Do You Believe The Third Temple Will Be Built In Our Life-Time?

Some dream of doing it but I don't think they will, because the Mosque is over the spot and I don't think it's going anywhere as world sentiment is usually against Israel. Bible prophecy students seem to think it will be built because of the prophecy of Daniel which says the "daily sacrifice" or "place of" "will be taken away". This leads them to think that the Temple and temple sacrifices will be re-instituted, but logic suggests to me it never will, as that age is over and the U.N. and others would go ballistic over sacrifices. I think "Sacrifices" also refers to prayers and thanksgiving, etc, as the bible calls those "acceptable sacrifices". And there is actually a place on earth and in Israel that is a place of such daily sacrifices, the Wailing Wall which is part of a wall of the buildings or walls of the Temple in the time of Jesus, but (Mt 24:1,2) Jesus when the disciples said "look at these great buildings and the temple" and Jesus said "see this temple and all the buildings? I tell you not-one-stone shall remain standing one upon another." Well, there are still some stones standing atop one another, thus far, the Wailing Wall (Western Wall). So I believe a time comes when this will be taken away.. torn down and done away with. Daniel says three and a half (Hebrew) years after they take away the daily sacrifice, the abomination that makes desolate (666 surely) will be set-up. ("an blessed is the one who waits and comes to the three and a half years and 45 days later") Daniel 12:11,12. These are actually written by Daniel in days rather than years, and then the days are usually interpreted as years, but it's hard for one to wait and come to one thousand three hundred and thirty five years! That's a rather long life! all the best!

Since the year 70 there has been no temple in Jerusalem. Will it be rebuild? I would say more no then yes and even if it was rebuild God has no more interest in it. Matthew 21:42-43 (New International Version, ©2010) 42 Jesus said to them, “Have you never read in the Scriptures: “‘The stone the builders rejected has become the cornerstone; the Lord has done this, and it is marvelous in our eyes’? 43 “Therefore I tell you that the kingdom of God will be taken away from you and given to a people who will produce its fruit. Matthew 23:37-38 (New International Version, ©2010) 37 “Jerusalem, Jerusalem, you who kill the prophets and stone those sent to you, how often I have longed to gather your children together, as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, and you were not willing. 38 Look, your house is left to you desolate. Matthew 24 (New International Version, ©2010) 1 Jesus left the temple and was walking away when his disciples came up to him to call his attention to its buildings. 2 “Do you see all these things?” he asked. “Truly I tell you, not one stone here will be left on another; every one will be thrown down.”

The rebuilding of the temple has been on ongoing wish/dream/project for many, many years now. I didn't know there was an online site about it. I don't know whether it will be built in our life times, but I think it's possible. How the drama in the mideast plays out will determine when the temple will be built. With the world situation the way it is right now, anything could happen.

The Temple Foundation has been soliciting donations to build the Temple since the 1970's. Later, at least two yeshivas (training schools for rabbi's) began indexing people who are descended from the priests and levites to train to conduct Temple services and rituals. Yeshiva Torat Haim and Yeshiva Aterit Cohanim both train students in Temple practices and have since the mid 1980's in Jerusalem. The Temple Institute has sponsored the creation of musical instruments, and the implements to be used in the Temple. Behind the scenes, these and many other organizations have laid the groundwork for a 3rd Temple to be constructed in very short order and be fully operational. Once construction of the 3rd Temple begins, all these opposition views will quickly melt away as Jews around the world realize that this is their opportunity to participate in an historic event, the rebuilding of the Temple on the Temple Mount in Jerusalem. It is the purpose of this article to provide the scriptural basis for the rebuilding of a literal Temple in Jerusalem before Messiah returns, and since this article is written by a Christian, it will include references from both the Tanakh (Old Testament) and New Testament of the Bible. In the Olivet Discourse of Matthew 24:15 and Mark 13:14, Jesus told the disciples about the end-time events and the abomination of desolation which will take place in the Temple in the middle of the end-times 7 year period. Matthew 24:15 Therefore when you see the ABOMINATION OF DESOLATION which was spoken of through Daniel the prophet, standing in THE HOLY PLACE (let the reader understand)... The abomination of desolation is when the antichrist stands in the holy place of the rebuilt Temple and falsely declares to the world that he is God. This occurs in the middle of the 7 year end-times period. So if the peace treaty between Israel and the PLO signed on September 13, 1993 was the peace treaty of prophecy, then on February 24, 1997, the abomination of desolation should have occurred in the Temple in Jerusalem. There is no Temple in Jerusalem, and no world leader has declared himself to be God, so we know with 100% certainty that the September 13, 1993 peace treaty was not the peace treaty of prophecy. Let's go back to the book of Daniel to further expand on Jesus' words in the Olivet Discourse. Daniel 9:27 And he will make a firm covenant with the many for one week, but in the middle of the week he will put a stop to sacrifice and grain offering; and on the wing of abominations will come one who makes desolate, even until a complete destruction, one that is decreed, is poured out on the one who makes desolate. The text states that in the middle of the week, a week of years, the sacrifices and grain offerings will be stopped. The sacrifices and grain offerings will be started again at a rebuilt Temple in Jerusalem and have to be occurring for the antichrist to stop them. At the same time in the middle of the 7 year period, something called an abomination of desolation will be performed. We have to jump over to Daniel 11 to see what that is all about. Daniel 11:36 Then the king will do as he pleases, and he will exalt and magnify himself above every god, and will speak monstrous things against the God of gods; and he will prosper until the indignation is finished, for that which is decreed will be done. In order to show the consistency of scripture, let's jump over to Thessalonians to show that the same prophetic thoughts are displayed. 2 Thessalonians 2:1-4 Now we request you brethren, with regard to the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, and our gathering to Him, that you may not be quickly shaken from your composure or be disturbed either by a spirit or a message or a letter as if from us, to the effect that the Day of the Lord has come. Let no one in any way deceive you, for it will not come unless the apostasy comes first, and the man of lawlessness is revealed, the son of destruction, who opposes and exalts himself above every so-called god or object of worship, so that he takes his seat in the Temple of God, displaying himself as being God.

Somewhat yes. Israel was re-established in 1948 and you have mentioned Temple preparations which are true. I subscribe to "A Torah Minute." From this, I see devout Jews are hoping to rebuild. Now, I said somewhat yes because I hold to the pretribulation view of the rapture of the Church, but I realize I could be wrong. I expect to be out of here by rapture. However, they could start building anytime (providing some things take place) and the rapture occur later. The NT gives clear indication the Temple will exist when the Antichrist shows up.

I don't know how old you are, but I don't think it will happen in my lifetime. I wouldn't bet my life on it though. I think it's possible that it will happen in your lifetime. I am a Christian and I have my ideas. I don't think I'm mistaken to believe that the new Temple must be built by Israelis or Jews. Moslems and any one else cannot build it. Am I correct?