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Eternal Christendom: An Apostate Emperor Tried to Rebuild the “Third Temple” and God Stopped Him

Articles | August 8, 2025 | by Catholics for Catholics

In this episode, Joshua Charles from Eternal Christendom, shares an incredible event that took place in AD 363: an apostate Roman Emperor who was trying to revive paganism attempted to rebuild the “Third Temple” in Jerusalem. Why? So he could disprove Christ’s divinity, and seduce the Jews into eventually becoming pagans.

His plot was eerily similar to how most Church Fathers say Antichrist will behave toward Christians and Jews in the end times. But divine intervention stopped him. Fire, explosions from the ground, storms, the sign of the cross in the sky and on the garments of the workers: these and other signs reported by multiple ancient accounts (both pagan and Christian) caused such great fear among the pagans and Jews involved in the project that it was abandoned. Many converted to the Catholic Faith as a result.

Particularly now, when the prospect of a rebuilt “Third Temple” in Jerusalem is more plausible than it has ever been for nearly 2,000 years, it is important to remember this event so that if and when Antichrist comes, we are not deceived. We will offer a deeper theological reflection on this event, the relationship between the Church and the Jews, etc., in future episodes. For now, we offer the records of this event as a warning to deceived Christians and Jews who would welcome the prospect of a “Third Temple” in Jerusalem, which would be nothing more than a direct affront to Jesus Christ and the fullness of His Body, the ACTUAL Third Temple, the Catholic Church.

 

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