I was wondering the same thing. The Bible says that when we see the building of Mount Mariah, that the day is close for the Rapture.
If they can no longer use the Temple Mount, is this the prelude to the ground breaking for Mount Mariah?
Posted on 09/26/2004 3:30:28 AM PDT by HAL9000
The defense establishment fears the Solomon's Stables area on Jerusalem's Temple Mount will collapse under the weight of the hundreds of thousands of Muslim worshippers who are expected to arrive for Ramadan observances which start in another three weeks, Israel Radio reported Sunday morning.The foundations of the mosque at the site are old and unstable and a combination of roofing work on the building and a recent earthquake have worsened its structural condition.
Some 200,000 worshippers are expected to attend Friday prayers on the Temple Mount, known to Muslims as al-Haram al-Sharif or the Noble Sanctuary, during the holy month of Ramadan.
The Antiquities Authority said collapse of the building's roof and walls is almost certain.
Prime Minister Ariel Sharon has directed the security establishment to prepare to prevent a mass disaster.
Israel has asked Jordan and the Waqf Muslim Religious Authority to block access to the roof of Solomon's Stables and to the eastern arches of the mosque.
However, the Waqf said there is no danger of collapse and called the fears an Israeli plot to garner control of the various mosques in the Temple Mount compound.
If the Waqf does not agree to prevent access to the concerned areas, the police would consider using officers to block access.
"The Jordanians understand the problem," interim Public Security Minister Gideon Ezra told Israel Radio on Sunday morning. "We won't have any choice but to reduce the number of worshippers on the Temple Mount during Ramadan.
"I think that people will understand the issue. We have no intention of preventing worshippers from getting to the Temple Mount. If there are [certain areas] blocked off that satisfy our requirements we would then be able to allow more worshippers to enter inside. We have no intention of preventing Muslims from coming to pray," Ezra said.
In early September, the High Court of Justice issued a temporary injunction prohibiting the Israel Antiquities Authority, the public security minister and the prime minister from authorizing the Waqf to remove from the Temple Mount tons of soil assumed to be rich in archaeological artifacts.
The soil was excavated some four years ago during the construction of large gates to the underground mosque in the area known as Solomon's Stables. The injunction was issued at the request of the Committee to Prevent the Destruction of Antiquities on the Temple Mount. Members of the committee include senior scholars specializing in the archaeology of the Temple Mount and its environs, as well as writers and other public figures.
According to the petition, "At the end of November 1999, the Waqf tricked the government of Israel, and under the pretext of opening an emergency exit to the Solomon's Stables mosque - which had been built illegally and inaugurated in December of 1996 - the Waqf took advantage of the negligence of the government of Israel and its indifference to the fate of the archaeological remains on the Temple Mount, dug a huge 2,000-square meter pit beneath the Temple Mount some 13 meters deep, and opened a main door to the Solomon's Stable mosque 10 meters wide and 13 meters high."
I pray that this does not happen.
Not only because of the loss of life that would ensue, but because an incident like this would only be used by the twisted and EVIL leadership of the Islamic world to blame the JEWS.
Well, as the Arabs say, "In sha Alha"
I'm beginning to worry that God's going to decide that Earth isn't worth the bother.
Nah. The Good Lord made us smart enough to get into this mess, so -- by the same token -- we should be smart enough to get out of it.
Personally, I wouldn't fault Israel if they simply put up signs in Arabic which plainly read, "THIS BUILDING HAS BEEN DEEMED UNSTABLE. YOUR LEADERS DO NOT SHARE OUR CONCERNS. BY ENTERING, YOU SOLEMNLY ABSOLVE ISRAEL OF ALL LIABILITY IN THE EVENT THIS BUILDING COMES CRASHING DOWN ON YOU."
Get LOTS of video of this. Broadcast it globally. That oughta cover it.
I have a feeling that this will happen, and that it will have been planned that way by the Muslims
Is this not one of the prophecies of a sign of the return of Christ?
Expound, EXPOUND! (all tingly)
Man--they are just asking the God of Jacob and Abraham to show His power.
I was wondering the same thing. The Bible says that when we see the building of Mount Mariah, that the day is close for the Rapture.
If they can no longer use the Temple Mount, is this the prelude to the ground breaking for Mount Mariah?
Divine intervention. My vote says yep.
In a roundabout way, yes it is. The Bible says that the Jewish Temple will be rebuilt on the Temple mount. In order for that to happen, guess what has to be removed? No man could do this without inducing the rage of the muslims. I can see this happening to fulfill prophecy.
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