Since 1948 there has been much talk about the building of a third temple, and since October 7th, the day of the Hamas attack, we have seen a small army of zealous, but ignorant men, speculating about a third temple. Yet, there are no scriptural texts that say, God wants Israel to build a third temple.
Furthermore, Israel could not build a third temple, to please God, while the Dome of the rock is still standing. For as Islam is a pagan religion, that had its origin in the mind of the devil, the Dome is a desecration of the temple mount, and the God of Israel would demand that it be pulled down before the building of a third temple.
Sadly, we are livin in a deceived world, where people believe that all religions should be respected. That is not the teaching of Jesus Christ. He said, "I will build my church, and gates of hell shall not prevail against it"(Matt.16:18). "The gates of hell shall not prevail," means that Satan will not be able to destroy his church, which is his spiritual body. Also, the apostles were inspired to add, "Neither is there salvation in any other: for there is none other name under heaven given among men , whereby we must be saved" (Acts 4:12).
A life of fear
Yet, nominal and even sometimes true Christians are terrified to speak out against paganism, in all its satanic forms. The Christian is told not to be afraid of anything or anyone. Note the sublime testimony of king David, a man beloved of the Lord, when he said: "The Lord is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? the Lord is the strength of my life' of whom shall I be afraid? (Ps.27:1-2).
Those emphatic, rhetorical questions, teach us not to be afraid of anyone. Also, the inspired words of John are these, "There is no fear in love, but perfect love casts out fear: because fear has torment. He that fears is not made perfect in love" (1 John 4:18).
To be continued
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