Could Temple Mount Tensions Shape Peace Treaty? Jordanian officials warn that changes to the longstanding status quo governing worship on the Temple Mount could ignite a religious conflict extending throughout the Muslim world. The controversy illustrates why the Temple Mount remains perhaps the most sensitive (35-acre) piece of real estate in the world. There is another important piece of the prophetic puzzle: the Temple Mount. Taken together, these passages indicate that a Jewish Temple will be functioning during the final seven years.