Red Heifers, the Third Temple, Holy Wars, and a New Messianic Age

If your gut has been telling you something is wrong, you should listen

Mar 22, 2024

I called this year the year of the Grey Rhino and Black Swan. But what may be coming is what’s perhaps the biggest Black Swan event of all time — except it’s only unexpected because most people haven’t been paying attention. This has to do with the war in Gaza, millennia-old prophecies, messiahs, a new age, and a holy war.

As many have noted, and as I’ve written before, many people feel like something big is about to happen. But I didn’t expect something quite this big.

Believe it or not, it involves red cows, the rebuilding of the Third Temple of Jerusalem, and the potential arrival of the Jewish Messiah. Don’t believe me? Check out the CBS Morning News report below to see I’m not just pulling things out of my ass. Check the Temple Institute’s website as well, which I’ll be quoting later on.

To not waste your time, the burning questions are these:

Why now?
What makes this time different?
What can we expect to see in the near future?

For example, why were the Hamas attacks on Israel conducted on October 7, 2023, and not anytime before?

Why is Israel so brazenly defiant against world sentiment in what’s clearly a genocide, and why do they not seem to care at all about becoming a pariah state, like US Senator Chuck Schumer —a major Israel supporter recently warned? Yes, the events of October 7th were awful. But what’s happening in Gaza is politically unjustified, and speaks to something much larger and more unique to the current time.

So, what makes this time so special?

In short: The rebuilding of the Third Temple is quite likely in the near future, and perhaps even this year. The unblemished red heifers, long sought, were found in Texas (by a rancher who bred them intentionally, as I understand). By “long-sought” I mean around 2,000 years. Only 9 red heifers have been sacrificed in such a way, and this will mark the tenth. For reference, the very first was by Moses himself. Some prophecies hold that the man to sacrifice the tenth red heifer will be the Jewish Messiah.

The cows are now of acceptable sacrificial age. They will be burned and their ash mixed with water. This is required to cleanse the site for building the Third Temple as well as those entering it. And the building of the Third Temple is a long-awaited prophecy that heralds different things for different religions. Allegedly, boys have been raised from childhood to be unblemished in Hebrew tradition to make for adequate sacrificers. I don’t know if that’s a real word, but it is now.

For hardcore Jewish believers, the rebuilding of the Temple means the arrival of the Messiah. For Evangelical Christians, it means the beginning of the Tribulation, after which Jesus will return. Both support it, but for conflicting reasons. For Muslims, it means the destruction of the Al-Aqsa Mosque, the third-holiest site in the religion from which Muhammad purportedly rose to heaven. For Hindus, it means a cow will be killed. For Texans like me, it’ll result in a cow being turned into ash, which is just a damn poor way of doing barbeque. This is an excellent way to piss off as many people as possible.

So, if you’ve been wondering why Israel has had no compunction in murdering civilians in Gaza, it’s because they don’t care about their image anymore. Their job is nearly done. It’s like a movie villain cackling because it’s too late to stop their diabolical plans. Recall that Netanyahu is politically allied with radical Zionists and it makes more sense.

Rebuilding the Temple

A model of Herod’s Temple (the Second Temple), by Ariely

Rebuilding the Temple will lead to a messianic age, goes the story. And the person to carry out the ritual sacrifice of the perfect red heifer is supposed to be the new messiah. That’s according to the 12th century Rabbi Maimonides. From the Temple Institute:

In recounting this historical record in his commentary to the Mishna, the great Maimonides ends with the enigmatic statement: "... and the tenth red heifer will be accomplished by the king, the Messiah; may he be revealed speedily, Amen, May it be G-d's will."

Sound crazy? It does to me, too. But it doesn’t matter what you or I think. There are people who deeply believe this. It doesn’t mean your Jewish neighbor or friend or the guy running the shop down the street is in on it. In fact, I’d be willing to say most Jewish people, who are just people, oppose it. But there are deeply religious Jews who have been waiting for this moment since 70 AD, when Romans under the emperor Titus destroyed the Second temple. The First, by the way, was destroyed by the Babylonians in 587 BC.

Currently, the Al-Aqsa Mosque sits atop Temple Mount. Hamas recently released a video describing the timing and reasoning of their attack, which was termed the Al-Aqsa Flood. They specifically named the red heifers being imported to Israel as a reason for their October 7th attack, which was called the Al-Aqsa Flood.

The Hamas logo prominently features the Dome of the Rock, a shrine in the middle of the Al-Aqsa complex.

Should Al-Aqsa Mosque be destroyed to make way for the Third temple, you can be sure a Holy War (again capitalized intentionally) is on the way. But for true Abrahamic religious zealots, life is much more than just about living flesh, so any sacrifice is worth it. Crusaders and Jihadis alike have died for much less.

Image of the Temple Institute, by פארוק

In case you don’t feel like clicking links, here’s the text from the Temple Institute’s “Statement of Principles” page.

Why build the Temple?

Why this fuss over an ancient, seemingly outdated concept? What relationship does the Holy Temple have to our world today? The people of Israel have lived without a Temple for nearly 2,000 years, and seem to be doing fine without one. We don't seem to need it, and G-d certainly doesn't, so why think about rebuilding?

