The Biblical Crimson dye known as the ‘toelet sheni’ was developed by the Temple Insttute (courtesy: Temple Institute)

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Artist’s conception of the Third Temple under construction.

 

I know a man, a truly gifted man of God and wonderful preacher who gets annoyed when the subject of the Third Temple comes up. Because he says there is no need for a third temple, such a building as the Lord Jesus Christ is the Risen Temple. Resurrected in three days as He said.

This blessed and truly wonderful man of God is absolutely correct. When it comes to true Christians.

But Jews are not true Christians. And to remain adamant about Christ being the only necessary temple, again, correct for truly transformed by the Holy Spirit Christians, to ignore what is in the Word of God with regard to there is going to be a Third Temple in the last of the last days, and it is where the Antichrist, the Beast will enter and declare himself God, is to discredit God, Bible prophecy, and all that is contained in God’s inerrant and living Word.

Yes, yes, and YES! Regenerated, born anew, made into a new creature, a changed heart and life through repentance, confession of sin, and belief in the Lord Jesus Christ to obey Him and make Him Lord of their lives is the only Risen Temple needed.

But Jews aren’t Christians.

Christians aren’t Jews.

Bible prophecy is not for man to omit, revise, ignore or discredit. Not one word. Not one jot or tittle.

And the Word of God is very clear on the literal, physical building of another, a Third Temple that will exist in the last of the last days just prior to the Second Coming of the Lord Jesus Christ.

Tragically, most professed Christians pay scant or no notice of what occurs in Jerusalem or Israel. Most are now consumed in the abomination and false course of “Christian nationalism,” which isn’t Christianity at all. It’s just being worldly and making American politics a priority greater than Jesus, God, the Holy Spirit, or what is written in the Word of God.

There will be a physical, actual Third Temple. And the world is now closer to that reality than ever before in a little over 2000 years, since the 2nd Temple was destroyed in 70 A.D.

Make no mistake.

Do not be deceived.

Do true disciples of the Lord Jesus Christ, true once Gentle children of God need a physical Third Temple? Certainly not, we have Christ as our Temple.

But the Jews need a physical Third Temple. And they shall build one and have one once again.

And the physical building of the Third Temple is Biblical. Too bad most don’t know this and it disturbs certain otherwise wonderful pastors and men of God so much. Imagine how disturbing it will be when the Antichrist sets his evil feet in that Third Temple and declares himself God! Only the remnant that survives the worldwide genocide of true believers will be greatly disturbed while also being more joyous than almost any true Christians at any other time in world history, as they will know the moment of the Lord’s appearing and defeating Satan and the nations of the world is nye, and soon the wonder of eternity with God, with Jesus, with the Holy Spirit and all the heavenly hosts is to come!

The Man of Lawlessness

Now concerning the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ and our being gathered together to him, we ask you, brothers, not to be quickly shaken in mind or alarmed, either by a spirit or a spoken word, or a letter seeming to be from us, to the effect that the day of the Lord has come. Let no one deceive you in any way. For that day will not come, unless the rebellion comes first, and the man of lawlessness is revealed, the son of destruction, who opposes and exalts himself against every so-called god or object of worship, so that he takes his seat in the temple of God, proclaiming himself to be God. Do you not remember that when I was still with you I told you these things? And you know what is restraining him now so that he may be revealed in his time. For the mystery of lawlessness is already at work. Only he who now restrains it will do so until he is out of the way. And then the lawless one will be revealed, whom the Lord Jesus will kill with the breath of his mouth and bring to nothing by the appearance of his coming. The coming of the lawless one is by the activity of Satan with all power and false signs and wonders, and with all wicked deception for those who are perishing, because they refused to love the truth and so be saved. Therefore God sends them a strong delusion, so that they may believe what is false, in order that all may be condemned who did not believe the truth but had pleasure in unrighteousness.

