A major prophetic milestone unfolded earlier this month as a rare and ancient ritual was performed in northern Israel: the sacrifice of a red heifer.
Long anticipated by both evangelical Christians and Orthodox Jews, this event is being hailed as a crucial step toward the reconstruction of the Jewish Temple in Jerusalem—an act that many believe will usher in pivotal end-times events foretold in the Bible.
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The red heifer sacrifice is based on the ordinance found in Numbers 19, which outlines the purification process necessary for temple worship. For decades, the search for a perfect red heifer—an unblemished cow that has never been yoked—has drawn global attention, particularly from those focused on prophecy. Now, for the first time in modern history, a practice run of the full ceremony has been successfully completed in accordance with biblical standards.
“Folks, this one is absolutely consequential. It is significant for a lot of reasons,” Pastor James Kaddis said in a recent video. “We are rapidly moving in the direction that the Bible says we are going to be going into.” The ritual, held on a hilltop with a view of the Temple Mount, was conducted without major backlash—something that would have been unthinkable in years past. “People’s tolerance for this stuff is not only changing, but people’s desire to want to see this happen,” he added.
What makes this development especially significant is that all other preparations for a functioning Third Temple are already in place. “All the instruments are there. All the priestly garments are there,” Kaddis said. “They’ve got the actual candlestick that’s poured in gold… It is amazing how much work they’ve put into it.”
Yet this isn’t about nostalgia or religious tradition alone. Biblical prophecy warns that the next temple will be the location where Antichrist will declare himself as God. “This is the temple that we read about in areas like Daniel 9:27… it’s in this temple that the Antichrist will set himself up in and demand to be worshipped,” Kaddis cautioned.
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The practice burning of the red heifer marks a monumental step forward in the prophetic timeline, signaling that preparations for the Third Temple are no longer distant possibilities but rapidly approaching realities. In these times of swift change, biblical prophecy is unfolding right before our eyes, urging all to watch closely and prepare spiritually for what lies ahead.
Abby Trivett is content development editor for Charisma Media.
As I und terstand it the red heffer was sacrifice on Nisan 14 of this year. A video on YouTube said a red heffer was to be sacrifice on that day. Are you saying that another red heffer has been killed. In that case they have the ashes of two heiffers.