~ The Synagogue ~
Key Elements
~ Jewish synagogues are centers
of learning which arose during the Babylonian captivity—when the Jews had
neither a tabernacle nor a temple.
Key Purpose
~ The Jewish people gathered on
the Sabbath to read the law and to pray.
Out of this practice came the synagogue (the “house of assembly”).
Key Results
~ Whenever the Jewish people
were scattered throughout the world they built synagogues to help them worship,
preserve their heritage, and practice their religion.
Switching back now to
the Temple from the Synagogue.
Key Belief
~ The Jewish nation believes that
Mt. Moriah is the only place the temple
can be built and the only place where sacrifices can be offered.
Key Reality
~ Today
a Moslem mosque (the “Mosque of Omah” / “Dome of the Rock” / “Al-Aqsa
Mosque”) is
built on the Mt. Moriah
site where the temple stood—and where the Jews believe the temple must be built
again.
Key Anticipation
~ 1. Many Jewish religious
leaders are convinced the existing mosque on Mt. Moriah will be supernaturally
destroyed. 2. Many Christian scholars
believe that the temple will be rebuilt in Jerusalem and sacrifices once again
will be offered before, or at least during, the Great Tribulation.
~ Robert Lloyd Russell, ABUNDANT LIFE NOW
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