The service of Hashem is done through the observance of His Laws. However, the Temple is the symbol of G-d's Kingship, as G-d Rules Israel, He Is the Judge of Israel, and any leader, judge, or official in the government, can only represent the Authority of G-d. This is what is called, the Kingdom of G-d. The Constitution of Israel must be the Torah, and the "Home" of our King is His Temple. Those who would pay homage to their King would appear before Him at His Temple. Thus they must Purify themselves, to be worthy of His Presence. And those who minister to Hashem in His Temple, must Distinguish themselves in their Service--for any perversion is a sin against the Lord Hashem. When the people offer to Hashem, this is not for G-d's benefit, as our Judge is Beyond the physicality of His Creations. The offerings are Elevation Offerings, to Uplift and Sanctify our spirits, in the Service of our Judge.

The Temple

The Temple is the permanent Structure of the Tent of Meeting, that was carried from place to place in the time of Moses. Every aspect of the Tent of Meeting will be found in the Temple, except for the Ark and Tablets of the Covenant. A Description of the Tent of Meeting and all that pertains to it can be found from Exodus 25-30 and its construction and assembly from Exodus 35-40. The site of the Temple is the place Chosen by Hashem, to Rest His Presence--which is today called the Temple Mount, in Jerusalem. But the Temple cannot simply be rebuilt, as it was in the second Temple period, lest it become a site of hypocrisy.

Before the Temple can be rebuilt, Israel must accept the Rule of G-d, to live according to His Laws; and the people must sanctify themselves to recognize Hashem as their Judge. When this happens, Israel will make many enemies for itself--all those that mock the Rule of Righteousness and the Order of Justice. Israel must expel or kill any rebellious person in its midst, including the enemies that seek to destroy Israel and lead its people astray. Israel must then face its enemies in battle, for surely those who despise the Role of Israel will seek to destroy the nation of G-d. When all this is done, and Israel sanctifies itself before its Judge, to walk wholeheartedly in the Ways of G-d--which is the Redemption of Israel--then G-d Will Have Delivered the enemies into our hands, and Provided peace and security all around, so that the Kingdom of G-d would be upon us... Only then can the Temple be rebuilt, and only then would Israel be worthy of G-d's Presence.

I can't describe the appearance of the Temple, except that most of the Old City will have been destroyed and demolished before a Temple worthy of G-d's Presence and large enough for its congregation can be built. I can't say when the Temple will be rebuilt, except that only the children of Israel stand in the way of its construction; for when Israel will accept the Rule of G-d, the time of our Redemption will have already begun. I can see the Temple in all its Glory, and no words can express its Majesty. You can be certain that when the Temple is rebuilt, an entirely new Era of Peace and Prosperity will be upon the earth. With a Spirit of Delight will Joy be heard, and all the world will celebrate the new Birth.

Purity

Beyond the requirements of sexual purity, kashrut, and the pertaining contaminants; disease, physical maladies, bacterial growths, and other special circumstances can cause contamination, which must be purified by a specific process, lest the Temple become contaminated.

Birth: "Hashem Spoke to Moses, Saying: Speak to the children of Israel, saying: When a woman conceives and gives birth to a male, she shall be contaminated for a seven-day period, as during the days of her separation infirmity shall she be contaminated. On the eighth day, the flesh of his foreskin shall be circumcised. For thirty-three days she shall remain in blood of purity; she may not touch anything sacred and she may not enter the Sanctuary, until the completion of her days of purity. If she gives birth to a female, she shall be contaminated for two weeks, as during her separation; and for sixty-six days she shall remain in blood of purity. Upon the completion of the days of her purity for a son or for a daughter, she shall bring a sheep within its first year for a burnt-offering, and a young dove or a turtledove for a sin-offering, to the entrance of the Tent of Meeting, to the Kohen. He shall offer it before Hashem and atone for her, and she becomes purified from the source of her blood; this is the Law of one who gives birth to a male or to a female. But if she cannot afford a sheep, then she shall take two turtledoves or two young doves, one for a burnt-offering and one for a sin-offering; and the Kohen shall provide atonement for her and she shall become purified." (Leviticus 12:1-8).

