The Universal Church of the Kingdom of God, a Brazilian Pentecostal church that claims 8 million followers in 180 countries, received planning permission in late July 2010 to construct a 10,000-seat replica of the holiest site in Judaism. “We are preparing ourselves to build the temple, in the same mold as Solomon’s,” Bishop Edir Macedo, the church’s founder and leader, said in a televised service posted on his blog. The church has signed an $8 million contract to import Jerusalem stone, which was used in the construction of the First Temple, from Israel. The building, which will be designed by Brazilian architect Rogério Silva de Araújo, will stand at 180 feet tall, nearly twice the height of the iconic Christ the Redeemer statue that towers over Rio de Janeiro. The Temple will house a replica of the Ark of the Covenant, and the complex will include classrooms for 1,300 students, and spaces for television and radio studios, according to the Guardian. - Devra Ferst, July 28, 2010
A replica of Solomon's Temple in Brazil opened on July 31, 2014 in Sao Paolo, Brazil (construction began in 2010). It is just down the road from the 2016 Rio Olympics and the 2015 Tomorrowland festival.
The first temple was destroyed in 586 BC.
The second temple was completed 70 years later, in 516 BC.
The second temple was destroyed in 70 AD.
2 Thessalonians 2:1-4 (KJV)
Now we beseech you, brethren,
By the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ,
And by our gathering together in Him.
That you be not soon shaken in mind, or be troubled,
Neither, by spirit, nor by word, nor by letter as from us,
As that day of Christ is at hand.
Let no man deceive you by any means;
For that day shall not come, except there come a falling away first;
And that man of sin be revealed, the son of perdition,
Who opposes and exalts himself above all that is called God, or that is worshipped;
So that he as God sits in the temple of God, showing himself that he is God.
Matthew 24:14-24 (KJV)
And this gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in all the world for a witness unto all nations;
And then shall the end come.
When ye therefore shall see the abomination of desolation,
Spoken of by Daniel the prophet,
Stand in the holy place, (Whoso readeth, let him understand:)
Then let them which be in Judaea flee into the mountains:
Let him which is on the housetop not come down to take any thing out of his house:
Neither let him which is in the field return back to take his clothes.
And woe unto them that are with child, and to them that give suck in those days!
But pray ye that your flight be not in the winter, neither on the sabbath day:
For then shall be great tribulation,
Such as was not since the beginning of the world to this time, no, nor ever shall be.
And except those days should be shortened, there should no flesh be saved:
But for the elect's sake those days shall be shortened.
Then if any man shall say unto you, 'Lo, here is Christ, or there;' believe it not.
For there shall arise false Christs, and false prophets,
And shall shew great signs and wonders;
Insomuch that, if it were possible, they shall deceive the very elect.
God that made the world and all things therein, seeing that he is Lord of heaven and earth, dwells not in temples made with hands, neither is worshipped with men's hands, as though he needed anything, seeing he gives to all, life, and breath, and all things, and has made of one blood all nations of men, for to dwell on the face of the earth. That they should seek the Lord, if happily they might feel after him, and find him, though he is not far from every one of us; for in him we live, and move, and have our being. - Acts 17:24-28 (KJV)The following is from Verum Et Inventa.
But Christ being come an high priest of good things to come, by a greater and more perfect tabernacle, not made with hands, that is to say, not of this building. - Hebrews 9:11 (KJV)
Jesus answered, "My kingdom is not of this world: if my kingdom were of this world, then would my servants fight, that I should not be delivered to the Jews: but now is my kingdom not from hence." - John 18:36 (KJV)
Then verily the first covenant had also ordinances of divine service, and a worldly sanctuary... The Holy Ghost this signifying, that the way into the holiest of all was not yet made manifest, while as the first tabernacle was yet standing: which was a figure for the time then present, in which were offered both gifts and sacrifices, that could not make him that did the service perfect, as pertaining to the conscience; which stood only in meats and drinks, and divers washings, and carnal ordinances, imposed on them until the time of reformation. But Christ being come an high priest of good things to come, by a greater and more perfect tabernacle, not made with hands, that is to say, not of this building; neither by the blood of goats and calves, but by his own blood he entered in once into the holy place, having obtained eternal redemption for us. - Hebrews, Chapter 9:1,8-12 (KJV)
Video showing the early stages of construction: Temple Of Solomon, uploaded Jan. 10, 2012:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hfVIbfjBXFI
Video showing the middle stages of construction: The Temple Of Solomon in Brazil, uploaded Jan. 28, 2014:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T5Gu1g_FBIQ
Videos in Portuguese, showing the outside of the temple on an unofficial Inauguration Day, July 19, 2014, and the ceremonies that took place inside.