2 Thessalonians 2:1-12 — English Standard Version

2 Thessalonians 2 (KJV) – With Strong’s Numbers

 

The First Beast

And I saw a beast rising out of the sea, with ten horns and seven heads, with ten diadems on its horns and blasphemous names on its heads. And the beast that I saw was like a leopard; its feet were like a bear’s, and its mouth was like a lion’s mouth. And to it the dragon gave his power and his throne and great authority. One of its heads seemed to have a mortal wound, but its mortal wound was healed, and the whole earth marveled as they followed the beast. And they worshiped the dragon, for he had given his authority to the beast, and they worshiped the beast, saying, “Who is like the beast, and who can fight against it?”

And the beast was given a mouth uttering haughty and blasphemous words, and it was allowed to exercise authority for forty-two months. It opened its mouth to utter blasphemies against God, blaspheming his name and his dwelling,a that is, those who dwell in heaven. Also it was allowed to make war on the saints and to conquer them.b And authority was given it over every tribe and people and language and nation, and all who dwell on earth will worship it, everyone whose name has not been written before the foundation of the world in the book of life of the Lamb who was slain. If anyone has an ear, let him hear:

If anyone is to be taken captive,
to captivity he goes;
if anyone is to be slain with the sword,
with the sword must he be slain.

Here is a call for the endurance and faith of the saints.

The Second Beast

Then I saw another beast rising out of the earth. It had two horns like a lamb and it spoke like a dragon. It exercises all the authority of the first beast in its presence,c and makes the earth and its inhabitants worship the first beast, whose mortal wound was healed. It performs great signs, even making fire come down from heaven to earth in front of people, and by the signs that it is allowed to work in the presence ofd the beast it deceives those who dwell on earth, telling them to make an image for the beast that was wounded by the sword and yet lived. And it was allowed to give breath to the image of the beast, so that the image of the beast might even speak and might cause those who would not worship the image of the beast to be slain. Also it causes all, both small and great, both rich and poor, both free and slave,e to be marked on the right hand or the forehead, so that no one can buy or sell unless he has the mark, that is, the name of the beast or the number of its name. This calls for wisdom: let the one who has understanding calculate the number of the beast, for it is the number of a man, and his number is 666.f

Revelation 13 — English Standard Version

Revelation 13 (KJV) – With Strong’s Numbers

 

Footnotes:
a 6 Or tabernacle
b 7 Some manuscripts omit this sentence
c 12 Or on its behalf
d 14 Or on behalf of
e 16 For the contextual rendering of the Greek word doulos, see >Preface
f 18 Some manuscripts 616

 

Come now, and let us reason together, saith the LORD: though your sins be as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they be red like crimson, they shall be as wool.

Isaiah 1:18 — King James Version

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CRIMSON WORM-DYE, A KEY ELEMENT FOR RED HEIFER SACRIFICE DEVELOPED IN PREPARATION FOR 3RD TEMPLE

 

June 28, 2022

By  / Biblical News

Reprinted from Israel 365 News

 

On Monday, the Temple Institute completed its study of the Biblical crimson dye with a practical demonstration. The study is part of the institute’s ongoing Red Heifer project led by Rabbi Yisrael Ariel and his son, Rabbi Azariah Ariel, as the crimson wool is a necessary element in the preparation of the ashes of the red heifer:

The cow shall be burned in his sight—its hide, flesh, and blood shall be burned, its dung included—and the Kohen shall take cedar wood, hyssop, and crimson stuff and throw them into the fire consuming the cow. Numbers 19:5-6

The study was concluded at an auspicious time as Jews worldwide are currently reading this section of the Torah concerning the Red Heifer. The ceremony of the Red Heifer is one of the most mysterious and inexplicable of all the ceremonies. A perfectly red heifer is slaughtered and burned entirely outside of the temple. The ashes are necessary to purify Jews who have been rendered ritually impure by contact or proximity to a dead body. Though the Temple service can be reinstated without the ashes of the red heifer, personal sacrifices will only be possible after the ceremony is reinstated.

