Third Temple Updates 2004 to 2021

Jerusalem will be the place where the two witnesses will be killed and will also be the home of the third temple in which the antichrist will declare himself to be god. Further conjecture predicts that it will be the antichrist who will actually build the third temple. If Pope Francis I really is the final pope who cooperates with the antichrist, then we should see other signs that the temple is about to be rebuilt.

Location, Location, Location
Many people have tried to locate the actual site upon which the first two temples sere constructed. Robert Reiland claims that there is “a Temple to be built on the Temple Mount in Jerusalem. It will be ‘The Third Temple’ – Messiah’s ‘Headquarters’ for His rule of all the nations of the Earth.” Hal Lindsey and Dr. Asher Kaufman would probably agree with the latter assessment, as both have noted that Revelation 11:1-2 informs us that the rebuilding of the Third Temple is not to include the section of the Temple Mount known as The Court of the Gentiles, upon which the Dome of the Rock currently is believed to sit. Kaufman believes the most likely location is under what is called The Dome of the Spirits. Dr. Leen Ritmeyer believes that the Dome of the Rock overlays the original location of the first two temples. Tuvia Sagiv has performed infrared scans of the Temple Mount, and believes the Temple site lies “due east of the Western Wall, under the clump of trees between the Dome of the Rock and Al Aqsa Mosque.”

What The World Wants
Ezekiel 11:19 – “I will take the heart of stone out of their flesh and give them a heart of flesh.”
Ezekiel 36:26 – “I will remove the heart of stone from your flesh and give you a heart of flesh.”
Revelation Chapter 11 tells us that at that time Jerusalem will spiritually be called Sodom and Egypt, Jerusalem will be the place where the two witnesses will be killed, and Jerusalem will also be the home of the third temple, in which the antichrist will declare himself to be god. Further conjecture predicts that it will be the antichrist who will actually build the third temple. This “temple” that is to be built is Solomon’s Temple rebuilt – it is not David’s tabernacle.

Why The World Wants It
2 Samuel 7:4-7 – “Wherever I have moved about with all the children of Israel, have I ever spoken a word to anyone from the tribes of Israel, whom I commanded to shepherd My people Israel, saying, ‘Why have you not built me a house [בַּיִת bayith H1004] of cedar’?”
The Tabernacle, as we saw last week, fully represents Yeshua. It is made of flesh and linen: supple, tender materials, just as Yeshua’s heart is tender. This is the type of building that Yahweh wants – the type of heart that he wants to give to his people. Never did he command his people to build a house of wood or stone.

1 Kings 8:13-20 – Solomon brags: “I have surely built You a lofty house, a place for Your dwelling forever . . . for I have risen in place of my father David and I sit on the throne of Israel . . . I and have built the house for the name of the LORD, the God of Israel.”
The world, its humans, and its god, Lucifer however, are all looking for a temple made of wood and stone, a temple that closely represents who they think Yahweh / Yeshua is: a god whose heart is hard, immovable, harsh! This is their wish because their hearts are also made of stone – they are unwilling to allow Yahweh to give them a heart of flesh.

What The World Will Get
Amos 9:11 – “In that day I will restore David’s fallen tent. I will repair its broken places, restore its ruins, and build it as it used to be.”
Just as the Tabernacle of David was first erected, and then the Temple of Solomon, so also today the world may get first a Tabernacle and then a Temple. Many of the current discussions regarding the Third Temple center around a temporary tent style building being established – a tabernacle of flesh and linen, followed by a rebuilt Solomonic Temple – a temple of wood and stone. Scripture tells us that history repeats itself, so once again, after a tabernacle is built, Yahweh will allow the new Solomon, the Antichrist, to build a temple that mirrors that satanic heart of stone. Jews are calling for this temple to be built. Christians applaud this effort. Even Muslims are in agreement that this third temple should be constructed. And once again, that temple of wood and stone will be allowed to be built, then desecrated and desolated.

