Pastor James Kaddis isn’t one to sensationalize prophecy—but even he admits things are accelerating when it comes to Jerusalem and the coming Third Temple.
“We’ve seen three major events happen in a matter of days that tell us the coming of a third temple may be sooner than we think,” Kaddis said in a recent video. “God doesn’t get it wrong, and we shouldn’t be surprised when we see it. But it sure is exciting.”
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With Bible in hand and headlines in view, Kaddis walked his audience through the undeniable momentum surrounding the Temple Mount. “We know what the Bible says,” he reminded viewers. “The Bible tells us that there will be a temple that will be on top of the Temple Mount because it will be used by the coming antichrist in the last days.”
Here are the three events he says are paving the way:
1. Record-Breaking Passover Attendance on the Temple Mount
“First day of Passover sees 43% rise in Jewish visits to Temple Mount,” Kaddis read from a news article. “494 Jewish worshippers ascended the Temple Mount… a 43% increase over 2024 when 345 visited Judaism’s holiest site.” He added, “Amongst that 43% was my friend David Tall.”
2. Policy Shift in Israel’s Government
Kaddis highlighted the growing support for Jewish prayer on the Temple Mount: “The policy is to allow free worship for Jews everywhere, including on the Temple Mount,” quoting a spokesperson for Israel’s National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir. “There is no law permitting discrimination against Jews on the Temple Mount or anywhere else in Israel.”
3. Trump’s Handwritten Prayer at the Western Wall
“Trump sends handwritten prayer for peace to Jerusalem’s western wall,” Kaddis read from another report. “It reads ‘for peace in Israel’ and was signed with his initials.” He praised Mike Huckabee for delivering the note, quoting him directly: “I come on behalf of the president of the United States… with the instruction that my first act as the ambassador would be to take his prayer… and to pray that there would in fact be peace in the land.”
Kaddis also touched on a fourth, unexpected headline: “Tens of thousands of Jews gather for traditional blessing in Jerusalem.” He emphasized how the gathering was deeply tied to temple heritage: “The burkat kahanim or cohen’s blessing is a ritual dating back over 2,500 years to when King Solomon’s temple stood on the same site.”
While acknowledging that the prophesied temple will be used by the antichrist, Kaddis still encouraged viewers to be excited: “Although it’s terrible that this temple is going to be built for the antichrist, it’s kind of exciting… because that’s something that happens in the last days.”
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His message for viewers was one of vigilance: Watch. Study. Prepare. “Christ could come for His church at any moment and we need to live that way,” he said. “You study the word of God… and you live wholeheartedly for the Lord.”
James Lasher is staff writer for Charisma Media.
