Is It A Symbol Or A Reality -- The Tabernacle of David by Gary Stearman

Recent events in the Middle East have once again brought prophetic Scripture to the foreground. WorldNetDaily featured an article on the 8th of June that openly presented a subject that is practically taboo in Israel: rebuilding the Temple.

Recalling that the Sanhedrin was recently reborn after a 1600-year lapse, it headlined their current plans to do just that. Assembling architects and engineers, the Sanhedrin has initiated plans that are sure to elevate tensions among members of the Arab Waqf and the Palestinian Authority. More than that, the implications of this move are prophetically electrifying.

The article states, "The group, which calls itself the Sanhedrin, is calling on the Jewish people to contribute toward the acquisition of materials for the purpose of rebuilding the Temple – including the gathering and preparation of prefabricated, disassembled portions to be stored and ready for rapid assembly, ‘in the manner of King David.’"

This last phrase is taken from a letter signed by two of the Sanhedrin’s spokesmen, Professor Hillel Weiss and Rabbi Chaim Richman, leader of the Jerusalem Temple Institute. The letter is dated 28 Iyar, 5765 (June 6, 2005):

"The Sanhedrin calls upon all groups who work in the area of Temple and Temple Mount-related research and activity, to begin to prepare detailed architectural plans for the construction of the Holy Temple, towards the goal of its establishment in its proper place.

"The Sanhedrin will establish a forum of architects and engineers whose goal will be to implement this decision, so that detailed working plans are effectively brought to an operational stage.

"The Sanhedrin calls upon the Jewish people to contribute towards the acquisition of materials for the purpose of rebuilding the Holy Temple; the gathering and preparation of prefabricated, disassembled portions of this building to be stored and ready for rapid assembly, in the manner of King David. These contributions will be considered "chulin," i.e., non-sacred, for the purpose of the planning and construction of the Temple."

What a bold and visionary plan! It comes at a time when rabbis are not even allowed on the Temple Mount, except in small groups, for a limited time. Yet they are now making plans to place a building there!

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