| "body"> | | | | two Islamic buildings currently stand. |
| "Impossible." "It's never going to happen." "It will | | | | Gershon Saloman, an Israeli soldier during the |
| be the end of the Middle East as we know it." | | | | Six-Day War, has never forgotten the words his |
| These are comments from people whenever | | | | commander exclaimed after victory, "The Temple |
| someone mentions that Israel will build the Third | | | | Mount is again our hands." That same day, |
| Temple on the temple mount in Jerusalem. I have | | | | Saloman heard God's call for him to rebuild the |
| to say that I would totally agree with them due | | | | Third Temple. Since 1967, Saloman has formed |
| to the political climate in the world. However, | | | | the Temple Mount and Land of Israel Faithful |
| there's this little book called the Bible that explains | | | | Movement; their objectives are: |
| not only that the Jews will build a Third Temple, | | | | Liberating the Temple Mount from the Arab |
| but gives instruction to the two witnesses as to | | | | occupation of the Dome of the Rock and the Al |
| where exactly to build it on the temple mount. | | | | Aqsa mosque. |
| Revelation 11:2-3 states, "But leave out of your | | | | Consecrating the Temple Mount to the Name of |
| measuring the court outside the sanctuary of | | | | God. |
| God; omit that, for it is given over to the Gentiles | | | | Rebuilding the Third Temple in accordance with |
| (the nations), and they will trample the holy city | | | | the words of all the Hebrew prophets. |
| underfoot for 42 months (three and one-half | | | | As of May 25, 2006, the Faithful Movement has |
| years). And I will grant the power of prophecy to | | | | dedicated two 6 ½ ton marble |
| My two witnesses for 1,260 (42 months; three | | | | cornerstones for the Third Temple. The stones |
| and one-half years), dressed in sackcloth." | | | | for the future temple are already prepared. |
| Although there is some dispute as to whom the | | | | Even more amazing, on October 10, 2006, MK |
| two witnesses are--Enoch? Elijah? Moses?--there is | | | | (Member of Knesset) Uri Ariel drew up plans to |
| not a dispute that the third Jewish Temple will be | | | | construct a synagogue on the temple mount. How |
| built, the only question is when. | | | | unbelievable! Ariel has announced his intentions |
| The first Jewish temple (Solomon's temple) was | | | | publicly to the world. Not to mention, British |
| built circa 950 BC and was destroyed in 586 BC | | | | historian, Sean Kingsley claims in his book, God's |
| by the Babylonians. The second Jewish temple | | | | Gold, that the Temple treasures stolen by the |
| (Herod's Temple) was built around 20 BC and was | | | | Romans in 70 AD are buried in the Judean |
| destroyed by the Romans in 70 AD. Since then | | | | wilderness waiting to be discovered. |
| the only remnant of Herod's Temple has been the | | | | Many people believe that after Gog-Magog war, |
| Western Wall. Islamic buildings, the Dome of the | | | | with Israel's miraculous defeat of the Persian and |
| Rock and the Al Aqsa mosque, now occupy the | | | | Russian army; the Jews will build the Third Temple |
| area on the mount where the temples previously | | | | on the temple mount in Jerusalem to the God of |
| stood. Decades after the destruction of Herod's | | | | Israel who astoundingly saved them from their |
| Temple, the Muslims built the Dome of the Rock | | | | enemies. The Temple sacrifices of the past will |
| and the Al Aqsa in 688 AD and 705 AD, | | | | once again be instituted. Seemingly unbelievable |
| respectively. The Dome of the Rock and Al Aqsa | | | | events are rapidly taking place in the world that |
| are two of the most important symbols in Islam. | | | | many thought would never happen. As Biblical |
| However, ever since Israel reclaimed the city of | | | | prophecy continues to line-up, remember the |
| Jerusalem during the 1967 Six-Day war, there has | | | | words of Jesus Christ, "When these things begin |
| been ongoing discussion among the Jews | | | | to take place, stand up and lift up your heads, |
| regarding rebuilding the third temple where the | | | | because your redemption is drawing near. |