The Third Temple
(and its Priests)
First: What is the Third Temple?
The third Temple [or possibly Tabernacle
(while the Temple
is being built around it)] is promised to be built by the end of the age (and
no one can stop it). The difference between this Temple / Tabernacle and the
previous ones is that it will be built as a memorial to the fulfillment of its
‘object lessons’ by Jesus Christ (and just like previous temples will be
occupied solely by Jewish Priests).
Who is a Jew?
While one ought not get their hopes up the guidelines
at the end of this paper will help identify individuals with Jewish ancestry
as well as help separate the different Priestly lines (plural) within. All
peoples of Middle Eastern origin (particularly Arabs in Syria and Iraq)
ought to be prepared for the shock of their lives being welcomed into the new blossoming
Jewish community within Israel
with all its enrichment.
The Priestly (Kohanim) Service in the Third Temple
The Tribe of Levi: Levites [or the Tribe of Levi (the Priestly Tribe
{remember: all Priests are Levites, but not all Levites are Priests})] is said
to comprise about 8% of world Jewry [or about a million Levitical Priests (which
is half of that 8% {or 4% of world Jewry}) for the earths seven billion people]
The Tribe of Levi (Levites)
consists of Two Main Groupings: The Priests [or Kohens
(the Hebrew word for Priest)] and the Laymen [or Levites (again, all Priests
are Levites, but not all Levites are Priests)] with the Priests (or Priestly
group) being divided into two new third
Temple groupings
[general (the Sons of Aaron) and specific (the Sons of Zadok)].
The Zadok
Line: (Hebrew:
בְּנֵי
צָדֹוק
benei Zadok)
The Sons of Zadok (or the Zadokites) are a family of Jewish priests descended
from Zadok (who was descended from Aaron), and are - in so many words - a new
Priestly upper class. They are mentioned three times in the Bible as part of the Third
Temple prophecies in the final chapters of the Book
of Ezekiel.
The Sons of Zadok’s
primary service in the Third
Temple will be many of
the things the Sons of Aaron used to do (that have been taken away from them due
to unfaithfulness). Their duties will concern mainly the handling (and
sacrificing) of fat and blood of sacrifices (not being involved in the actual slaughter
of the sacrifice) as well as organizing the showbread
(that is: performing inner sanctuary
service).
“But
the Levitical Priests, the sons of Zadok, who kept charge of My sanctuary when the sons
of Israel went astray from Me, shall come near to Me to minister to Me; and
shall stand before Me to offer the fat and blood” declares the Lord God. “They
shall enter My Sanctuary; they shall come near to my table (of Showbread) to minister
to me (meaning inner sanctuary service) and keep My charge (instructions)…
moreover, they shall teach My people the difference between the holy and
profane [that is: they shall also be teaching Priests (or official “Temple
Rabbi’s”)], and cause them (the people) to discern between the unclean and
clean and in a dispute they shall take their stand to judge (meaning they will
also be the Judiciary)…” (Ezekiel 44:15,23,24)
The Sons of Zadok are also
allotted special chambers in the new Temple as
well as a huge amount of territory (that is: prime real estate) around the Temple itself.
The Levitical ‘Non-Sons
of Zadok’ (Yet from Aaron) Priestly Line
The primary service of the ‘non-Zadokic’ Aaron
line in the Third Temple will be things the Sons of Zadok don’t do and will be
seen as the ‘managers’ of the Temple
“but
the Levites (that is: the non-Zadok, but Aaronic line) who went far from Me,
when Israel went astray… after idols, shall bear their punishment for their
iniquity, Yet they shall minister in My sanctuary (that is: outer sanctuary), (also)
having oversight at the gates of the house (temple guards) and ministering in
the house; they shall slaughter the burnt offering and the sacrifice for the
people, and they shall stand before them to minister to them (by taking their
offerings and speaking words of encouragement and blessings)… (and) I will appoint them to keep charge of the house, of all
its service, and of all that shall be done in it.” (Ezekiel 44:10,11,14)
The Levitical priests were to officiate at many sacrifices and offerings
including the passover sacrifice, sin
offering, guilt offering, release of the scapegoat, burnt
offering, peace offering, red heifer,
heave
offering, meal offering, dough
offering, drink offering, incense
offering, thank offering, etc., throughout the liturgical year
(and again it will all be done as an object lesson’ teaching memorial)
The Non Priestly Levites (the rest of his tribe of Levites)
were given supportive and subordinate responsibilities within
the sanctuary such as playing music (and other supportive things).
