'Temple in Waiting' Prepared in Jerusalem

[gracebyfaith]

Sunday, September 27, 2009

http://www.cbn.com/CBNnews/398613.aspx

Just a few steps away from the western wall, rabbis and craftsmen are building what they call a "temple in waiting."


"We have enough in place now to resume divine service and to build the temple," Richman said. "But obviously, a lot of things have to happen in order for this to happen."


On the walls, you can still see the marks from the fires that destroyed the temple in 70 A.D. Overturned stones are still lying where they were thrown from the top of the Temple Mount by the armies of Rome.
On one stone is a Hebrew inscription: "To the place of trumpeting."
Even more intriguing is the part of the western wall that's still underground.
Dan Bahat spent 40 years excavating the tunnels around the Temple Mount, and he says the most compelling case for the temple is yet to be discovered.
"I believe that behind this stone is a large arch which forms a storehouse, which stored all the treasures of the temple," he said. "In the future, when it will be possible to dig, maybe we'll get to there."

[Jericho]

Interesting, thanks.

[Just_Betsy]

Since that article is almost exactly 2 years old, it's exciting to think how much further along things might be now...