The 3rd Temple

REVELATION 11:1-2
"1  And there was given me a reed like unto a rod; and the angel stood, 
saying, Rise, and measure the temple of god, and the altar, and them that 
worship therein.  2  But the court which is without the temple leave out, 

and measure it not; for it is given unto the Gentiles ..."  

In the March/April 1983 issue of the Biblical Archeology Review, pages 40-58, Dr. Asher Kaufman, in his article "Where the Ancient Temple of Jerusalem Stood; Extant 'Foundation Stone' for the Ark of the Covenant Is Identified" proving that the 1st and 2nd Temple sat exactly in line with the Golden Gate (The Eastern Gate).


The following is a diagram of the 1st and 2nd Temples superimposed on the Temple Mount platform, page 57 of Kaufman's article.  This reveals a straight line that ran from the Golden Gate on the east, directly to the "Dome of the Tablets" which now sits northwest of the Dome of the Rock.  The Dome of the Tablets, as Dr. Kaufman has proven, is the foundation stone upon which the Ark of the Covenant rested inside the Holy of Holies.


The original Temple site is approximately 330 feet (100 meters) northwest of the Dome of the Rock.  The Dome of the Rock was not built on the sight of the Temple.  In fact, it was built to the South of it.


In conclusion, the foundation of the Temple has already been laid.  It is still INTACT.  The elevations and the land contouring has been prepared by previous generations.  All that remains is a minimal excavation of the existing courts to reach the existing foundation.  The vestibule, the Holy Place and the Most Holy Place are recorded.  The altar is meaured, the building on the west is measured with the Priests' Kitchen established, the Priests' rooms and singers' chambers designated, etc.  The entrances and exits of the people are written.

ALL THAT REMAINS IS TO BEGIN ...