This isn't "imagination." It's delusional. It's sick. It's insane. It's surreal. It's lunacy. And besides that, it's ridiculous and embarrassing!
Happy Muslims and harp-playing Jews?
Not in this life.
Posted on 06/19/2009 10:43:15 PM PDT by Squidpup
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Espousing a dream of harmony that may stretch credibility among even the most fervent believers in dialogue among the great religions, clerics in Jerusalem launched a project on Thursday aimed at finding a way to share the city's holiest, and most fought over, site.
Even the Jewish religious scholar promoting it acknowledges it might need divine intervention before a peaceful remapping of the area where Muslims built the 7th century Dome of the Rock and al-Aqsa Mosque on the site of the biblical Jewish Temple.
"We offer this vision for a long and deep discussion, and of course want to continue with a parallel research from other religions," said Yoav Frankel, director of the project promoting a vision of "God's Holy Mountain" (www.godsholymountain.org).
Invitations to Thursday's launch conference depict a sunlit imagined future for the area Jews call Temple Mount. Happy Muslims and harp-playing Jews mingle between the Dome of the Rock and a new Temple, as Christians walk over from the nearby Sepulchre Church, traditional site of Jesus's resurrection.
The project, headed by Jewish members of the Interfaith Encounter Association (www.interfaith-encounter.org) encourages all three faiths to re-examine the complex and perhaps foster a new theological outlook, making room for all to worship there.
DIVINE INTERVENTION?
But Frankel conceded it may take more than debate of Jewish law, or halacha, to alter centuries of tradition in favor of a compromise by which Jews would agree to build a temple nearby, not in the spot traditionally regarded as the correct site -- right where the Dome has stood since the 7th century.
"Regular halachic discussion will not be powerful enough," Frankel said, referring to the need for a "holy revelation" to make such a shift possible in Jewish tradition.
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Since when were the written Torah and the Tanakh demoted to a matter of "tradition"?
Is the mosque still standing? Did the Muslims tear down the temple. I'm ignorant of the history of the site.
For those who believe in the Biblical end-times prophecies, you all know about THE ABOMINATION OF DESOLATION.
You also know that for this to happen The Temple would have to be rebuilt, right? Well there is serious talk of it now. There have been several related stories on in lately. Here is one. News story from 5/26/09 Raad Salah: Netanyahu will Try to Rebuild the Jewish Temple http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/131578
Interesting that no one dares suggest the Muslims seek a “holy revelation” to move their Dome of the Rock.
Guess what rag-heads? That old barn is comin’ down!
And as far as Divine Intervention is concerned, there will be Divine Intervention, but it wont be peaceful.
This isn't "imagination." It's delusional. It's sick. It's insane. It's surreal. It's lunacy. And besides that, it's ridiculous and embarrassing!
Happy Muslims and harp-playing Jews?
Not in this life.
Happy Muslims and harp-playing Jews mingle between the Dome of the Rock and a new Temple, as Christians walk over from the nearby Sepulchre Church, traditional site of Jesus's resurrection.
One of the nice things about being a Christian. The church of the Holy Sepulchre is an interesting historical site, but nothing I feel compelled to fight over. The Sepulchre itself has been empty for almost 2000 years now.
Actually, before Frankel puts too much effort into that devine revelation that the 3rd temple can squeeze in there a few feet to the left, the other side is going to need to have a devine revelation that the mere presence of Christians and Jews isn't an abomination, if we tiptoe around real quiet-like.
There’s no debate, because the Muzzies don’t want to share a city that wasn’t theirs in the first place.
Just saying.....
"Do you see all these great buildings?" replied Jesus. "Not one stone here will be left on another; every one will be thrown down."
There are some accounts that the Roman generals ordered that the Temple be sparred. There is conjecture that Roman soldiers (drunk? in a rage?) defied the orders and set fire to the Temple. The problem was - there was 24 carat gold all through the Temple.
There is archaeological evidence of a great fire in its spot. That fire would have turned the Temple into a furnace, and all of the gold would have melted into the crevices.
The Roman soldiers needed that gold as part of their war booty, so they literally tore the Temple apart to get it.
Wikipedia? or another source said that the Colosseum in Rome was paid for in part with booty from the Temple.
Not going to happen—No not never. Only Jesus might make it work.
I assume they'll be playing Jew's Harps?
It’s a twang thang....
Almost everyday I am running into an interesting End-Times related News story. Its kind of like Hal Lindsey’s book, Late Great Planet Earth is being played out before us, don’t you think?
Pray, pray for the peace of Jerusalem.
One of the most fantastically good sites on the Net: The Jerusalem Archaeological Park.
I agree. When the headline hit on Drudge and Reuters that Obama wanted a Global Financial "college" I just had to shake my head.
OBAMA PLAN TO CALL FOR SUPERVISION OF GLOBAL FINANCIAL FIRMS THROUGH SUPERVISORY COLLEGES--OFFICIAL
The MSM quickly changed that headline after being prompted by the Obama Dear Leader - and the story was that he only wanted to expand the Federal Reserve's domestic powers. But, we know what he is really up to.
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