Here is what’s going on: The Templo de Salomão (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈtẽplu dʒi saloˈmɐ̃w̃]) is a replica of the Temple of Solomon built by the Universal Church of the Kingdom of God in São Paulo.
According to Brazilian press reports, the new Templo is an “exact replica” (“uma réplica exata”) of the ancient Temple of Solomon in Jerusalem,[1] According to the church’s leader, “The outside will be exactly the same as that which was built in Jerusalem,”[2] but with increased dimensions. – from the Temple’s Wikipedia page
The Universal Church is not your typical church:
The Universal Life Church Monastery strongly believes in the rights of all people from all faiths to practice their religious beliefs, regardless of what those beliefs are, be they Christian, Jew, Gentile, Agnostic, Atheist, Buddhist, Shinto, Pagan, Wiccan, Druid or even Dignity Catholics; so long as they do not infringe upon the rights of others and are within the law of the land and one’s conscience.GIANT BRAZILIAN TEMPLE REPLICA PANNED AS ‘MOCKERY’
We ordain ministers, priests, rabbis and clergy worldwide who are totally non-religious or even anti-religious. This may seem contradictory, but we are looking to change the negative perceptions of religion, faith and spirituality, by encouraging people to take control, stand up and speak truth to power by fearlessly stating their personal religious beliefs. – the Church’s intro page, and its About Us page
Curiously, this is exactly how the Roman Catholic Church started out way back in the 4th Century CE, in trying to encompass all religions into one. Hello, One World Religion! The New Zealand chapter fasted for 40 days, ending in July 19 to coincide with the Inauguration.
The Jewish people (some or many of which were originally Khazars from Russia and NOT TRUE HEBREW JEWS, THEREFORE NOT BOUND BY THE COVENANT GOD MADE WITH ISRAEL), who enjoy causing mayhem, murder, and of course who love getting attention, hate the idea of this temple being built:
Temple Institute in Jerusalem says plan by a controversial Brazilian Pentecostal church to build a mammoth $200 million Holy Temple replica is “self-aggrandizement.”Let’s see who’s in charge of this massive project:
…This planned church is a mockery which stands in diametric opposition to everything that the Holy Temple of Jerusalem represents.” – from the article by the Temple Institute of Jerusalem, August 8, 2010
Take “Bishop” Edir Macedo, for example. The founder and leader of the Universal Church of the Kingdom of God, which also has temples in the United States, Macedo is by far the richest pastor in Brazil, with a net worth estimated by several Brazilian business magazines* at $950 million (one government arm in Brazil estimates an even higher sum) – Article by Forbes
The leader of one of Brazil’s largest evangelical churches declared his church was “at war” this week, following allegations that his organisation had siphoned off billions of dollars of donations intended for charity.
The charges of fraud and money laundering are contained in a report by Sao Paulo’s public prosecutor that was formally submitted to a Brazilian judge on Monday. The report claims 10 leading members of the church – including its founder and leader, Bishop Edir Macedo – used donations from followers to buy jewellery, property and cars. – Article from The Guardian
Solomon’s Temple Rebuilt – In Brazil – And It’s Getting A Lot Of Attention
SÃO PAULO, BrazilJuly 27, 2014
It occupies an entire block in this teeming megacity: a 10,000-seat rendition of Solomon’s Temple. Towering in sharp relief against the graffiti-splattered tenements nearby, it beckons with monumental walls of stone imported from Israel and the flags of the dozens of countries where its owner, the Universal Church of the Kingdom of God, is nourishing an evangelical Christian empire.
A helicopter landing pad will allow Edir Macedo, the 69-year-old media magnate who founded the Universal Church in a Rio de Janeiro funeral home in 1977, to drop in for sermons. The sprawling 11-story complex features other flourishes, too, like an oasis of olive trees similar to the garden of Gethsemane near Jerusalem, and more than 30 columns soaring toward the heavens.
