We are ready to build the THIRD TEMPLE!
Sep 20, 2022 The second temple was a miracle of engineering and elevated
Jerusalem to a true worship center for all Jews. Herod began construction work
on the Temple in the 18th year of his reign, around 19 B.C. To avoid
interruption in the Temple service, Herod had all the materials made ready in
advance, preparing a thousand wagons to carry the stones and employing 10,000
highly skilled workmen. A thousand priests were divided into those who would be
stone masons or carpenters and given special training for this sensitive task.
Herod doubled the size of the previous Temple Mount and extended it to the
South, West and North. It was a gigantic structure that and a wonder that
attracted pilgrims from all over the world. It’s glory did not last long,
however, because in AD 70 the Roman’s in retaliation for the Jewish revolt
decide to demolish the temple. The Romans ensured that nothing would be left of
the original Temple building. Massive stones that Herod put to enlarge the
temple complex where now thrown down unto the streets below. For centuries the
temple Mount stayed abandoned until the Muslim conquest of the Holy Land. Today
the plaza is dominated by two monumental structures originally built after the
city's capture in 661 AD. The Dome of the Rock and the Al Aqsa mosque. But what
if I tell you that the Jewish dream to rebuild the temple is not over. There
are things that are happening currently in Israel and around the world to clear
out the way for a New Jewish temple. In this episode, we will talk about those
fascinating preparations, the consequences of what it would mean if a new
Temple is built and what still needs to happen for it to be completed. Special
thanks for the pictures to BiblePlaces.com
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iF3kjr9_nRE
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