Rebuilding the Temple of Solomon
According to the Oracle of Tolemac, in the days leading up to the return of the Christ, the Jews will rebuild the Temple of Solomon on its original site on Mount Moriah. This new Temple will once again become the central focus of Jewish worship, and the place where their ancient practice of animal sacrifices will be resumed.
What makes this prediction seemingly impossible at this time is that the site on which Solomon constructed his original temple is also one of the holiest places in the Islamic religion. For it was on this site that Muslims believe that the Prophet Muhammad ascended into Heaven, accompanied by the angel Gabriel.
To commemorate this event, the Muslims built a golden shrine called “The Dome of the Rock” in 691 AD. Close to this shrine and on the same platform of stone, they also erected the Al-Aqsa Mosque. Both of these buildings have since become integral features of the Islamic faith.
Although the Israeli flag was hoisted above the Dome of the Rock for a few hours in 1967, following the capture of Jerusalem by the Israelis in the Six-Day War, it was lowered on the orders of General Moshe Dayan, in order to avoid offending Muslims and to preserve peace.
Today the entire Temple Mount area is owned and maintained by the Ministry of Awqaf in Jordan. Although non-Muslims are now permitted to visit the Temple Mount during certain times, they are prohibited from entering these Muslim shrines.
However, this access does not apply to Orthodox Jews, and Jewish visitors are warned that entry to the Temple Mount is a violation of the Torah. This is because the entire area is regarded as sacred ground, as it once housed the “Holy of Holies” of the Temple of Solomon.
In the face of these obstacles, it would seem impossible for the prediction of the Oracle of Tolemac to be fulfilled under the existing circumstances. Any attempt by the Jews to rebuild the Temple of Solomon on the same site as these Islamic shrines would spark a religious conflict that could lead to nuclear war.
Yet in the book “The Last Days of Tolemac”, the Oracle not only predicts that the Jews will rebuild this Temple on its former site, but he also outlines the circumstances under which this will take place. What makes this prophecy especially significant is that the materials needed to construct the building and its contents have already been prepared.
In 1987, a non-profit educational and religious organization was founded in Israel. It was located in the Jewish quarter of the Old City of Jerusalem. This organization was called The Temple Institute.
The founder of the Institute is Rabbi Yisrael Ariel. Rabbi Ariel is a distinguished scholar and author of many Hebrew works. He also served in the paratrooper brigade which liberated the Temple Mount in the Six-Day War of 1967, and was one of the first soldiers to reach the Mount.
The central purpose of the Institute is to rebuild the Temple on the original site of Mount Moriah, and restore the ancient practice of animal sacrifices as set out in the Torah. According to the Statement of Principles outlined on its website, the objectives of the Temple Institute are as follows:
“The Institute is dedicated to every aspect of the Biblical commandment to build the Holy Temple of G-d on Mount Moriah in Jerusalem. Our short-term goal is to rekindle the flame of the Holy Temple in the hearts of mankind through education. Our long-term goal is to do all in our limited power to bring about the building of the Holy Temple in our time.”
“The major focus of the Institute is its efforts towards the beginning of the actual rebuilding of the Holy Temple. Towards this end, the Institute has begun to restore and construct the sacred vessels for the service of the Holy Temple. These vessels, which G-d commanded Israel to create, can be seen today at our headquarters in Jerusalem.”
“They are made according to the exact specifications of the Bible, and have been constructed from the original source materials, such as gold, copper, silver and wood. These are authentic, accurate vessels, not merely replicas or models. All of these items are fit and ready for use in the service of the Holy Temple.
Among the many items featured in the exhibition are musical instruments played by the Levitical choir, the golden crown of the High Priest, and gold and silver vessels used in the incense and sacrificial services.”
The Temple Institute has also conducted intensive research into the exact dimensions of the original Temple of Solomon so that, when the time comes, the new Temple will be an exact replica of the original building. The central focus of worship in the new Temple will be the Sanctuary, which will contain the Menora and other holy ritual objects.
