The destruction of the first and last Jewish Temples took place on the 9th of Av on the Hebrew calendar. In memory of the upcoming date Tish b’Av (9th of Av), the Temple Institute has called on Israeli’s to rebuild the Temple on the Temple Mount.
The vessels and instruments are ready. The priests are being trained for Temple worship service. The sacrificial altar has been built. Blue prints for the Temple are complete. Efforts are being made for a genetically engineered red heifer. We are getting closer.
Click on the link below (2 1/2 minutes) for a video published by the Temple Institute.
Matthew 26:59 The chief priests and the whole Sanhedrin were trying to find false testimony against Jesus so that they could put him to death.
The Sanhedrin of Israel is back in the news, August 2016. The Sanhedrin reconvened in 2005 after a 1,600 year absence. They oversee legal matters and future construction of the pending third temple.
The Greek word for Sanhedrin is sunedrion. It is frequently translated as “Council” in the New Testament (Strong’s Concordance).
The UN wants to pass a resolution stating the Temple Mount belongs to Muslims only. The resolution was proposed at a meeting in Istanbul, Turkey.
Palestinian media and Muslims deny the existence of previous Jewish Temples.
The Sanhedrin has issued a public statement to the United Nations (UN). Do not mess with the historic ties of the Temple, the Temple Mount, and the nation of Israel.
Here are some quotes from the Sanhedrin, “The Jewish right to the Temple Mount was established in the Bible, and should therefore be recognized by Christianity and Islam.”
The UN’s position was deemed as “UNESCO’s very unholy actions” by the Sanhedrin.
The Sanhedrin supports their position with overwhelming archeological evidence of previous Jewish Temples. Archeology evidence includes artifacts and over 100 immersion pools found under the modern day Temple Mount. The Sanhedrin welcomes any one to look at the evidence.
Amos 9:13 “Behold, days are coming,” declares the LORD, “When the plowman will overtake the reaper and the treader of grapes him who sows seed; when the mountains will drip sweet wine and all the hills will be dissolved.
This verse is in reference to the agricultural cycle in Israel. It speaks to the volume of workers necessary to manage the harvest of crops.
When the plowman will overtake the reaper… In Israel, plowing and tilling of the ground takes place in October and November. The harvest of the grain crops occurs in April and May. The point is the bounty of the crops. Grain will be so plentiful, the reapers will take all summer to harvest. It will be time to work the ground again before the harvest is finished.
…the treader of grapes him who sows seed…To make juice and wine, workers stomped on the grapes in bare feet to crush. It is going to take a lot of folks to manage the volume of grapes. The grape harvest occurs in August and September. Planting is done in November and December. The number of clusters will be ridiculous. The workers who stomp grapes for juice will still be working until November and December.
…when the mountains will drip sweet wine and all the hills will be dissolved. The idea is the grape juice and wine will be so abundant the hills will melt.
The man in charge during the Millennial Kingdom who will oversee the volumes of grape juice has a history of generosity when it comes to wine.
Bumper crops will be year around whether it is grain or fruit.
Agricultural cycles and related information provided by NET Bible.
John 2:6 Now there were six stone water pots set there for the Jewish custom of purification, containing twenty or thirty gallons each. So there were 120-180 gallons of water…
John 2:9-10 When the headwaiter tasted the water which had become wine, and did not know where it came from (but the servants who had drawn the water knew), the headwaiter called the bridegroom, and said to him, “Every man serves the good wine first, and when the people have drunk freely, then he serves the poorer wine; but you have kept the good wine until now.”
Jesus serves and gives freely and abundantly to all. He always gives His best. He does not hold back. It does not matter if one is rich or poor. Christ has done it in the past. He continues in the present. And Yeshua will do it again in the future.
Hebrews 13:8 Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever.
Revelation 16:4 Then the third angel poured out his bowl into the rivers and the springs of waters; and they became blood.
The Souris River in North Dakota has turned blood red. This event does not indicate we are in the Tribulation. The context of this verse is in the latter third of the Tribulation. This is one river not all rivers. We are not in the Tribulation. It has not started.
On 7/31/16, the Incirlik nuclear air base was reportedly sealed off by the citizens of Turkey, local police, and the Turkish military. President Erdogan believes a second coup was being staged from within the Incirlik Air Base. Erdogan believes the United States was behind the mid July attempted coup.
