The Jewish Temple in Jerusalem must be rebuilt and some form of the Mosaic Law will be reinstituted if the prophecies concerning the revival of the Jews and their unsavory relationship with the Antichrist are to be fulfilled. Obviously, the Temple will therefore have to be rebuilt. The apostle Paul wrote of this certainty in a letter to the believers in first century Thessalonica, Greece. He said that the Antichrist would sit in a throne in the Temple at Jerusalem presenting himself as God and making people worship him as God. In the Temple the Antichrist will rear up an image of himself that will have the power to kill anyone who does not bow before it in adoration as God.==Since the beginning of this year, 2010, there has been a great deal of activity on Mt. Moriah, the former and future site for the Jewish Temple. The announcement of the re-opening of the Hurva Synagogue in East Jerusalem has brought unrest with Palestinians and criticism from Islamic clerics. Concerns come because in addition to the Synagogue opening, it was also announced that two tombs were being opened as significant Israeli heritage sites on Mt. Moriah, including Rachel’s tomb. Islamic clerics are claiming that Israel will use this opportunity to further encroach on their holy site, the Dome of the Rock and Al Aksa Mosque. One allegation is that Jews may take the opportunity to lay a corner stone for the proposed Temple.==The Jewish Sanhedrin, the priestly Supreme Court, was reestablished in October of 2004, in Tiberias. This was the location where the last Sanhedrin was disbanded, as a point of interest. Many Jews feel that the Sanhedrin had to be established to pave the way for the coming prophet who will usher in the coming of the Messiah. Many Jews feel that the time is at hand for these things to come to pass and they are waiting for the word to rebuild the Temple, so that the Messiah can come. Will the word come by a political edict or maneuver, or will it come by supernatural means in the voice of a “prophet” or some brokered deal through the Man of Perdition? Keep your eyes on Israel, church, the stage is set.