“The Universal Church spared no expense,” said Rogério Araújo, the architect for the project, which is scheduled to be inaugurated on July 31. On a tour of the site, he added, “We sought to build a colossus, something that would make people stop and gaze, and that’s what we delivered.”The replica of Solomon’s Temple, which took four years to build at a cost of about $300 million, captures the surging growth of evangelical faiths in Brazil. Although this country of 200 million people still has more Roman Catholics than any other nation, the number of evangelicals in Brazil climbed to 22 percent of the population in 2010 from 15 percent in 2000, according to census figures.
Large evangelical churches, particularly Pentecostal institutions like the Universal Church, are also wielding greater political clout across Brazil, reflecting a sizable evangelical voting bloc in Congress and the efforts of candidates across the political spectrum to appeal to evangelical voters in the presidential elections this year.
Brazil’s leftist president, Dilma Rousseff, is expected to be here for the inauguration of the temple, underscoring how she draws support for her governing coalition from a bloc of conservative evangelical leaders, including Mr. Macedo’s nephew, Marcelo Crivella, a Universal Church pastor and gospel singer who until recently was the minister of fishing.
No one has reshaped Brazil’s religious landscape quite like Mr. Macedo. A religious broadcaster and founder of the church, Mr. Macedo now travels by private jet on a special diplomatic passport (a privilege also allowed in Brazil for high-ranking Vatican officials), espousing prosperity theology and Pentecostal tenets like exorcism and faith healing.
With a personal fortune sometimes estimated at $1.2 billion, Mr. Macedo rose from obscurity through his control of Rede Record, one of Brazil’s largest television networks, and his aggressive expansion of the Universal Church, during which he has fought accusations of corruption, including tax evasion and money laundering.
Mr. Macedo was jailed for 11 days in 1992 on accusations of charlatanism and fraud. He has successfully fended off other criminal investigations, including allegations by prosecutors that he and other church leaders siphoned off donations from followers to enrich themselves. In the past year, he has cultivated a somewhat wizardly appearance, growing a flowing gray beard while occasionally donning what appears to be a skullcap like those worn by many observant Jews.
The replica of Solomon’s Temple includes several menorahs inside the structure, where sermons will be given, in addition to a large menorah near the entrance that resembles the one in front of the Knesset, Israel’s legislature. The flag of Israel also flies nearby, alongside those of the Universal Church, Brazil and the United States, among dozens of other countries.
“There is just one biblical faith; it is impossible to disassociate Christianity from its Jewish roots,” said Cássia Duarte, a spokeswoman for the Universal Church. She emphasized that Mr. Macedo had been absolved in an array of judicial investigations into corruption allegations, strengthening the church’s “preaching of the gospel.”
Scholars say that the Universal Church’s promotion of Jewish symbolism in its replica of Solomon’s Temple stems from a quest for historical legitimacy in a church that is just 37 years old. The original Solomon’s Temple is thought to have been constructed in ancient Jerusalem by King Solomon around 1000 B.C. and destroyed about four centuries later in a siege led by a Babylonian king.
“Macedo was a pioneer in seeing symbols and rituals connected to the Old Testament and Judaism as linchpins in the creation of a church capable of capturing hearts and minds,” said Rodrigo Franklin de Sousa, a specialist in biblical history at Mackenzie University in São Paulo.
So far, leaders in Brazil’s Jewish community have generally taken a relaxed approach to the new Solomon’s Temple. “On the one hand, there’s the favorable way in which Jewish culture and history are treated in the structure,” said Nilton Bonder, a Brazilian rabbi whose writings on spiritual themes are widely published. “On the other, there’s the bizarre aspect of the project’s dimensions and aggressive marketing.”
The temple will be one of Brazil’s largest religious structures, making the iconic Christ the Redeemer overlooking Rio de Janeiro, which is only about half as tall, look like a trinket in comparison.
“The monumental temple will be a powerful symbol both of Brazil as the epicenter of global Pentecostalism and of the Universal Church as the leading congregation challenging the Catholic Church in Brazil,” said R. Andrew Chesnut, an expert on Latin American religions at Virginia Commonwealth University.
