Dispensationalism, faced with the embarrassment that these dispositions of soul are noticeably absent in the Jewish occupation of Palestine today, had to descend to the device that the Jew must go back to Palestine in unbelief though this was the very reason for which the Jew was cast out of Palestine. The theory teaches that the Second Coming of Christ will convert the Jews "in a day" despite the fact that they do not need to be converted to the conceptions of an earthly kingdom of Christ, seeing they crucified the Savior for not setting up this very thing A slightly biased misrepresentation, but close.
Who would have thought that Joseph, when he was sold into slavery, would go to Egypt, be falsely accused, go to prison, be elevated to second in command, take a gentile bride, save up for a seven year famine which would bring his brothers to him for help, and then reveal himself to them, and provide for them for the last five years of the famine.
We look for some unlikely things to happen, but they have already happened before, in the natural world. It is noteworthy that those who said that Israel must return in unbelief started saying it long before 1948. I have watched Israel for over 40 years now. It has been breathtaking to see them go from a mighty nation to where they are now. It reminds me of the Israel of the Old Testament. We do not look for the goodness of Israel; surely we are no better than they, but rather, we look for goodness of God.
Personally eschatology is not my thing. All the various bits and pieces of scriptures that must be glued together is too confusing for me. However, there is no doubt in my mind that there is one plan of God, one church, one way to heaven, and one method of salvation. From the very time of eternity past to the end of time.
I happened to be in Ezekiel today reading about the temple. It states:
Eze 43:18-24 And He said to me, "Son of man, thus says the Lord GOD, 'These are the statutes for the altar on the day it is built, to offer burnt offerings on it and to sprinkle blood on it. 'You shall give to the Levitical priests who are from the offspring of Zadok, who draw near to Me to minister to Me,' declares the Lord GOD, 'a young bull for a sin offering. You shall take some of its blood and put it on its four horns and on the four corners of the ledge and on the border round about; thus you shall cleanse it and make atonement for it. You shall also take the bull for the sin offering, and it shall be burned in the appointed place of the house, outside the sanctuary. On the second day you shall offer a male goat without blemish for a sin offering, and they shall cleanse the altar as they cleansed it with the bull. When you have finished cleansing it, you shall present a young bull without blemish and a ram without blemish from the flock. You shall present them before the LORD, and the priests shall throw salt on them, and they shall offer them up as a burnt offering to the LORD.
Now how can any Christian believe that Ezekiel temple will be rebuilt and God is going to find pleasure in rams and bulls? And I'd certainly like to know where they'll find Zadok's relatives to do the barbecue. They're not listed in the Yellow Pages under "Levitical Priests 'R Us". Honestly you don't need to know a great deal of eschatology to know that this is skwighckdhslehsldkhskld. (Words censored).
I do not know the plans and ways of God. It could be very possibly that a temple will be erected. But it will not be Ezekiel's temple and nothing that is sacrificed in this temple will be pleasing to God.