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Revived Sanhedrin discusses Temple
WND ^ | Feb 17th, 2005 | Hal Lindsey

Posted on 02/17/2005 2:25:35 PM PST by missyme

Two remarkable developments took place recently that are extremely relevant to students of Bible prophecy.

For the first time in 1,600 years, the Israeli Sanhedrin was re-established. It occurred in Tiberius, the site of the Sanhedrin's last meeting in AD 425.

On Jan. 20, IsraelNN.com reported:

A unique ceremony – probably only the second of its kind in the past 1,600 years – is taking place in Tiberius today: The launching of a Sanhedrin, the highest Jewish-legal tribunal in the land of Israel.

The Sanhedrin, a religious assembly that convened in one of the Holy Temple chambers in Jerusalem [before AD 70], comprised 71 sages and existed during the Tannaitic period, from several decades before the Common Era until roughly 425 C.E.

Details of today's ceremony are still sketchy, but the organizers' announced their intention to convene 71 rabbis who have received special rabbinic ordination as specified by Maimonides.

These religious authorities believe it was necessary to re-establish the Sanhedrin because only this properly ordained body of sages can authenticate a Messiah when he comes. There is a growing expectation of the long-awaited Messiah to appear among devout Jews. The rebirth of the Jewish state and recapture of Jerusalem has increasingly influenced this conviction.

On Feb. 9, just a few weeks after the Sanhedrin's re-establishment, another enormously important development took place. The religious sages began to consider the rebuilding of the Temple and reinstitution of ancient animal sacrifices as prescribed in the Law of Moses.

The first step toward facilitating this monumental endeavor was to seek to determine the exact location of the Temple's foundation. Sanhedrin spokesman Rabbi Chaim Richman told Arutz-7:

It is appropriate that the Sanhedrin convened to discuss this lofty matter of the Temple's location this week ... the Sanhedrin continues to move toward strengthening the nation of Israel.

As all these things happen all around us, the Sanhedrin is researching ways to renew the deepest roots of our faith – to renew Temple service, reunite Jewish legal tradition and inspire the Jewish people to aspire to greatness. Our people have one path before us, and we will continue to march toward our destiny.

Sanhedrin member Rabbi Yisrael Ariel is the most ardent believer that the Temple is to be rebuilt in this generation. He is the former Yeshiva head, founder of the Temple Institute, and one of the paratroopers who took part in the 1967 liberation of the Temple Mount. He said:

People today ask, "Who are we in this generation to even consider building the Temple?" But in this week's Torah portion we see that the commandment to build a Temple was given to Jews who had just sinned and committed idolatry in the Sin of the Golden Calf. The fact is that what God requires in this world is for regular people to do their best. That is what we are trying to do.

The most difficult problem is to determine with certainty exactly where the previous Temple's foundations are. Muslims have not allowed Israeli archeologists to do archeological research on the Temple grounds. As a matter of fact, the Muslim custodians of this area, which they believe is their Third Holiest site, have systematically sought to destroy and remove any archeological evidence of Israel ever having a Temple there.

The Sanhedrin determined that there are only two viable theories as to where the Temple stood. One teaches that the Temple stood on the same basic site on which the Muslim mosque known as the Dome of the Rock was built.

The second theory (which I am convinced is the most accurate) is that the Temple was built north of the Dome of the Rock. Dr. Asher Kaufman developed this theory, using certain archeological evidences that he found before the Muslim's destroyed them. However, the most important archeological sign is the position of the Eastern Gate. According to ancient accounts of the Temple, its east-west centerline passed through the center of the Eastern Gate.

We have absolute evidence as to where the ancient Eastern Gate stood. I have viewed personally the remains of the ancient Eastern Gate, which is located under the modern Gate that was built on top of its ruins.

While photographing the area in 1983 for my book, "A Prophetical Walk Through The Holy Land," I sought to verify Dr. Kaufman's theory. I established the east-west centerline from the Eastern Gate. Then I received one of the most supernatural visitations of my life. My mind was suddenly flooded with a couple of verses that had been a mystery to me.