Tza'arot: Tza'arot are a bacterial growth upon the flesh, upon garments, or upon a house, which must be isolated and purified from contamination. Tza'arot upon human flesh, which is leprosy, and the Laws pertaining to it are Discussed in Leviticus 13:1-46 and 14:1-32. Tza'arot of any type of garment, which are bacterial growths, and the Laws pertaining to it, are Discussed in Leviticus 13:47-59. Bacterial growths upon houses and the process of purification is Discussed in Leviticus 14:33-57. "Beware of the tza'arat affliction, to be very careful and to act; according to everything that the Kohanim, the Levites, shall teach you--as I Have Commanded them--you shall be careful to perform..." (Deuteronomy 24:8). Since G-d is our Judge and the Source of all that is known, forms of maladies can be seen as a curse from G-d, as punishment for a sin, which must be purified through Hashem. However, such maladies can also spread by contact and from a lack of sanitation and cleanliness. If a person lives a pure life, and the nation prevents contamination, as is Prescribed by the Laws of G-d, then such maladies will have been averted. Yet, as with other maladies, the tza'arat affliction is a cause for medical concern. For even those who live according to the Laws of G-d, are not exempt from the laws of nature, which is a Product of G-d's Creation and the Order in which we were Created.

The Red Cow and Purification: The Commandment of Numbers 19:1-10, to slaughter a "completely red cow, which is without blemish, and upon which a yoke has not come," and to completely burn it together with cedar wood, hyssop, and crimson thread, in order to gather its ashes and "place it outside the camp in a pure place," to be used for the water of sprinkling--"it is for purification." The red cow is seen as an oddity, like a perversion before Hashem. Therefore it is burnt and its ashes contribute to the purification of Israel--just as the execution of Judgement contributes to the Order of Justice.

The water of purification: As is Prescribed in Numbers 19:11-22, these ashes of the red cow mixed with spring water, are used to purify a person who was contaminated by a human corpse, the place where a person dies, the people who were present, and the one who was contaminated by the grave, the bone, or the body of a dead person. A pure person must sprinkle the water upon them on the third and seventh day, and they shall immerse their clothing and immerse themselves in water and become purified in the evening of the seventh day. Even "the one who sprinkles the water of sprinkling shall immerse his clothing, and the one who touches the water of sprinkling shall be contaminated until evening." This is the process of purification after a person has died, which is today referred to as "sitting shiva," lest a person contaminate the Temple with his state of mourning and with his contamination--for he needs time to recover and purify himself. If a person is not purified this way, then the hurt might be in him for evil; like the perversion of a red cow that is seen as an oddity, so might his suffering cause him to rebel and question Hashem, that he should reject the Rule of Justice. Thus the ashes would provide him atonement, and the remnant of the grievance would be diluted in the waters of purity. For life is not always fair, but Justice must never be corrupted.

Purification of the camp: "Hashem Spoke to Moses, Saying, 'Command the children of Israel that they shall expel from the camp everyone with tza'arot, everyone who has had a zav-emission, and everyone contaminated by a human corpse. Male and female alike shall you expel, to the outside of the camp shall you expel them, so that they should not contaminate their camps, among which I Dwell.' The children of Israel did so: They expelled them to the outside of the camp, as Hashem Had Spoken to Moses--so did the children of Israel do." (Numbers 5:1-4). When the children of Israel wandered through the desert, dwelling in tents, these people would set their tents outside of the camp, while they were contaminated. In Israel, the contamination should be isolated to the person's residence, although these people are free to leave their homes, as long as they are cautious and warn people of their contamination, and not approach the congregation of Hashem. A person with leprosy was not allowed to live in a walled city, but cities are built differently today, and so matters will be dealt with differently; taking every precaution to ensure proper sanitation and safeguard against contamination.