At the far end of the Sanctuary will be the “Holy of Holies”, or the Inner Sanctuary of the Tabernacle. At the time of Solomon, the Inner Sanctuary was hidden by a veil, and entry was forbidden to everyone but the High Priest, and even he was only permitted to enter it on one day of the year.
At the time of the original Temple built on Mount Moriah by Solomon, the Inner Sanctuary was kept in total darkness. The entry of the High Priest into the Inner Sanctuary of the Tabernacle took place on the “Day of Atonement” (Yom Kippur), which is the holiest day in the Jewish calendar.
According to tradition, the Inner Sanctuary contained the Ark of the Covenant, in which were placed the stone tablets on which were inscribed the Ten Commandments given to Moses on Mount Sinai, as well as the Rod used by Aaron and a golden jar of Manna, the mysterious food which had sustained them in the desert.
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he Ark of the Covenant disappeared at the time that the original Temple of Solomon was destroyed by the Babylonians in 586 BC. According to most Biblical scholars it was believed that King Nebuchadnezzar II had taken the Ark with him when he returned to Babylon.
However, some researchers of the Temple Institute believe that the Ark was never removed from the Temple Mount, and that it remains to this day hidden in a secret vault. They believe that once the Temple is rebuilt, the Ark will be restored to its place in the “Holy of Holies”, where it will once again fulfill its original purpose at the center of the Jewish system of religious sacrifice.
As the Oracle wrote in “The Last Days of Tolemac“, in the days leading up to the return of the Son of Man, there would come a time when the nation of Israel would be surrounded by the armies of its enemies.
A vast mechanised force would assemble on the borders to the north, south and east of Israel. The entire population of Israel would quake at the prospect of their imminent destruction. But at the very moment when all appeared lost, the nation would be saved by a miraculous event.
This event would not only spare the nation of Israel, but it would destroy the armies that were gathered against it. The prophet Ezekiel wrote that only about one-sixth of the armed forces ranged against Israel would survive. The bodies of the dead would be devoured by birds of prey and wild animals, and that it would take seven months for the remainder to be buried and for the land to be cleansed.
“Therefore, thou son of man, prophesy against Gog, and say, thus saith the Lord God: I am against thee, O Gog, the chief prince of Meshech and Tubal: And I will turn thee back, and leave but the sixth part of thee, and will cause thee to come up from the north parts, and will bring thee upon the mountains of Israel:”
“And I will smite the bow out of thy left hand, and will cause thine arrows to fall out of thy right hand. Thou shalt fall upon the mountains of Israel, thou, and all thy bands, and the people that is with thee: I will give thee unto the ravenous birds of every sort, and to the beasts of the field to be devoured.”
“Thou shalt fall upon the open field: for I have spoken it, saith the Lord God. And I will send a fire on Magog, and among them that dwell carelessly in the isles: and they shall know that I am the Lord.” (Ezekiel 38: 1-6)
“And it shall come to pass in that day, that I will give unto Gog a place there of graves in Israel, the valley of the passengers on the east of the sea: and it shall stop the noses of the passengers: and there shall they bury Gog and all his multitude: and they shall call it the valley of Hamon-gog. And seven months shall the house of Israel be burying of them, that they may cleanse the land.” (Ezekiel 38:11-12)
But the miraculous event that will cause the destruction of their enemies will not only spare the people of Israel, it will enable them to return to the ways of Moses, for the sacred shrines that now stand on the Temple Mount in the old city of Jerusalem will collapse in a heap of rubble, allowing the Jews to build a third temple, to replace the one that had been torn down by Imperial Rome in the year 70 AD.
When this new temple is rebuilt according to the original plans, the Jews will restore their practice of sacrificial worship in the tabernacle of the Temple. The Sanctuary will once again become a place of ritual purity, and it will again be the focal point of the Jewish religion.
