Christians at it again! Giant Brazilian Temple Replica Panned as ‘Mockery’
I have stated many times that it is Judaism that is the real target. The Israel Arab conflict is contrived to serve the ends of both Islam and Christianity. I would take every church identified with this group in Israel and turn them into synagogues or tear them down for needed parking lots. Jews need to defend themselves but need to defend against attacks on Judaism no less, maybe even more. This dwarfs the ground zero mosque in every way Yamit
The Universal Church of the Kingdom of God, headed by controversial Bishop Edir Macedo, has announced plans to build a giant replica of the First Temple in Sao Paulo, Brazil. It is expected to cost $200 million, stand 55 meters (18 stories) high, and seat 10,000 people. Its plans also call for a parking lot for 1,000 cars, TV and radio studios, and classroom space for 1,300 pupils.
“It is going to be a knockout,” Macedo has been quoted as saying. “It is going to be beautiful, beautiful, beautiful – the most beautiful of all. The outside will be exactly the same as that which was built in Jerusalem.”
The Temple Institute in Jerusalem takes a different approach, calling it a “hubris-inspired act of self-aggrandizement… the equivalent of [yet another] destruction of the [Holy] Temple, even before it is [re-]built. This planned church is a mockery which stands in diametric opposition to everything that the Holy Temple of Jerusalem represents.”
The Universal Church has already paid $8 million to import stones from Israel. The Guardian reports that the church will be modeled on King Solomon’s Temple and will feature a replica Ark of the Covenant in the center of the sanctuary.
Rabbi Chaim Richman of the Temple Institute writes, “We are witness today to the phenomenon of nations that seek to de-legitimize Israel’s connection to Jerusalem. This planned mega-church represents the next logical step, the de-legitimization of the significance of Jerusalem altogether.”
“The Bible teaches that the essence of Jerusalem is the presence of G-d,” Rabbi Richman continues, quoting Isaiah’s prophecy: “It will happen in the end of days, that the mountain of the Temple of the L-rd will be firmly established at the head of the mountains…and all the nations will stream to it. Many peoples will go up and say, ‘Come, let us go up to the mountain of the L-rd, to the Temple of the G-d of Jacob…for from Zion will the Torah come forth, and the word of the L-rd from Jerusalem.’
“Bishop Macedo’s planned mega-church,” Rabbi Richman continued, “is a usurpation and abuse of the sacred space that is embodied by the Biblical concept and vision of the Holy Temple, and a gross expropriation of Judaism’s most sacred values. The Divine Presence of G-d cannot be copycatted and cannot simply be usurped and transplanted elsewhere. This is nothing more than the Universal Church of the Kingdom of God’s cynical and manipulative attempt to morph the Bible’s universal message into its own self-serving agenda.”
The Temple Institute, a non-profit educational and religious organization, is dedicated to every aspect of the Biblical commandment to build the Holy Temple of G-d on Mount Moriah in Jerusalem. Its major focus is its efforts towards the beginning of the actual rebuilding of the Holy Temple.
In 1992, Bishop Macedo spent eleven days in jail on accusations of charlatanism. Last year, the Sao Paulo prosecution alleged that Macedo and other senior church clerics embezzled billions of donation dollars and used the money to buy property and cars. Macedo, a proponent of prosperity theology and owner of a $45 million private jet, has denied the charges.
(IsraelNationalNews.com)
Interesting article! I missed it when reading Arutz Sheva. I do think though, that the reaction is somewhat overwrought.
Perhaps it will be built, or perhaps not (I believe such a replica should not be built by any church: my Christian perspective).
That Israel has for so long a time chosen to allow the Temple Mount to be occupied the way it is, is literally billions
of times more important than what shape some church in Brazil is to be built in.
The Temple being restored or not is the business of we Jews and nobody else. We will determine for ourselves it’s importance without Christian help. I like the Mormons a least they mind their own business and are more Christian than all the other denominations except the Adventists.
I would build a synagogue in the shape of a Colosseum only bigger. In the center an enormous statue of a Jesus figure. We establish a Purim type ritual that whenever we hear the name of Jesus mentioned in the holy Land we allow rotten veggies to be hurled at the statue.
We Jews at least myself reserves the right to be as overwrought as I damn please.
I’m very curious to see how many Jews get as upset over this as they are with a shitty mosque in NYC?
The Third Temple is the concern of all nations, as it will be called a House of Prayer for ALL Nations – not just Jews or British-Israelites. If some professing Christians choose to waste their money on a counterfeit temple, it’s as much their business as those foolish Jews who call their places of worship “temples.” I encourage all to send their money to Jerusalem and spend it wisely, offering it to the Temple Mount Faithful and the Temple Institute.
Funny how these same Christians demand of Muslims to be sensitive to mostly Christian sensitivities re: Ground Zero Mosque but when it comes to Jewish sensitivities defend their own and are as insensitive to Jewish concerns as Muslims are to Christian.
My instincts tell me that in the great millennial conflict between Islam and Christendom the Muslims will prevail.
Not if you are Pagan and Christians are Pagan as long as they hold to the triune belief: The Father, Son and Casper.
