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The Temple Institute in Jerusalem has announced that the making of the High Priest’s headplate, the Tzitz, has been finished and it is ready for use when the new Temple in Jerusalem is rebuilt. The description of the headplate appears in Exodus 28:36-37: “You shall make a frontlet of pure gold and engrave on it the seal inscription: ‘Holy to the Lord.’ Suspend it on a cord of blue, so that it may remain on the headdress; it shall remain on the front of the headdress.”

The headplate should be on the High Priest’s forehead as he ministers before the Lord. According to the Temple Institute, the Tzitz was made of pure gold at a cost of more than $30,000. It was fashioned over the course of more than a year by the craftsmen of the Temple Institute and is ready to be worn by the High Priest after the Temple is rebuilt in Jerusalem.

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Most orthodox Jews and many Christians believe that before the Messiah comes, the Temple in Jerusalem will be rebuilt. The Temple Institute is already making preparations for the rebuilding of the Temple. The biggest obstacle for the rebuilding of the Temple is the existence of the Masjid Al Sakhra also known as The Dome of the Rock and also the Al-Aqsa Mosque located near to the Dome of the Rock.

Only time will tell whether the Jewish Temple will be rebuilt.

Claude Mariottini
Professor of Old Testament
Northern Baptist Seminary

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