So many Christians like to speculate on the rebuilding of the Temple in Jerusalem.
So do lots of Jewish people.
Where in the bible does it say that it has to be built in Jerusalem?
The last two were in Jerusalem, yes. But where does it say unequivocally the third will be built? Or the fourth?
Response: To religious Jewish people today, the next Temple that will be built will be the Third Temple and this Third Temple will be governed by "The Prince" or "Messiah." Christians have a different interpretation based on New Testament. Christians believe that the Third Temple will see a False Messianic figure. They also believe that Ezekiel's Temple will be the Fourth Temple that Messiah the Prince will inhabit.
In other words, both groups of people see Ezekiel's Temple as being the place of Messiah.
If religious Jewish people are right that they are going to building Ezekiel's Temple in the near future, then Ezekiel talks about the location of this Third Temple. But, maybe Ezekiel talks about a Fourth Temple?
If you take Ezekiel's description literally, then according to Ezekiel, Jerusalem would be about 40 miles in circumference and thus ten times the circumference of the ancient city. Furthermore, the Temple area would be about ten miles north of ancient Jerusalem's center, in Samaria. A simple reading of a map would put that location at Bet-El (Bethel), where Jacob had the vision of a ladder reaching into heaven.
With regard to the problem of the Temple being located about ten miles north of Jerusalem, God specifically indicates