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When it became apparent that the Romans were going to destroy the Temple, priests burned the two
groves of balsam trees to keep them out of the hands of the Romans. Since then, it has been impossible
to reconstitute the ancient oil of anointing. Jewish scholars for hundreds of years have claimed that the
inability to create the oil of anointing would prevent Jews from ever resuming legitimate Temple
worship. However, this discovery proves to be a key event in setting the stage for the fulfillment of the
prophecies in the last days. They have thinned down the oil and now have plenty for Temple worship.

The Sanhedrin. The Sanhedrin is a group of 71 elders from all the tribes to share in leading the nation of
Israel. It was established by Moses in Numbers 11:16-17. For over 900 hundred years, the Sanhedrin
held the legislative and judicial powers. Ezra reinstituted the Great Sanhedrin to provide spiritual
leadership and guidance before the people began to rebuild the Temple in 516 BC.

On January 20, 2005, Israel formally setup the modern-day Sanhedrin. The court’s leader, Rabbi Yeshai
Baavad declared that the rabbinic body would meet monthly to issue religious legal rulings. This group
is integrally involved in rebuilding the Temple and training hundreds of priests from the tribe of Levi in
the precise rituals of the ancient Temple sacrifices.

Recovering the Blue Dye for the Garments of the High Priest. The Bible emphasizes the necessity of
using a certain rare blue dye to create the beautiful robes of the high priest (Ex. 28:31) Since the
destruction of the 2 Temple, the ingredients of the dye has been lost. The dye was produced from a
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rare mollusk found only in the Mediterranean Sea, a creature long thought to be extinct. However, in
the late 1990’s Israeli divers discovered the mollusk in the Red Sea. The Temple Institute in Israel has
recreated the robe of the high priest using this rare dye.

The Ashes of the Red Heifer. The 3 Temple cannot be built and used
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for worship until the appropriate area on the Temp Mount is ritually
purified using waters of purification from the ashes of an unblemished
red heifer (Numbers 19:2). Jewish authorities are raising a number of
red heifers in Israel so they will have a qualified candidate when they
receive a divine sign that the time has finally come to rebuild the
Temple. An Israeli newspaper reports in May of 1997 that a pure-red heifer was born in Israel that met
the qualification describes in Numbers 19.

Arutz-7 News: Tuesday, March 18, 1997 The birth of a red heifer (cow) in a farm in the religious youth
village of Kfar Hasidim (near Haifa) has excited sectors in the religious community. A delegation of some
25 experts, including Rabbis Yisrael Ariel and Yoseph Elboim, visited the farm last week to examine the
six-month old cow, and concluded that it is in fact an acceptable red heifer, according to Torah
requirements. However, the cow must be at least two years old before it can be used. Until then, the
cow will be carefully watched to ensure that nothing occurs to invalidate its status. According to Biblical
law, the cow's ashes are used for purification from certain forms of impurity, and are therefore a
prerequisite for the renewal of Holy Temple service.
Check out this website for more information about the red heifer:
http://www.templeinstitute.org/red_heifer/tenth_red_heifer.htm

It is interesting that the Temple Institute has prepared more than 100 of the sacred worship vessels and
hundreds of priestly garments to be work by Levites in future Temple services. Orthodox Jewish Bible

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