I have been to the website temple institute many times. It is just a few wingnuts, less than 1% of Jews want it.
Okay so you're saying the antichrist lets them build it, that makes sense to me, that would make the unlikely very likely.. Then he stops the sacrifices. All good.
The big burning question remains: during the time that sacrifices are made is it considered a good thing in the eyes of the Lord or not? Is the glory back in the temple during that time?
You need to understand the plan:
The seventy seven year periods were divided up into three parts:
1). 7 seven year period to restore and rebuild Jerusalem
2). 62 seven year periods at the end of which Messiah would be cut off
3). 1 sever year period established by the antichrist
After 69 seven year periods the Messiah was cut off Christ crucified. From that point on God paused that last seven to be fulfilled in conjunction with the Lord's return to end the age. From that time He began to build the church, which is still in the process of being built. Once the church has been completed, then the Lord's promise to come back and take all believers back to the Father's house in John 14:1-3 and 1 Thes.4:13-17, will take place.
After the church has been gathered God will then pick up right where He left off with unbelieving Israel, fulfilling that last seven years, complete with a temple and sacrifices. God has unfinished business with Israel and prophesies regarding her that must be fulfilled.
Those who belong to the church, which is made up of both Jews and Gentiles, know and understand that Jesus was the ultimate sacrifice for our sins. For unbelieving Israel who did not recognize Jesus as their Messiah, God has a separate program to bring about the end and the fulfillment of prophecy regarding her.
You also have to remember that this is God's plan and no one is going to interfere with it. This coming man of lawlessness is going to be the most charismatic person to have come along. He is going to receive a fatal wound that he will survive. In addition he will have his right hand man the false prophet performing miracles, signs and wonders for the purpose of giving credibility to the antichrist/beast to his claim of being God.
You're looking at things from a human perspective, yet there will be satanic supernatural powers at work during that time, as well as the fact that it is the written word of God and therefore must take place.
The glory of God does not have to be present in the temple in order for God to fulfill that last seven years with Israel. There just has to be a temple. Regarding this, referring to the temple, Jesus told them that their house had been left desolate unto them.
So, whatever you or anyone believes
The church is going to be gathered
That last seven years is going to be established by the antichrist
Israel is going to build her temple and begin sacrifices and offerings
The seals, trumpets and bowl judgments will take place throughout the entire seven years
In the middle of the seven years the anitchirst/beast is going to set up that abomination and proclaim himself to be God
Jesus is going to return to the earth 3 1/2 years later
The beast and the false prophet are going to be thrown alive into the lake of fire
Satan is going to be thrown into and restricted in the Abyss during Christ's thousand year reign
At the end of the thousand years Satan will be let out for one last rebellion
Satan will be thrown into the lake of fire
The great white throne judgment for all of the unrighteous dead will take place
New heaven, new earth, new Jerusalem
Eternity .......................................................................>
That's a summarization of the overall plan
