While there is no certainty about when and how the apocalypse will occur, some signs are believed to appear beforehand. So, in the last few weeks, the world has been in a commotion because of the appearance of three signs of the apocalypse in Israel.
The three signs are said to have been written in the scriptures. Even so, this is still being debated by many parties.
There are those who agree, many also deny with very strong evidence. What are the three signs of the apocalypse that appeared in Israel and shocked the world?
Three Signs of the Apocalypse Appear in Israel Make a Shock
1. Yanuka Rav
Yanuka Rav Sholmo Yehuda had made a commotion and went viral because he was believed to be the savior of the Jews. Many leaders in Israel also agree with this because at least five characteristics are considered suitable.
The five characteristics are being able to recite the Talmud and Torah, conveying it can amaze people, being able to heal paralyzed people, his predictions are often proven and he is one-sided blind and has curly hair.
Yanuka Rav Sholmo Yehuda had caused a commotion because he was believed to be the savior of the Jews. However, netizens call his characteristics similar to Dajjal. Photo: via Twitter
However, Christians and some Jews did not believe the news. That's because when a 'miracle' happened to him, he didn't associate it with God's power.
Of course this made netizens excited. Some associate Yanuka's characteristics with those of the little Dajjal.
2. Dabbah
Behind the viral photo of Dabbah which is narrated as evidence that the signs of the apocalypse have appeared in Israel. Inevitably make people who read it afraid.
"Dabbah Has Appeared in Israel, Animal Message Sign of Doomsday. May we be in Allah's Protection. Amen," wrote the upload on Facebook.
Hoax Dabbah appears in Israel. Photo: MAFINDO
However, it turns out that the photo narrated as Dabbah's appearance is the result of a screenshot of a video entitled "The Mexican Mole Lizard - Animal of the Week" by Ben G Thomas. The animal called Dabbah is the Mexican Mole Lizard, a legless lizard.
The Mexican Mole Lizard has the scientific name Bipesbiporus whose habitat is in water. These animals are often found in Baja California, the Mexican Peninsula.
Usually they are underground and rarely seen on the surface. This animal has a length of about 25 cm.
Dabbah in Islam is believed to be a sign of the coming of the great apocalypse or qubro apocalypse. The emergence of Dabbah as a sign of the Day of Judgment is quoted from one of the hadith narrations narrated by Abdullah bin Amr.
"In fact, the first sign that appears (before the Last Hour) is the rising of the sun from the West and the appearance of reptiles (Dabbah) to meet humans at the time of Dhuha. Whichever of the two occurs first, then not long after that the other will immediately occur. " (Reported by Abu Dawud and Ibn Majah).
The characteristics of Dabbah in Islam include a kind of reptile, an animal with fur and hair, has four legs, and is called by Ibn Abbas, one of the Prophet's companions, as an animal with a human face.
3. The Red Cow
Reporting from CNBC Indonesia, the third sign of the apocalypse, which is quite shocking, is the birth of a red cow in Israel. In Judaism, the appearance of the red cow is a sign of the end times.
Quoted from news.com.au, the Temple Institute in Jerusalem announced the calf's birth on YouTube in 2018, saying that the calf would undergo "extensive testing" to determine if its entire body was red.
Meanwhile, if the calf is found to be "stain-free", the Institute will maintain that the calf "carries the promise of returning the purity of the Bible to the world".
Regardless of whether these signs are taken literally or not, in both Christianity and Judaism, the red calf is central to predictions about the "end of time."
Photo: One of the signs of the end times is the appearance of a perfect red or cow that has been born in Yarusalem, Israel In 2018. (The Temple Institute Youtube Screenshot)
After the sacrifice of the red cow, construction of the Third Temple in Jerusalem could begin.
The Temple Institute and other groups around the world were founded with the goal of building a Third Temple on Mount Moriah, or on the Temple Mount.
The red cow is a cow that is brought to the priest to be sacrificed. Jewish and Christian fundamentalists believe that once the red cow is born, they will be able to rebuild the Third Temple on the Temple Mount in Jerusalem.
But to do this, they had to destroy what stands atop the hill today - the Dome of the Rock, a holy Muslim shrine.
Rabbi Chain Richman, director of the Temple Institute, believes the time is ripe to build the Third Temple, following the birth of the red calf.
In mainstream Orthodox Judaism, once the Temple is rebuilt, the world will welcome the coming of the Jewish Messiah and humanity will then face the Final Judgment.
But some theologians say the building of the Third Temple is linked to 'Judgment Day' or "the end of time".