The "Third Temple" Prophecy Refuted

DavidPT said:

If they did manage to build it, how do you suppose they are going to fulfill any prophecies recorded in the NT when they reject the NT as holy writ?

I for one believe the 70th week in Daniel 9 is future still. What I don't believe is that any of those events are meaning in a literal sense where it might involve literal brick and mortar temples, etc. To me it seems silly that a literal temple gets built, animal sacrificing starts up again, then 3.5 years later an abomination takes place in the temple, thus doing away with animal sacrificing all over again. If God still desired animal sacrificing, why did He allow the 2nd temple to be destroyed, then? So that another one can get built in the end of this age in order to fulfill some of these prophecies many are taking in a literal sense? Sounds far-fetched to me, but that's me, I can't speak for others.

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