FINAL WARNING: The Shining Star
their Temple, so they can retrieve the Ark and place it in the Holy of
Holies? There are some who share the suspicion, that Israel already
knows where the Ark is, but also know that the political climate of their
homeland is too volatile to take a chance on revealing its location until
the right time.Unlike the Temple, the Ark is not mentioned in Biblical prophecy. As
we have discovered, the Ark was not in the second Temple, so the
existence of the Ark is not necessary for the Temple to be rebuilt.
However, if you turn on the 6 o’clock news, and you see that Israel is
announcing the discovery of the Ark of the Covenant, this certainly will
have a bearing on the prophetic timetable.REBUILDING THE JEWISH TEMPLE
There is a school of thought that believes that only the Messiah can
rebuild the Temple, because He would be the only one who knows the
actual location of its foundation. This sentiment is the official position
of the Israeli government. However, there is some evidence that seems
to indicate that the Temple will be rebuilt prior to the return of Jesus.The Antichrist will sign a seven-year protectionary treaty with Israel
(and perhaps other nations), but will break it halfway through when he
causes the sacrifices to be discontinued (Dan. 9:27, Dan. 12:11), so
that he will be able to take “his seat in the Temple of God, displaying
himself as being God (2 Thessalonians 2 :4, see also Rev. 11:1).”
Matthew 24:15 refers to this area as the ‘holy place.’ This seems to
indicate that the Temple will already be in existence by this time.Moses prophesied that Israel would be punished twice. The first was
430 years of captivity in Egypt, and the second was 70 years of slavery
under the Babylonians. After that, three things were foretold: the
Jewish nation would be reborn in Palestine, they would repossess old
Jerusalem, and they would rebuild their ancient Temple on its original
site. In 1948, the nation of Israel was established; in 1967, they took
complete control of the city of Jerusalem; which leaves only one
prophecy unfulfilled, and that is the rebuilding of the Jewish Temple.
Amos 9:11 says: “In that day will I raise up the tabernacle of David that
is fallen, and close up the breaches thereof; and I will raise up his