(November 1, 2009) I received the following article in an email newsletter that I subscribe to from a Jewish organization based in Jerusalem:
1) Pray For The Peace Of Jerusalem by Moshe Kempinski
“Ever since the Day of Atonement the Temple Mount has again become a flashpoint of contention between Israel and the world. The Muslims have raised frantic calls throughout the Islamic world for them to come and protect their mosques from the Jewish heinous attempts to make Jerusalem Jewish. The Aqsa Foundation warned of new attempts by ‘extremist Jews’ to desecrate the Aqsa Mosque this week to commemorate what the Jews call the ‘Rambam ascent to the temple mount.’ The Foundation said that it views with concern calls by extremist Jewish organizations to desecrate the Aqsa Mosque under various pretexts. These calls come according to the agency after Muslim worshipers foiled attempts in the past by ‘extremist Jewish groups’ to desecrate the Aqsa mosque during Jewish holidays by praying on the mount (Heaven forefend).
The Palestinian Ambassador to the UN Riyad Mansour called on the Security Council to condemn Israel for its ‘aggressive actions’ at Temple Mount. In a letter to the assembly Mansour writes, ‘Israel engaged in violence, provocation, and incitement which threaten to increase mounting tension and harm regional stability.’ Jewish groups walking on the Temple Mount and some even mouthing silent prayers, it seems, constituted ‘violence provocation and incitement.’
If it wasn’t so ominous it would be humorous.
The Temple Mount is the holiest location in the universe according to Jewish understanding. It was from there that the world expanded into its present form, and it was there where Hashem gathered the earth used to create man. The Torah tells us that HaShem chose to rest His Divine Presence, in that location and two Jewish Temples, called the House of G-d, were built there . According to the prophecies of the Bible, the Third Temple will also be located here, and will eventually be the eternal House of Prayer for all nations. (Isaiah 1:2-3; Ezekiel . 37:26-28; 40-48;Micah . 4:1-2; Haggai. 2:7-9;and Zechariah 6:12-15; 14:20)
The world, though, and especially the Muslim world have yet to learn to digest, cope and accept that reality.”
As the above excerpt states the modern Jews have every intention of rebuilding the Third Temple on the Temple Mount in Jerusalem.
The first Jewish Temple was built by King Solomon in 960 B.C. on the area now known as the Temple Mount. The Babylonians destroyed it in 586 B.C. A second Temple was built in 515 B.C. and renovated by King Herod beginning circa 20 B.C. The Romans destroyed this Temple in 70 A.D. during the Jewish revolt. There are several prophecies in the Bible that indicate a third Jewish Temple will be built in Jerusalem. Please see my article 2 Thessalonians 2:4 – A Literal Third Temple for a discussion of the relevant prophetic passages. What is astonishing is that the Jews as a nation ceased to exist after a second Jewish revolt in 135 A.D. yet 1800 years later they once again reside in Israel as a Jewish nation. Until 1948 there was no reason for a Jewish temple to be built. Neither Christians nor Muslims needed a temple to worship. The Jews however do need a Temple in order to reinstate the sacrificial system God ordained in the Law. Now that the Jews have returned to the land they are in a position to build the Temple. As you can see from the following CBN (Christian Broacasting Network) video the Jews have completed their preparations for the Third Temple:
The major obstacle for the Jews rebuilding their Temple is the presence of the Muslim shrine The Dome of the Rock and the Al Aqsa Mosque on the Temple Mount. Recent events illustrate the volatile nature of the situation between the Jews and Arabs and the Temple Mount (Violent clashes erupt at Jerusalem’s holiest site). Some have stated that violence is the only answer in settling this issue (Mashaal: Fate of Jerusalem will be determined by confrontation, not talks). From a biblical viewpoint, how this situation is resolved is a matter of some prophetic speculation. Some believe the Antichrist will be able to persuade the Muslims to allow the Jews to build their Temple. Others think that somehow the Temple will be built alongside the Dome of the Rock. Another prophetic possibility revolves around the future invasion of Israel by the surrounding Muslim nations and their alliances (see my article The Coming Invasion of Israel). The Book of Ezekiel declares that God will destroy the invading armies. This could leave Muslims demoralized with Allah or totally defeated so they could not resist the rebuilding of the Jewish Temple.
However this event comes about it will happen at some point in the future. The fact that the Jews are ready for the Temple to be erected and that they are back in the land for the first time in nearly two millennia is prophetically illuminating. Only God knows when all these things will take place.
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