about a Jewish temple should be applied to the church. The idea that the river from the sanctuary pictures the worldwide blessings of the Gospel (or the church) is a bit hard to accept in the light of church history. Instead of the pure river of blessing flowing out from the church to the world, it appears that the dirty river of sin is flowing from the world into the church! However, the “spiritual” approach does emphasize an important point. The Jewish people had defiled their temple and the glory