The project is already rallying support among some Universal Church worshipers. “I get thrilled just by seeing the temple in a photograph,” said Mauricea dos Santos Ribeiro, 72, a retired bank employee who frequents a branch of the church in Rio de Janeiro. She said that a group from her congregation was planning a trip here to see the temple. “I’m counting the days until we go.”
As if emphasizing Brazil’s competitive religious landscape, the temple dwarfs two other churches located just across the street, one Catholic and the other operated by another Pentecostal group.
While the Universal Church projects its influence through Mr. Macedo’s television network and its web of operations in more than 100 countries, including about 60,000 worshipers in the United States, the institution faces important rivals in Brazil that have adopted similar expansion strategies.
Ricardo Mariano, a sociologist at the University of São Paulo, said that the Universal Church recently lost some ground in Brazil, with members declining to about 1.8 million in 2010 from about 2.1 million in 2000, even as Brazil’s evangelical Christians grew in proportion to the rest of the population during that time.
If the new Solomon’s Temple is meant to lure new attention to the Universal Church, that strategy is working.
Passers-by stop in front of it day and night. Some take pictures with their cellphones. Many stare at it in amazement, expressing their reactions on a crowded sidewalk where watchmen, described as “Guardians of the Temple” on their uniforms, patrol the entrance.
“The temple is so enormous, so beautiful, but also so ostentatious,” Solange Barbosa de Nascimento, 58, a seamstress who worships at another Brazilian evangelical church called Peace and Love, said one recent morning. “I wonder if they could have spent all that money another way, just caring for the poor.”
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The Ambassador of Israel visits the Temple of Solomon
On May 22, the Temple of Solomon received a special visitor. Israel’s Ambassador to Brazil, Rafael Eldad, was welcomed by Bishop Domingos Siqueira and his wife Nubia, Pastor Miguel Lacerda and his wife Ana Beatriz, along with leaders of the Universal Engineering company to view the building site.
A few days earlier on Tuesday, May 20, Bishop Siqueira had been received in Brasilia by Ambassador Eldad to talk about the inauguration of the Temple. The spokesman for Israel’s Foreign Ministry, Lior Ben Dor was also present, and both men were receptive and attentive to the importance of this extraordinary construction.
They were noticeably touched by the Universal Church’s tribute to the Almighty God, and to the people of Israel. It was explained to them that the Temple would be open to all Jews and to all the nations of the world, and that anyone who enters that holy place will feel as if they were being transported to the Holy Land, as if they were in Jerusalem. Our belief in One God and all that we understand about faith is our inheritance from Abraham. The ambassador felt so honored and grateful for the invitation, that on the following day he visited the site for a closer look.
The first area which he visited was the Upper Room of the Holy Spirit, where the Temple’s Memorial will be. The building, which utilizes cutting edge interactive technology, will show visitors a historical perspective from the first Temple of Solomon, until the construction of today’s impressive replica. As soon as he saw the stones of the Temple, the ambassador reached out to touch them and reminisced, “This reminds me of my house in Jerusalem, it’s built with these stones.”
Fascinated by the sight, Eldad wondered why a replica of the Temple of Solomon was built, and not a replica of the Second Temple. “Because the first was grander. The second Temple was smaller, and Herod changed many things. It did not have the same magnitude of the Temple Solomon,” Bishop Domingos explained. “Yes, that’s true, Solomon’s Temple was the original one,” the ambassador agreed.
They also walked through the Garden of Olives, where he saw the twelve hundred-year-old trees. It’s the fruit of the olive tree that makes olive oil, mentioned in the Bible as a symbol of the presence of the Holy Spirit. “And you shall make from these a holy anointing oil, an ointment compounded according to the art of the perfumer. It shall be a holy anointing oil” (Exodus 30:25). He passed by the Menorah, a candelabrum that symbolizes God’s perfection and the presence of the Most High, and walked towards the terrace, where he could see the majestic entrance of the Temple.
“It’s a wonderful work. Four years is such a short amount of time to build something so huge, with so much detail. It is big, big like Brazil. I am speechless,” said Rafael Eldad. Bishop Domingos explained that the constructions team has not stopped, even for a day. “We’ve worked all holidays and weekends. We don’t depend on the government for help. Just as Solomon’s Temple was built with donations, we have built all of this through donations as well,” he stressed.Once he took a look inside the building, the ambassador was not short on compliments.
