The Jews Will
Return to Temple
Sacrifices
By Jeremiah
Farris
An often
over-looked
topic in Bible
prophecy is the
Old Testament
Jewish
sacrifices and
offerings. The
bottom line is
this: The Jews
in the nation of
Israel will
return to this
old traditional
practice of
sacrifices and
offerings in the
future. This is
a very important
prophecy in the
Bible that gets
little attention
in the pulpit,
and is not often
mentioned in the
church. I have
been a student
of Bible
prophecy for so
many years, and
not until
recently the
Holy Spirit
brought this
topic to my
mind. I have
really begun to
study this out
in the Bible.
This is a future
prophecy that
has not been
fulfilled.
The Old
Testament
sacrifices
obviously were
done away with
at the new
covenant
(Christ’s
atonement).
Christ’s
sacrifice
dissolved the
requirement for
animal
sacrifices. I am
writing this
article not to
support the
return of Old
Testament Jewish
sacrifices or to
condemn the
cross of Calvary
but to bring
attention to the
future prophecy
of Old Testament
sacrifices that
have not yet
been fulfilled
This very issue
is a future
prophecy in the
Bible and it and
will be
fulfilled. The
nation of Israel
still has tons
of Jews that
need to be saved
and have not yet
surrendered to
Jesus Christ as
Lord and Savior.
The nation of
Israel and the
Jews are God's
chosen people,
but sadly a
nation of lost
people in need
of Jesus
Christ’s
redemption. Over
the centuries,
some Jews
have
surrendered to
Christ. These
Jews are known
as Messianic
Jews (Christian
Jews). It’s
always exciting
to see Jews
become
Christians and
be a part of the
Body of Christ.
As of now, there
is no
traditional
practice of Old
Testament
sacrifices in
the nation of
Israel.
But if you read
Daniel 12:11
from the time
that the daily
sacrifice is
abolished and
the abomination
that causes
desolation is
set up, there
will be 1,290
days. You see in
that verse that
sacrifices and
offerings will
have returned as
a traditional
practice for the
nation of Israel
“Then
he shall confirm
a covenant with
many for one
week; but in the
middle of the
week. He shall
bring an end to
sacrifice and
offering. And on
the wing of
abominations
shall be one who
makes desolate,
even until the
consummation,
which is
determined,
is poured out on
the desolate” (Daniel
9:27).
I believe that
this could
possibly make
world news when
it happens. The
world media, and
especially the
American news
media love to
report anything
and everything
they consider
sensational and
controversial. I
also believe it
may even become
Jewish law again
in Israel when
the tradition
returns.
Once the Church
is gone, the
focus in the
Bible moves back
to Israel for
the final seven
years of
Daniel’s 70
weeks prophecy
(Daniel
9:27).
This will be a
legalistic,
religious
practice that
does not honor
Christ. As
mentioned
earlier, the new
covenant has
taken over
because of the
death and
resurrection of
Jesus Christ. As
believers we
know that there
is no longer any
need for Israel
and the Jews to
return to Old
Testament
offerings and
sacrifices. But
the sad reality
is that the
Bible says this
is a prophecy
that must be
completed, like
all others. This
will only happen
during the first
three and a half
years. All
temple worship
will cease and
the Antichrist
“will put an end
to sacrifice.”
The Antichrist
will have made
the tribulation
temple desolate,
unfit for
worship.
“His forces will
rise up and
desecrate the
temple fortress.
They will
abolish the
daily sacrifice
and set up the
abomination of
desolation.
32 With
flattery he will
corrupt those
who act wickedly
toward the
covenant, but
the people who
know their God
will be strong
and take action”
(Daniel
11:31-31, HCSB).
“So when
you see the
abomination of
desolation
spoken of by the
prophet Daniel,
standing in the
holy place (let
the reader
understand).”
(Matthew 24:15)
“He opposes and
exalts himself
against every
so-called god or
object of
worship, so that
he takes his
seat in the
temple of God,
proclaiming
himself to be
God. (2
Thessalonians
2:4).
“But
when you see the
abomination of
desolation
standing where
he ought not to
be (let the
reader
understand),
then let those
who are in Judea
flee to the
mountains)”
(Mark 13:14).
The fact is that
all Christians
need to spread
the gospel to
the Jews
worldwide and
love them like
Christ does.