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TEHERAN, Iran — A radical cleric called Saturday for the creation of a "Greater Iran" that would rule over the entire Middle East and Central Asia, in an event that he said would herald the coming of Islam's expected messiah.

Ayatollah Mohammad Bagher Kharrazi said the creation of what he termed an Islamic United States is a central aim of the political party he leads - called Hizbullah, or Party of God. He added that he hoped to make his vision a reality if the party won the next presidential election.

Kharrazi's comments revealed the thinking of a growing number of hard-liners in Iran, many of whom have become more radical during the postelection political crisis and the international standoff over the country's nuclear program. Kharrazi, however, is not highly influential in Iran's clerical hierarchy and his views do not represent those of the current government.

He said he envisioned a Greater Iran that would stretch from Afghanistan to Israel, bringing about the destruction of the Jewish state.

He also said its formation would be a prelude to the reappearance of the Mahdi, a revered ninth-century saint known as the Hidden Imam, whom Muslims believe will reappear before judgment day to end tyranny and promote justice in the world.

"The Islamic United States will be an introduction to the formation of the global village of the oppressed and that will be a prelude to the single global rule of the Mahdi," the newspaper quoted him as saying.

Israel should be integrated into an Islamic Caliphate, and Hamas and Hizbullah should be respected as legitimate political movements, according to Israeli-Arab MK Masoud Ganaim in an interview with the weekly paper Kul al-Arab, which is published in Israel. The interview was translated by the Middle East Media Research Institute (MEMRI). Ganaim explicitly said that he is opposed to Jewish statehood, stating that his Ra'am Ta'al party is “against the Zionist movement and its racist ideas.” If Israel is absorbed into an Islamic Caliphate, he said, Jews will be allowed to remain in the region.

Ganaim is a member of the southern branch of the Islamic Movement, a branch of the Muslim Brotherhood.Regarding Jerusalem, which Ganaim referred to as “occupied,” the MK said that Arabs must be prepared to fight. “Jerusalem and Al-Aksa [Mosque] are both in danger,” he declared. He backed extremist Muslim leaders in saying that Israel is threatening the Al-Aksa Mosque and plans to rebuild the Temple.When asked if the struggle for Al-Aksa should be peaceful, the MK said Muslims “must not relinquish any means.”Ganaim expressed support for Hamas and Hizbullah, which both strive to destroy Israel. “The Iran-Syria-Hizbullah axis represents the policy of resistance and non-capitulation, so naturally I am with this axis,” he said when asked which side he would support in a battle between Iran and a handful of Arab nations.

I will dwell among I will dwell among themthemThe Temples – Past & FutureThe Temples – Past & Future

I will dwell among I will dwell among themthemThe Garden – the SeparationThe Garden – the Separation

Genesis 3: 8-11

I will dwell among I will dwell among themthemAbraham, Isaac & MoriahAbraham, Isaac & Moriah

Genesis 22: 1-2

I will dwell among I will dwell among themthemThe TabernacleThe Tabernacle

Exodus 25: 8Exodus 40: 34-38

I will dwell among I will dwell among themthemKing David - JerusalemKing David - Jerusalem

II Samuel 5: 6-10II Samuel 6: 1-2, 17

I will dwell among I will dwell among themthemKing David – “the ark of God King David – “the ark of God

remains in a remains in a tent.”tent.”

II Samuel 7: 1-2, 12-13

I will dwell among I will dwell among themthemKing David – the threshing King David – the threshing floorfloor

II Samuel 24: 18-25

I will dwell among I will dwell among themthemSolomon – builds the 1Solomon – builds the 1stst temple temple

II Chronicles 3: 1I Kings 6: 1, 37-38

~966 – 959BC

I will dwell among I will dwell among themthem11stst temple – the ark & the Glory temple – the ark & the Glory

I Kings 8: 1-11

959BC

I will dwell among I will dwell among themthemWhat was in the ark?What was in the ark?

I Kings 8: 9 – two stone tabletsExodus 25: 16, 21Exodus 40: 20

I will dwell among I will dwell among themthemWhat was in the ark?What was in the ark?

Exodus 16: 33-34 – jar of mannaNumbers 17: 8-10 – Aaron’s staff

Hebrews 9: 4

I will dwell among I will dwell among themthem

11stst temple temple

~959 – 586BC

I will dwell among I will dwell among themthemNebuchadnezzarNebuchadnezzar

9th of Av, 586BC

II Kings 25: 1-2, 8-9, 13-17

I will dwell among I will dwell among themthemWhat about the ark?What about the ark?

