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There are various prophecies that deal with the temple. In a letter to a Christian community in Thessalonica. Paul prophesied that the temple would be rebuilt and presided over by a "man of lawlessness": {{cquote|Let no one deceive you in any way. For that day [the day of the Lord] will not come, unless the rebellion comes first, and the man of lawlessness is revealed, the son of destruction, who opposes and exalts himself against every so-called god or object of worship, so that he takes his seat in the temple of God, proclaiming himself to be God.<ref>{{bibleverse|2|Thessalonians|2:3-4|ESV}}.</ref>}}

There are various prophecies that deal with the temple. In a letter to a Christian community in Thessalonica. Paul prophesied that the temple would be rebuilt and presided over by a "man of lawlessness": {{cquote|Let no one deceive you in any way. For that day [the day of the Lord] will not come, unless the rebellion comes first, and the man of lawlessness is revealed, the son of destruction, who opposes and exalts himself against every so-called god or object of worship, so that he takes his seat in the temple of God, proclaiming himself to be God.<ref>{{bibleverse|2|Thessalonians|2:3-4|ESV}}.</ref>}}

Paul wrote this letter in 51-52 AD when the Herodian temple was still standing. The man of lawlessness is identified with the anti-Christ of John's letters.<ref>The term “anti-Christ” is used {{bibleverse|1|John|2:18|ESV}}, {{bibleverse|1|John|2:22|ESV}},{{bibleverse|1|John|4:3|ESV}}, and {{bibleverse|2|John|1:7|ESV}}.</ref> It is a construction parallel to "Son of Man," a phrase applied to Jesus in the gospels. There is a history of identifying this character with various political figures such as a Roman emperor, pope, or Napoleon. The ''[[Geneva Bible]]'', used by the Puritans and by Shakespeare, identifies the anti-Christ with Pope Boniface VIII.<ref>''Geneva Bible'', Notes on Revelation 14:1. Boniface issued ''Unan Sanctum'' in 1302 in which he proclaimed papal supremacy over both the church and secular authority. "It is altogether necessary to salvation for every human creature to be subject to the Roman pontiff," it stated.</ref>

Paul wrote this letter in 51-52 AD when the Herodian temple was still standing. The man of lawlessness is identified with the anti-Christ of John's letters.<ref>The term “anti-Christ” is used {{bibleverse|1|John|2:18|ESV}}, {{bibleverse|1|John|2:22|ESV}},{{bibleverse|1|John|4:3|ESV}}, and {{bibleverse|2|John|1:7|ESV}}.</ref> It is a construction parallel to "Son of Man," a phrase applied to Jesus in the gospels. There is a history of identifying this character with various political figures such as a Roman emperor, pope, or Napoleon. The ''[[Geneva Bible]]'', used by the Puritans and by Shakespeare, identifies the anti-Christ with Pope Boniface VIII.<ref>''Geneva Bible'', Notes on Revelation 14:1. Boniface issued ''Unan Sanctum'' in 1302 in which he proclaimed papal supremacy over both the church and secular authority. "It is altogether necessary to salv. ation for every human creature to be subject to the Roman pontiff," it stated.</ref>

According to Paul, the [[Old Testament]] prophecies concerning the rebuilding of the temple were fulfilled by the coming of Jesus:{{cquote|Do you not know that you are God's temple and that God's Spirit dwells in you? If anyone destroys God's temple, God will destroy him. For God's temple is holy, and you are that temple.<ref>{{bibleverse|1|Corinthians|3:16-17|ESV}}.</ref>}} "The God who made the world and everything in it, being Lord of heaven and earth, does not live in temples made by man," according to Acts.<ref>{{bibleverse||Acts|17:24|ESV}}.</ref>

According to Paul, the [[Old Testament]] prophecies concerning the rebuilding of the temple were fulfilled by the coming of Jesus:{{cquote|Do you not know that you are God's temple and that God's Spirit dwells in you? If anyone destroys God's temple, God will destroy him. For God's temple is holy, and you are that temple.<ref>{{bibleverse|1|Corinthians|3:16-17|ESV}}.</ref>}} "The God who made the world and everything in it, being Lord of heaven and earth, does not live in temples made by man," according to Acts.<ref>{{bibleverse||Acts|17:24|ESV}}.</ref>

Revelation says that the messianic temple will be built in heaven, not on the Temple Mount: {{cquote|Then God's temple in heaven was opened, and the ark of his covenant was seen within his temple. There were flashes of lightning, rumblings, peals of thunder, an earthquake, and heavy hail.<ref>{{bibleverse||Revelation|11:19|ESV}}.</ref>}}

Revelation says that the messianic temple will be built in heaven, not on the Temple Mount: {{cquote|Then God's temple in heaven was opened, and the ark of his covenant was seen within his temple. There were flashes of lightning, rumblings, peals of thunder, an earthquake, and heavy hail.<ref>{{bibleverse||Revelation|11:19|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>}}

The sacrifices of non-Jews' sacrifices were accepted in the Temples, according to the <i>Talmud.</i> <ref>As per the <i>Talmud</i>.

Non-Jews' sacrifices were accepted in the Temples <ref>As per the <i>Talmud</i>.

<blockquote>The Beis Hamikdash was meant to serve gentiles as well as Jews.</blockquote>

<blockquote>The Beis Hamikdash was meant to serve gentiles as well as Jews.</blockquote>

"Bnei Noach and Korbanos." R. Yirmiyohu Kaganoff, Beit Midrash, yeshiva.co.</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.

"Bnei Noach and Korbanos." R. Yirmiyohu Kaganoff, Beit Midrash, yeshiva.co.</ref> However, in the Herodian Temple, their were signs on the balustrade to exclude non-Jews from the area around the temple.<ref>"[http://www.livingwithfaith.org/blog/the-gentiles-and-the-temple The Gentiles and the Temple]," Dec. 11, 2019.</ref> 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==