“It’s impossible not to be impressed with the magnitude of this project, the details, the beauty and the size of this entire space with a capacity for ten thousand people. I’ve never seen anything like it—the height, the stones from Jerusalem, and the allusion to ancient times. I would like to thank the Universal Church for this immense work and wish them success.”Bishop Domingos spoke about the importance of the visit of Ambassador Eldad and reinforced the importance of the project, which is drawing vast attention, especially from among the people of Israel.
“The visit of the ambassador reveals the great interest of the authorities representing the Jewish people to rebuild the Temple, the goal of which is to awaken faith in the One True God.”After the visit, Eldad assured the Bishop that he would share his good impression.
“I would like to have pictures of this, because if I just tell people what I saw here, they wouldn’t believe me. It’s extremely beautiful. I will carry the spirit of this house with me—a spirit of peace and friendship with Israel and the Jews, to preserve the biblical story of the Jewish people, who have such a special friendship with Brazil.”The ambassador also promised to send the invitation to visit the Temple of Solomon directly to Israeli authorities.
On May 22, the Temple of Solomon received a special visitor. Israel’s Ambassador to Brazil, Rafael Eldad, was welcomed by Bishop Domingos Siqueira and his wife Nubia, Pastor Miguel Lacerda and his wife Ana Beatriz, along with leaders of the Universal Engineering company to view the building site.
A few days earlier on Tuesday, May 20, Bishop Siqueira had been received in Brasilia by Ambassador Eldad to talk about the inauguration of the Temple. The spokesman for Israel’s Foreign Ministry, Lior Ben Dor was also present, and both men were receptive and attentive to the importance of this extraordinary construction.
They were noticeably touched by the Universal Church’s tribute to the Almighty God, and to the people of Israel. It was explained to them that the Temple would be open to all Jews and to all the nations of the world, and that anyone who enters that holy place will feel as if they were being transported to the Holy Land, as if they were in Jerusalem. Our belief in One God and all that we understand about faith is our inheritance from Abraham. The ambassador felt so honored and grateful for the invitation, that on the following day he visited the site for a closer look.
The first area which he visited was the Upper Room of the Holy Spirit, where the Temple’s Memorial will be. The building, which utilizes cutting edge interactive technology, will show visitors a historical perspective from the first Temple of Solomon, until the construction of today’s impressive replica. As soon as he saw the stones of the Temple, the ambassador reached out to touch them and reminisced, “This reminds me of my house in Jerusalem, it’s built with these stones.”
Fascinated by the sight, Eldad wondered why a replica of the Temple of Solomon was built, and not a replica of the Second Temple. “Because the first was grander. The second Temple was smaller, and Herod changed many things. It did not have the same magnitude of the Temple Solomon,” Bishop Domingos explained. “Yes, that’s true, Solomon’s Temple was the original one,” the ambassador agreed.
They also walked through the Garden of Olives, where he saw the twelve hundred-year-old trees. It’s the fruit of the olive tree that makes olive oil, mentioned in the Bible as a symbol of the presence of the Holy Spirit. “And you shall make from these a holy anointing oil, an ointment compounded according to the art of the perfumer. It shall be a holy anointing oil” (Exodus 30:25). He passed by the Menorah, a candelabrum that symbolizes God’s perfection and the presence of the Most High, and walked towards the terrace, where he could see the majestic entrance of the Temple.
“It’s a wonderful work. Four years is such a short amount of time to build something so huge, with so much detail. It is big, big like Brazil. I am speechless,” said Rafael Eldad. Bishop Domingos explained that the constructions team has not stopped, even for a day. “We’ve worked all holidays and weekends. We don’t depend on the government for help. Just as Solomon’s Temple was built with donations, we have built all of this through donations as well,” he stressed.Once he took a look inside the building, the ambassador was not short on compliments.
“It’s impossible not to be impressed with the magnitude of this project, the details, the beauty and the size of this entire space with a capacity for ten thousand people. I’ve never seen anything like it—the height, the stones from Jerusalem, and the allusion to ancient times. I would like to thank the Universal Church for this immense work and wish them success.”Bishop Domingos spoke about the importance of the visit of Ambassador Eldad and reinforced the importance of the project, which is drawing vast attention, especially from among the people of Israel.