This is what I was shown. "I was given a reed like a measuring rod and was told, 'Go and measure the temple of God and the altar, and count the worshipers there. But exclude the outer court; do not measure it, because it has been given to the Gentiles. They will trample on the holy city for 42 months.'" (Revelation 11:1-2 NIV) So I measured off the distance from the centerline to the point where the wall of the inner court would stand. There was at least 6 meters clearance from the nearest points of the Dome of the Rock and the Temple inner-court wall. The Apostle John clearly predicts that "the outer court was not to be included in the rebuilt Temple, because it was given to the Gentiles."

So what does all this mean? The Temple can be rebuilt and stand alongside the Dome of the Rock without disturbing it. And since the outer court, also known as the Court of the Gentiles, is given to the Gentiles in this period just before the Messiah comes, it infers that there would be a Gentile building there, i.e., the Dome of the Rock.

The fact that a re-established Sanhedrin is now considering the rebuilding of the Temple after 2,000 years is extremely important to students of Bible prophecy. I believe that we are very near the final climactic events that end with the Second Coming of Christ.


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To: dervish

According to news reports, the Red Heifer born in 1997 was declared unclean in Nov 1998 as it had a white spot on it. Another was born in April of 2002, but by Nov 2002, it had also been disqualified.


161 posted on 02/18/2005 6:36:10 AM PST by ravingnutter
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To: missyme

Once again Hal Lindsey, the "Oracle", proves himself to be clueless. These Christian Zionists are desperate to authenticate their unbiblical view of history and Israel. If sad that he gets space with WND cuz he's good bud with Joseph Farah.


162 posted on 02/18/2005 6:50:50 AM PST by topcat54
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To: Just mythoughts; Bella_Bru
No my confusion is not about the meaning of the word

Your confusion goes way beyond not understanding the meaning of one word. Your confusion is caused by not having a freaking clue.

163 posted on 02/18/2005 6:54:10 AM PST by Alouette (Learned Mother of Zion)
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To: Just mythoughts

These poor folks are under the delusion that you can tell who the Jewish priests are simply by matching up last names using the "sounds like" method (Cohen, Kohen, Kohan, Cohan, Cohen, Cohon, Cohn, Kohn, Kohen, Koehn, Koehne, Kohin, Kohns, Cones, Kohan, Koen, Koens, Cohem, Coham, ...).

The only true records on Jewishness, tribal affiliation, etc were destroyed thousands of years ago with the last earthly temple and the last authentic priesthood.

Anyone can adopt the name "Cohen" or one of the variants. There is no way today to tell conclusively if such a person is truly descended from Aaron.

Of course it really does not matter. Inclusion among the people of God is not according to race, but rather according to relationship with the true Seed of Abraham, Jesus Christ. If one is "in Christ" then one is a true child of Abraham.

The Aaronic priesthood has passed away forever. As the Scripture teaches speaking of Jesus, "As He also says in another place: 'You are a priest forever According to the order of Melchizedek'." (Heb. 5:6) Those who follow Christ share in that eternal priesthood. "You also, as living stones, are being built up a spiritual house, a holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ." (1 Peter 2:5)

Lindsey and Co. continue to put stock in a physical priesthood that has forever passed away.


164 posted on 02/18/2005 7:09:11 AM PST by topcat54
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To: zahal724
Hebrew school here is a joke, we learned just enough Hebrew to pronouce it but not understand it. I take it that from this debate that you (malakhi, SJackson, and Aloutette) are Orthodox?

No. I'd suggest another synagogue, or some reading on your own.

165 posted on 02/18/2005 7:10:34 AM PST by SJackson ( Bush is as free as a bird, He is only accountable to history and God, Ra'anan Gissin)
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To: topcat54
The Aaronic priesthood has passed away forever.

Wrong answer.


166 posted on 02/18/2005 7:16:29 AM PST by Alouette (Learned Mother of Zion)
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To: Alouette

Was Jesus not a Rabbi?


167 posted on 02/18/2005 7:17:34 AM PST by keats5
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To: Alouette
Wrong answer.

Not for a Christian.

