According to some, the rebuilding of the Temple is the sign of the last times.
Thats what I've heard in church as a kid
That's what my church teaches as well. I wish a Jew would post his or her beliefs, as they pertain to the rebuilding and how that is perceived by Jews.
As for me, I'm delighted with the news!
Isn't the rebuilding of the temple the place when the Anti-Christ will come into power?
The only thing is how will the Anti-Chruat fool the billions of Christians who know this is prophecy? someone will try and kill him sure as the sun will rise...
According the Book of Acts, what happened on the day of Pentecost was a sign (referencing the book of Joel) that the last days were here, unless Peter was wrong on this one. As far as the Temple, it was raised up in 3 days just as Jesus said. Would you rather have Him sitting in a building in Jerusalem that you have to travel to or would you rather He reside in your heart no matter where you go?
If the temple were rebuilt, and the sacrifices offered again, would God accept them? For He has said the law and the sacrifices were only a shadow of what was better to come. (read Hebrews 10). Suppose this, what if in 2000 someone had called you and told you they had heard the Supreme Court would rule the Florida law on Elections was valid, (Bush wins) and then later when that turned out to happen, would you want to go back to it being a future event, or would you rather live in the reality of it? The truth is THE final sacrifice has been made, once, and for all. All of the laws, the sacrifices, the promises, and the foretelling was about one thing, not Israel, but Jesus. He has come and he's better than the foreshadowing that once was all men knew. I'd rather live in Him than just the promises that one day He'd be here
No. It's part of the Messianic Times.