🐄 Red heifers in Israel - A sign of the end of the world?

As crazy as it sounds, a bunch of red cows from Texas have sparked conspiracy theories about the Third Temple, the wars of Gog and Magog and Armageddon, and the coming of the Antichrist.

However, it’s not just Christians. Even Muslim commentators have been in uproar over the arrival of the red heifers to Israel.

Marking the 100th day of the Gaza War, Hamas spokesman Abu Obeidah said Jews “bringing red cows” to Israel was part of the reason for the Al-Aqsa Flood on October 7.

According to both groups, the arrival of the red heifers in Israel is a sign that Jews will soon try to rebuild their Temple, possibly even destroying the Dome of the Rock and the Al Aqsa Mosque, in preparation for the coming of the Messiah.

Some American Evangelicals are excited about the red heifers, believing their arrival signals the second coming of Yeshua (Jesus).

Video commentators on YouTube, and blog writers across the internet have called the red heifers the fulfillment of Jewish prophecy and spoken of the “sacrifice” of a red heifer during Passover ahead of the rebuilding of the Temple.

But is the story of these red heifers a cause for concern?

I do not believe the presence of these red heifers is proof of a hidden Zionist conspiracy, nor is it something that should overly excite or concern faithful disciples of Yeshua.

First, let’s look at a quick history of the significance of the red heifer in the biblical sacrificial and purification system laid out in the Torah.