168 posted on 02/18/2005 7:37:49 AM PST by topcat54
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To: GadareneDemoniac

answer to post #73
After the first century, with no Temple to sacrifice animals in, the Priests, Rabbis or teachers created a Rabbinical Judaism with synagouges being the central system of worship.
Without a Temple there can be no sacrificial services according to Scriptural commands. One of the worst things you can do is make up your own laws contrary to Yahwehs. Man has changed the Sabbath, Festivals of Yahweh and thithing laws. Homosexuals are trying to change the prohibitions of The Scriptures to take out the laws against their vile ways. They are using the change to Torah by man through the years to justify this.


170 posted on 02/18/2005 7:44:44 AM PST by Lewite (Praise YAHWEH and Proclaim His Wonderful Name, His Son Yahshua Messiah is coming soon!)
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To: Alouette

"Your confusion goes way beyond not understanding the meaning of one word. Your confusion is caused by not having a freaking clue."

Actually as instructed I have come out of Babylon = confusion!


171 posted on 02/18/2005 8:06:30 AM PST by Just mythoughts
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To: topcat54

One thing is for certain, that 'chief priest', prophesied to us from Psalms 22 was not ordained by the Heavenly Father and he was not from the tribe of Levi.

Christ Himself became the 'HIGH PRIEST' and His sacrifice was the final 'blood' sacrifice required. He is called the 'lamb slain'.


172 posted on 02/18/2005 8:09:43 AM PST by Just mythoughts
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To: missyme
Being neither an atheist nor a religious believer allows me to take a somewhat neutralist view of the various religions, respecting most while adhering to none. Personally, I suspect that any Deity that notes the affairs of men cares much more about the Golden Rule than about things such as eating pork, eating meat on a Friday, drinking alcohol, pre-marital sex, etc....

The thing I believe is more dangerous than anything else is theocracy, and everything I've seen or read about this "Sanhedrin" suggests that is what they are all about. Theocrats tend to place far more emphasis on those "behavioral rules" I discussed than anything else. Look at Iran, or for that matter Calvinist Geneva.

They also have this tendency to provoke wars with non-believers, wars that are inevitably especially brutal.

-Eric

173 posted on 02/18/2005 8:14:30 AM PST by E Rocc (Leftists look at liberty the way Christians look at sin.)
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To: topcat54
Not for a Christian.

And Christians do not get to dictate what rules Jews apply to each other. It's amazing the arrogance of some to think they do.

174 posted on 02/18/2005 9:19:32 AM PST by Bella_Bru (You're about as funny as a case sensitive search engine.)
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To: Thinkin' Gal
There is a growing expectation of the long-awaited Messiah to appear among devout Jews.

That would be…

Messiah ben David, The High Priest Anointed for War…

The Christmas tree crowd won’t recognize Him.

175 posted on 02/18/2005 12:49:49 PM PST by Jeremiah Jr (T.O.E. = Unification = Echad!)
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To: Jeremiah Jr

Tammuz
1535, Babylonian and Assyrian god (identified with Adon), also name of the 4th Jewish month, from Heb. Tammuz, probably from Babylonian Du'uzu, contraction of Dumu-zi "the son who rises," also interpeted as "the faithful son."

http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?l=t&p=2


176 posted on 02/18/2005 1:07:32 PM PST by Thinkin' Gal
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To: topcat54

"Anyone can adopt the name "Cohen" or one of the variants. There is no way today to tell conclusively if such a person is truly descended from Aaron. "

Maybe there is a way:

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In the first study, as reported in the prestigious British science journal, Nature (January 2, 1997), 188 Jewish males were asked to contribute some cheek cells from which their DNA was extracted for study. Participants from Israel, England and North America were asked to identify whether they were a Kohen, Levi or Israelite, and to identify their family background.

The results of the analysis of the Y chromosome markers of the Kohanim and non-Kohanim were indeed significant. A particular marker, (YAP-) was detected in 98.5 percent of the Kohanim, and in a significantly lower percentage on non-Kohanim.