2021
2021 saw many prophetic portents just in regard to the Third Temple. Below are some of those events:

Additional Red Heifers
Numbers 19:2 – “Tell the people of Israel to bring you a young red female cow without fault or defect and which has never borne a yoke.”
In July of 2021, Rabbi Kupietzy said, “I really believe that the red heifer was born this year,” He explained that the current Hebrew year is 5781 which, in Hebrew numerology, is תשפא. “That is an acronym for תהיה שנה פרה אדומה (it will be the year of the red heifer).” Kupietzky also explained that the Talmud has a precedent for the red heifer being provided by a non-Jew, so he is working with Boneh Israel (build Israel), a Christian organization. Efforts to locate a red heifer have even taken them to Texas: “The red heifer is not a korban, a sacrifice,” Kupietzky pointed out. “It is performed outside of the Temple and is considered a tekes, a ceremony. Which is why we are especially looking in Texas for the tekes,” he quipped.

The Priestly Strategies
Exodus 28:4 – “These are the garments which they shall make; a breastplate, and an ephod.”
Exodus 29:6 – “You shall put the turban on his head, and put the holy crown on the turban.”
The Temple Institute has invested millions of dollars into recreating the utensils, garments, and tools needed for sacrifices, and has recently finished fabrication of the Ephod, Breastplate, and Golden Crown of the High Priest.

On Monday, December 6, 2021 a reenactment of several Temple ceremonies was held in Mitzpe Yericho. The reenactment included a demonstration of the anointing of the High Priest, the lighting of the Temple menorah, and the dedication of a new altar for use on the Temple Mount.
For the purposes of the menorah lighting, special oil has been prepared – olives beaten by hand, not by machine.
A demonstration of the anointing of the Kohen Gadol (High Priest) was also held.
The event included the dedication of a new altar. The altar adheres to the minimum requirements, can be ready at a moment’s notice, can be transported, and can be easily assembled on the Temple Mount.
Also in December the ‘Rabbis of the Temple Mount’ gathered for talks on the Temple Mount under the protection of the Israeli police which they considered a historic moment.

In March 2021 a growing number of Saudis declared Jerusalem to be Israel’s capital, and looked forward to the construction of the Third Temple, stating that there is no importance of the temple mount to Muslims, Saudi Arabian lawyer and journalist Osama Yamani wrote “Jerusalem is not Al-Aqsa, which is not cited in the missions that Allah gave Muhammad and the caliphs. Similarly, Jerusalem is a city, and Al-Aqsa is a mosque.”
In June 2021 Prime Minister Naftali Bennett reportedly told American Jewish leaders that Israel wants more control over the Temple Mount.
In July 2021 The Temple Institute released a three minute video showing what the Third Temple will look like: as one walks through the temple, one can see the Menorah, Altar Of Incense, and Table Of Showbread, The video was released to coincide with the Ninth of Av, 2021.
Beginning in September a record 11,000 Jews ascended to the Temple Mount in the three-month period since the beginning of the Hebrew year on Yom Teruah. This is a 50%-80% increase over previous years.
In December the ‘Rabbis of the Temple Mount’ gathered for talks on the Temple Mount under the protection of the Israeli police which they considered a historic moment.
The special Biblically mandated indigo dye made from the murex snail used in the mitzvah of tztitzit (fringes) that every Jewish man is commanded to wear on a four-cornered garment is now being made by the Ptil Tekhelet company. Thus far, over 270,000 sets of fringes have been made but even that number is not enough to satisfy the needs of the Third Temple requirements to start operations.

2020
2020 saw many prophetic portents just in regard to the Third Temple. Below are some of those events:

Further Red Heifers
Numbers 19:2 – “Tell the people of Israel to bring you a young red female cow without fault or defect and which has never borne a yoke.”
Two new red heifers were born in the early months of 2020 and are currently possible candidates for the Parah Aduma (10th Heifer). In August Rabbi Azaria Ariel inspected the current red heifer candidates and found that one of the two previous candidates has a few hairs which aren’t sufficiently red, but could still qualify according to Jewish Law.

Rabbi Amichai Cohen of Tzfat in the Galilee and his partner, Rabbi Peretz Rivkin are launching Kehuna Academy, an online community and school for learning about the service of the Kohanim in preparation for the Third Temple. The academy will prepare the genetic descendants of Aaron the first High Priest to Temple priests as soon as the Third Temple is operational.

