I'm not sure if this was determined to be a hoax or not. I believe that that the heffer born was a hoax. Correct me if I am wrong.
"5. APPEARANCE OF THE RED HEIFER AFTER 2000 YEARS
Numbers 19:2-7 "This is the statute of the law which the Lord has commanded, saying, "Speak to the sons of Israel that they bring you an unblemished red heifer in which is no defect and on which a yoke has never been placed. "You shall give it to Eleazar the priest, and it shall be brought outside the camp and be slaughtered in his presence. Next Eleazar the priest shall take some of its blood with his finger and sprinkle some of its blood toward the front of the tent of meeting seven times. "Then the heifer shall be burned in his sight; its hide and its flesh and its blood, with its refuse, shall be burned. "The priest shall then wash his clothes and bathe his body in water, and afterward come into the camp, but the priest shall be unclean until evening."
A red heifer will be required to be used in the process of purification described in the book of Numbers. In May 1997 the first Red Heifer was born in 2000 years. Another red Heifer was born in Israel in March of 2002."
The signs that you state are certainly RIGHT. There are more but this should get some curious.
The Jews are supposed to rebuild the Temple. So far it's not happening although they are trying.
I heard it was a hoax. Anyone else?
I don't believe it was a hoax.
I believe they found a flaw in the first heffer.
I think they have since been provided one that passes muster.
I think the red heffer issue is out of the way and awaiting other bench marks to be fulfilled.
Who's trying what?
I just heard this yesterday, someone asked Lowell Levitt, (not sure of the spelling) how long it would take to build the Temple it they were given the go ahead, and he said, 48 hours.
Its already prefabricated, and ready to set up at a moments notice, and it's not that big.
JH :)
I haven't followed the heffer stuff for some time.
My memory is that the first heffer was found to have a small flaw and was rejected. I don't know if the seller had tried to cover up the flaw or not but I think they had.
I recall reading later that a red heffer had been found which had no flaws and everything was back on track. That's the last I recall reading about it.