Prophezeiung über den III. Tempel: Jetzt ist der Zeitpunkt. Der Messias kehrt zurück.
Jerusalem Temple - model photo
Shalom Erhard,
"This is a requirement of the law that
the Lord has commanded: Tell the Israelites to bring you a red heifer
without defect or blemish and that has never been under a yoke." (Numbers 19:2)
After disqualifying several hopeful candidates to fulfill the “ordinance of the red heifer” (Numbers 19), the Temple Institute announced that “it’s time to stop waiting and start doing."
“After decades of intensive study and research, the Institute has
partnered with an Israeli cattleman, and using state-of-the-art
techniques and under strict rabbinical supervision, we are going to raise a herd of red cows here in Israel,” said the Institute’s former director, Rabbi Chaim Richman.
“We are going to select a proper candidate from this herd for the
fulfillment of the biblical requirements of the commandments of the red
heifer,” he added.
Such a Red Heifer or Parah Adumah is a prerequisite for the restoration of ritual purity and the ultimate resumption of the Divine service in the Holy Temple.
In recent years, several red heifers have been born around the
world, but each one has been disqualified for one reason or other.
A Temple Institute expert inspects this red heifer in Israel's breeding program
for signs of discoloration or other imperfection that would disqualify it as a
candidate to fulfill the biblical requirements of the red heifer. (YouTube capture)
for signs of discoloration or other imperfection that would disqualify it as a
candidate to fulfill the biblical requirements of the red heifer. (YouTube capture)
Building a holy Temple and worshiping in it are not permitted by
God without the restoration of ceremonial purity, which is only possible
with ashes of the Red Heifer mixed with the purification water necessary for restoring ritual purity or ceremonial cleanliness.
"The God of Israel determined through His wisdom that the ashes of the Red Heifer is the secret to the restoration of purity in the world," Richman told institute employee Yitzchak Reuven in an audio recording.
"There is a tradition that all throughout
history there were nine perfect red heifers that were used for the
cleansing and the purification, and that the appearance of the tenth red heifer is associated with the advent of the messianic era, and the rebuilding of the Temple," Richman said. "We look forward to the fulfillment of the verse in Ezekiel 36:25–26:
"Then I shall sprinkle pure waters
upon you and you shall be clean from all your uncleanness, and from all
your idols will I cleanse you. I will also give you a new heart and I
will place within you a new spirit." (Ezekiel 36:25–26)
"Let us draw near to God with a sincere heart
and with the full assurance that faith brings,
having our hearts sprinkled to cleanse us from
a guilty conscience and having our bodies
washed with pure water." (Hebrews 10:22)
The Yearning for the Red Heifer and the Third Temple
Without a Temple, several end-time prophecies remain unfulfilled (Ezekiel 40–48; 2 Thessalonians 2:3–4; Revelation 11:1–2).
That may change very soon. Except for the Red Heifer, Temple preparations are nearly complete.
The Temple instruments and furnishings have been created. The building
blueprints are being drafted. The kohanim (priests) have been
genetically identified and are being trained in the Temple's school.
The High Priest (Kohen Gadol) has been appointed by the nascent
Sanhedrin council in anticipation of Yom Kippur (Day of Atonement), the
one day of the year when the High Priest enters the Holy of Holies in
the Temple to make atonement for the nation of Israel.
But there is no Temple and no Temple service, so why do we need a
Kohen Gadol at this time? Rabbi Hillel Weiss, spokesman for the
Sanhedrin, explains:
“The only obstacle preventing the Temple
service today is the political issue. If that should suddenly change,
as it very well could, we would be required to begin the Temple service
immediately. It is therefore necessary that we have a candidate
prepared to fill the role of the High Priest, especially now that we
have kohanim prepared to serve in the Temple.” (Breaking Israel News)
Tourists visit a massive model in Jerusalem of the Second Temple and
the ancient city.
The prophet Haggai indicates a connection between the building of the Temple and peace in the Holy Land.
As a result, many Jews today believe that the Holy Temple is the only
solution for achieving the peace that currently seems so elusive.
“The latter glory of this house shall
be greater than the former, says the LORD of hosts. And in this place I
will give peace, declares the LORD of hosts.” (Haggai 2:9)
Indeed, there is also a traditional connection between the Third
Temple and the Coming of the Prince of Peace. Even Israel’s sages state
that when the Messiah comes, He will stand on the roof of the Temple
and cry out: "Humble ones! The time of your redemption has arrived!"
The search for the Red Heifer, therefore, is intimately linked to the desire for redemption, the Messiah, and the Messianic Era.
“Purification with the red heifer reminds
us that man has the potential to rise above his transitory physical
existence, with all its false sense of hopelessness and misery ... the
'impurity’ of death,” states the Temple Institute.
“This is the role of the Third Temple for all mankind, and
this is the Messianic vision of the future: the call to live an eternal
life, liberated from the sham and unhappiness which is the sum total of
the human condition for so many people. The call for the true joy of
living life to the fullest—with the knowledge of God.”
The Institute site continues to say, “The Divine ordinance of the heifer, beyond the grasp of man's frail intellect, with
all the details of its preparation and ceremony, calls out to Israel
and to all who seek to cling to the living word of the God of Israel: ‘Purify yourselves! Shake off your despair! Death is an illusion!’ Thus it is written, '... but all of you who cling to the Lord your God are all alive today.’” (Deuteronomy 4:4)
A Jewish man prays at the Western (Wailing) Wall wearing tefillin
(phylacteries). (Photo credit: Go Israel, Noam Chen)
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The Deepest Mystery of the Torah
“Therefore you shall do My statutes and keep My rules and perform them, and then you will dwell in the land securely.” (Leviticus 25:18)
Judaism considers the Red Heifer to be the deepest mystery of the Torah.
The commandment for it, which is found in Numbers 19, belongs to a category of Biblical ordinances called chok (plural, chukim).
Chukim are statutes that transcend human reasoning and include the chok not to wear a mixture of wool and linen. It also includes kosher dietary rules and prohibitions, such as the chok not to eat pork.
People sit to enjoy a meal on the Ben Yehuda Promenade in Jerusalem.
Chukim differ from mishpatim, which are laws forbidding theft, murder, taking bribes, etc.
While mishpatim ordinances seem self-evident, the true meaning of chukim are thought to be beyond our intellectual grasp.
The ashes of the Red Heifer cleanse a person from the most serious
form of contamination—death and, therefore, also sin, which is the
spiritual contamination that causes physical death.
Yet, one of the great mysteries is that all
of the ritually pure who are involved in the preparation of the ashes
of the cow become ritually impure when they come in contact with the
very same ashes.
Israeli free-range cows
