Israelis March Around the Temple Mount
on the Fast of 10th Tevet

It is not the first time that the calls of the Faithful Movement to the Israeli population to join her historical campaign have had an incredible response in Israel and all over the world. We feel that the time is short and we are approaching closer and closer to the great day of the redemption of the Temple Mount and the rebuilding of the temple, the end-time house of G–d on the holy hill in Jerusalem.

The Fast of the 10th of Tevet is the day in the Jewish calendar which commemorates the beginning of the siege of Jerusalem which led to the destruction of the First and Second Temples in 586 BCE and 70 CE. Since 586 BCE it has been a day of fasting and mourning for the Jewish people with special prayers for the redemption and rebuilding of the temple. This year the fast fell on 25th December 2001 and the Israeli people again commemorated the day with great mourning but at the same time with great prayers and hopes that the temple will soon be rebuilt as a climax of the end-time redemptional and prophetic events which Israeli is experiencing in these days.

The Faithful and many Israelis commemorated the day by marching around the Temple Mount which is still closed to Israelis and non-Muslims. They called on the Israeli Government to open the gates of the Temple Mount for worship and prayers, to purify the holy hill of G–d from the pagan enemies and foreigners and to rebuild the temple to be a house of prayer, worship and love for the G–d of Israel for Israel and all the nations exactly as the prophet Isaiah stated in his end-time prophecy: "For My house shall be called a house of prayer for all peoples.” (Isaiah56:7) The marchers called on the Israeli Government to immediately stop the destruction of the remains of the First and Second Temples by the Arabs on the Temple Mount who in this way are trying to cancel the Jewish identity of the Temple Mount and to convert the holy hill of the G–d of Israel into an Islamic site. They also called on all the world to longer stand by passively but to wake up and to prevent this barbaric violence.

This was a very exciting and important march. When the marchers came close to the gates of the holy hill of G–d, they prayed the special prayers of the 10th Tevet and called on G–d from the bottom of their hearts to soon fulfil his end-time promises. With tears in their eyes but also with great hope and trusting in G–d the marchers prayed from Psalm 79:

"A Psalm of Asaph. O God, nations have come into your inheritance; your holy temple have they defiled; they have laid Jerusalem on heaps. The dead bodies of your servants have they given to be food to the birds of the sky, the flesh of your pious ones to the beasts of the earth. Their blood have they shed like water around Jerusalem; and there was none to bury them. We have become a taunt to our neighbours, a scorn and derision to those who are around us. How long, Lord? Will you be angry for ever? Shall your jealousy burn like fire? Pour out your wrath on the nations that have not known you, and on the kingdoms that have not called upon your name. For they have devoured Jacob, and laid waste his dwelling place. O do not remember against us our former iniquities; let your tender mercies speedily come to meet us; for we are brought very low. Help us, O God of our salvation, for the glory of your name; and save us, and forgive our sins, for your name's sake. Why should the nations say, Where is their God? Let the revenging of the blood of your servants which is shed be made manifest among the nations, and before our eyes. Let the groans of the prisoner come before you; according to the greatness of your power preserve those who are appointed to die; And render to our neighbours sevenfold into their bosom their insult, with which they have insulted you, O Lord. So we your people and sheep of your pasture will give you thanks for ever; we will tell your praise to all generations.”

The presence of G–d amongst the marchers at this moment was very real and the atmosphere was godly. Everyone felt that the time of the fulfilment of G–d ‘s promises and the day of His judgement is soon to come and the enemies of the G–d and people of Israel will be removed from the hill of G–d forever.

During the march the Arabs on the Temple Mount which are actually the agents of the terrorist, Yasser Arafat, threw stones at the marchers. One of the marchers was lightly hurt when a rock hit him on his head and he was treated on the spot. However, this violence by a the scared enemy which threw the stones from behind the walls will never cause the Faithful Movement to retreat from their determination and devotion to defeat the enemy and to redeem the holy hill of G–d for His sake and His Name. Since the Faithful Movement started their campaign for the redemption of the Temple Mount and the rebuilding of the temple and for the godly future of Jerusalem, G–d has put fear in the hearts of the Arab enemies exactly as it was in Biblical times. They are afraid of the Faithful because they know the meaning of the Faithful’s holy campaign and that the G–d of Israel is with them and has shown it again and again in their campaign. Despite the fact that they are fighting their last battle to make the holy Temple Mount an Islamic site, deep in their hearts they know that they are fighting not only against the people of Israel but against G–d Himself Who has completely different plans for His holy hill. Despite their hatred of Israel and the Faithful deep in their hearts they respect the Faithful knowing that we are a holy people who are undertaking a holy mission for G–d and His house with great faithfulness to His Word. However they are deluded if they believe that they can fight against G–d and His holy messengers, the Faithful Movement with stones. They have never learnt from the experience of the enemies of the G–d and people of Israel throughout history.

Earlier on the same day, many rabbis attended a convention dealing with the situation on the Temple Mount. They criticised the closing of the Temple Mount to Jewish prayers and called on the Israeli Government to immediately open the Temple Mount. This was a very important convention and an important stage in the campaign and struggle for the redemption of the Temple Mount and the rebuilding of the temple. The call of The Temple Mount and Land of Israel Faithful Movement to the rabbis be a part of this godly historical campaign is gaining an increasingly strong response.

The Faithful Movement is thankful to G–d for this important awakening. We are glad to inform our friends, brothers and sisters in Israel and all over the world, that this godly campaign is now in the midst of the people of Israel and the rabbis of the Holy Land. Every day the response to our holy campaign and the support in Israel and all over the world is constantly strengthening. It confirms our belief that time is short and despite the violence of the enemies of Israel in the Holy Land, the day of judgement and fulfilment is soon to come. The enemy itself feels that its days of foreign occupation in Israel and the holy places are numbered. This is the reason that they are intensifying their attacks against the G–d and people of Israel. But these are no more than attacks of desperation and again they are deluded if they believe that they can fight against the G–d of Israel and His people. The destiny of these enemies on the Temple Mount. Jerusalem and the land of Israel has already been decided by G–d - to removed now and forever from His holy land that they have occupied and the holiness of which desecrated by violence and the murder of so many innocent Israelis and by fighting against Him and His prophetic end-time plans for Israel and all the world.

To all the friends of Israel and the Faithful Movement all over the world, I want to say and encourage them that we stand very strongly with G–d, His Word and the holy mission that He gave to Israel. We are encouraged by G–d and are determined to continue our historic campaign and struggle with all our strength, courage and the moral means which G–d gave us. We love Him and His Word with unlimited faithfulness. Be optimistic and continue, together with us, to trust in G–d. The day of redemption is soon to come. Continue to stand together with Him, Israel and the Faithful Movement. Continue to encourage and help the Faithful Movement which decided to dedicate their lives for G–d and His prophetic end-time Word and promises. The day of redemption is soon to come.

In G–d we trust.