Jeremiah 3: 16

“…we have always known exactly where it is.”Temple Institute

I will dwell among I will dwell among themthemIsrael captive in BabylonIsrael captive in Babylon

Jeremiah 29: 10 – 70 yearsDaniel 5: 1-6 – Temple treasures

586 – 516BC


Zerubbabel – builds the 2Zerubbabel – builds the 2ndnd templetempleEzra 1: 1-2Ezra 3: 8-13

~536 – 516BCEzra 5: 1-2Ezra 6: 15, 19


Temple furnishingsTemple furnishings

Jeremiah 27: 21-22Ezra 1: 7-11

I will dwell among I will dwell among themthem11stst temple (Solomon’s) temple (Solomon’s)

959 BC22ndnd temple (Zerubbabel’s) temple (Zerubbabel’s)

516 BC


22ndnd temple (Zerubbabel’s) temple (Zerubbabel’s)516 BC

Babylon – 586BCMedo-Persia – 539BC

Greek – 332BCRoman – 63BC


22ndnd temple (Zerubbabel’s) temple (Zerubbabel’s)

Antiochus Epiphanes IVJudas Maccabeus

25 Kislev 164BC


22ndnd temple (Zerubbabel’s) temple (Zerubbabel’s)

Hanukkah – feast of dedication

25 KislevJohn 10: 22-23


22ndnd temple (Zerubbabel’s) temple (Zerubbabel’s)Rome - King Herod

Temple Repair/Remodel21BC

Luke 2: 21-32John 2: 19-21

Matthew 21-24

Av 9, 70AD

I will dwell among I will dwell among themthem11stst temple (Solomon’s) temple (Solomon’s)

959 BC – 586BC22ndnd temple temple (Zerubbabel’s/Herod’s)(Zerubbabel’s/Herod’s)516 BC – 70AD

Tisha B’Av – 9th of Av


““not one stone…”not one stone…”“…then let those

who are in Judea flee…”66-70AD

Matthew 24: 15-20


““abomination of abomination of desolation”desolation”“speaking blasphemies”

Matthew 24: 15Daniel 11: 31-37

Daniel 7: 23-25


““abomination of abomination of desolation”desolation”“speaking blasphemies”

II Thessalonians 2: 1-4Revelation 13: 1-10


““abomination of abomination of desolation”desolation”“Seventy sevens are decreed…”

Daniel 9: 20-27

Time, times, & half a time42 months3 ½ years


Jewish DiasporaJewish Diaspora“…then let those

who are in Judea flee…”66-70AD

Matthew 24: 15-20

70AD


HadrianHadrianAelia CapitolinaAelia CapitolinaTemple to JupiterTemple to Jupiter

135 AD

I will dwell among I will dwell among themthem“Do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit,who is in you, whom you havereceived from God?”

I Corinthians 6: 19


Tiberias – GalileeTiberias – GalileeSanhedrin disbandsSanhedrin disbands

425 AD


Muhammad - IslamMuhammad - Islam570-632 AD

~620 AD

Koran – Surah 17 The Night Journey - Al-'Isra‘1: Exalted is He who carried His worshiper (Prophet Muhammad) to travel in the night from the Sacred Temple (Mosque) to the Furthest Temple (Mosque)which We have blessed around it so that We might show him some of Our signs. He is the Hearer, the Seer.

690 AD - Dome of the RockAl-Aqsa mosque

(Al Haram al Sharif – Noble Sanctuary)Islam’s 3rd holiest site


33rdrd Temple – Christian view Temple – Christian viewOT ScripturesJesus - Olivet DiscoursePaul – II ThessaloniansJohn – Revelation 11: 1-3, 13

There are ten degrees of holiness.

The Land of Israel is holier than any other land ...

The walled cities of the Land of Israel are still more holy ...

Within the wall of Jerusalem is still more holy ...

The Temple Mount is still more holy ...

Within the Rampart is still more holy ...

The Court of the Women is still more holy ...

The Court of the Israelites is still more holy ...

The Court of the Priests is still more holy ...

Between the Porch and the Altar is still more holy ...

The Sanctuary is still more holy ...

The Holy of Holies is still more holy.

