Most of the Jewish commentators interpret the prophecies to teach that the Messiah would build the Third Temple Himself.

     Zechariah 6:12 declares, "Thus says the Lord of hosts, saying: 'Behold, the Man whose name is the Branch! From His place He shall branch out and He shall build the temple of the Lord.'"

Some old rabbis believed that Zechariah and Ezekiel predicted that the Messiah would restore the Temple in the last days.

   After predicting the miraculous return of the exiles to the Promise Land, Ezekiel prophesied: Moreover I will make a covenant of peace with them; it shall be an everlasting covenant with them: and I will place them, and multiply them, and will set My sanctuary in the midst of them for evermore,Ezekiel 37:26.

Later when the antichrist defiles the rebuilt Temple, Israel will recognize him as an evil imposter.

     Many Jews will form part of the 'remnant' during the Tribulation Period who will flee into the wilderness to escape him.

It was claimed that anyone who did not believe in the Messiah or long for His coming actually denied the Torah, the law of Moses.

     This was great inspiration that gave them hope for thousands of years. But this expectation will cause Israel to accept the antichrist's and false prophet's claims.

The belief in the Messiah and the ultimate redemption of Israel is one of the most basic beliefs of their religion.

     The Jewish people comforted themselves all the centuries of exile by remembering the prophecies of a coming Messiah who will return the captives to their homeland and reestablish the throne of David.