The Red Heifer Ceremony
• Numbers 19: 1-10
• Daniel 9: 1-27
• Daniel 9: 21-27
• Psalm 51: 1-10
Red Heifer
Some thing every important that the world is looking and seeing every day on Israel. Day and night because something is going to take place.
How Long did these Jews are looking for the red heifer?
For the past 2022 the Jews in search of the red heifer cows for the sacrifice
Why are they searching this RH?
According to their belief the sacrifice red heifer is to santifiy all the instrument, place and the priests everything that will be used in the building of the 3rd temple
What signify the red Heifer sacrifice?
According to the Jews the red heifer sacrifice is the being of the construction of the 3rd temple and which will help to bring back the Messiah (Jesus Christ)back to the earth.
How should the red heifer be found?
The complete cow should be red and should be complete clean and not old in age, most important it should not be used in plaguing
What has to be don with the ashes of the sacrificed red heifer?
The Jews should sacrifice the RH and sprinkle it on the 3rd temple of God
Jews believe
Jews believe that only if we do this we can bring back the Messiah back to the earth.
Why should the 3rd temple be built before the coming of Jesus Christ?
Some interpretations of prophecy, particularly those based on Daniel 9:27 and 2 Thessalonians 2:3-4, suggest a rebuilt temple in Jerusalem as a key event in the end times, possibly preceding or coinciding with the Antichrist's appearance and Jesus’ second coming.
The importance of Jerusalem and the temple mount (Jews, Christians and the Muslims)
The temple mounts in Jerusalem in an important Holy place for Jews, Christians and for the people who follow the Islam.
• For muslins its said to be the 3rd important holy place because Prophet Mohamed was take up to heaven in a night journey.
• For Christian Jerusalem is very important place because Jesus was crucified, dead buried and was resurrected from Jerusalem and many important place and churches are here.
• For Jews Jerusalem is the center of their ancient time and that is their identify. And the western wall remains as the symbol of their connection to God.
First Temple:
The first temple built is generally considered to be Solomon's Temple, which was completed in 957 BC in Jerusalem. It was built by King Solomon, son of King David, and served as a place of worship and national identity for the Israelites.
3000yrs back 1st time King Solomon built this temple for the Lord – in those the Babylonian invaded the Jerusalem and the people were taken as captive and that was the temple was completely destroyed.
The Jewish people were in Babylonian captivity for 70 years. This period is often referred to as the Babylonian Exile or Babylonian Captivity. It began with the destruction of the first Temple in Jerusalem and the deportation of many Judeans to Babylon, and ended with the return to Jerusalem after the Persian conquest of Babylon.
The Second Temple
The Second Temple in Jerusalem was the second Jewish temple, built after the destruction of Solomon's Temple. It was constructed in the late 6th century BCE and stood until its destruction by the Romans in 70 CE.
The temple served as the center of Jewish worship and national identity for centuries, undergoing expansions and renovations, most notably by Herod the Great.
It clearly shows that the 2nd temple was also destroyed by the Romans 2000yrs back.
How many time in the bible the red heifer sacrifice took place?
The red heifer sacrifice, was performed nine times from the time of Moses until the destruction of the Second. The first was performed by Moses, and the remaining eight were performed by various individuals throughout the period of the Tabernacle and the First and Second Temples.
Many Christians are concerned about or fascinated by the end times, which in the Bible is the time when Jesus Christ comes back to earth to perform the last judgment and usher in His final kingdom. For Muslims and Jews, the end times also involve the final judgment (the Day of the Lord) and the restoration of all things. Traditions about sacrificing cattle to usher in prosperity now and the end times to come exist in many cultures.
Red Heifer ceremony in Shadow of Jesus Christ
The primary ceremony of the red heifer sacrifice is detailed in Numbers 19. The Hebrew were to take a red heifer without blemish and which had never been yoked, to the high priest of Israel. The heifer, only one is required, would be taken outside of the Israelite camp and slaughtered.The high priest would anoint the tent of meeting, the place where God met with the people, with the blood of the heifer. The heifer was then burned. The high priest would put cedar, hyssop, and scarlet on the burning carcass and burn it to ashes. Having been made unclean by touching death (the heifer), the high priest would bathe himself and wash his clothes. The heifer ashes would be mixed with clean, flowing water to make a solution to remove impurities.
