Posted on 03/01/2007 8:32:05 PM PST by Alex Murphy
The present-day Sanhedrin Court along with a group of extremist rabbis announced their plans on Wednesday to resume ancient Temple practices of animal sacrifices on the Temple Mount in Jerusalem, despite religious bans by Moslems and Jews. The court purchased herds of sheep for ritual sacrifice, which they have planned for the eve of Passover, depending on the situation at the controversial religious site.
Regrettably, there are many extremist Israeli groups who want to carry out their plans, said Jerusalem's senior Islamic cleric, Mohammed Hussein. Let them say what they want, Al Aksa is a Moslem mosque.
The 71 members of the Sanhedrin have all the required elements necessary for Temple sacrifice, including the ritual altar, and said they want to begin sacrificing animals again, despite the absence of the Temple. Professor Hillel Weiss, a member of the Sanhedrin, said it is an important step to show that its not only talk.
Rabbi Dov Stein, secretary of the new Sanhedrin Court, believes Temple sacrifices wont happen any time soon.
We want to do the sacrifice, but we have political problems, Stein said. We hope there will come a time when the government will agree. We will push for that to happen.
Not all religious Jews are in favor of the sacrifices however.
Animal sacrifice, as a mode of religious worship, stopped for Jews, Christians and Moslems, said Rabbi Daniel Hartman of the Shalom Hartman Institute in Jerusalem. Moving back in that direction is not progress.
Cue all the Premil prophecy wonks....
Don't you love the middle east?
PETA and Greenpeace will have conniptions.
Must be a reformed Jew.
yikes Revelation Chapt 13 bump
if this article interests you, I encourage you to read the Q & A.
Prohibition: Jews should not go up to the Temple Mount at this time
The next day John saw Jesus coming toward him, and said, 'Behold! The Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world!' (John 1:29)The spirit of antichrist is alive and well in this so-called "Sanhedrin" (1 John 2:22).
For I bear them witness that they have a zeal for God, but not according to knowledge. For they being ignorant of God's righteousness, and seeking to establish their own righteousness, have not submitted to the righteousness of God. (Rom. 10:2,3)
End times ping!
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