Daily Dose of Geulah: The Beis Hamikdash Revealed in Exile

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Tue, Aug 04 2009, 9:27 am

14 Menachem Av: The Future Beis Hamikdash Will First Be Revealed in the "Beit Rabbeinu Sh'B'Bavel

The future Beit HaMikdash ("which will be revealed and come from Heaven elaborately built") will be revealed first in the place "where the Mikdash journeyed and dwelt there" in the time of exile "Beit Rabbeinu Sh B'Bavel") and from there it will be moved to its place in Yirushalaim…
Perhaps it can be said that the matter is alluded to in the language of the Rambam, "And (Mashiach) will build the Mikdash in its/his place," I.e referring to the place of the Melech HaMoshiach ("his place") in the time of the exile (prior to "he is definitely the Mashiach").

In other words, when he is in exile (where he sits and waits and longs to redeem the Jewish People and the Shechina [Divine Presence] with them from exile), Melech HaMoshiach builds the (small) Mikdash, which resembles the Beit HaMikdash in Yirushalaim as a preparation for the Future Beit HaMikdash, which will be revealed there first and from there it shall return (with G-d and the Jewish People) to Yirushalaim)
Kuntres Beis Rabbeinu Sh'B'Bavel

-The Lubavitcher Rebbe, Menachem Mendel Schneersohn,
selected by Rabbi Pinchas Maman,
translated by Michoel Lieb Dobry