A Third Temple In The City Of David?

What new theories might do to geopolitics

The City of David seen below the old city walls, to the far left. Photo by Eran Menashri on Unsplash

We all know about the hotspot in Jerusalem; the Temple Mount. We think about the golden Dome of the Rock in the picture above, or the Al-Aqsa Mosque, located right next to it. We’ve seen the Jewish worshipers putting their written prayer requests on little notes in the cracks of their Wailing Wall below, still hoping to one day have access to the Temple Mount.

Different groups of people have their own expectations for what is going to happen to this area. But most people would agree, that if it involves the building of a third temple, it would be geopolitical madness. A bloodbath that could escalate into world war. Maybe an Apocalypse of Divine wrath?

Significant new discoveries or just fantasy?

While doing some investigation about the Temple grounds, I came across a theory by Bob Cornuke of the Base Institute, claiming that new discoveries could make all of this change. He is quite convinced that we all got the facts wrong. Personally, I am not so convinced, but I still wanted to look into it. Using Old Testament scriptures, New Testament scriptures, ancient historical accounts and archaeological evidence, Cornuke believes he has proof that King Solomon’s first temple and King Herod’s second temple, were…