Not only would you be barred from the Temple you would be barred from entering the Land of Israel. Oh I forgot Hooper you are already barred.
Uncle, please be nice.
Listen, it’s the Father, Son and Holy Spirit. Now, I know you don’t believe and that’s okay. I have no problem with that, although I find it distasteful to make fun.
I don’t follow Judaism but would not poke fun at it. I have the most sincere respect for Judaism and those faithful followers like yourself.
Your a G-d fearing person and I respect you for your belief.
In fact I would love to see the Third Temple built as a tribute to G-d for returning His people back to the Holy Land.
Bottom line, let’s show respect for each other.
ron my apologies to you but not to David Hoover (DavidBenAriel) who failed attempting to blow up the Dome of the Rock and was caught and kicked out of Israel and banned from returning. Failure has it’s price.
Uncle, no problem, accepted.
By the way, what happened to Shebrew and Joy?
You know whats strange? Every now and then when I long on to Israpundit I get the 2008 version and there is Ayn. I am startled until I realize it’s not current. Strange.
Don’t know, I wrote but no reply.
Happens to me as well and I have the same feelings.
NFL exhibition starts today. I hate baseball.
Trust me if you follow the Mets, you begin to hate baseball.
Both the GM and the manger should be let go. Very frustrating. The Mets have a number of characters that are no help to the team.
You can say what you want about the Yankees, they don’t tolerate long hair or facial hair. Too bad the other clubs don’t follow suit.
Football is just around the corner and as usual we are all looking forward to it.
200 million bucks?—what would Jesus build?
RandyTexas: 200 million bucks? What would Jesus build? Probably the gallows for his enemies ESPECIALLY the ones who have turned his people against him by their propaganda and lies and false claims. HE WAS NOT THE MESSIAH! Rongrad I apologise if this offends you but no worries … the REAL ONE will show up sooner or later … but not before the false prophets have a hey day with the world … hence another reason why antisemitism is on the rise.
I won’t apologize for opposing the shitty ground zero mosque. As to the Temple replica in Brazil, it does upset me but I can’t control what goes on in other countries.
And while I do like footbal, I love baseball.
Laura says:
Laura, I love baseball likewise however, your apparently not a Mets fan. Frustrating to say the least.
As MaryAnn commented either in the NY News or Post, “If we don’t beat the Phillies this weekend, we are toast”,
a person replied “MaryAnn pass the jelly”.
Oh well.
Mir, no I am not offended.
I try to play it safe, I am not much of a gambler. I have yet to find anything where G-d/God personally told someone He wouldn’t send a Messiah and if He did it wouldn’t be or would be His Son.
I figure we will find out when we pass on to the next world. In the meantime I am not and don’t intend to be critical of disrespectful of either Judaism or Christianity.
Since I was born, baptized a Catholic and educated in the Catholic School system, that’s my home base.
One thing for sure G-d/God is not prejudiced, He loves each and everyone of us regardless of what group we belong or cling to. He judges us on our own behavior and I am sure He is not pleased when we attack each other.
I guess that’s why I prefer to put distance between me and religious arguments, no one wins except maybe the devil!!!
Understand this: Hashem’s commandment is clear and concise. The 3rd Temple is to be built only when MOSHIACH arrives. Not one second before. What I don’t understand is the interest of obscene completely unholy characters and goyim in this subject. It does not concern them one bit.
rongrand. You are sweet and wise too. I had a situation with a Pentecostal Minister that has had a lifetime impact. There were flowers mistakenly delivered to my house that belonged to him. I made sure he received them. He was new to the neighbourhood and it was my first time meeting him. He immediately judged and condemed me to hell and bothered me for months. Since then I do avoid Pentecostals and do believe that their g-d is not mine. It must be a false g-d because no true g-d would be so evil.
The reality is that it does ultimately concern everyone in the world though the vast majority of people in the world do not realize this.
Some of us follow these things on sites like http://www.templeinstitute.org/main.htm for instance. Those who hold that events in Israel
are of great prophetic significance will continue to examine and ponder the meaning of events (including temple related matters) in Israel.
Wrong as usual so pls state your authority in Halacha.
Yamit82: When I wrote,
and you respond, I thought to myself, what a coincidence, I Was referring at least partially to you.
Drop your phony religious pretense and lets go at it. Lets see if you got balls?
Yamit, the failure is all your own. Why do you refuse to let the plain truth set you free? Why did you fail to document what you hatefully allege? Put up or shut up. I love Jerusalem, Jews and Israel, despite ignorant and prejudiced people like you (not representative of Jews or Israelis), and corrupt Israeli officials. Zion shall be redeemed with justice.
Israeli police sent on wild-goose chase
The Israeli police knew they didn’t have a shred of evidence against me other than some hateful letter filled with false accusations that misled them.
I was born David A. Hoover. However, I legally changed my name to David Ben-Ariel (with the help of my Jewish lawyer) during the Spring of 1989, as related in God-given names (otherwise you wouldn’t know about my former name).
Furthermore, this Christian Zionist doesn’t believe in the trinity, keeps Sabbath rather than Sunday, the biblical festivals (not holidays of pagan origin), the dietary laws, etc.