Sanhedrin Re-established in Israel

The Sanhedrin has been re-established in Israel. The Sanhedrin is a “religious assembly that convened in one of the Holy Temple chambers in Jerusalem, comprised 71 sages and existed during the Tannaitic period, from several decades before the Common Era until roughly 425 C.E.” (.israelnationalnews.com).

This body “lined up at the foot of the Temple Mount Monday morning. [The word s'muchim comes from the same root as s'michah, , rabbinic ordination.] The men, many ascending the Temple Mount for the first time, had immersed in mikvaot (ritual baths) that morning, and planned to ascend as a group.” (israelnationalnews.com)

Those behind the revival of the Sanhedrin stress that the revival of the legal body is “not optional,” but mandated by the Torah. “We don’t have a choice,” says Rabbi Richman. “It is a religious mandate for us to establish a Sanhedrin.”

The Sanhedrin was reestablished through the ordination of one rabbi agreed upon by many prominent rabbis in Israel and approved as “fitting to serve” by former Chief Sefardi Rabbi Ovadiah Yosef and leading Ashkenazi Rabbi Yosef Shalom Elyashiv. That rabbi, who is then considered to have received authentic ordination as handed down from Moses, was then able to give ordination to 70 others, making up the quorum of 71 necessary for the Sanhedrin.

sources: http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/70349

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The Sanhedrin’s goals are to re-establish the temple sacrifices and the rebuilding of the temple on Mt Moriah.

World Net Daily reports, ” just a few weeks after the Sanhedrin’s re-establishment, another enormously important development took place. The religious sages began to consider the rebuilding of the Temple and reinstitution of ancient animal sacrifices as prescribed in the Law of Moses.

The first step toward facilitating this monumental endeavor was to seek to determine the exact location of the Temple’s foundation. Sanhedrin spokesman Rabbi Chaim Richman told Arutz-7:

It is appropriate that the Sanhedrin convened to discuss this lofty matter of the Temple’s location this week … the Sanhedrin continues to move toward strengthening the nation of Israel.

As all these things happen all around us, the Sanhedrin is researching ways to renew the deepest roots of our faith – to renew Temple service, reunite Jewish legal tradition and inspire the Jewish people to aspire to greatness. Our people have one path before us, and we will continue to march toward our destiny. ”

source http://www.wnd.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=42898

The Bible says that the Temple daily sacrifices will be happening just before the Great Tribulation, and then will come to a halt because of a great spiritual leader that will make the temple his dwelling place setting up the Abomination of Desolation.

The Scriptures says, “And from the time that the daily sacrifice shall be taken away, and the abomination that maketh desolate set up, there shall be a thousand two hundred and ninety days.” (Daniel 12:1). Speaking of the Tribulation in verse 1 and 2, the daily sacrifice is taken and the abomination is set up, there shall be 3 and a half years of tribulation. The abomination will be the trigger that will set off the greatest time of trouble ever on Israel.

Jesus said, “When ye therefore shall see the abomination of desolation, spoken of by Daniel the prophet, stand in the holy place, (whoso readeth, let him understand:)
16 Then let them which be in Judaea flee into the mountains:
20 But pray ye that your flight be not in the winter, neither on the sabbath day:
21 For then shall be great tribulation, such as was not since the beginning of the world to this time, no, nor ever shall be.” Matthew 24:15-16, 20-21). Notice the Sabbath is re-established and the “holy Place” is on the temple Mount.

The Abomination that will be set up, is described in 2 Thessalonians 2. The Apotsle Paul spoke of a great “falling away” and that the “man of sin” will be revealed.” This Leader ‘Who opposeth and exalteth himself above all that is called God, or that is worshipped; so that he as God sitteth in the temple of God, showing himself that he is God.” (v.4). He will set himself up in God’s temple saying he IS GOD! This abomination will trigger the great Tribulation. May we pray that God will have mercy on those who follow him, and that the message will go out to all of Israel.