“The visit of the ambassador reveals the great interest of the authorities representing the Jewish people to rebuild the Temple, the goal of which is to awaken faith in the One True God.”After the visit, Eldad assured the Bishop that he would share his good impression.
“I would like to have pictures of this, because if I just tell people what I saw here, they wouldn’t believe me. It’s extremely beautiful. I will carry the spirit of this house with me—a spirit of peace and friendship with Israel and the Jews, to preserve the biblical story of the Jewish people, who have such a special friendship with Brazil.”The ambassador also promised to send the invitation to visit the Temple of Solomon directly to Israeli authorities.
Giant Brazilian Temple Replica Panned as 'Mockery'
Temple
Institute in Jerusalem says controversial Brazilian Pentecostal
church's mammoth $200 million Holy Temple replica is
“self-aggrandizement.”
Hillel Fendel
August 8, 2010
Temple Institute in Jerusalem says plan by a controversial Brazilian Pentecostal church to build a mammoth $200 million Holy Temple replica is “self-aggrandizement.”
The Universal Church of the Kingdom of God, headed by controversial Bishop Edir Macedo, has announced plans to build a giant replica of the First Temple in Sao Paulo, Brazil. It is expected to cost $200 million, stand 55 meters (18 stories) high, and seat 10,000 people. Its plans also call for a parking lot for 1,000 cars, TV and radio studios, and classroom space for 1,300 pupils.
“It is going to be a knockout,” Macedo has been quoted as saying. “It is going to be beautiful, beautiful, beautiful – the most beautiful of all. The outside will be exactly the same as that which was built in Jerusalem.”The Temple Institute in Jerusalem takes a different approach, calling it a “hubris-inspired act of self-aggrandizement… the equivalent of [yet another] destruction of the [Holy] Temple, even before it is [re-]built. This planned church is a mockery which stands in diametric opposition to everything that the Holy Temple of Jerusalem represents.”
The Universal Church has already paid $8 million to import stones from Israel. The Guardian reports that the church will be modeled on King Solomon’s Temple and will feature a replica Ark of the Covenant in the center of the sanctuary.
Rabbi Chaim Richman of the Temple Institute writes,
“We are witness today to the phenomenon of nations that seek to de-legitimize Israel's connection to Jerusalem. This planned mega-church represents the next logical step, the de-legitimization of the significance of Jerusalem altogether.”
“The Bible teaches that the essence of Jerusalem is the presence of G-d,” Rabbi Richman continues, quoting Isaiah’s prophecy: “It will happen in the end of days, that the mountain of the Temple of the L-rd will be firmly established at the head of the mountains…and all the nations will stream to it. Many peoples will go up and say, ‘Come, let us go up to the mountain of the L-rd, to the Temple of the G-d of Jacob…for from Zion will the Torah come forth, and the word of the L-rd from Jerusalem.'
Editor's Note: The word "Torah" is not found in the King James Version of the Bible, so the Rabbi is not quoting scripture accurately.
The Temple Institute, a non-profit educational and religious organization, is dedicated to every aspect of the Biblical commandment to build the Holy Temple of G-d on Mount Moriah in Jerusalem. Its major focus is its efforts towards the beginning of the actual rebuilding of the Holy Temple.
“Bishop Macedo’s planned mega-church," Rabbi Richman continued, "is a usurpation and abuse of the sacred space that is embodied by the Biblical concept and vision of the Holy Temple, and a gross expropriation of Judaism’s most sacred values. The Divine Presence of G-d cannot be copycatted and cannot simply be usurped and transplanted elsewhere. This is nothing more than the Universal Church of the Kingdom of God’s cynical and manipulative attempt to morph the Bible’s universal message into its own self-serving agenda.”
In 1992, Bishop Macedo spent eleven days in jail on accusations of charlatanism. Last year, the Sao Paulo prosecution alleged that Macedo and other senior church clerics embezzled billions of donation dollars and used the money to buy property and cars. Macedo, a proponent of prosperity theology and owner of a $45 million private jet, has denied the charges.
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