Shalom All:

In the links provided by Donna Danna (5 July 2005)
"THE MYSTERY OF THE RED HEIFER: DIVINE PROMISE OF PURITY"
.. I read this in "The Order of Burning the red heifer"
http://www.templeinstitute.org/red_heifer/burning_red_heifer.htm
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As mentioned earlier, the Sadducees did not accept any of the rabbinical interpretation, including these laws which were revealed to Moses. They had their own literal interpretation of Scripture, through which they removed themselves from the traditions of Israel. In this case, while it might seem that the Saducees were being more stringent than the rabbis, for they necessitated not only purification by immersion but an additional requirement of sunset as well - they were actually undermining the authority of the Sinai Revelation by creating their own rules which had no basis in the word of God.
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That's probably why those 144000 have to be sealed ... so they all are on "the same page" of understanding!

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In some ways, the priest who is entrusted with burning the heifer has a similar status to the High Priest, who must separate himself from his wife and family as part of his preparations for conducting the service on Yom Kippur... in order to insure that he will be in a state of purity when that awesome day arrives. Similarly, the Mishna teaches that seven days before the heifer is to be burned, the officiating priest is separated in the same manner, and secluded to a special chamber. This chamber was called the "Chamber of Stone," and was located in the northeast corner of the Temple Mount complex. It was constructed completely out of stone, and all of the vessels which the priest used within were also fashioned exclusively out of stone. This is because Biblical law mandates that the only material which is impervious to the penetration of impurity is stone. These measures were taken as another "extra" method of safeguarding the priest from inadvertently becoming defiled during the course of the week, thus rendering him unfit for attending to the heifer.
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And the stones would have cried out! when Yeshua came into the city! if the people had not shouted Hosanah!

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The Waters of the Shiloach

In the times of the Holy Temple, this water was taken from the Shiloach (Siloam) spring in the City of David, located at the foot of the Temple Mount. This spring is Jerusalem's original source of water, and it has always had great spiritual significance. Indeed, at the famed Festival of the Water Libation which took place daily during the Festival of Sukkot (Tabernacles), the priests and all the participants would descend to this same spring, and there they filled a golden vessel with its clear waters, to be poured out on the Temple's altar at the first rays of dawn.

But an interesting question arises, and it concerns the person who will fetch this fresh water:
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A fascinating "MUST  READ" background near the bottom of this link!!
because ...
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Then, it is the children who will sprinkle the attending priest.
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How Yeshua loved the children!!  And unless we are as children in regard to Heaven we are in big trouble!!!

Dianne
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