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[Alexandr Korol]

Chapter 17. The Third Temple

The Third Temple – this is what caught my attention on September 13, 2024. The system shows me that I need to focus on the topic of what the Third Temple is. I will read an article from Wikipedia: “The Third Temple, according to Jewish tradition, will be built at the same site, on the Temple Mount in Jerusalem, where the two other temples (the First and Second) once stood. According to the prophets of Israel, this Temple will become the spiritual center for the Jewish people and all of humanity. According to the traditional view, the Third Temple is to be constructed based on the model of the temple described in the prophetic vision of Ezekiel (Yehezkel) (Ezekiel 40–48). Ezekiel, guided by the hand of the Almighty and accompanied by an angel, embarks on a journey into the future and walks through the territory of a temple, moving from the outer court to the inner, then to the Holy Place of the temple, and into its Holy of Holies. However, such a temple was never built because Ezekiel’s prophecy is quite vague and uncertain. The builders of the Second Temple had to combine the architecture of Solomon’s Temple with elements of Ezekiel’s Temple, whose description was clearer and more understandable. For this reason, Jewish scholars consider this prophecy to be one of those that will only be fulfilled during the times of the coming Redemption (Geula), which will occur with the arrival of the Messiah. The temple in Ezekiel’s vision resembles its predecessors in its general form, and it also contains: the Porch (Ulam), the Holy Place (Heikhal), the Holy of Holies (Dvir), and the Court (Azarah). However, this temple significantly differs from the First and Second Temples in both form and size. The outer court in Ezekiel’s prophetic temple extends an additional 100 cubits to the north and south, giving it a square shape. To build a temple of this size, significant topological changes would be needed to expand the area of the Temple Mount.”

Construction of the Third Temple, Wikipedia section: “There is no single opinion among Jewish scholars regarding the process of rebuilding the Third Temple. There are two main views:
(1)The greatest Jewish commentator on the Torah and Talmud, Rashi, believes that the temple will miraculously appear fully constructed, and only the gates and fortifications will need to be added.