The Temple Efforts
Isaiah 2:2 – “In the days to come, the mount of Yahweh’s house shall stand firm above the mountains and tower above the hills; and all the nations shall gaze on it with joy and stream unto it.”
2020 has seen continued efforts to see the Temple built upon the Temple Mount. The fruit from the pomegranate trees and grapevines planted in 2017 are now fit to be used in the Temple, according to the Sanhedrin.

Dr. Minnes who served in the IDF Intelligence Corps claimed that the “Deal of the Century” Mideast peace plans echo the decrees of Persian King Cyrus, paving the way for the Jews to build the Third Temple.

Israel’s current Defense Minister has said: “We are now in the era of the Third Temple”, and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was interrupted by a Rabbi at the Kohelet Policy Forum who reminded him of the importance of Building the future Third Temple in Jerusalem.

The Falling Stone
Habakkuk 2:11 –“A stone shall cry out from the wall, and a rafter shall answer it from the woodwork.”
On Monday, July 23rd, 2018 in the Hebrew Year 5778, a massive stone fell out of the Kotel section of the Western Wall onto the Robinson’s Arch used for egalitarian prayers. The stone fell from the ninth level of stones and happened the day after the fast of Tish’a B’Av (9th of Av). One follower of the Kabbalah teachings believes that the event signaled a permanent end to the Jewish exile and the beginning of the supernatural regeneration of the Third Temple.

The Mist
Isaiah 44:22 – “I have wiped out your transgressions like a thick cloud and your sins like a heavy mist. Return to me, for I have redeemed you.”
On September 30th, 2018 in the Hebrew Year 5779, the last day of Sukkot this year, a thick mist began to rise up from out of the ground on the northeastern corner of the Temple Mount, enshrouding the holy site and obscuring the base of the Dome of the Rock. The mist remained for approximately half an hour, remaining close to the ground and confined to the Temple Mount Compound. This happened during the Hoshana Rabbah service which represents the day when redemption is at hand!

The Slithering Snake
Micah 7:17 – “They will come trembling out of their hiding places like snakes slithering on the ground. They will tremble in the presence of Yahweh our God; they will stand in awe of You.”
On October 31, 2018 a Coin Snake was witnessed wriggling out from between the stones of the Western Wall. The snake made its appearance at the same time as a hotly contested mayoral election, whose main debate was about which candidate would allow the Third Temple to be built! The Sanhedrin wrote letters to both candidates demanding they address this issue and build the new Temple. They had already written letters to Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin demanding the same thing.

The Zohar teaches that the snake will make a reappearance in the days before Messiah’s appearance at the end of the age and that the fixing [tikkun from כּוּן kûn H3559] of the snake will be accomplished in the Third Temple. Is the rebuilding of the Third Temple a part of the yet unrevealed Trump Peace Plan? Time will tell.

The Stone Altar
Isaiah 9:1 – “The people that walked in darkness have seen a brilliant light; On those who dwelt in a land of gloom Light has dawned.”
The Sanhedrin produced a declaration to the 70 nations that was read in Jerusalem on the last day of the Chanukah holiday in December. The Chanukah ceremony included the consecration of a stone altar formed of easily transported loose stone blocks that has been prepared for use in the Third Temple. Kohenim (Priests) wearing Biblically mandated apparel lead the ceremony and reenacted the Korban Olah Tamid (the daily offering).

2018
2018 saw many prophetic portents just in regard to the Third Temple. Below are five major events:

The Red Heifer
Numbers 19:2 – “Tell the people of Israel to bring you a young red female cow without fault or defect and which has never borne a yoke.”
According to The Temple Institute on the 17th day of Elul, 5778, (August 28th, 2018 on the Gregorian calendar), a red [adom H122 אָדֹם] heifer [parah H6510 פָּרָה] (Parah Aduma) was born in the land of Israel, foreshadowing the rebuilding of the Third Temple and the arrival of their long awaited Mashiach (Messiah). At one week of age, the heifer underwent an extensive examination by rabbinical experts, has been certified by the Rabbis as meeting all of the scriptural requirements, and has not been disqualified as of this writing.

2019
2019 saw many prophetic portents just in regard to the Third Temple. Below are four major events:

More Red Heifers
Numbers 19:2 – “Tell the people of Israel to bring you a young red female cow without fault or defect and which has never borne a yoke.”
As of January 2019, two more female red heifers have been born which might also qualify as the needed Para Aduma. On August 16th a heifer was burned in exactly the manner that will enable the Jewish people to be purified in preparation for the dedication and building of the Third Temple.

