Tisha b'Av and Sovereignty on the Temple Mount

By Chuck Missler at Bible Prophecy Today

The Hebrew day of great tragedies, Tisha b'Av, falls at sundown this Wednesday, July 29. In remembrance, the Knesset has turned its focus to the Temple Mount, dominated by the al-Aqsa Mosque and the Dome of the Rock. While the Temple Mount is Judaism's holiest site, Jews are not permitted to worship on the mount itself for fear of inciting a riot by Muslims. Nobody would expect the Muslims to stay away from the Kaaba in order to keep peace, yet Jews must not even worship at Judaism's holiest site for fear of violence.

Tisha b'Av is simply Hebrew for the 9th day of the month of Av. Many disasters have befallen the Jews on this day throughout history. According to Jewish tradition, this was the day that God told the Children of Israel they were prohibited from entering the Promised Land because of disbelief. They were forced to wander in the desert forty more years, until that adult generation had died out. That tragic day was just the beginning…