Around 950BC at the Hight of the kingdom of Israel a great temple was built by king Solomon
to worship their great god YHWH.
The temple was rumoured to have been built on a holy site where Abraham was tested by
god and possibly where the first man ‘Adam’ was created.
The temple was a symbol of gods presence, but as the Jewish people turned away from
God, God tuned away from them and the Babylonians destroyed the temple in 587
In 516BC after the rise of the Persian empire the Jews were allowed to head back and rebuild
the temple, but it never reached the grandeur of the past, and in 70AD after rebelling against
the romans the temple was destroyed complexly…
600 years later Judea was now in the hands of the caliphates and on the site which the
temple stood a mosque was built.
The dome of the rock is the 3rd most important site in Islamic tradition – after Mecca
and Medina.
For Christians the site is also a holy site, possibly the second or third after Golgotha,
some other sites like Bethlehem or maybe even the Vatican for roman Catholics.
But to the Jews the temple mount is the ‘holiest of hollies’.
Here are 3 reasons the dome will be destroyed 1 – Muslims expect the destruction of the
temple.
If you don’t believe me look at the hundreds of videos on YouTube saying that the Islamic
antichrist will destroy the temple.
Many Islamic imams believe that the antichrist will be a Jewish man who will destroy the
dome and rebuild the temple.
Because of this many Muslims are actively watching for the destruction of the dome.
This is not to say they want the dome as it is an important site as Muslims believe that
from the dome the prophet Muhmad visited heaven.
2 – Many Christians want the dome to be destroyed
Christians believe that before Christ returns the temple must be rebuilt.
And certain denominations have been actively praying for the destruction.
One leader even said that when Sadam was firing scuds at Israel he was praying one would veer
of target and blow up the dome.
3 – Devout Jews want to build a new temple Since the temple was destroyed in 70ad Jews
have been unable to real practice their religion as so much of it revolved around the temple.
The temple was the only place they could offer sacrifices and make atonement for sins.
So not having a temple has been a massive blow for the Jewish community.
Because of this Jewish communities have been making active plans through the temple society
to rebuild the temple should the dome collapse.
The society has also been working on breeding animals for sacrifice and have gathered all
of the items necessary to furnish the new third temple.
This is all fine and good but how would the dome be destroyed here are 3 ways:
Extremists may destroy the temple by accident – Jerusalem has been the target of a number
of extremist plots, rocket attacks etc. and an misfired bomb could destroy the dome.
War could destroy the temple – Israel has been in multiple wars since its conception,
and has ended up a target, for instance by the Iraqis, during other people’s wars.
At the minute the war in Syria involves numerous ballistic missiles which could easily be fired
at Israel Extremists may destroy the temple on purpose
– rumours have stated that there is a plot to undermine the foundation of the dome to
destroy it.
But there is also the possibility of destruction by other means
An earthquake destroys the dome – the dome has been severely damaged and almost destroyed
by earthquakes in the past.
Whatever happens it seems clear that the dome will become a self-fulfilling prophecy and
be destroyed somehow.
But the building of a new temple on the site is a different story.
What are your thoughts?
Do you think the dome will be destroyed?
And how?
And do you think the Jewish people should build a new temple?
Thanks for watching.