Turkey is a member of NATO and supposed to be on the same page as Western Europe and the United States. It appears Turkey is moving away from the west and towards Russia.
Active duty combat troops in the United States have been placed on high alert according to unnamed sources. Official military response is not indicated at this time.
A Sunday meeting in Turkey with Turkish military officials and the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Joseph Dunford occurred. Following the meeting and a tour of the Incirlik Air Base, the blockade has been reportedly lifted.
Approximately 70,000 people have been arrested or relieved from the military, judiciary, civil service, education, and state-owned companies. 130 media outlets have been closed by President Erdogan. 50,000 Turkish civilian passports have been cancelled. “There is no turning back,” Erdogan said.
As of August 4, 2016, the United States is not inclined to extradite Imam Fethullah Gulen, who currently lives in Pennsylvania, back to Turkey. President Erdogan believes he is a mastermind behind the attempted coup.
Imagine the response from the Muslim world if President Recep Erdogan manages to walk back and talk down NATO and the United States. They will be likely to elevate this guy to deity status. Is this a leader the Muslim world can get behind and unite???
Genesis 13:10 Lot lifted up his eyes and saw all the valley of the Jordan, that it was well watered everywhere— this was before the LORD destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah—like the garden of the LORD, like the land of Egypt as you go to Zoar.
The Dead Sea area is believed to be the home of Sodom and Gomorrah. Scholars point to the southeastern tip of the Dead Sea as the location. In the past, it was not a barren desert and wasteland. This area was compared to the Garden of Eden in Genesis 13. The Hebrew grammar makes the point the area was well watered everywhere. Destruction of the area is estimated around 2,000 BC with God’s judgment. The area has been literally dead for approximately 4,000 years. See Genesis 19 for details.
Ezekiel 47:8-10 And he said to me, “This water flows toward the eastern region and goes down into the Arabah, and enters the sea; when the water flows into the sea, the water will become fresh. And wherever the river goes, every living creature that swarms will live, and there will be very many fish. For this water goes there, that the waters of the sea may become fresh; so everything will live where the river goes.Fishermen will stand beside the sea. From Engedi to Eneglaim it will be a place for the spreading of nets. Its fish will be of very many kinds, like the fish of the Great Sea.
The context and location of these two verses in Ezekiel is the promised, future Temple in Jerusalem during the reign of the Messiah, Jesus. This is another example of a future Temple. Water flowing from Jerusalem to the east has to go to the Dead Sea. Currently in 2016, there is no river from Jerusalem to the Dead Sea. The Jordan River is the only water source to the Sea.
These verses are stating the water of the Dead Sea is so incapable of life and beyond sick. Today, the Dead Sea is 10 times saltier than the oceans. But life giving water from Jerusalem and the Temple will heal and resurrect the Dead Sea.
Engedi is on the western shore of the Dead Sea approximately at the halfway point. Eneglaim is believed to be on the northern tip of Dead Sea where the Jordan River spills into the sea. The reference to Eneglaim is the only occurrence in the Bible. This is roughly 20-25 miles between the two locations. The amount and diversity of fish will be consistent with the Mediterranean Sea. (http://biblehub.com/commentaries/ezekiel/47-10.htm)
During 2011, divers from Ben Gurion University went to the bottom of the Dead Sea. Craters (15 X 20 meters) were noted with fresh water flowing out of them. Microorganisms were observed to coat the craters. Signs of life were noted at the bottom of the Dead Sea.
In the summer of 2016, fresh water ponds with fish have been reported near the shores of the Dead Sea. Green vegetation is beginning to sprout. Ducks are moving back into the area.
Zechariah 14:8 And in that day living waters will flow out of Jerusalem, half of them toward the eastern sea and the other half toward the western sea; it will be in summer as well as in winter.
Here is another verse indicating life giving, fresh water will flow from Jerusalem to the east and down towards the Dead Sea. The context of this verse is the Messiah standing on the Mount of Olives. The culmination of Zechariah 14 is the great earthquake that splits the Mount in two leaving a valley.
It appears this process is beginning to take place. The Dead Sea is resurrecting back to life.