The Architectural Plans
Isaiah 2:2 –“In the days to come, the mount of Yahweh’s house shall stand firm above the mountains and tower above the hills; and all the nations shall gaze on it with joy and stream unto it.”
In March 2019 Saudi Arabia, Jewish religious leaders, and Donald Trump were negotiating behind the scenes in efforts to encourage the building of the Third Temple. By May 2019, the plans for the Third Temple had been unveiled. The altar has been constructed, and the corner stone cut, prepared and stored off-site. The Temple Institute has invested millions of dollars into recreating the utensils, garments, and tools needed for sacrifices.

The City of David
2 Samuel 5:7 – “David captured the stronghold of Zion, also known now as the City of David.”
By April 2019 new discoveries in the City of David, just south of the Temple Mount, gave hope that the Temple might actually be built at one of those locations, rather than atop the Mount itself, according Rabbi Moskoff. In November new fears were stoked by renewed calls for the construction of a third Jewish Holy Temple in Jerusalem.

Jewish Prayer on the Temple Mount
Isaiah 56:7 – “I will bring them to my sacred mountain and let them rejoice in my house of prayer. Their burnt offerings and sacrifices shall be accepted on my altar; and my house shall be called a house of prayer for all peoples.”
In 2015 Jewish prayer on the Temple Mount was legally mandated by the courts but the police were permitted to enforce the law based on security considerations, which severely limited how or even if Jews could pray on the Mount. Continued increases in the number of visiting Jews is beginning to change this, however. At first, communal prayer was forbidden, but then a special Rabbinic dispensation allowed Jews on the Temple to pray while walking.

In December 2019, a quorum of ten Jewish men, called a minyan, led by Rabbi Eliyahu Weber stood and prayed on the Temple Mount. The men stopped for between five and 10 minutes to recite the cantor’s repetition of the central Amidah prayer, including the components for congregational participation. A member of the priestly line, a Kohen, gave the blessing to the worshipers. The prayers were recited in full view of the police officers escorting the group around the Temple Mount, and they afforded the worshipers the time they needed to complete their prayers. It appears that tacit consent by police officers now allows the Jewish worshipers to be able to openly pray on the Temple Mount.

Rabbi Weber says simply “The final goal, however, is to rebuild the Temple. The ultimate goal is to be able to offer sacrifices in the Temple.”

2013
Pope Francis I has made several overtures to both Israelis and Arab people, saying “it is important to intensify dialogue among the various religions, and I am thinking particularly of dialogue with Islam.” Pope Francis has also extended his wishes to Rome’s chief Rabbi and Jews worldwide in a gesture aimed at strengthening relations between Judaism and Catholicism.

Israel National News reports that: “Jewish groups held a mock Passover sacrifice on Thursday opposite the Temple Mount in Jerusalem. The ritual slaughter was not merely a historic reenactment, but, they say, practice in advance of the reconstruction of the Temple.” The sacrifice included building both an altar and cooking pit, the slaughter of a goat, and Leviim singing while dressed in priestly clothing.

A historic agreement has been signed in Amman between Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas and Jordan’s King Abdullah II. The agreement entrusts King Abdullah II with the defense of Muslim holy sites in Jerusalem, including the Temple Mount, confirming a verbal agreement made in 1924 which gave the Jordanian King custodianship over the city’s holy sites. One of its other aims is to engage Amman in future peace talks between Israel and its enemies. The meeting was attended by the Religious Affairs Ministers of both Jordan and the Palestinian Authority.

Another historic move has been chronicled by numerous sources. Hassidic writer and publisher Mordechai Housma wrote: “If a significant Muslim leader would declare that Solomon’s Temple should be rebuilt, then if the Muslim community would follow, it is likely the Jewish people would jump at the opportunity and be able to overcome whatever ceremonial obstacles also lie in the path.” Reality is stranger than fiction.

