Minister calls for third Temple to be built
Potentially explosive statement by Jewish Home’s Uri Ariel breaks taboo against damaging status quo on Temple Mount…
“We’ve built many little, little temples,†Ariel said, referring to synagogues, “but we need to build a real Temple on the Temple Mount.â€
The Jerusalem site was home to Judaism’s first and second Temples, both of which were destroyed, the second one in 70 CE. The idea of building a third Temple, while popular among some religious and right-wing Jews, is considered outside mainstream Israeli discourse by most. http://www.timesofisrael.com/minister-calls-for-third-temple-to-be-built/#rssowlmlink
While many evangelicals believe that a Jewish temple must be rebuilt in Jerusalem before Jesus comes and establishes His kingdom on the earth, the Bible does not actually teach that.
JLB
Potentially explosive statement by Jewish Home’s Uri Ariel breaks taboo against damaging status quo on Temple Mount…
“We’ve built many little, little temples,†Ariel said, referring to synagogues, “but we need to build a real Temple on the Temple Mount.â€
The Jerusalem site was home to Judaism’s first and second Temples, both of which were destroyed, the second one in 70 CE. The idea of building a third Temple, while popular among some religious and right-wing Jews, is considered outside mainstream Israeli discourse by most. http://www.timesofisrael.com/minister-calls-for-third-temple-to-be-built/#rssowlmlink
While many evangelicals believe that a Jewish temple must be rebuilt in Jerusalem before Jesus comes and establishes His kingdom on the earth, the Bible does not actually teach that.
JLB