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Let's just say the Temple is rebuilt on the Mount at Jerusalem, and reconsecrated with the ashes of the Red Heifer. Let's say a priesthood of men with the right DNA is consecrated to minister there. Do you really think they will admit Christians? No way! They will require Pharisaic circumcision, with instruction, and likely a verbal rejection of Jesus as Messiah. Even if they do restore the Temple, with sacrifices, I doubt any one of us would be admitted there. So glad that Christ has already made atonement - for me, and I am justified before God, by faith.

I think Paul is talking here about all Israel who believes and that remains at His appearing; not every descendant of Jacob that ever lived.

The Evangelicals will donate money to help, just to hasten fulfillment of prophecy and to get the promised blessing. I wonder if the 90% of the population who are NOT even believers in God much less Orthodox, would vote for such an expensive project. I'm sure the Pope will want to visit. Wonder if he is circumcised. I wonder how folks living next to the Temple will like living downwind from a stockyard. Would smell like the county fair, with a lot of incense.

Galatians 3:24 "Thus the law had become our guardian until Christ, so that we could be declared righteous by faith. 25 But now that faith has come, we are no longer under a guardian." (NET) I don't believe Paul is talking about the Ten Commandments or doing away with the Ten. He is talking about being "declared righteous". What must one do to be "declared righteous" - justified? Paul says "we are no longer under" the guardian that led us to Christ FOR justification. What then was the guardian? Answer: the system of sacrifices which began at the gates of Eden. One is not justified by the Ten Commandments. Romans 3:24 "But they are justified freely by his grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus." (NET) Romans 5:1 "Therefore, having been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ," Romans 5:9 "Much more then, having now been justified by His blood, we shall be saved from wrath through Him." 1 Corinthians 6:11 "And that is what some of you were. But you were washed, you were sanctified, you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and by the Spirit of our God." (NIV) Titus 3:7 "And so, since we have been justified by his grace, we become heirs with the confident expectation of eternal life." (NET) Seeking to be justified by any other means, was to sever oneself from Christ. Galatians 5:4 "You have become estranged from Christ, you who attempt to be justified by law; you have fallen from grace." (NKJ) You will say that you are not seeking to be justified through animal sacrifices. You just want to continue doing something that God commanded Ancient Israel to do. I understand your position. I just see no merit or benefit from the continued/restored slaughter of animals and the presentation of such to God. God doesn't want them. He said that He found no pleasure in them. Psalm 40:6 "Sacrifice and offering you did not desire-- but my ears you have opened-- burnt offerings and sin offerings you did not require." (NIV) Hebrews 10:8 Previously saying, "Sacrifice and offering, burnt offerings, and offerings for sin You did not desire, nor had pleasure in them" (which are offered according to the law), (Heb 10:8 NKJ) Some say it will be good instruction for those of the nations who come up to the House of the LORD, to learn His ways. Really? If I can "get it" - can understand by reading the Scriptures, and seeing drawings or models, why can't they? Why do they need to see animals bled out, and then burned? Why is it not enough to describe the activities, and then say that prophecy was fulfilled by Christ Jesus?

By this comment I meant spiritual Israel - including faithful Gentiles who have been grafted in and those Israelites who turn their eyes upon Jesus for their salvation.

Today is Yom Kippur; arguably the highest holy day on the calendar of feasts ordered by God. For my Jewish friends, "g’mar chatima tovah" and "tzom kal" . For my gentile friends, have a "good final sealing" and an "easy fast".

there are true angels among us still! :D