Jesus built the 3rd temple in three days, as we know. When someone builds a 3rd temple out of stone, or enters into an already-built 3rd temple to be enthroned, well, we'll know who he is.
Everybody here saying that Israel isn't the problem isn't looking at the situation in Biblical terms, but merely noticing that Israelis generally tend to be nicer and more civilized than Palestinians. I know Israel (a nation whose founding and existence is predicated on denying the divinity of Christ) has a lot of supporters around here. But like it or not, the modern state of Israel, not Islam, will be the primary force behind the rise of the anti-christ, for the simple reason that Islam isn't true, and was never true. The Israelites had their valid temples in accordance with the OT. Only out of this prior legitimacy can the true anti-christ arise to attempt to claim the legitimacy of Christ's 3rd temple of the Spirit for his 3rd temple of stone.
Prior to 1948, it wasn't really possible for the stage to be set. With Jewish control over Jerusalem renewed for the first time since New Testament times, the way is open. I read an article about how the ceremonial necessities of the temple of Jerusalem -- the breastplate and crown of the high priest, spotless red heifers, etc. -- are even now being gradually pulled together in readiness for sacrifices to resume.
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Or maybe I'm wrong entirely and things will play out in a totally different way. The apostles writing at the time about "the holy place" would be looking at the still standing Temple of Jerusalem at the time, but maybe they were granted a vision of Vatican City and a flab-jowled fellow dressed in white, "in whose hands are iniquities, his right hand holding a beach ball."
Either way, I suggest a solution to the seemingly endless conflict between Israelis and Palestinians. In light of America recently having been made great again --
Make Israel/Palestine Outremer again! 