THIRD TEMPLE

For centuries there have been those who hoped, dreamed and prayed for the Third Temple to be built.  For generations there have been people and groups laboring to raise the money and build political support for the Temple.  For decades now artisans have been creating the articles, the furniture and the decorations for the Temple and faithful Levites and Kohans have been training in the ancient labor as priests of the Temple. For how long, we don’t know, but there is very clear evidence that there have been those who have actually been building certain required aspects of the Temple underground and that there have already been rituals and meetings within these areas.

The Muslim/Arab nations are fully aware of the prophecies and beliefs regarding the end times and they are incited with fear and anger at the prospect that the Temple will be raised on the Temple Mount.

Today we are going to take a fresh look at what is happening in regards to the Temple and what we may be seeing come to pass in our day, possibly very soon.

Throughout the Bible we can read about different occasions when God moved on the Earth in a mighty way.  The Flood, The Exodus, The Incarnation of Christ, The Resurrection being the most well known and most obvious.  There have been many others.  But, the truth is that people for the most part, had no clue what was coming, did not recognize it when it was happening, and did not understand fully the repercussions.  There have always been folks who innocently follow God by faith, there are those who walk with him daily and KNOW his voice, and there are those who study and have head knowledge of the teachings and prophecies but don’t really KNOW HIM at all.  Religious people always THINK they know how to interpret what is happening.   The TRUTH is that God’s ways are not our ways.  His ways are SO MUCH HIGHER THAN OURS.  Believers have spent most of their lifetime reading the Word of God and listening to teachers and preachers and yet most of them still don’t even understand God’s full plan and what we have already seen occur in the Earth, let alone what is to come.

Folks, don’t put GOD in a box.  And don’t get so full of yourself that you think you know it all… NOBODY KNOWS IT ALL.  Be open to whatever God has instore.  Just seek HIS face and HIS will.  TRUST HIM.   Be ready for whatever comes by getting as close to HIM as you can.  Practice hearing HIS VOICE.  Listen for HIM all through your day.  Communication is a two way street.  If you are praying unceasing and you are not HEARING anything back…something is wrong.  Learn to listen as much as you pray.   PRAY ALWAYS… throughout your day.  Stay in constant communication with HIM.  KNOW that there is nowhere you can go, that he is not with you.  Every minute of everyday…HE IS RIGHT THERE.

The coming days are going to be filled with excitement just as they are going to be filled with tribulation.

  HE IS COMING SOON!  KEEP LOOKING UP!

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The Third Temple – When will it be built?

By Dr. David R. Reagan

The Bible clearly teaches that a new temple — which will be called The Third Temple — will be built in the future. The First Temple was the one that Solomon built and which was destroyed in 586 BC. The Second Temple (516 BC to 70 AD) was built after the Jews returned from Babylonian captivity. The platform on which it sat was greatly expanded and beautified by King Herod, as was the temple itself, but since the sacrifices were never stopped during this renovation and expansion, the new temple was still considered to be The Second Temple.

The Third Temple will exist during the Great Tribulation. Daniel refers to this temple when he says that “the prince who is to come” (the Antichrist) will enter it and stop the sacrifices in the middle of the Tribulation (Daniel 9:27). The Apostle Paul mentions it when he declares that the “man of lawlessness” will profane the temple by entering it and declaring himself to be God (2 Thessalonians 2:3-4). The Third Temple is also mentioned in the book of Revelation when John is told to measure it — a symbolic way of telling him to assess its spiritual condition (Revelation 11:1-2).

This raises the question as to precisely when the temple will be rebuilt. The Bible does not reveal the answer to this question. All it says for certain is that the temple will be in existence when the Antichrist reveals himself (2 Thessalonians 2:3-4), and that will be in the middle of the Tribulation (Daniel 9:27). Since this will be only three and a half years into the Tribulation, many have concluded that the temple will likely be rebuilt before the Tribulation begins, because how could such a magnificent building be constructed in such a short period of time?

But this conclusion overlooks the fact that the temple can be literally resurrected overnight! That’s because the Jews plan to erect a tent temple like the Tabernacle of Moses, and they are ready to do so at any moment. Everything has been prepared. Once this temporary temple is put up, they will resume the sacrifices and then start building a more permanent structure around and above the temporary one.

Currently there are two major obstacles to the reconstruction of The Third Temple. One pertains to its location. The next temple can only be built where the two previous temples stood because the Holy of Holies must be on the exact same spot. But no one knows for sure where the previous temples were located on the Temple Mount. Most scholars believe that they stood where the Dome of the Rock currently stands. That conclusion may be wrong, but there is no way to prove the exact location without conducting archeological excavations on the Temple Mount, something which is currently prohibited by the Muslims. If The Third Temple is to be built where the Dome of the Rock now stands, then that Muslim structure must first of all be removed either by Man or God. It could, of course be burned to the ground by a saboteur, or it could be destroyed by an earthquake.

The second obstacle is the attitude of the Jewish people and their leaders. Currently, there is no desire among them to build a third temple. The average Israeli is very secular. He knows that any attempt to build a third temple would result in immediate war with the Muslims. Only a handful of ultra-Orthodox Jews have a passion for The Third Temple. They are the ones who have made all the preparations. But they have no popular support. Something will have to happen to create a surge of nationalistic pride that will demand a new temple. This catalytic event could be the discovery of the Ark of the Covenant.

There is a distinct possibility that the ancient temples were not located where the Dome of the Rock currently sits. There is strong evidence that their location was to the north of the Dome and that the sacrificial altar inside the Dome was the one that Solomon built in “the middle of the court” to handle the thousands of special sacrifices which he offered to the Lord on the day The First Temple was dedicated (2 Chronicles 7:7). If that is so, then The Third Temple could be built north of the Dome of the Rock, putting the Dome in the Court of the Gentiles. This may well be the solution the Antichrist will come up with when he negotiates a peace between the Jews and the Arabs (Daniel 9:27).

To summarize, there is definitely going to be a third temple. It will most likely be erected at the beginning of the Tribulation in the form of a tent temple, like the Tabernacle of Moses. A more permanent structure will then be built around and above it. The Antichrist will desecrate this temple in the middle of the Tribulation.

The Third Temple will be destroyed at the Second Coming of Jesus. The great earthquake at that time will radically change the topography of Jerusalem and all the earth (Revelation 6:12-17). In Jerusalem it will result in the provision of a very large level area where the Millennial Temple will be constructed. This is the temple from which Jesus will reign over all the earth. It is described in detail in Ezekiel 40-46.

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With the ever increasing atmosphere of end-time anticipation and the resulting interest in everything connected to the Holy Land,  there has been a great deal of talk and speculation regarding the true location of the original Temple Mount.  

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A Rood Awakening!
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Janie DuVall

Derek Walker

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This video provides the most comprehensive and complete evidence that proves the original temple of Solomon, and the rebuilt temples of Zerubbabel and Herod the Great, were located on the Temple Mount, exactly where the Dome of the Rock is today. Today, some are promoting the theory that the Temple was in the City of David and that the Temple Mount was a Roman Fort. We will answer each of their arguments with facts, the Bible, archeology, and eyewitness accounts.

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In truth, for all intents and purposes, the Third Temple is already here.  spacer