It is interesting that you looked on the internet to see what was going on with the nation of Israel, especially concerning the issue of their long-awaited temple. I too have, over the years, kept abreast on the developments of that issue. Although we do live in the dispensation of grace, and know that God is not actively fulfilling his prophetic program with that nation, I do however believe that, just like I see that God is counting these years in which we live into his overall time schedule for the earth, that as we get closer and closer to our rapture, we are also in reality getting closer and closer to the resumption of his prophetic program. Therefore, what we will see is a growing focus on the Middle East in general and the people of Israel in particular, including their desire to rebuild their temple, something you see growing by the day. So with this desire growing, we are getting closer to the resumption of their program, which means ours will need to come to an end first!
By the way, one can go to this website [ http://www.templeinstitute.org/ ] and actually see Jews in Israel talking about having already formed certain things that will be used in the temple once "Messiah" (Antichrist) allows. So it's pretty interesting that they have plans for this thing already in motion, and have already set aside a group of young Jews to learn the Law to be priest, etc.
Anyway, in the article you included, we see that there is a great movement of orthodox Jews actively seeking the building of the third temple. Now what does this article, as well as all this media focus on the Middle East...the Jews...the Muslims...the re-building of the temple, etc., mean? Well our Apostle Paul (as well as Daniel, the Jewish prophet and others) says that it is a signal of Israel's last days, including the long prophesied day of the Lord's wrath!
2 Thessalonians 2:3-8
Let no man deceive you by any means: for that day shall not come, except there come a falling away first, and that man of sin be revealed, the son of perdition; Who opposeth and exalteth himself above all that is called God, or that is worshipped; so that he as God sitteth in the temple of God, shewing himself that he is God. Remember ye not, that, when I was yet with you, I told you these things? And now ye know what withholdeth that he might be revealed in his time. For the mystery of iniquity doth already work : only he who now letteth will let, until he be taken out of the way. And then shall that Wicked be revealed, whom the Lord shall consume with the spirit of his mouth, and shall destroy with the brightness of his coming:
Daniel 8:11; 27; 11:31; 12:11
Yea, he magnified himself even to the prince of the host, and by him the daily sacrifice was taken away, and the place of his sanctuary was cast down.
And he shall confirm the covenant with many for one week: and in the midst of the week he shall cause the sacrifice and the oblation to cease, and for the overspreading of abominations he shall make it desolate, even until the consummation, and that determined shall be poured upon the desolate.
And arms shall stand on his part, and they shall pollute the sanctuary of strength, and shall take away the daily sacrifice, and they shall place the abomination that maketh desolate.
And from the time that the daily sacrifice shall be taken away, and the abomination that maketh desolate set up, there shall be a thousand two hundred and ninety days.
So we see that obviously since the last temple was destroyed in 70 A.D., therefore another temple must be built. So since much preparation and cries among the Jews in Israel are taking place in our day, we can speculate that these things will come to pass in the very near future. And obviously for their program to resume, ours must end first!
Hopefully this helps!
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Hi Pastor Ron, just a little FYI that there is still a website concerning Israel's preparation for a future temple... http://www.templeinstitute.org/
ReplyDeleteThank you so much for all you're doing on this blog, as well as for the teaching videos on YouTube. I've been "rightly divided" for several years now and have recently found myself very hungry for more CORRECT learning of the Word!
Hi Anonymous, thanks for the info on the Temple Institute. Although I did not mention it in the blog article, I do however periodically mention it in my live teaching studies.
ReplyDeleteAgain thanks for writing, and we are glad that we can be of help in your edification in the rightly divided Word of our Lord Jesus Christ and His Grace message.
Grace and Peace.
Brother Ron Knight.