3rd Temple grows closer

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Third Temple Grows Closer as Sanhedrin Discovers Rare Holy Wine in the Land

By Adam Eliyahu Berkowitz January 18, 2017 , 11:30 am
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“And in this mountain will Hashem of hosts make unto all peoples a feast of fat things, a feast of wines on the lees, of fat things full of marrow, of wines on the lees well refined.” Isaiah 25:6 (The Israel Bible™)

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Illustrative: vineyard. (Shutterstock.com)

Last week, 30 bottles of wine were delivered to the nascent Sanhedrin, setting in place one more necessary element for the Temple service – and one which is specifically mentioned in prophecy as a precursor to the Messiah.
Grapes are one of the seven species in which Israel is especially blessed.

A land of wheat and barley, and vines and fig-trees and pomegranates; a land of olive-trees and honey. Deuteronomy 8:8

But the fruit has more biblical significance than many realize. The return of grapes to Israel, notably absent during Islamic rule, when alcohol was prohibited, is prophesied by Micah to herald the coming of the Messiah.

But they shall sit every man under his vine and under his fig-tree; and none shall make them afraid; for the mouth of Hashem of hosts hath spoken. Micah 4:4

Wine is also integral to the Temple service. Though it is forbidden for priests to drink wine in the Temple, a wine libation was offered in the Temple every morning as part of the daily service. A quarter hin (approximately one quart) of wine was poured on the altar.
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Organic vineyard in the Golan Heights. Normally, grapes are grown above the ground. (Wikipedia Commons) In preparation for the Third Temple, Rabbi Hillel Weiss, spokesman for the Sanhedrin, set out to find wine that is kosher for use in the Temple. Wine has special status in Judaism, as it is required for the Sabbath, holidays like Passover, and rituals like weddings and circumcisions. The requirements for wine to be considered kosher for everyday consumption are more stringent than for any food. The process, from crushing the grapes until bottling, must be performed entirely by Sabbath-observant Jews.

The wine industry in Israel is flourishing, with hundreds of wineries producing over ten million bottles annually. But producing wine holy enough for the Temple has its own stringencies, and the vintage Rabbi Weiss sought could not be found in any store.
First, Rabbi Weiss had to find a suitable vineyard. Normally, grape vines are grown above the ground, on wires suspended between frames. Grapes for use in Temple wine must be grown directly on the ground, a method not often used nowadays.
But then Rabbi Weiss heard of a such a vineyard belonging to a pre-army high school in Yatir, south of Hebron. Moshe Hagger, the school’s principal, worked professionally in a winery before entering education and the high school keeps a vineyard for educational purposes.

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“The vineyard is organic, though this is for idealistic reasons and not due to Temple requirements,” Hagger explained to Breaking Israel News. “No machines are used when we harvest the grapes or make the wine. The students stomp the grapes
with their feet. We don’t add any other elements or chemicals in the process. Fermentation is caused by the naturally occurring yeast on the skin of the grapes.”
The modern state of Israel has led to the return of many of the Torah commandments connected with agriculture. During the shmittah (sabbatical) year, it is forbidden to work the land in any way. Some farmers rely on a loophole called Heter Mechirah, in which the land is symbolically sold to a non-Jew.
“In the shmittah year, we don’t harvest,” Hagger said. “I don’t think we should sell the land for even one moment, even if it is a symbolic sale.”
The small vineyard produced 60 bottles, 30 of which were acquired by Rabbi Weiss for the Sanhedrin. Rabbi Weiss opened one bottle and was amazed at the quality of the wine.
“I had hoped the wine would be exceptional. Not only was wine an essential part of the Temple service, but ancient Israel was known for producing the best wine,” said Rabbi Weiss.
Archeological evidence shows that wine was produced throughout ancient Israel. Ancient stone wine-presses are found all over
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Wine is tithed at the Psagot Winery. (Courtesy Psagot) the country, proof that wine was made in Israel thousands of years before it arrived in Europe.
Last week, a special tithing observance, known as trumot u’maasrot, was held at the Psagot Winery in the Jerusalem Hills. Attended by rabbis and management of the highest kosher supervision, known as B’datz, thousands​ of​ liters of quality wine were spilled ​out. When the Temple is rebuilt, these tithes, along with other agricultural tithes, will be brought to the Temple.
Rabbi Weiss believes that the rebirth of Israel’s wine industry is a sign of Messianic times.
“The quality of Israeli wine, absent from the world for so long, is clearly proof of the relationship between the Jewish people and the land,” Rabbi Weiss told Breaking Israel News. “The pinnacle of that relationship is when the Jews bring the bounty of the land, like wine, to the Temple.”


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[CaryC]

We live in some of the most amazing times I have ever seen.

Just wanted to make a note:

The deal with the grapes when the 12 spies spied out the land of Canaan, and brought back a bunch of grapes on a pole, they were so big, makes much more sense now.

Not only can it be viewed that they were used to feed the giants in the land, but it was also a means to corrupt the natural grapes, through genic/DNA manipulation, of the land which were to be used in the Temple ceremonies.

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I thought it was curious that the article said for Temple service the grapes had to be grown on the ground and not suspended. The only thing I can think of where that might be taken from is Deu 21:23 where it says that anyone hanged on a tree is cursed and they must have extended that thought to the growing of grapes.

Also, some time back there were some people who believed that the current Temple mount where the "Dome" now sits wasn't the actual site of the Temple. Have you heard any more about that?

[CaryC]

I thought it was curious that the article said for Temple service the grapes had to be grown on the ground and not suspended. The only thing I can think of where that might be taken from is Deu 21:23 where it says that anyone hanged on a tree is cursed and they must have extended that thought to the growing of grapes.

Also, some time back there were some people who believed that the current Temple mount where the "Dome" now sits wasn't the actual site of the Temple. Have you heard any more about that?

I suspect, and WR can correct if wrong, that the idea was, there would be no human manipulation/intervention. All natural. Meaning all done by God, as the bounty, growth etc. As with an unblemished lamb, etc...

As for the Temple, that would be Bob Cornuke. He has a book out, and makes a compelling case. As for anything new, not that I know of. Of course the dig is on going, and did hear of them finding some things, maybe last year, that contributed to Bob's assumption. I think they may have found some oil that was used in Temple worship. Maybe it was more like pottery fragments that were stained with oil used in Temple worship.

Almost started to put this in the thread about giants etc.... seems the same thing going on with plants, as with humans. Should be all natural.