ISRAƐL 365NEWS reported the following this last Friday ──
July 11, 2025Last Tuesday, a practice red heifer burning was conducted. A video from the drill was published on Israel National News.In the drill, a red heifer that had been housed at Shiloh by the Boneh Israel organization was prepared and burned on a pyre of wood as preparation for the possibility of an actual ceremony in the future. The heifer was not suitable for the actual ceremony, as it had been inspected by the rabbis of the Temple Institute and judged to have non-red hairs, thereby disqualifying it. The heifer was burned on a pyre of wood precisely as specified in Jewish sources.The practice burning was carried out at an undisclosed location in Samaria. The actual red heifer may only be burned at a specific location on the Mount of Olives in Jerusalem.The red heifer project is being carried out by the Temple Institute under the auspices of Rabbi Azariah Ariel.
We’ve been speaking about the Temple Institute and their red heifers since at least
2019 (see: Letter to our Friends - May 9, 2019).
Notice their claim of the reason why the red heifer was disqualified ──
A red heifer raised in Israel was disqualified for sacrifice after two black hairs were found on its body. It was used in a practice burning ceremony for priests.
The Temple Institute claims they do not currently accept that sacrifice; this certainly
does not mean that they, at some point, cannot change their qualifications.
Why?
Because of the Jews’ interpretation of God’s living word. Notice what the Temple
Institute has posted ──
THE PURIFYING POWER OF THE RED HEIFER!The red heifer is a cow that is reddish-brown in color. …The burning of the red heifer is one of the 613 Jewish commandments. In the words of Maimonides, [1] “He commanded us to prepare the red heifer, so that its ashes be ready for one who needs it for purification from the impurity of a corpse.”The complete renewing of all aspects of the Holy Temple service, and the revival of complete ritual purity among Jews, is contingent upon the preparation of the red heifer. …In our generation, in which we look forward to the reinstitution of the service in the Holy Temple, with G-d's help, …THE RED HEIFER - ITS COLOR AND PHYSICAL PERFECTIONSThe heifer must be completely red, meaning, there must be no other colored hairs among the red ones. [3] It appears to be that this “red” color referred to is actually a variety of different shades of red that have been found in cow hair throughout the generations. For example, a brownish-red hue that is more red than brown, as well as orange, pink, burgundy, and the like. [4] The Jewish law pertaining to the red heifer hair color requirement is as follows: If the cow has two white or black hairs next to each other – it is invalid. [5] Even if those hairs are plucked – the heifer is still invalid. [6] The eyes of the heifer, teeth, and tongue do not have to be red. However, if the horns and hooves are black, they must be removed without harming the flesh of the heifer, in order for the red heifer to be valid for this commandment. [7]
WOW!! They have completely made up their own interpretation of God’s living
word! Going to God’s word itself, here is what God’s word, originally written in
Hebrew, actually says concerning a red heifer ──
“Now the LORD spoke to Moses and Aaron, saying, 2) ‘This is the ordinance of the
law which the LORD has commanded, saying: ‘Speak to the children of Israel, that
they bring you a RED HEIFER without blemish, in which there is no defect and on
which a yoke has never come. 3) You shall give it to Eleazar the priest, that he may
take it outside the camp, and it shall be slaughtered before him; 4) and Eleazar the
priest shall take some of its blood with his finger, and sprinkle some of its blood
seven times directly in front of the tabernacle of meeting. 5) THEN THE HEIFER
shall be burned in his sight: its hide, its flesh, its blood, and its offal [the internal
organs] shall be burned. 6) And the priest shall take cedar wood and hyssop and
scarlet, and cast them into the midst of the fire burning THE HEIFER.
7) THEN the priest shall wash his clothes, he shall bathe in water, and afterward he
shall come into the camp; the priest shall be unclean until evening.
8) And the one who burns it shall wash his clothes in water, bathe in water, and shall
be unclean until evening.
