Every year, on the ninth day of the Jewish month of Av, the Jewish people mourn the loss of the Holy Temple in Jerusalem, along with a host of other tragedies that occurred on that same day throughout its history. Why would getting one step closer to its rebuilding instigate a war between Hamas and Israel? What is so important about this ancient building that would prompt a Gentile Christian from Texas to devote his life’s work to researching and teaching the world about the Temple? Joseph Good is a pioneer in the modern Messianic movement and one of the world’s leading experts on the Holy Temple. If you have ever wondered why the Torah would devote such extensive space to describing the building of the Tabernacle and what prompted David and Solomon to build a Temple and the Babylonian exiles to rebuild it, this episode is for you. 

– Chapters –

(0:00) Introducing Joseph Good, leading expert on the Temple. 
(1:58) A debut on Christian Television.
(5:34) Passover Seder research sparked a lifetime of study.
(14:43) How a 1967 paratrooper started the Temple Institute.
(17:52) A Gentile’s contributions to Jerusalem Temple research. 
(20:15) Current status of rebuilding the Temple.
(24:58) Why is the location of the Temple important?
(35:15) Why would a red bovine prompt Hamas to attack Israel?38:16 What are we missing by the absence of a Temple?
(42:17) Why would a Christian want to see the Temple rebuilt?
(47:02) The key to understanding end-times prophecy 

–  Resources –

Sacrifices from a Messianic Jewish Perspective

Jerusalem Temple Study

Second Temple App

Hatikva Ministries

Joseph Good on Youtube

Rosh HaShanah and the Messianic Kingdom to Come

Measure the Pattern

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