NEWS FROM ISRAEL

Note from Steve Shultz, Publisher, THE ELIJAH LIST

While it is not my policy to publish rumors--because this rumor has prophetic (at least symbolic) implications about what God could be saying to Israel and the Church --and because reports are being published in the secular media, I felt that you would want to know about it. Pray for the Messiah to be revealed once again to all of Israel.

Arutz Sheva News Service http://www.a7.org Wednesday, May 5, 1999, Iyar 19, 5759
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RUMORS CONTINUE TO FLOW Rumors of flowing water from the Foundation Stone on the Temple Mount have cost at least one man a few hours of freedom. Rabbi Yosef Elbaum, who regularly takes visitors on tours to Halakhically-permitted areas of the Temple Mount, was arrested yesterday when he attempted to verify the rumors of the flowing water. He took his usual route, and when a policeman ordered him to veer off the path and walk in a Halakhically-forbidden area, Rabbi Elbaum refused. The policeman arrested him, and he was released only a few hours later. Rabbi Elbaum was unable to verify the truth of the rumors.

Speaking with Arutz-7 today, Rabbi Elbaum said, "The Book of Ezekiel mentions that water will begin flowing from the Foundation Rock, after chapters on the construction of the Beit HaMikdash (Holy Temple). We have heard rumors of foreign press reports over the past week that waters have started to flow from the Rock, and that it is impossible to locate the source or to stop the flow." Rabbi Elbaum said that, from the answers to his inquiries on the topic during his walk yesterday, and from the fact that he was arrested on "such a baseless charge," he suspects that the policemen and the Waqf personnel were attempting to hide something from him.