The heifer was burned and the priest added cedar, hyssop, and crimson dye to the flames. Once the fire burned out, the Hebrews had to crush everything and filter out any larger pieces. The resultant ash would be divided into three parts and kept in three places:
1. The Temple
2. The burning station on the Mount of Anointment (The Mount of Olives)
3. With the priests serving in the Temple.
The ceremony of the red heifer was markedly different than the ceremony of burnt offerings as commanded by God (Leviticus 3:1-9). The burnt offering sacrifice had the following requirements:
1. Must be male
2. Was presented at the entrance of the Tent of Meeting.
3. Was touched by the priest as a sign of the act of atonement.
4. Was sacrificed at the altar, not outside the camp.
5. Had its blood sprinkled on the carcass. The priest collected the blood of the slaughtered animal and sprinkled it back on the dead animal.
6. Was skinned and cut into pieces.
7. Had its head and fat burned separately.
8. Had various parts cleaned and washed before burning.
Another key parallel between the red heifer sacrifice and the sacrifice of Jesus Christ is the location of the altar in relation to the temple.
It is not coincidental that the altar existed in a location where the priest could direct his attention and actions to the only place there was access to God's presence. The red heifer represents Christ because it sacrifices its blood so that the children of Israel can enter into the Holy of Holies, or the presence of God.
Although the elements of cedar, hyssop, and scarlet wool play an important part in the ritual, the ashes of the heifer become the focus of this sacrifice, for ultimately it is the ashes that cleanse the ritually unclean from defilement. The burning of the animal in its entirety-"skin, flesh, blood, and dung" (Num. 19:5)-is found in no od1er animal sacrifice. The Jews took this commandment so literally that after the animal was burned, they beat the ashes with rods and stone hammers to crush any fragments that did not turn to ash.15.
The symbolic parallels of the ash and Christ are striking. Christ became the red heifer by taking upon himself all the sins of the world. He did not suffer for only some; he took upon himself all pain, all suffering, and all sin so that we may obtain all that the Father has. He was crushed for the sins of his people just as the ashes were. His atonement is not discriminatory, nor is it bound by time or influence, but it is available to all, just as the ashes of the red heifer were able to cleanse all from ritual impurity.
Heifer Typology
Unlike most other sin offerings, the sacrificial animal in the law of the red heifer was not male, but female.21 A marvelous message is manifested in this metaphor. The female sacrifice suggests that the ritual is life giving. Through women we are born and gain mortal life; through Christ we become spiritually reborn and gain eternal life. Jesus taught the Jews this principle when he said, "I am come that they might have life. . . . I am the good shepherd: the good shepherd giveth his life for the sheep"
Just as the children of Israel could not become clean from the defilement caused by death through any other means than the ashes of the red heifer, so can we overcome death and gain eternal life only through the atonement of Christ. He is the light and life of the world-"no man cometh unto the Father, but by [him]"
Hebrews 9:13-14
13 For if the blood of bulls and of goats, and the ashes of an heifer sprinkling the unclean, sanctifieth to the purifying of the flesh:14 How much more shall the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered himself without spot to God, purge your conscience from dead works to serve the living God?
As Paul clearly points out, the purpose of the sacrifice of the red heifer was not to take away the Israelites' sins.
The animal sacrifices had only the power to purify temporarily. Christ came and offered himself as the "one sacrifice for sins forever" (vs. 12), thus enabling him to forgive us and allow us to be purified permanently. The sacrifice of the red heifer was given as a shadow of Christ's ultimate sacrifice; it was to point the children of Israel in the right path and help prepare them for the coming of the Messiah.
(Heb. 10:19-22).
[Therefore] let us draw near with a true heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled from an evil conscience, and our bodies washed with pure water".
Rev. NORMAN BERNAD
BANGALORE, INDIA
+919036696832
normanmab07@gmail.com
