God. Then they were burned by fire among the people of Israel.” - SRC: Chilam_Balam https://sacred-texts.com/nam/maya/cbc/cbc09.htm
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