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General Category => Revelation Prophecy => Topic started by: Lisa on June 05, 2011, 01:18:58 pm



Title: Where will the tribulation temple be built?
Post by: Lisa on June 05, 2011, 01:18:58 pm
I lifted this from the temple insitute...
Geo-politically, the Temple Mount has to be cleared of the Dome of the Rock and the mosques which are presently located upon it before the physical rebuilding of the Holy Temple can begin. Many scenarios can be imagined which would accomplish this, the most promising, and not necessarily the most far-fetched, would entail Moslem recognition of the Mount as the intended location for the rebuilt Temple. With the acquiescence of the Moslem world the Moslem structures currently on the Mount would be disassembled and reassembled elsewhere. traditionally, Moslem texts, beginning with the Koran, accept the prophecies of the return of the Jewish nation and the rebuilding of the Holy Temple. Today, of course, radical Islam holds sway over the Moslem world, and until this phenomenon is defeated, the likelihood of a peaceful preparation for the rebuilding of the Holy Temple remains nil.

So biblically where is the temple mount?
I lifted this from wikepedia...

Biblical scholars have often identified it with two biblical mountains of uncertain location: Mount Moriah where the binding of Isaac took place, and Mount Zion where the original Jebusite fortress stood, however both interpretations are disputed.

As far as i could see when i was in Jerusalem most folk believe that the temple mount is built on Mount Moriah and certainly i think that the Muslims would consider the Dome of the rock to be there.
But Father had me in Isaiah recently and i was interested to read this...

Isaiah 2
 1The word that Isaiah the son of Amoz saw concerning Judah and Jerusalem.

 2And it shall come to pass in the last days, that the mountain of the LORD's house shall be established in the top of the mountains, and shall be exalted above the hills; and all nations shall flow unto it.

 3And many people shall go and say, Come ye, and let us go up to the mountain of the LORD, to the house of the God of Jacob; and he will teach us of his ways, and we will walk in his paths: for out of Zion shall go forth the law, and the word of the LORD from Jerusalem.

Certainly if you have ever been to Jerusalem the wailing wall/Herods temple/temple mount is not the highest peak and is situated quite some distance away from what is currently considered Mount Zion. Of course most Jews do not read Isaiah (otherwise they would recognise their Messiah), but I was very interested to think that the building of the tribulation temple will not be the place where we are expecting it to be...

Interested in others thoughts on this matter...


Title: Re: Where will the tribulation temple be built?
Post by: Kilika on June 06, 2011, 04:46:22 am
I would not be surprised if a solution involved building the temple elsewhere, under a claim of "to be more inline with scripture". People have taken verses to suit their means before, but that doesn't explain why there are no temple artifacts found elsewhere but the Temple Mount.

To not build it there would be saying the previous two were built in the wrong place. Unless, they claim the bible verses are a prophecy of the last temple to be built when it says "for out of Zion".

Then all they have to do is say see, it says "Zion", and the Temple Mount isn't Zion, it's Moriah, so obviously the new temple is prophecied to be built in Zion, which is some place else.

Ultimately it's all speculation at this point. God willing, we shall see what happens. "Watch"