In just such a move, a prominent Muslim TV producer in Turkey, Sinem Tezyapar, has called for the rebuilding of the “Prophet Solomon’s” Temple. She says this should not be a problem, as “There is a broad expanse of land around the Al-Aqsa Mosque and the Dome of the Rock. The land there is quite convenient in that respect, and the Temple can be placed just a little way from Qubbat As-Sakhrah, and a little ahead of Masjid el-Aqsa.” She further states: “Prophet Solomon’s Temple being rebuilt in all its magnificence and glory would be a great delight for me, as it would be to any Muslim,” and that this move should engender love, trust, and brotherhood between Muslims, Christians, and Jews.

2004
In October 2004 the Sanhedrin was reestablished for the first time in 1,600 years during a ceremony in Tiberius on the western shore of the Sea of Galilee. According to Wikipedia, the Temple Institute and the Temple Mount & Eretz Yisrael Faithful Movement have both made progress towards rebuilding the third Temple on the Temple Mount. In fact, the Sanhedrin is making plans for the rebuilt third Temple, and the Temple Institute has already made several items to be used in that rebuilt Temple.

Conclusions
The state of Israel is a fact and Jewish authorities are preparing to rebuild the Temple in Jerusalem.

Jerusalem will be the place where the Temple will be rebuilt. If Pope Francis I is the final pope who cooperates with the antichrist, then signs that the temple is about to be rebuilt should become more and more obvious. The reconvening of the Sanhedrin, the mock sacrifices, the, agreement between the PA and King Abdullah II, and the utterly surprising call for a new Prophet Solomon’s Temple by Sinem Tezyapar all point to the nearness of that event.

The original Tabernacle of flesh and linen is reported to still be in existence, never having been destroyed, but given proper storage in order to preserve it for future generations. Amos 9:11 hints that this may indeed come to pass. The Temple of wood and stone, however, built by those who are a type of false messiah (Solomon, Herod, the Antichrist) will also once again be allowed to be built, then desecrated and desolated.

All of the gold and silver utensils and the garments needed for Temple worship have either been recovered or remanufactured. The Kohanim have been trained and the necessary altar site has been identified. Only the recovery of the Ark of the Covenant and the lack of a qualified red heifer prevents the Third Temple from being built and cleansed.

If, . . . . and I say, if . . . . . one of these red heifers turns out to be THE tenth Parah Aduma, then the building of the Third Temple may be close at hand, even at the door. However, this will not usher in the arrival of the Jew’s long awaited Mashiach (Messiah). Instead, it will usher in an unprecedented time of agony, bloodshed, disaster, pandemics, wars, and death the likes of which this world has never seen. Yeshua says of this time: “For there will be great tribulation worse than there has ever been from the beginning of the world until now, and there will be nothing like it again! “ (Matthew 24:21). The Third Temple will allow the false messiah, the antichrist, to enter into the Holy of Holies and declare himself to be God.

The northern most portion of the Dead Sea has been slowly drying up and with the result that new sinkholes in the area are changing from salt water to fresh water. Many see this as a precursor, or a shadow, pointing to the fulfillment of prophecies in Ezekiel 47:8-9, which tell us that the waters of the Dead Sea will be healed and will swarm with multitudes of fish when Yeshua sets up his kingdom during his millennial reign. Earthquakes, famines, and pestilences world-wide are on the rise. Wars and rumors of wars assault us on a daily basis in the news.

Time is short — Is anyone else awake and seeing the burgeoning signs?

Final Thought
Luke 21:28 – “When these things begin to take place, stand up and lift up your heads, because your redemption is near!”
We are always to be ready for Yeshua to return. Are you ready? If not, then get ready. Exercise whatever time you have to repent and trust Yeshua for your eternal salvation. Do not test Yahweh’s patience and wait too long – the dress rehearsals will not continue much longer. May Yom Teruah this year be fulfilled in the resurrection of the dead and the rapture of Yeshua’s Bride.

The great day of Yahweh is getting really near, even at the door. It hastens forth and will not delay. We do NOT set dates, but clearly Yahweh is getting ready to change the course of human history once again. The signs are clear for those who have eyes to see and ears to hear.

The stage for Yeshua’s return is being set. Prophecy continues to unfold in an escalating pattern as foretold by the Hebrew prophets. The season of the birth pains is here – they are burgeoning and not going away. Time is short – Yeshua Ha’Mashiach is coming soon – be sure you have salvation in Yeshua and keep busy reaching the lost.

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