[Alouette]

are there certain requisites to actually rebuilding the Temple?

Um, yeah. The Messiah has to arrive first. Now, you Christians think he already arrived, but what I mean is, the Messiah triumphant must first be revealed and then rebuild the Temple.

[missyme]

Alouette,
It is so ironic how the re-building of the temple and a Messiah who will bring Peace to the world is the same as the christian theory that this will also happen but this "Messiah" will be the Anti-Christ in other words "Satan" that will be a wolf in sheep's clothing. Does this concern you? that you might be worshipping the "Devil" do you think you will be deceived should this event happen in your lifetime??

[Askel5]

=== The Messiah has to arrive first.

Now this I did not know and never would have guessed.

I had always been under the impression there were two messianic visions ... one riding an ass into Jerusalem and a second, more triumphant, return.

I was under the further misimpression that Jesus of Nazareth was born during a sort of "messianic" age ... wherein Jews were already expecting the Messiah (as they are now, I know).

But the Temple was intact back then and I can't imagine anyone dreamt it would be destroyed. Has that initial Messianic vision always been tied to the Temple in Jerusalem such that no one can conceive of the Messiah's coming without the Temple's being there?

If you've got some source to point me to, I'd be grateful, thanks.