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Together with the grounds that surround it, the messianic temple prophesied by Ezekiel will be 51 miles by 21 miles.<ref>{{bibleverse||Ezekiel|45:1-2|ESV}}.</ref> The building itself will be about one mile square.<ref>{{bibleverse||Ezekiel|45:15-19|ESV}}.</ref> A mountain near Jerusalem, either Moriah (the Temple Mount) or Zion,<ref>“As for me, I have set my King on Zion, my holy hill.” ({{bibleverse||Psalms|2:6|ESV}}.) Zion here refers to Ophel, a hill just south of the Temple Mount. In modern times, Zion is identified with Jerusalem's western hill. This follows a mistaken identification by Josephus.</ref> will grow miraculously to accommodate this huge building, according to Isaiah:{{cquote|It shall come to pass in the latter days that the mountain of the house of the Lord shall be established as the highest of the mountains, and shall be lifted up above the hills; and all the nations shall flow to it, and many peoples shall come, and say: “Come, let us go up to the mountain of the Lord, to the house of the God of Jacob, that he may teach us his ways and that we may walk in his paths.” For out of Zion shall go forth the law, and the word of the Lord from Jerusalem.<ref>{{bibleverse||Isaiah|2:2-3|ESV}}.</ref>}}

Together with the grounds that surround it, the messianic temple prophesied by Ezekiel will be 51 miles by 21 miles.<ref>{{bibleverse||Ezekiel|45:1-2|ESV}}.</ref> The building itself will be about one mile square.<ref>{{bibleverse||Ezekiel|45:15-19|ESV}}.</ref> A mountain near Jerusalem, either Moriah (the Temple Mount) or Zion,<ref>“As for me, I have set my King on Zion, my holy hill.” ({{bibleverse||Psalms|2:6|ESV}}.) Zion here refers to Ophel, a hill just south of the Temple Mount. In modern times, Zion is identified with Jerusalem's western hill. This follows a mistaken identification by Josephus.</ref> will grow miraculously to accommodate this huge building, according to Isaiah:{{cquote|It shall come to pass in the latter days that the mountain of the house of the Lord shall be established as the highest of the mountains, and shall be lifted up above the hills; and all the nations shall flow to it, and many peoples shall come, and say: “Come, let us go up to the mountain of the Lord, to the house of the God of Jacob, that he may teach us his ways and that we may walk in his paths.” For out of Zion shall go forth the law, and the word of the Lord from Jerusalem.<ref>{{bibleverse||Isaiah|2:2-3|ESV}}.</ref>}}

Non-Jews were excluded from the historical temples, but the messianic temple will be for people of all nations. It will be presided over by a messiah, which should be understood simply as a position that combines the roles of high priest and king.

Non-Jews' sacrifices were accepted in the Temples <ref>As the <i>Talmud</i> states</ref> in the historical temples, but the messianic temple will be for people of all nations. It will be presided over by a messiah, which should be understood simply as a position that combines the roles of high priest and king.

==Muhammad==

==Muhammad==

According to the Koran:{{cquote| Glory be to Him, who carried His servant [Muhammad] by night from the Holy Mosque [in Mecca] to the Further Mosque the precincts of which We have blessed, that We might show him some of Our signs. He is the All-hearing, the All-seeing.<ref>Koran 17:1, Arberry, A.J. ''The Koran Interpreted: A Translation'', 1996, Oxford World's Classics.</ref>}}This verse is conventionally interpreted to mean that Mohammad was miraculously transported to a "Further Mosque," in Arabic ''al-Masjid al-ʾAqṣā'', as part of a one night journey in 621 and briefly ascended to heaven there. The phrase is properly understood as referring to the Temple Mount as a whole.<ref>"[http://www.islamicencyclopedia.org/islamic-pedia-topic.php?id=641 Masjid al-Aqsa]", ''Islamic Encyclopedia,'' Mon, 13 Oct, 2014.</ref> The al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem is one of only three that are suggested as destinations for Islamic pilgrimage. The other two pilgrimage mosques are in Mecca and Medina.

According to the Koran:{{cquote| Glory be to Him, who carried His servant [Muhammad] by night from the Holy Mosque [in Mecca] to the Further Mosque the precincts of which We have blessed, that We might show him some of Our signs. He is the All-hearing, the All-seeing.<ref>Koran 17:1, Arberry, A.J. ''The Koran Interpreted: A Translation'', 1996, Oxford World's Classics.</ref>}}This verse is conventionally interpreted to mean that Mohammad was miraculously transported to a "Further Mosque," in Arabic ''al-Masjid al-ʾAqṣā'', as part of a one night journey in 621 and briefly ascended to heaven there. It is widely accepted as a vision, a dream, he stated he had.</ref> The al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem is one of only three that are suggested as destinations for Islamic pilgrimage. The other two pilgrimage mosques are in Mecca and Medina.

 

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