Who’s Who?
The people with the following last names ought to be prepared to be tested in
regards to their being from the tribe of Levi – as well as narrowing down
whether they are from Aaron’s and Zadok’s line as
well (note: this list is not exhaustive).
Also all people who suspect they might be Jewish (particularly poor
Palestinians) are invited to be tested as well.
The Levites
- "Alouwi",
Arabic variant, of Sephardic origin
- Aguiló - surname to the
Jews from Mallorca (Xuetes).
- "Bazes"—a
Levite Surname.
- Benveniste - a Sephardic
Levite surname.
- Epstein - one of the
European lineages descended from Zerahiah
Ha-Levi of Sepharad
- Horowitz HaLevi, or simply Horowitz/Hurwitz/Gurvich/Gurevich - a European Levite surname,
tracing to Isaiah Horowitz HaLevi - a descendant
of Zerahiah
Ha-Levi of Sepharad
- Joiner, Jenner, Genner, Genne, Schriner, from the origin of the meaning of Levy,
"to join". Oftentimes temple
craftmen
and carpenters, the name ENGINEER, from Gineer
or Joiner.[citation needed]
- Levi, Lévy - Hebrew for "Levite", equally
common in Ashkenasic and Sephardic groups.
- HaLevi, Halevi and Halevy - Hebrew language and
all translate to "the Levi" or "the Levite".
- Levin - Russian
variation, also Levine, Lavin or Lavine
(,
rhyming with "ravine", or in some cases further anglicised to ,
rhyming with "divine") and Lewin a Polish variation. Sometimes
supplemented with German "thal"
(valley) to Levinthal or Leventhal and -sohn
and -son to Levinson or Levinsohn
as a patronymic, and with Slavic -ski and -sky suffixes Levinski, Levinsky,
Lewinski and Lewinsky (the "e" often replaced with
"a" in German areas).
- Lev - simplified
Russian variation.
- Levi or Levy - a
common Levite surname
- Levai and Levay - a Levitic
surname, originally meaning "a person from Levice" but today it is used by Jews who were
forced to change their name during the Holocaust.
- Leviyev - the Russified surname (adding the yev/ev)
that many Bukharian Jews of Central Asia have. Sometimes spelled Leviev or even Levaev.
- Levita - Elia Levita, an ancestor
of David Cameron[15]
- Lewicki - Polish "of
the Levites", also Lewicka, Lewycka, Lewycki,
Lewycky, Lewicky,
Levicki, Levicky
(can also originate from placenames in Poland).
- Lević, - also Levinić, Prelević,
Croatian or Serbian variations.
- Levit, - also Levitt,
typically from the Bessarabia region of Romania,
Moldova and southern Ukraine.
- Lewita: - Polish Levite
or Levita Latinized, with Slavic suffix
-an/in Lewitan, Levitan,
Levitin, Lewitin,
Lewitinn, and with additional suffix
-ski/sky Levitanski, Lewitanski,
Levitansky, also Lewitas,
Levitas, Lithuanian, Belorussian, also
but rare Lefite, Lafite,
Lafitte, of French Sephardic origin.
- Variants from Yiddish Leyvik, a pet form of Leyvi:
Levitch Ukrainian variant, also Levicz, Levis,
Levitz, Lewicz, Lewitz, Lewis, and with -ski and -sky
suffixes Leviczky, Levitski,
Levitsky, Lewitski
and Lewitsky ("e" and
"s" often replaced with "a" and "z" in
German areas).
- Loewy, Löwi, Löwy and
Loewe German or Swiss variations (although the usual origin for
these names is Löwe, the German word for "lion").
