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Since the destruction of Jerusalem by the Romans in 70 C.E., has there been any attempt made to rebuild the temple at Mount Moriah. Is there any evidence today of any future temple building project at this site? If such a project becomes a reality in the future, what should this indicate to true Christians? |
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| While it is true that millions of evangelicals believe it, the notion that Bible prophecy foretells that the Jews will return to Palestine and that another temple will be built as a prelude to Christ’s return is not supported by the Scriptures. Although highly unlikely, it is possible that some sort of temple might one day be constructed on or near the present site of the Islamic Dome of the Rock, but if so it will have nothing to do with Bible prophecy. If anything it is a satanic deception. How do we know that the prophecies do not apply to a physical temple? For one thing, Jesus indicated that Jerusalem and its temple were being completely phased out as the center for Jehovah’s worship, when he said the following to the Samaritan woman at the well: “The hour is coming when neither in this mountain nor in Jerusalem will you people worship the Father.” Rather than worship in a stone and mortar temple, Christ instituted a spiritual temple. Paul’s letter to the Hebrews explains how the Jewish temple merely foreshadowed much greater spiritual realities having to do with Christ. That being the case, what purpose could possibly be served by recreating yet another earthly temple? The belief that another temple must be built on the site of the former one is a key teaching of what is known as Christian Zionism. |
The e-Watchman Mailbag Collection
December 8, 2005