The dye is referred to in the Bible as תּוֹלַעַת שָׁנִי (Tola’at Shani). This term is usually translated as crimson wool, but the actual term refers to the insect, which is the source of the dye. The dye produces a unique shade of red used for the Temple curtain, as well as the High Priest’s garments.

Toalat Shani (courtesy: Temple Institute)

 

In 2002,  Dr. Zohar Amar of Bar Ilan University claimed to have verified the specific insect referred to in the Bible and even extracted some dye. He concluded that the color produced was orange rather than red.

“We checked many historical sources, the most important of which is Josephus, who was the last to describe and document the existence of the ‘Shani’ in the Temple,” Dr. Amar said. “Josephus describes the color as symbolizing fire, which is orange – as opposed to the red that many think it is. Our production process also produced orange.”

The rabbinic authorities have finally confirmed his conclusions at the Temple Institute. The process is quite involved. In rabbinic literature, the dye is referred to as zehorit, which was extracted from the body of the “crimson worm” (carmine), the Kermes biblicus. In Israel, this worm can be found on the branches of the oak Quercus ithaburensis found in a few specific areas of Israel and for approximately two weeks in the early spring. The females attach egg sacs to the tree and fill them with red eggs. The tree’s egg sacs are difficult to discern due to their size and color. Collecting the insects is painstaking and produces a minuscule amount of the dye. The demonstration was carried out by Rabbi Yehoshua Friedman, the dean of the Mikdash Yeshiva, a Torah institute that focuses on studies concerning the Temple. Rabbi Friedman, who has taken a Nazirite vow and thus has long hair, is a recognized expert in Temple-related issues.

The process begins by dissolving alum in boiling water, and then the insects are immersed in that water. The alum sets the dye and intensifies the crimson color. The wool is then immersed in the water and left to sit for about one hour. After it is removed from the water, the insects are then removed from the wool. Halacha (Jewish law) requires that the wool be immersed all at one and the initial effect of the dye be used for Temple purposes. Straining the insects may diminish the effect, so it is preferable to remove the insects only after the dying process has been completed.

Rav Friedman of the Temple Institute (courtesy: Temple Institute)

 

A skein of crimson wool dyed in Shani was featured in the culmination of the Yom Kippur Temple Service. A skein was wrapped around the horns of the goat sent to Azazel. The skein of scarlet wool was removed from the goat’s horns and tied to a nearby rock, and thrown from a cliff. The cliff was so sheer that the goat tumbled and was torn to pieces from the fall. If this act of contrition forgave Israel’s sins, the crimson thread would miraculously turn white, as would the thread on the Temple doors. The Prophet Isaiah hinted at this aspect of the Yom Kippur service.

“Come, let us reach an understanding, —says Hashem. Be your sins like crimson, They can turn snow-white; Be they red as dyed wool, They can become like fleece.” Isaiah 1:18

Under the auspices and direction of the Temple Institute, Orna Hirshberg, a resident of Itamar in Samaria, has dedicated herself to bringing back this necessary component of the Temple as part of the Temple-related work that is specific to women.

“I basically work alone and see this as my personal connection to the Temple,” Hirshberg told Israel365 News. “Every person has their special connection, but the purpose of the Temple is to bring all of mankind together to serve Hashem (God). The work itself should bring us together. I consult with the Temple Institute and the rabbis who study the sources in depth. Even so, it is one thing to learn how about the theory of the Temple and something else entirely to learn practically how to create it.”

She is currently working on embroidering garments for the Kohanim and producing the wool for the Red Heifer. She has woven a curtain for the Temple as a model to teach and inspire. In addition, making the curtain taught her a great deal about making the actual curtain.

“I am funding all of this myself,” she said. “To actually create these things for the Temple would be too much work and too much money for one person to take on themselves. But I pledged that my work with weaving and embroidery would be sanctified and not used for unholy objects. So this is what I do.”

Orna’s work can be seen on her website.

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