Friends, keep your eyes on God's centerpiece Jerusalem. While the Israeli Knesset debated the future sovereignty of
Jerusalem’s temple mount, protesters were rioting on the Holy Site. Rioters
were arrested during the latest series of uprisings this month. Arab demonstrators object to any
Jewish presence on the holy site.
An impassioned MK Fieglin declared, “Without the temple Mount, we
have no home, not in Tel Aviv, not in Haifa, and not anywhere else. The time
has come to stop the erosion of our sovereignty in the heart of Jerusalem.”
Fieglin continued by describing the destruction of archeological
artifacts on the Mount, stating that behind Israel's back, we gave up every
remnant of Israeli sovereignty on the mount. Any terrorist organization can
wave their fag, but the Israeli flag? Unmentionable.
“When the Jews in exile prayed to return to Zion, I think they
prayed to return… to the Temple Mount. If we allow the situation to continue,
we will fail in our mission to Jewish continuity.” Added coalition chairman
Yariv Levin.
Left leaning MK’s see the Temple Mount controversy as a “powder
keg waiting to explode” said Meretz leader Zehava Gal-On. Gal-on also stated
that “No one doubts that the Jews have a right to ascend the temple Mount” but
questioned the wisdom of exercising this right.
PM Benyamin Netanyahu was quoted as saying in 1995, “Jews should
be able to pray on the temple Mount.” He was absent from the current debate.
MK Moalem-Refeali spoke
of the hypocrisy of some on
the left who believe in freedom of worship, but only for Arabs.
As expected, the Knesset debate sparked angry reactions in Jordan
and elsewhere in the region.
Some Jordanian legislators called for a cancellation of Jordan’s
peace treaty with Israel and a return of the Jordanian envoy to Amman.
The Temple Mount, captured by the IDF during the Six Day War, was
placed under custodianship of the Wakf Muslim religious trust in 1967, following
the war.
As for a possible shared Temple Mount solution, in a Haaretz
report as late as February
16, 2014 Palestinian President Abbas stated that the” PA would not agree to
share sovereignty over the Al-Aqsa Mosque (the temple mount) in Jerusalem
as part of a peace deal but
would allow freedom of worship for the Jews at the Western Wall Plaza.”
2500 years ago, the Hebrew prophet Daniel, under divine
inspiration, while living in exile in Babylon, saw the future of the Temple
Mount and recorded its destiny for us. Daniel foresaw a rebuilt temple in the
time of the man of lawlessness, prior to the return of Jesus to Jerusalem. (Daniel
9)
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Daniel further explains the importance of the Temple in the 70
weeks prophecy in Chapter 9 vs. 27. According to Daniel, in the middle of the
70th week, sacrifices will be cut
off and an event described as the abomination of desolation will occur in the
Temple.
Jesus Christ also referred to Daniel's prophecy in His Olivet
discourse, when he identified the “abomination of desolation” as a significant
event of the Great Tribulation period.
The Apostle Paul additionally, speaks about the rebuilt temple and
the man of sin who would exalt himself as God in the third temple.
(2
Thessalonians 2: 3, 4)
In fulfillment of prophecy, plans for rebuilding continue.
On November 28, 2013, the Israel National News reported that
"a Cohen – priest training
program" is currently training priests to officiate in the coming
Temple with at least 40 men with the correct lineage being trained in this program.
According to Rabbi Yisrael Ariel, the Director of the Temple Institute,
”Traditional priestly garments have been made in various sizes to accommodate
the trained priests.”
Rabbi Ariel concluded by saying "All of this is in the hope
that we will soon, please GOD, erect the third temple with our own hands, and
be able to perform these priestly duties in the Temple courtyard".
According to the Christian Post, “rabbis have been
visiting the temple mount in unprecedented numbers”. It is also reported that
the temple items required for sacrifice and worship, and the hand hewn
cornerstone have been prepared and are in fact, ready to be used.
Of interest also, is the shift in the Israeli government toward a
more right leaning, religious, and conservative base. This also, bodes well for the
rebuilding. A recent survey revealed that 64 % of the population
favors rebuilding the temple.
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Many wonder if the current peace negotiations will open the door
for further progress towards the the rebuilding of the Temple.
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