First forgive me if i say something that is offensive or out of context but there is a "theory" that Jews have of finding a Red baby calf? or something about baby calfs leading to their Messiah. not sure if im correct again i dunno if its just a conspiracy theory or not. If it is then what does Judaism say about how their messiah will arrive? or when the world will end?
2006-08-21 17:36:31 · 12 answers · asked by npaki786 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Whats the significance of the red heifer?
2006-08-21 17:49:08 · update #1
All Jews nowdays are ritually impure. To become pure, we need a red cow. We only need purity when there is a Temple and tithes, which will only happen when the Messiah comes. The reason of the cow is 1) To atone for the Golden Calf, we have a Red Cow, or 2) THe entire section was specifically made to test us, as it has no logical (to us) reason. The Messiah (a normal man) will come after the entire world tries to kill the Jews, and G-d fights for us, and the Messiah will be king.
2006-08-22 05:30:56 · answer #1 · answered by ysk 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
i've never heard anything about a red baby calf. there are some jews who think that if all jews observe a certain amount of shabbats perfectly in a row then the messiah will come. but there is nothing really definitive.
there is a lot known about who the messiah will be - an observant jew, a descendant of david on the fathers side, a great leader. the messiah will be nothing more than a human being - definitely not a son of god. when the messiah comes there will be a messianic age when there will be world peace, all the jews will live in israel, all the people of the world will recognize G-d and keep the commandments, the temple will be rebuilt, etc.
2006-08-21 17:48:47 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Read up about the cow that the Jews worshipped shortly after the National Revelation at Sinai, in the Bible. Many of the answers are sort of correct in pointing out that a red heifer was used in the purification process. Again, you can read about this in the Bible - Books Exodus and Leviticus.
No, it doesn't lead to the Messiah, though.
2006-08-23 07:16:55 · answer #3 · answered by Letz 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I Know the Jews practices Idol ism before Moses and a calf or bull was one of their idols of a God. The Irish Celts have a story about a red bull also.The book of Revelations says something about a women dressed in red.
If Jesus was their Messiah then it was three wise men that followed a star to find the Messiah.
Their Messiah is still to come or they missed the boat with Jesus. Which gave rise to the Christians to keep the words of Jesus pure and true until the Jewish nation recon sises Jesus as their promised Savior.
The world is not supposed to end with the second coming and the Establishment of gods heaven on earth . it Will be transformed instead.
2006-08-21 18:39:30 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
in a big way yes a red heifer is needed not for the building of the temple but rather to fully conduct services in it.
in order for the priests to do the required sacrifices and services in the temple area they need to be ritually pure. The ashes of the Red heifer are the only way to attain the purity that is needed today. That along with the Arab presence on the Temple mount are the only physical obstacles to stop the temples construction
2006-08-21 18:15:52 · answer #5 · answered by Gamla Joe 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You are talking about the red heifer. The ashes of the red heifer were necessary for purification in the temple.
The thinking (especially among evangelical Christians) is that the temple cannot be rebuilt in Israel until a red heifer without blemish is found.
2006-08-21 17:44:49 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
"Red Heifer" - Ha ha Ha. The Jews are confused here with their original belief of a "Cow". They were praying to cows.
Koran says:
[62.6] Say: O you who are Jews, if you think that you are the favorites of Allah to the exclusion of other people, then invoke death If you are truthful.
[5.82] Certainly you will find the most violent of people in enmity for those who believe (to be) the Jews and those who are polytheists, and you will certainly find the nearest in friendship to those who believe (to be) those who say: We are Christians; this is because there are priests and monks among them and because they do not behave proudly.
[5.69] Surely those who believe and those who are Jews and the Sabians and the Christians whoever believes in Allah and the last day and does good-- they shall have no fear nor shall they grieve.
BUT REMEMBER - ISLAM IS THE LATEST RELIGION - why you still believe in OLD ones.
2006-08-21 18:08:27 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
I was listening to the radio and there was some idiot on there making "prophecies" and saying that there were Jews in Israel who were going to sacrifice a red heifer for purification purposes and then resume the ancient practice of sacrifice and that Assad of Syria would put a stop to it and that would cause the end of the world to come about.
please, Please, PLEASE don't waste your time on prophecies like this. Jesus's last words to his followers were not "Go ye therefore and huddle in your homes until the signs of the end times appear in the sky." He said "Go ye therefore and make disciples of all nations." We can't do that if the devil has diverted our attention to trying to ascertain that which cannot be ascertained (Christ will come like a thief in the night, when no one is expecting it).
2006-08-21 20:12:56 · answer #8 · answered by jimbob 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
That sounds like a red herring, er um, heifer. (couldn't resist)
2006-08-21 17:41:40 · answer #9 · answered by lenny 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
A red heffer's blood is required to be sacrificed, and its blood used to wash/ cleanse the new temple before it can be used
2006-08-21 17:47:52 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