'Temple in Waiting' Prepared in Jerusalem

By Chris Mitchell
CBN News Middle East Bureau Chief
Every day, three times a day, Jews recite this prayer: "May it be your will that the temple be speedily rebuilt in our own time."

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For Christians, Israel is the place where the biblical drama unfolded, where it will be completed, as well as where Jesus walked. For Jews, Israel is the center of the world. For both, it is the Promised Land.

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Why Jews Don't Accept Jesus: A Look at History

"My initial response is history: in the name of Jesus, we’ve seen the Inquisition, we’ve seen the Crusades, we have read from church fathers anti-Semitic statements ... so, the response today is why would I want to believe in Jesus?"

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Celebrating the 'Fall Feasts' in Israel

C. Hart
CBN News Middle East Correspondent
The focus for Bible believers is that it is the day the trumpet is sounded, heralding the coming of the expected Messiah.

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Passover

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Purim or Lots

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Shavu'ot, Weeks, or Pentecost

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Rosh Hashanah or
New Year

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Yom Kippur or Atonement

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Sukkot or Tabernacles

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Hanukkah or Dedication

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Israel, We are With You

"I see a greater enthusiasm and pathos on the part of Bible-believing Christians to stand with Israel and the Jewish people, in all sorts of ways: politically, financially, morally, every way. And I cannot but believe that God's Hand is in this."

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