In a second study, Dr. Skorecki and associates gathered more DNA samples and expanded their selection of Y chromosome markers. Solidifying their hypothesis of the Kohens' common ancestor, they found that a particular array of six chromosomal markers were found in 97 of the 106 Kohens tested. This collection of markers has come to be known as the Cohen Modal Haplotype (CMH)--the standard genetic signature of the Jewish priestly family. The chances of these findings happening at random is greater than one in 10,000.

The finding of a common set of genetic markers in both Ashkenazi and Sefardi Kohanim worldwide clearly indicates an origin pre-dating the separate development of the two communities around 1000 C.E. Date calculation based on the variation of the mutations among Kohanim today yields a time frame of 106 generations from the ancestral founder of the line, some 3,300 years, the approximate time of the Exodus from Egypt, the lifetime of Aharon HaKohen.

Professor Hammer was recently in Israel for the Jewish Genome Conference. He confirmed that his findings are consistent that over 80 percent of self-identified Kohanim have a common set of markers. The finding that less than one-third of the non-Kohen Jews who were tested possess these markers is not surprising to the geneticists. Jewishness is not defined genetically. Other Y-chromosomes can enter the Jewish gene pool through conversion or through a non-Jewish father. Jewish status is determined by the mother. Tribe membership follows the father’s line.

Calculations based on the high rate of genetic similarity of today’s Kohanim resulted in the highest “paternity- certainty” rate ever recorded in population genetics studies—a scientific testimony to family faithfulness.

Wider genetic studies of diverse present day Jewish communities show a remarkable genetic cohesiveness. Jews from Iran, Iraq, Yemen, North Africa and European Ashkenazim all cluster together with other Semitic groups, with their origin in the Middle East. A common geographical origin can be seen for all mainstream Jewish groups studied.

This genetic research has clearly refuted the once-current libel that the Ashkenazi Jews are not related to the ancient Hebrews, but are descendants of the Kuzar tribe--a pre- 10th century Turko-Asian empire which reportedly converted en masse to Judaism. Researchers compared the DNA signature of the Ashkenazi Jews against those of Turkish-derived people, and found no correspondence.

In their second published paper in Nature (July 9,1998) the researchers included an unexpected finding. Those Jews in the study who identified themselves as Levites did not show a common set of markers as did the Kohanim. The Levites clustered in three groupings, one of them the CMH. According to tradition, the Levites should also show a genetic signature from a common patrilineal ancestor.

It is interesting to note that the tribe of Levi has a history of a lack of quantity. The census of BaMidbar shows Levi to be the smallest of the tribes. After the Babylonian exile, the Levites failed to return en masse to Jerusalem, though urged by Ezra HaSofer to do so. They were therefore fined by losing their exclusive rights to maaser. Though statistically, the Levites should be more numerous than Kohanim, today in synagogue, it is not unusual to have a minyan with a surplus of Kohanim and yet lack even one Levite. The researchers are now focusing effort on the study of Levites' genetic make up to learn more about their history in the Diaspora


http://www.cohen-levi.org/the_tribe/kohanim_forever.htm






177 posted on 02/18/2005 1:50:04 PM PST by dervish (Europe should pay for NATO)
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To: Jeremiah Jr

Jesus told his believers to take a sword with them and in the book of revelations He comes back as conquerer.We have to fight for his kingdom, but we don't use weapons that the world uses because we don't fight against flesh and blood but principalities and strongholds of the spiritual realm.There really is no formula but we must embrace the journey , until we come face to face with Yeshua then we will reach our destiny.


178 posted on 02/18/2005 2:40:16 PM PST by scottro (Cling to Jesus and to His promises.....)
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To: Bella_Bru

Everybody can be arrogant on FR from time to time..It's friday I had a bad week.I am going out and drink and hopefully GOD will give answers I need right now...Sometimes you need to pray hard and get rid of the bad stuff that enters your life..

For the most part I like people on FR whom I never met than some people I know years and listen to there BS on the phone..
Better go now.
Have a good weekend Bella!


179 posted on 02/18/2005 5:05:36 PM PST by missyme (imho)
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To: dervish
Maybe there is a way:

Not unless you have a sample of Aaron's DNA lying around somewhere.

180 posted on 02/19/2005 1:00:59 PM PST by topcat54
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