Purity of the Temple: "A man with crushed testicles or a severed organ shall not enter the congregation of Hashem. A mamzer shall not enter the congregation of Hashem, even his tenth generation shall not enter the congregation of Hashem." (Deuteronomy 23:2-3). This is mostly for a Kohen that would approach to offer to Hashem.

Priests

The Role of the priests is to minister to Hashem in the Temple. These are the Kohanim that must know all the Laws of the Torah, including every detail of the offerings, the Holy Days, and everything associated with the Temple. They must be extremely committed to the smallest of details, for upon them is the responsibility of the Sanctity of Israel. It is by them that Israel would be Cursed, and it is through them that Israel should be Blessed. They atone for the sins of Israel and they bring the people close to Hashem. Therefore they must be fit to judge according to the Word of G-d, certainly to walk in the Ways of G-d, for the entire weight of the Temple rests upon them and the Spirit of Hashem is Revealed through their Service.

Distinction of Kohanim: The entire vestments of the Kohanim for their functions are Described in Exodus 28, as they were made in Exodus 39:1-30. The inauguration ceremony of the Kohanim with its offerings is Ordained in Exodus 29 and 40:12-16, as they were anointed and consecrated to Hashem in Leviticus 8, and the Priestly Service began in Leviticus 9, with the Priestly Duty Reiterated in Numbers 18:1-7. The Role of Priesthood is limited to the Kohanim, the sons of Aaron--only they can minister to Hashem in the Temple, an Eternal Decree for their generations. Of all the Kohanim alive today, all are restricted by the Laws of the Kohanim, but only the best will fulfill their Service in the Temple, according to all that Was Commanded by Hashem.

Purity of Priesthood: "Hashem Spoke to Aaron, Saying: Do not drink intoxicating wine, you and your sons with you, when you come to the Tent of Meeting, that you not die--this is an Eternal Decree for your generations. In order to distinguish between the Sacred and the profane, and between the contaminated and the Pure, and to teach the children of Israel all the Decrees that Hashem Had Spoken to them through Moses." (Leviticus 10:8-11). The Kohanim must remain pure--they cannot contaminate themselves to a dead person, except to a close relative, nor marry a defiled or divorced woman--for they have been Sanctified by Hashem, to minister to Him. The Laws of the Kohanim are Written in Leviticus 21:1-9. But "the Kohen who is Exalted above his brethren--upon whose head the anointment oil has been poured or who has been inaugurated to don the vestments," (Leviticus 21:10)--cannot come near to any dead person; he must remain in the Sanctuary of Hashem lest he desecrate the Sanctuary of His Judge, and only a virgin of Israel can he marry. The Laws of the anointed Kohen are Written in Leviticus 21:10-15. And any Kohen "in whom there will be a blemish shall not come near to offer the food of his Judge." (Leviticus 21:17). The disqualifying blemishes of a Kohen and the Laws pertaining to him are Written in Leviticus 21:16-24.

Priestly portion: The Kohen who brings a person's offering before Hashem receives a portion for himself, as an Eternal Stipend, as with every portion of the Kohen from all the offerings brought to Hashem. This is Described throughout the first chapters of Leviticus, including Leviticus 7:33-38. The holies of the Kohen shall be eaten in a Holy place, in a state of purity; it is only for the Kohanim and their immediate households, as is Written in Leviticus 22:1-16. From all that is brought to Hashem, the Kohen receives his portion, or the value of any consecrated item, which is Hashem's; it belongs to the Kohen, as is Described in Numbers 18:8-20 and Deuteronomy 18:1-8. Since the Kohanim have no portion amongst the children of Israel, their portion comes from all that is sanctified to Hashem. However, it will be different today, since Israel is no longer divided into tribes and plots of inheritance--as all the nation is one, with no distinction, but that of Priesthood. The Kohanim will not be paid in food and property; they will be paid with money, from all that is taxed by the government, according to their requirement. They will be provided for very generously, according to the Blessing that Israel has received, that they should dedicate themselves to Hashem and to their Duties, and not have to worry about money; lest they become greedy and self-indulgent. But the descendants of Aaron who are not involved in the Service of Hashem; they are like all the people before them, and must provide for themselves.