586 - 538 BC - Babylonian538-333 BC – Persian333-63 BC – Greeks63 BC-313 AD - Roman 313-636 – Byzantine636-1099 – Arab1099-1191 – Crusaders1291-1516 – Mamluk1516-1918 – Ottoman1917-1948 - British

425 – Sanhedrin disbands

Late 1800’s – Jews begin returning to Israel


Israel becomes a nation - Israel becomes a nation - againagain

May 14, 1948

Isaiah 66: 7-11

United NationsPartition Plan1947

Arab State

Jewish State

International Zone(Jerusalem)

Post War Armistice Lines1949 - 1967

Arab State(West Bank)(Jordan-control)

Jewish State

Jerusalem

Gaza Strip(Egyptian)

Post 1967Israel controls: -The Sinai Peninsula of Egypt (until 1978)-The Golan Heights of Syria (to present)-Border strip of Lebanon (until 2000)-The West Bank and

Gaza Strip(Gaza Strip disengagement 8/05)- Jerusalem (but not Temple Mount)

“I was convinced that the Muslim prayer hall would remain empty of people until the state sent sappers with explosives on their backs to remove the mosque.”

Rabbi Israel Ariel

“The Temple Mount is in our hands.” Motta Gur June 7, 1967

“Rabbi (General) Shlomo Goren had an idea: in preparation for the imminent Messianic era, the IDF should utilize the explosives it had on hand and demolish the Temple Mount’s mosques.”

Six Days of War, Michael B. Oren


Total World = 13.3 million

Israel = 5.6 million

U.S. = 5.2 millionFrance = 490,000Canada =

375,000Britain = 295,000

World Jewish population


The Sanhedrin October 2004

Sanhedrin re-established after 1600 yearsby Jewish lawafter partial ingatheringElijah appears before Sanhedrin

Isaiah 1: 26Malachi 4: 5


“A tradition is recorded in the Talmud that the Sanhedrin will be restored after a partial ingathering of the Jewish exiles, but before Jerusalem is completely rebuilt and restored.”

(Talmud - Tractate Megillah 17b, Rashi)

Jerusalem Post, December 08, 2004

I will dwell among I will dwell among themthemAnother Talmudic tradition states that Elijah the Prophet will present himself before a duly-ordained Sanhedrin when he announces the coming of the Messiah. This indicates that despite common misconceptions, a Sanhedrin is a pre-, not post-messianic institution.”

(Talmud - Eruvin 43b; Maharatz Chajas ad loc;

Rashash to Sanhedrin 13b)

Jerusalem Post, December 08, 2004

Acts 3: 1-11, 4: 1, 13-15

“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.”

Prof. Hillel Weiss R. Chaim RichmanSpokesmen for the Sanhedrin June 6, 2005


Who builds the 3Who builds the 3rdrd temple?temple?Messiah builds it

Zechariah 6: 12-13

We (Jews) build it Ezekiel 43Malachi 3: 1

www.templeinstitute.orgwww.templemountfaithful.org

Tuesday, June 29 2010 17 Tammuz,5770

The "Three Weeks" of gradually-increasing mourning over the destruction of the Holy Temples and Israel's exile begins today (Tuesday) with the fast of the 17th of the Hebrew month of Tammuz.The Three Weeks end on the 9th of Av - Tisha B'Av – (July 19, 5770) the date on which both the First and Second Temples were destroyed, roughly 2,500 and 2,000 years ago respectively.Mourning customs such as no weddings, parties, or haircuts continue until the morning after Tisha B'Av; there are slight differences between Ashkenazi and Sephardic customs.

Destruction of First Temple Commemorated with Day of Fasting

(IsraelNationalNews.com)

~620 AD1: Exalted is He who carried His worshiper (Prophet Muhammad) to travel in the night from the Sacred Temple (Mosque) to the Furthest Temple (Mosque) which We have blessed around it so that We might show him some of Our signs. He is the Hearer, the Seer.

Koran – Surah 17 The Night Journey - Al-'Isra‘

Hadith – Sahih Muslim – book 1, #309 “came to the Temple”

7: So when the second of the warnings came to pass, (We permitted your enemies) to disfigure your faces, and to enter your Temple as they had entered it before, and to visit with destruction all that fell into their power.

Koran – Surah 17: 7The Night Journey - Al-'Isra‘

Yusufali translation

6: Then, when the promise for your second forewarning came to be fulfilled, We sent another army (the Romans) to disfigure your faces and to enter your Temple as the former had entered it before, and they utterly destroyed all that they laid their hands on.


MidEastWeb translation

7: So, when the time for the second (of the judgments) came (We roused against you others of Our slaves) to ravage you, and to enter the Temple even as they entered it the first time, and to lay waste all that they conquered with an utter wasting.


Pickthal translation

7: And when the second promise came (We sent them against you), to sadden your faces and to enter the Mosque as they entered it the first time, they utterly destroyed whatever they came across.


