11 Aug 2010, 8:47 pm
AngelRho
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11 Aug 2010, 11:33 pm
Exclavius wrote:
AngelRho wrote:
Exclavius wrote:
AngelRho wrote:
pandabear wrote:
I suppose that it might happen someday, if the USA eventually elects a president who likes the idea. Then, for example, when a new Bible comes out in the next thousand years, President Obama will get the same kudos that the present Bible directs at Cyrus. President Bush would never have countenanced it--he was far too buddy-buddy with King Faisal.
One problem is that a mosque sits atop part of the temple ruins.
If the Jews do rebuild the temple, will animal sacrifices come back?
And, if the Jews do rebuild the temple, does that mean that all of the scary things described in Revelations will start to unfold? Would we all be better off just not rebuilding the temple, so that we can stop those things from happening?
One problem is that a mosque sits atop part of the temple ruins.
If the Jews do rebuild the temple, will animal sacrifices come back?
And, if the Jews do rebuild the temple, does that mean that all of the scary things described in Revelations will start to unfold? Would we all be better off just not rebuilding the temple, so that we can stop those things from happening?
I think they can rebuild it whenever they feel like it!
Personally, I'd take it as a good sign if they did.Someone mentioned scientifically putting the Bible to rest. There is a SLIGHT problem with that. The Bible does not specify WHEN the temple will be rebuilt, so there's no guarantee that the events of Revelation will begin to happen if the Temple were rebuilt, say, next year. For all we really know, prophecies regarding the Temple destruction and rebuilding point to an as-yet unbuilt temple that will, as its ancient predecessors, be destroyed and rebuilt at an even much later date. The fulfillment of prophecy includes the rebuilding of "a" temple, but also includes other related factors and events as well.
Ahhh the beauty of ambiguity in prophecy. How convenient. Well written prophecy is always either self-fulfilling or obscure enough that it can apply to anything, depending upon the time and place.
Not necessarily. It just means that events must be carefully weighed as to whether they really do fulfill prophecy or not. The prophets of the OT DID make short-term prophecies for the purpose of verifying that their messages came directly from God. Prophecies that failed identified prophets as false.
Wow, that sounds like the Stanford ESP tests in the 70's. If you fell outside of the 95% confidence interval of random chance, you were said to have ESP. Interestingly enough, 5% of the people did.
All I can say is that I'm not a prophet or the son of a prophet. I just work for a non-profit. I don't doubt the possibility that God can reveal future happenings to those whom He chooses. I just think the Biblical eschatology is sufficient and that prophecy in the modern era is unnecessary. Just my opinion, of course, but we do know in the past prophets made predictions that did occur.
For example, the prophecy that Edom would be completely wiped out DID happen, though it took until after the destruction of the 2nd Temple for its destruction to be complete. That would be a gap of a few hundred years. Messianic prophecies were fulfilled in Jesus. Eschatological prophecies cannot be fulfilled until the beginning of the end. And as you can see, we're perfectly safe for the time being. If I suddenly vanish in mid-sentence, then you'll know I was possibly wr
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If they rebuild the temple it would need to be BIG because every Jew in the world would need to fly in a couple of times a year dragging a calf or a sheep with them.
That would make it the world's biggest and smelliest slaughterhouse.
How many modern Jews would actually believe that if you do something wrong and set fire to a sheep then god will be pleased with you?
The rest of us know that isn't true. If you are serious then you must sacrifice a virgin. 
13 Aug 2010, 1:53 am
Wombat wrote:
If they rebuild the temple it would need to be BIG because every Jew in the world would need to fly in a couple of times a year dragging a calf or a sheep with them.
That would make it the world's biggest and smelliest slaughterhouse.
How many modern Jews would actually believe that if you do something wrong and set fire to a sheep then god will be pleased with you?
The rest of us know that isn't true. If you are serious then you must sacrifice a virgin.
That would make it the world's biggest and smelliest slaughterhouse.
How many modern Jews would actually believe that if you do something wrong and set fire to a sheep then god will be pleased with you?
The rest of us know that isn't true. If you are serious then you must sacrifice a virgin.
For those who come from afar, the Commandment is that they buy their sacrificial animals on site and not schlepp them a great distance. I am sure the Temple money changers would be happy to work with credit or debit cards.
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