Jun 2, 2025
A remarkable shift is unfolding on Jerusalem’s Temple Mount—one that some believe may signal how close we are to the return of Jesus Christ. For decades, Jewish prayer on this sacred site was strictly forbidden. Despite Israel gaining control of the Temple Mount during the Six-Day War in 1967, Jewish worship was restricted by both the Islamic Waqf and the Israeli government. Shlomo Vile, writing for the Jewish News Syndicate, described how guards would closely monitor Jewish visitors, watching their lips to ensure no prayers were uttered. But that all began to change in 2017 after the murder of two Israeli police officers sparked a reevaluation of enforcement policies.
Since then, Jewish access to prayer on the Mount has gradually expanded. Vile recounts how small groups of Jewish worshippers began praying quietly and regularly. The turning point came on Tisha B’Av, August 12, 2024, when—for the first time in nearly 2,000 years—Jews were allowed to fully prostrate themselves in worship on the Temple Mount. This dramatic and deeply symbolic act reflects a growing restoration of Jewish religious expression at the very site of the First and Second Temples, where Christ Himself once taught. For many believers, these developments are more than political; they are prophetic, pointing to the nearing fulfillment of end-times scripture and the return of God’s presence to Zion.
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SOURCE: Western Journal