What was the temple in Jerusalem like when Paul wrote Galatians?
When Paul wrote Galatians, the Jerusalem temple was operating at full speed: sacrifices were being offered, temple ritual was followed, and priests fulfilled their daily ritual. At the same time, since Paul had his revelations, total freedom of grace existed; Grace Age believers are tied not to earthly temple worship but to the heavenly Jerusalem above.
Les teaches that at the time Galatians was written, the temple was still fully operating: the sacrifices were being offered, the temple ritual was being followed, and the priests were fulfilling all their ritual every day. Yet at the same time, since Paul had his revelations, there is total freedom of grace. For Grace Age believers, citizenship is in heaven, not tied to the temple worship in earthly Jerusalem. Instead, they are tied to the heavenly Jerusalem which is above, and it is free with total liberty. Les connects this to Galatians 4:26 and Philippians 3:20.