Mondo Gonzales, host of Prophecy Watchers, recently provided a detailed update on the mysterious and highly debated red heifers—central to discussions around the Third Temple in Israel. The red heifer, a rare cow mentioned in Numbers 19, plays a key role in ritual purification for the temple.
According to Gonzales, five red heifers were brought to Israel from Texas ranches in September 2022 by Byron Stinson’s group, Bonet Israel. These heifers came of age in November 2023, just after the tragic October 7 attacks in Israel, which complicated any plans for ceremonies. As Gonzales explained, “They brought five red heifers into Israel, and by November of 2023, they were ready—but the timing just wasn’t right.”
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Initially, a formal ceremony was planned for Passover 2024, but political sensitivities prevented it from happening at that time. However, Stinson recently conducted a ceremony in July 2025, which involved burning one of the red heifers. A brief five-second clip circulated, sparking confusion and speculation. Gonzales clarified, “Yes, the ceremony did happen, but it was in Samaria—not on the Mount of Olives—so it’s a preparatory step, not the full ritual.”
Gonzales further emphasized the nuanced difference between a Christian and a rabbinic Jewish perspective. Christians focus on prophecy and see the red heifers as a sign of end times, while rabbinic Jews are concerned with ritual purity according to both the written Bible and the oral Torah. For them, a single stray non-red hair or incorrect location can disqualify a heifer. Despite this, Byron Stinson ensured the ceremony adhered to Torah principles, though it remains a precursor to the full Mount of Olives ceremony.
Gonzales noted that there are additional heifers in Texas as backups for future ceremonies. Addressing Christian audiences, Gonzales reminds viewers that Jesus is the ultimate fulfillment of all Old Testament sacrifices. The anticipated temple will eventually be defiled by the Antichrist, and only at Christ’s return will a true millennial temple be established.
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For now, Gonzales encourages Christians to remain informed but cautious. The unfolding events surrounding the red heifers demonstrate prophetic activity, but believers should remember that Jesus’ sacrifice renders all temple rituals ultimately fulfilled.
Abby Trivett is content development editor for Charisma Media.
As Byron Stinso said today (August 15, 2025), who found the red heifers in the first place, and was at the cerelony, there are different Jewish facctions and they disagree about how legit this red heifer ceremoney was. Whether the Talmud has to be followed or just the Bible, etc. So no one iwll ever get them all to agree. But in his view, this was a real ceremony on July 1 with a pure red heifer. I tend to believe that it is God’s requirements that matter and not additionional requirements that certain Jews have added. Byron says the heifers who did this ceremony own a piece of land on the Mout of Olives, so there are more real red heifers right now and the ceremony can take place there.