9) THEN a man who is clean shall gather up THE ASHES OF THE HEIFER, and
store them outside the camp in a clean place; and they shall be kept for the
congregation of the children of Israel for the water of purification; it is for purifying
from sin.
10) And the one who gathers the ashes OF THE HEIFER shall wash his clothes, and
be unclean until evening. It shall be a statute forever to the children of Israel and to
the stranger who dwells among them.’” – Numbers 19:1-10.
So, while the red heifer is to have no blemish and to have no defect, notice that the
number of possible hairs not being fully “red” IS NOT MENTIONED. Jews have made up their own interpretation of Numbers 19:1-10 to mean that another red heifer
needs to be sacrificed for sacrifices to be resumed for the Messiah to return.
Similar to Iran: Iran Wants Nukes to Bring Back Their Messiah.
Now, while that is not directly stated above by the LORD God ── certain Jews, like
those of the Temple Institute, have added non-biblical requirements for the ‘tenth
red heifer.’ And our Lord Jesus Christ rightly complained that the Jews of His day
did so as well, as recorded for us in Mark 7:9-13.
True Christians, however, DO NOT NEED to sacrifice animals, NOR THE ASHES
OF A RED HEIFER. Because we accept that the death of our Savior, Jesus of Nazareth,
eliminated that need, as the following from God’s living word in His New Covenant
points out to us ──
“But CHRIST CAME as High Priest of the good things to come, with the greater
and more perfect tabernacle not made with hands, that is, not of this creation. 12)
Not with the blood of goats and calves, but with HIS OWN BLOOD He entered the
Most Holy Place once for all, having obtained eternal redemption. 13) For IF the
blood of bulls and goats and THE ASHES OF A HEIFER, sprinkling the unclean,
sanctifies for the purifying of the flesh, 14) HOW MUCH MORE shall the blood of
Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered Himself without spot to God, cleanse
your conscience from DEAD WORKS [the Old Covenant] to serve the living God?
15) And for this reason HE IS THE MEDIATOR OF THE NEW COVENANT, by
means of death, for the redemption of the transgressions under the first covenant,
that those who are called may receive the promise of the eternal inheritance.” –
Hebrews 9:11-15.
So, since true Christians, who are under the New Covenant, do not need animal
sacrifices, which were a requirement of the Old Covenant, why is the idea of animal
sacrifices of prophetic interest?
Two basic reasons.
- The majority of Jews DO NOT accept that our Lord Jesus Christ is the true Messiah, and that they still are required to have daily sacrifices.
- God’s living word prophesies that animal sacrifices will once again be resumed in Jerusalem. And that they will be stopped.
Our Lord Jesus speaks of this; it is a two-fold prophecy ──
“’ THEREFORE when you see the ‘abomination of desolation,’ spoken of by Daniel
the prophet, standing in the holy place [the holy place being Jerusalem] (whoever
reads, let him understand), 16) ‘then let THOSE WHO ARE IN JUDEA FLEE TO
THE MOUNTAINS.’” – Matthew 24:15-16.
For those daily sacrifices to be stopped, they must be restarted.
Having performed a red heifer sacrifice shows us that at least a few Jews are more
than willing to restart animal sacrifices.
When MAY the daily animal sacrifices, sanctioned by the Israeli government, begin?
According to the proper understanding of His prophetic sequence, it will begin after
our Lord Jesus’ witnesses arise on the scene prophesying for one thousand two
hundred and sixty days [see: Matthew 24:9-14], having the power of God “to shut
heaven, so that no rain falls in the days of their prophecy; and they have power over
waters to turn them to blood, and to strike the earth with all plagues, as often as they
desire [see: Revelation 8:7-12].”
Matthew 24:21-22 is fulfilled after the daily sacrifices have been stopped.
This world is getting closer to the time when the Israeli government gives permission
for the Temple Institute to begin once again daily sacrifices.
As our Lord Jesus Christ says, “’ Assuredly, I say to you, this generation will by no
means pass away till all these things take place.’” – Matthew 24:34. □
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