- Leevi - Finnish
variation.
- Leven - Swedish
variation.
- Levian/Livian/Benlevi/Liviem - Persian-Jewish
variations.
- Segal - shortened "Segen Levi" (secondary Levite)
- Urfali or Levi Urfali (also Levi Abud,
Levi Aslan, Levi Hamami
- an Urfalim community surname, which was mostly Levite
in origin
- Zemmel - shortened "Zecher mi-Shevet Levi"
(descendant of the Levite tribe)
The Priests
- English: Cohen, Cowen,
Cahn, Cahan, Carne, Cohn, Cone, Conn, Conway, Cohan, Cohaner, Cahanman, Chaplan, Keohan, Kaplan
(Cohan is also an Irish surname and Conway
is also a surname of Welsh origin; Cowen is often a variant of the
Scottish surname Cowan.)
- German: Kohn, Cohn, Kogen, Korn,
Kuhn, Kahn, Cahn, Kane, Konel, Cön/Coen, Katz (a Hebrew
abbreviation for kohen zedek (כהן
צדק) i.e. "righteous priest"), Jachmann, Jachmann-Kohn, Jachkone, Kogenmann, Kogenman, Kogner, Kogener, Kagen, Cohner, Kohner, Kahnmann, Kahaneman, Cahnmann
- Dutch:
Cohen,
Käin, Kohn, Kon, Cogen
- French: Cahen, Cohen, Caen, Cahun, Kahane
- Greek:
Kots,
Kotais, Kotatis, Kothanis (Romaniote Jews)
- Hungarian: Kohen, Káhán, Konel
- Russian: Kogan, Kogen,
Kokhen (Kochen), Pop (Priest) Brevda, Kagedan/Kagidan (in Hebrew, this name is
spelled "kaf-shin-daled-nun" and is an acronym for "Kohanei
Shluchei DeShmaya Ninhu," which is Aramaic for "priests are the
messengers of heaven").Kazhdan/Kazdan/Kasdan/Kasdin/Kasden/Kogan/Kogon/Kozen/Kozer/Kogensohn/Kagan/Kaganovich/Kaganovsky
are also possible variations of this name
- Georgian: Kotais, Kotatis,
Kutatisi, Kutaïssi
- Serbian: Koen, Kon, Kojen
- Polish: Kon, Kochan, Jach, Kaplan, Caplan,
Kaplin, Kaplon, Kaç
- Italian: Coen, Cohen, Prohen,
Sacerdote (Italian for "priest"), Sacerdoti, Sacerdoti Coen
- Spanish: Coen, Cohen, Koen, Cannoh, Canno, Canoh, Coy, Cano, Cao, Correa
- Basque: Apeztegui
"priestly house", in basque "apaiz" (priestly) and "tegi"
(house). Also Apéstegui, Apesteguia, Apaestegui, Aphesteguy
- Portuguese: Cão, Cunha, Correia, Coelho
- Persian: Kohan,
Kâhen, Kohanzâd, Kohanci, Kohani, Kohanqâdoš
- Turkish: Kohen
- Romanian: Cozer
- Arabic: al-Kohen,
al-Kahen, al-Kahin
- Ancient/Modern Hebrew: Kohen,
HaKohen, ben-Kohen,
bar-Kohen, Koheni, Kahana, Kohanim, Kohen-Tzedek/Kohen-Tzadik (Katz)
- Others: Maze/Mazo, Mazer
(acronym of mi zera Aharon,
i.e. "from the seed of Aaron"), Azoulai
(acronym from ishah zonah ve'challelah lo yikachu, meaning "a foreign or divorced woman
he shall not take": prohibition binding on kohanim),
Rappaport, Kahane
The Sons
of Zadok
Katz: As a Jewish surname, Katz is an abbreviation formed from the Hebrew
initials of the term Kohen Tzedeq (Hebrew:
כּ״ץ),
meaning "priest of justice"/"authentic priest" or Kohen Tzadok
meaning the name-bearer is of patrilineal descent of
the Kohanim sons of Zadok
Note: there are other names as well.
