Today we look at the question, "Will a proposed sacrifice in Jerusalem of a red heifer, two days from now, have any meaning with respect to last days Bible prophecy?" In other words, does it mean that Christ is coming soon?
While there are people who are touting the significance of such an act, if it occurs, it really has no meaning as far as the soon coming of Christ.
We do know that a Third Temple will be built on the Temple Mount in Jerusalem and that it will be built in unbelief of Jesus. It will be defiled by the final Antichrist which will then start the clock ticking to the coming of the Lord back to the earth.
In fact, it will be 1,290 days from the defiling of this temple, known as the Abomination of Desolation, that the world will see the coming of the Lord.
It has been contended that before the 3rd Temple is built, the Jews have to sacrifice a red heifer in accordance with the need to rid the defilement of the people. However, even if a red heifer is sacrificed in two days, it has no meaning with respect to the soon coming of the Lord.
There are five reasons as to why....
First of all, the custodianship of the Temple Mount is in the hands of the Waqf, an Islamic group…. When the Temple Mount was liberated in June of 1967 by the Jews, it was handed back 10 days later to Islam where it has remained ever since. They are in complete authority of whatever happens on the Temple Mount.
Second, Jews, as well as Christians, are not allowed to freely worship on the Temple Mount. Indeed, such practices are met with resistance by the Waqf as well as the Israeli police on the Mount…
Third, there is no interest whatsoever in the Israeli government of changing the status quo. If there is no governmental interest in allowing the Jews and Christians to freely worship on the Mount, then the idea of the government pushing the building of a Third Temple on the Temple Mount is presently inconceivable….
Fourth, if the Jews attempted to do this, they would have the entire Islamic world against them as well as the Western World. War would certainly break out from everywhere…
Fifth, even if the okay was granted, there is a huge problem that remains unsolved… where exactly was the Temple located upon the Temple Mount? There are four basic locations that are suggested, but nobody can be absolutely certain as to the precise location.
It will be built someday, no doubt about it, but not in the near future…. So do not get your hopes up of an immediate coming of the Lord if this ritual is carried out…
While there may be an immediate coming of Christ, it will have nothing to do with any ceremony that will take place.
Therefore, do not be disappointed or disillusioned by believing that it means Christ is coming soon.