King Solomon built the First Temple in the 10th century B.C. The Babylonians destroyed it in 586 B.C. The Jews built the Second Temple in 515 B.C. after Jerusalem was freed from Babylonian captivity. The Romans destroyed the Second Temple in A.D. 70.
The First Temple stood for about 400 years, the second for almost 600. Both Temples served as the center of religious worship for the whole Jewish nation. All Jewish holidays centered on worship at the Temple – the central location for the offering of sacrifices and the main gathering place for the Jewish people.
The site is believed to be the biblical Mount Moriah, where Abraham fulfilled God's test of faith by demonstrating his willingness to sacrifice his son Isaac.
Jewish tradition also holds that Mashiach – literally "the anointed one," the Jewish Messiah – will come and rebuild the third and final temple on the Mount in Jerusalem and bring redemption to the entire world.
The Western Wall, called the Kotel in Hebrew, is the one part of the Temple Mount that survived the Roman destruction of the Second Temple and stands to this day in Jerusalem.
The Temple Mount has remained a focal point for Jewish services for thousands of years. Prayers for a return to Jerusalem and the rebuilding of the Jewish Temple have been uttered three times daily by religious Jews since the destruction of the Second Temple. Throughout all the centuries of Jewish exile from their land, thorough documentation shows the Jews never gave up their hope of returning to Jerusalem and reestablishing their Temple. To this day Jews worldwide pray facing the Western Wall, while Muslims turn their backs away from the Temple Mount and pray toward Mecca.
Muslims constructed the al-Aqsa Mosque around A.D. 709 to serve as a place of worship near a famous shrine, the gleaming Dome of the Rock, built by an Islamic caliph, or supreme ruler.
About 100 years ago, Muslims began to associate al‐-Aqsa in Jerusalem with the place Muhammad ascended to heaven. Islamic tradition states Muhammad took a journey in a single night from "a sacred mosque" – believed to be in Mecca in southern Saudi Arabia – to "the farthest mosque," and from a rock there ascended to heaven to receive revelations from Allah that became part of the Quran.
Well with Odumbo as President and the USA quickly going downhill slide ( USA is not mentioned in prophesies of end times) it makes perfect sense that tide is turning to build the third temple.
At this point I dont think the Israelie government even allows Jew up onto the Temple Mount.
David paid Arunah for that land...so there is a 3,000 old deed of title...go fot it...it will be REALLY INTERESTING.
This is not to be disrespectful, but I read people around here writing that when the Temple is rebuilt, the End Times will be near - is this correct?
Now all we need is a red heifer.
Survey: 64% want Temple rebuilt
Ynetnews | Tisha B’Av, 5768 | Ynet
Posted on 07/30/2009 4:59:36 AM PDT by ChicagoHebrew
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Feiglin: If I were PM, I’d rebuild the Temple
The Jerusalem Post | Apr 20, 2009 | MATTHEW WAGNER
Posted on 04/21/2009 10:05:25 PM PDT by forkinsocket
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Raad Salah: Netanyahu will Try to Rebuild the Jewish Temple
Arutz Sheva | May 26, 2009 | Israel National News
Posted on 05/27/2009 7:16:34 AM PDT by VRWCTexan
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‘Temple in Waiting’ Prepared in Jerusalem
CBN>org | June 29th, 2008 | Chirs Mitchell
Posted on 07/21/2008 11:03:46 AM PDT by Raineygoodyear
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Temple rebuilt
(New museum with Temple replica to be erected opposite Western Wall)
YNET
Posted on 04/22/2008 8:26:56 PM PDT by Esther Ruth
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Temple Institute
- Production of 120 Sets of Linen Garments for Lay Priests is Presently Underway
www.templeinstitute.org
Posted on 03/07/2008 6:28:00 AM PST by Esther Ruth
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The Muslim legends connected with the Dome of the Rock and the al-Aksa mosque go back a lot more than 100 years. I have a Baedeker’s published in 1911 which mentions these traditions in describing the buildings in Jerusalem with no indication they were recent inventions. In fact the medieval Muslim structures on the Temple Mount must have been built because the legends were already in existence.
Jerusalem was considered unimportant by Muslims until about 100 years ago, when some Muslim scholars decided that Muhammad tied his horse “Barack” to the Western Wall before flying with the horse from the Temple Mount to heaven.
Interesting = thanks for the post. Nice Sunday evening wind down post.
God is sovereign and His Word cannot be broken.