The Temple Mount Is Jewish—Scripture and Archaeology Prove It

The Temple Mount Is Jewish—Scripture and Archaeology Prove It

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No, Mr. Abbas—The Jewish Temples Did Stand on the Temple Mount

By Dave Robbins | Endtime Ministries

Recently, Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas claimed something so outlandish it would be laughable—if it weren’t part of a broader, dangerous agenda. Speaking to the PLO Central Council, Abbas asserted that the Jewish temples were never in Jerusalem… but rather in Yemen.

Let’s be clear: this is not just misinformation. It’s a calculated attack on biblical truth, Jewish heritage, and ultimately, the prophetic timeline leading to the Second Coming of Jesus Christ.

As watchmen on the wall, we must confront these lies with Scripture, historical fact, and archaeological evidence—and that’s exactly what we’re doing today.

Why the Temple Mount Matters in Prophecy

If you want to understand where we are in Bible prophecy, watch Jerusalem. It is the epicenter of God’s plan for the end time. The final seven years of human government begin with a peace agreement concerning Jerusalem. At the halfway point? The abomination of desolation—on the Temple Mount. And not far from there, in the Kidron Valley, the Battle of Armageddon will unfold.

So when someone tries to rewrite Jerusalem’s past, they’re tampering not just with history—but with prophecy.

The Campaign to Erase Jewish Heritage

This “Temple Denial” isn’t new. We heard it from Yasser Arafat. We see it in UN resolutions like UNESCO’s 2016 motion that ignored Jewish ties to the Temple Mount altogether, referring to it only by its Islamic names: Al-Aqsa Mosque and Haram al-Sharif.

Even the Islamic Waqf, which administers the Mount today, denies any Jewish connection to it. But the motive is plain: to undermine Israel’s biblical claim to the land, delegitimize the state, and ultimately attempt to erase God’s promises.

This isn’t just politics—it’s spiritual warfare.

Archaeology Confirms It: The Temples Stood on the Mount

I’ve stood on the Temple Mount. I’ve walked the Pilgrimage Road from the Pool of Siloam to the southern steps where Jesus likely taught. I’ve participated in the Temple Mount Sifting Project, holding fragments from the First Temple period in my hands—artifacts dumped in the Kidron Valley by those who sought to destroy the evidence.

We’re not talking about religious theories here. We’re talking about stones that cry out.

Massive foundation stones of Herod’s Temple, ritual purification baths, inscriptions in ancient Hebrew warning Gentiles not to enter the temple precincts—these all testify to the same truth: the temples stood on the Temple Mount.

And history agrees.

History Is Unambiguous

  • The Bible says Solomon built the First Temple on Mount Moriah (2 Chronicles 3:1).

  • The Babylonians destroyed it in 586 B.C.

  • The Second Temple was completed in 516 B.C. and stood until 70 A.D. when the Romans destroyed it.

  • The Encyclopedia Britannica and New World Encyclopedia—hardly religious sources—both affirm this timeline and location.

Even early Islamic texts acknowledged the existence of the Jewish temples in Jerusalem. This recent rewriting is a modern invention, motivated by hostility to God’s covenant people.

The Bible Settles the Matter

Above archaeology and encyclopedias stands the unchanging Word of God.

God chose Jerusalem. He said in 1 Kings 11:36, “…that David my servant may have a light always before me in Jerusalem, the city which I have chosen me to put my name there.”

And the prophet Daniel pointed to the Temple Mount in the last days when he described the abomination of desolation. Jesus Himself taught in the courts of the Second Temple.

Friends, this isn’t speculation—it’s divine history. And it’s future prophecy.

The Prophetic Future: Another Temple Will Stand

Despite what Mahmoud Abbas and the global elite may say, another Jewish temple will be built on the Temple Mount. Bible prophecy guarantees it. Revelation 11:1-2 says John was told to “measure the temple of God”—a future temple—and the altar and those that worship there.

That means sacrifices will resume. That means temple worship will return. That means the prophetic clock is ticking.

And Jerusalem—God’s chosen city—remains at the center of it all.

Where Do We Stand?

We stand with the Bible. We stand with truth. And we stand with Israel, not out of political allegiance, but because God said, “I will bless them that bless thee, and curse him that curseth thee” (Genesis 12:3).

This is why we pray for the peace of Jerusalem. This is why we expose falsehoods like those spoken by Abbas. And this is why we urge every believer: stay alert, stay grounded in God’s Word, and be ready.

The temples stood on the Temple Mount.

And soon, one more will rise.

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