Almost one half the world's population of 7
billion people are either Muslim, Jewish, or Christian. And each is deeply
passionate, and religiously invested in a small tract of land in Jerusalem
called the "Temple Mount."
The Muslims intensely believe their prophet Mohammed left his footprints on the rock sitting underneath the Dome of the Rock shrine; the last remaining evidence of his human existence, before he ascended into heaven. The Jews strongly believe the Temple Mount quarter or district is the very site of their former two temples and will once again be the site of their predicted third temple. The Christians are genuinely invested because their prophets have predicted that Jesus will walk through the sealed "eastern gate" and then sit down beginning His Millennium reign from the Jews rebuilt third temple on the "Temple Mount."
The issue or problem that should concern all humanity is that none of these three monotheistic religions (though I contend that Islam is more an ideology than a religion) can possibly let go of their deeply seated passions connected to this sacred real estate. Hence, we will always be on the brink of war in the Middle East. For a nation’s leader to think there will one day be peaceful co-existence between Muslims, Jews and Christians is irrational and border’s on the absurd. Only when Jesus himself returns will we see peace in the Middle East. And, He will return.
The Muslims intensely believe their prophet Mohammed left his footprints on the rock sitting underneath the Dome of the Rock shrine; the last remaining evidence of his human existence, before he ascended into heaven. The Jews strongly believe the Temple Mount quarter or district is the very site of their former two temples and will once again be the site of their predicted third temple. The Christians are genuinely invested because their prophets have predicted that Jesus will walk through the sealed "eastern gate" and then sit down beginning His Millennium reign from the Jews rebuilt third temple on the "Temple Mount."
The issue or problem that should concern all humanity is that none of these three monotheistic religions (though I contend that Islam is more an ideology than a religion) can possibly let go of their deeply seated passions connected to this sacred real estate. Hence, we will always be on the brink of war in the Middle East. For a nation’s leader to think there will one day be peaceful co-existence between Muslims, Jews and Christians is irrational and border’s on the absurd. Only when Jesus himself returns will we see peace in the Middle East. And, He will return.
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