Charles,
I believe with certainty that you are correct.
The ashes of a new heifer must
be mixed with the ashes of the old.
These ashes are hidden somewhere in Israel in a
container called the "Kalal".
Type these words in Google, + kalal +ashes , and
see for yourself what is said about this item.
Several groups of archeologists are looking for
it.
Its discover will shake Jews everywhere and cause
tens of thousands to flock to Israel because
they know that it is a sign that Messiah will
soon appear.
Here is a portion from one post:
........
the return of the lost temple treasures after 2500 years! Would it not be just like our God to restore
Israel's Temple treasures using His judgement of their original oppressor,
Babylon? Would it not be just
like our God to restore temple worship using an act of judgement which He
describes as "vengeance for His temple" (Jeremiah 50:28, 51:11)?
If
God chooses this time to restore the Tabernacle, the Ark of the Covenant
and the Altar of Incense to Israel, perhaps other treasures will be restored
as well. One of these treasures
is the "kalal" containing the
Ashes of the Red
Heifer.
The
kalal is a pot which
contains the ashes
of a sacrifice described in Numbers 19.
These ashes
are required for the purification of individuals, especially the priesthood. When Jerusalem was under siege by the
Romans in 70 AD, the kalal and other treasures
were hidden in the Judean hills. Israel
cannot resume biblical Temple worship until these ashes are found and the priesthood
is purified.
Two
searches are currently underway. First,
some members of the Jewish community are making a worldwide search for a
spotless Red Heifer. Secondly,
the original kalal is being sought
in the Qumran caves. In 1989,
these excavations produced a small vessel of rare, 2,000 year old Balsam
oil. Hopefully, these digs will soon produce
the original kalal.
A
detailed description of this search for these ashes and their significance
may be found in The Next Move: Current Events in Bible Prophecy by
Rob Lindsted, PhD 15 Dr. Lindsted
also points out the significance of these ashes to the entire nation
of Islam. He writes,
"Finding the ashes of the red heifer is
important even to the Arabs. The
Moslem bible is the Koran, and the first book is called Parah, which literally translated means "The Calf." The Moslems believe that whoever finds the
ashes will rule the
world. That's why the Arab
countries are just as interested as the Jews in finding the little kalal
containing the ashes
of the last red heifer."
If
Israel finds the kalal, it is interesting
to consider what effect it would have on the Moslem world. Will Moslems be obedient to their faith
and cease to oppress Israel? Will
this add to Israel's "security zone"?
-alan