The Torah's commandments are eternal, for now and forever

Nothing can be further from the truth. Maimonides teaches (Sefer Igeret Ha'Shmad) that the performance of all the commandments are not dependent on the coming of the messiah. They are to be fulfilled at all times. G-d does not change His mind, or nullify any of the commandments included in the Torah, which were given once, for all time. In lieu of Temple service, we may observe various "remembrances" of these commandments, but that is all they are - merely gestures of nostalgia.

Fish out of water

But we fool ourselves if we think that the state of Judaism today, without the Temple, is normal. On the contrary, we are like fish out of water. If 1/3 of all the Torah's commandments center on the Temple, it would seem that Biblical observance in the Temple's absence is but a skeleton of what G-d had intended it to be.

Our relationship with G-d

At this one place on earth, unlike any other, the one place that the Creator Himself chose to rest His presence, the rectification of man's connection with G-d takes place. All people were able to come to the Temple to partake in this direct and fulfilling bond; to recharge their spiritual batteries and come away with a renewed sense of purpose and being.

A new era of universal harmony

Every prophet of Israel, without exception, prophesied that the Temple would be rebuilt, ushering in a new era of universal harmony and peace unparalleled in the history of man. Thus, the "movement" to rebuild the Holy Temple is not new. It was born almost 2,000 years ago, at the moment of the Second Temple's destruction. For when the Holy Temple stood in Jerusalem, it was the soul of Jewish people... and the entire world... as we believe it will be once again.

The rebuilding of the Holy Temple: In our time?

The reality of the Jewish experience means that the Temple will be rebuilt. Many people who visit the Temple Institute are incredulous and cannot help but exclaim: "Do you really think that you will live to see the Holy Temple rebuilt?" The answer to that question is of little importance. Let us rather recall that Jewish history has a trajectory, which began when the patriarch Abraham smashed his father's idols. That trajectory has spanned the millennia, and it is obvious that we are rapidly approaching climactic times, in which the Holy Temple will once again become the focal point for mankind's spiritual focus. Whether this transpires in our generation or not, we can still choose to be active participants, and not simply spectators, in G-d's bold plan for the Redemption of Israel and all humanity.

And from Chabad Lubavitch, concerning the arrival of the Messiah:

1. The Messianic King will arise in the future and restore the Davidic Kingdom to its former state and original sovereignty. He will build the Sanctuary¹ and gather the dispersed of Israel.² All the laws will be re-instituted in his days as they had been aforetimes;³ sacrifices will be offered, and the Sabbatical years and Jubilee years will be observed⁴ fully as ordained by the Torah.⁵

Writer’s note: It’s interesting that the Jubilee years will be observed, considering the overwhelming and inescapable problem of our current debt-based monetary system.

Deep Conspiracy?

Interestingly, in 1871, a purported letter from Freemason leader Albert Pike to Italian politician Giuseppe Mazzini predicted the three world wars necessary for the destruction of Islam, Christianity, and Judaism in order to usher in Luciferianism. This dives deep into conspiracy theory territory, but it’s worth considering nonetheless. Pike’s use of the term “Nazism” in 1871, when the term had not yet been coined, casts doubt on the story. Still, there seems to be something here.

To perhaps confirm this, a letter from Cardinal von Hartmann, Archbishop of Cologne during the First World War, wrote a letter to Pope Benedict XV dated 8 November, 1918, 3 days before the end of the War.

Translated (by a kind Austrian friend), it reads:

His majesty, the Emperor, has just informed me that he received news yesterday that the " Grand/big orient" has decided to first get rid of all sovereigns, especially him, the Emperor himself, then to destroy the Catholic church, to intern the Pope, etc, and finally to establish a world republic under the leadership of American capitalism (high finance) on the ruins of the previous bourgeois society
The German Freemasons are faithful to the emperor (which is doubtful) and apparently had let him know this.
Also England seems to want to maintain the existing bourgeois order. France and America, instead, are totally under the rule of the grand orient 450.
Bolshevism should be the the external tool to create the desired conditions
In view of the huge danger that is threatening not only the monarchy, but also the Catholic church, it is necessary that the German Episcopate has to be informed about this, and also, that the Pope has to be warned.

Take the above two bits of information with more than a few grains of salt, but they’re most certainly worth considering.

Endgame

A Jewish man looking at the red heifer ceremonial altar.

The alleged altar for the Red Heifer, built on the Mount of Olives (I’ve heard pushback on this so this information may change)

As of now, the altar for the sacrifice has already been built on the Mount of Olives as seen in the video above. They’re ready. The sacrifice could happen at any moment. Rumors suggest it may be as early as Passover this year, beginning April 22. Whenever it happens, my friends, things are going to get wild.

Key Takeaways:

The 10th red heifer in history is about to be sacrificed to prepare for the construction of the Third Temple of Jerusalem
Rebuilding the temple will require destroying the Al-Aqsa Mosque
According to prophecy, the man who sacrifices the red heifer will be the Jewish Messiah, heralding a new Messianic Age
Destruction of the Al-Aqsa mosque will most certainly lead to a holy war
Evangelical Christians support rebuilding the Third Temple as a way to get Jesus to return
I’ve already argued that the Third World War has already begun, and I’m unfortunately beginning to believe more strongly that I’m right

As a parting question, and one I can’t answer quite yet: Why have Russia and China recently vetoed the US proposal for an Israel-Gaza ceasefire at the UN? I have theories, but am curious to hear what readers think.