The Levites: The entire tribe of Levi was Consecrated to Hashem, in place of every first-born male, to serve and aid the Kohanim in the Service of Hashem and to safeguard the Charge of the Judge of Israel, as is Written in Numbers 8:5-26. Every firstborn of the children of Israel had been Sanctified to Hashem in egypt, so that a person must "redeem" his firstborn son from the Kohen, from the Service of Hashem, so that his child can remain with him. But all the Levites were brought before Hashem, thus amongst all Israel they had no inheritance but their Levite cities that were amongst the twelve tribes of Israel--for Joseph's two sons each constituted a tribe, and the Levites were not given an inheritance amongst their brothers. Thus Numbers 18:21-32 Allots the tithes of the Levites. However, Israel is not divided into tribes any longer, and each man is the same as his brother, like the Levites, who are without an inheritance, for all Israel has become one, with only the Kohanim retaining the Distinction of their Service. As such, any person can fulfill the Role of the Levites; for if he has distinguished himself in the Service of Hashem, to safeguard the Charge of his Judge, and Sanctify himself according to all that is Written, then he is fit to become a judge, a teacher, a minister, and a leader--to do all that is Good in the Eyes of Hashem. These people will be educated, trained, and paid by the government, according to the role they fulfill; for such is their occupation, like a rabbi and like a scholar.

The Nazarite: A Nazarite is a person who dedicates himself, or herself, to Hashem "by taking a Nazarite vow of abstinence for the sake of Hashem." (Numbers 6:2). The Hebrew word is "Nazir," from the word "Lehazir," which means to refrain or restrain from something. The Nazarite refrains from drinking wine and does not cut the hair of his head, nor contaminate himself to any dead person, in order to sanctify himself to Hashem until the completion of the term of his vow, when he offers to Hashem and shaves his head at the Temple, placing his hair on the Altar, and is blessed by the Kohen; it is all Written in Numbers 6:1-27. This restraint is likened with his heightened state of Holiness.

Offerings

The Book of Leviticus deals mostly with the Temple Service, which is the Role of the Kohanim to perform before Hashem, according to every Detail. At the moment, since the Temple has yet to be rebuilt, these Decrees and Commandments that pertain to the Temple Service and its offerings, are of lesser consequence. The Temple and its offerings are to bring the people close to Hashem, to Sanctify them. Since Israel is not even governed by the Laws of our Judge, the nation must undergo a transformation of Spirit before it can be Sanctified through the Temple and its Service. Once these issues of governance are resolved, then the Details of the Temple can be set forward with its construction, that the people should rejoice with the Blessings of its Judge.

The Tamid offering, of each day, in the morning and the afternoon, continually, is Described in Exodus 29:38-46 and Numbers 28:1-8. The General Rules of the offerings, including those of the burnt-offering, the meal-offering, peace-offering, sin-offering and guilt-offering, the peace-offering for a thanksgiving-offering, and all that is involved with them is Described in Leviticus 1-7, with its libations, the portion of bread, and the sin offering of the nation in Numbers 15:1-29, and the first fruit offering in Deuteronomy 26:1-11. No blemished offering may be brought to Hashem, as is Decreed in Leviticus 22:17-33, Deuteronomy 17:1, and is a Concept permeated throughout the Torah; for only Purity can be brought before Hashem, lest it be a curse upon Israel. A person who brings his offering to the Temple, shall offer it himself with help of the Kohen, as is Ordained in Leviticus 7:28-38; his portion being his and the Priestly portion belonging to the Kohen (Numbers 5:9-10). Every consecrated item belongs to Hashem, unless it is redeemed according to its valuation (Leviticus 27:1-34), and the tithes of the Land are to be eaten before Hashem, unless they are redeemed according to their valuation (Deuteronomy 14:22-27). Although the valuation taxed by the government will apply to the Temple, as both are inseparable; the government must represent the Rule of G-d and the Temple brings the people close to their Judge, in the Service of Hashem and in the fulfillment of His Laws.