Qaribullah translation

"Its identity with the site of Solomon's Temple is beyond dispute. This, too, is the spot, according to universal belief, on which 'David built there an altar unto the Lord...'”

The official 1925 Supreme Moslem Council Guide Book to Al-Haram Al-Sharif

"The claim of the Jews to the right over [Jerusalem] is false, and we recognize nothing but an entirely Islamic Jerusalem under Islamic supervision..."

Mufti Ikrama Sabrichief Moslem cleric of the Palestinian Authority1997

"We remind, for the 1,000th time, that the entire Al-Aqsa mosque, including all of its area and alleys above the ground and under it, is exclusive and absolute Moslem property, and no one else has any rights to even one grain of earth in it."

Raed SalahIslamic Movement chief2006

"Israeli occupation authorities are trying to find a so-called Jewish historical connection" between Jerusalem and the Temple Mount, "but all these attempts will fail. The [Temple Mount] is 100 percent Muslim.""The world must be mobilized against all these Israeli attempts to change the symbols and signs of Jerusalem," he said. "There is nothing Jewish about the Al Aqsa Mosque. There was no so-called Jewish Temple. It's imaginary. Jerusalem is 100 percent Muslim."

Ahmed Qurei chief negotiator, Palestinian Authority November 6, 2008

Continued Qurei: "The Arab world is called to interfere to stop the Israeli plans in Jerusalem, to stop the Israeli attempts to create a Jewish character to Jerusalem and the Al Aqsa mosque. Also to the Old City, which is the first step in the war to defend Jerusalem and Al Aqsa."They are competing against time in order to create facts on ground surrounding the imaginary Temple," Qurei added.

Ahmed Qurei chief negotiator, Palestinian Authority November 6, 2008

[Yoav] Frankel considers the scenario of a holy revelation given to an authentic prophet that the Temple be rebuilt on the current or an extended Temple Mount in peaceful proximity to the dome and other houses of prayer such as the Aksa Mosque and nearby Christian shrines.

God's Holy Mountain VisionThe Interfaith Encounter AssociationJune 21, 2009

In contrast, Baruch Ben-Yosef, chairman of the Movement to Restore the Temple, made it clear that the Temple had to be built where the Dome of the Rock presently stands. "Anybody who says anything else simply does not know what he is talking about," he said. "A prophet does not have the power to change the law which explicitly states the location of the Temple." Ben-Yosef also rejected the idea that rebuilding of the Temple had to be done by a prophet. "All you need is a Sanhedrin," he said.


"The mahdi [Muslim messiah] will decide whether or not to rebuild the Temple. If he decides that it should be rebuilt, I will go out to the Temple Mount and help carry the rocks."

"As long as there is a Muslim alive, no Jewish Temple will be built on Al-Haram Al-Sharif [the Temple Mount]. The status quo must be maintained, otherwise there will be bloodshed."


Ganaim is a member of the southern branch of the Islamic Movement, a branch of the Muslim Brotherhood.Regarding Jerusalem, which Ganaim referred to as “occupied,” the MK said that Arabs must be prepared to fight. “Jerusalem and Al-Aksa [Mosque] are both in danger,” he declared. He backed extremist Muslim leaders in saying that Israel is threatening the Al-Aksa Mosque and plans to rebuild the Temple.When asked if the struggle for Al-Aksa should be peaceful, the MK said Muslims “must not relinquish any means.”

“Israel’s demand for the Western Wall is not premised on the Kotel being a holy Jewish site in and of itself. The demand is premised on the Kotel being a remnant of our Temple. Anyone recognizing our right for the Western Wall must recognize the fact that the Kotel is part of a structure or several structures that Jews have no less attachment to than the Muslims. One who has no right for the structure has no right for any wall of that structure.””

Efraim Halevy Efraim Halevy ynetnews.comynetnews.com

7/7/107/7/10

Narrated AbuSa'id al-Khudri: The Prophet (peace_be_upon_him) said: The Mahdi will be of my stock, and will have a broad forehead a prominent nose. He will fill the earth will equity and justice as it was filled with oppression and tyranny, and he will rule for seven years. Sunna of Abu Dawud

Book 36, Number 4272


““Now the dwelling of God Now the dwelling of God is with men…”is with men…”

Revelation 21: 3 Revelation 21: 22

““I did not see a temple in the I did not see a temple in the city, because the Lord God city, because the Lord God

Almighty and the Lamb are its Almighty and the Lamb are its temple.”temple.”

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