If so, the lower bowl was inverted, representing the drooping leaves of a palm tree, but the top bowl which is a lily cup was upright, as shown at left. The lily was the love flower of the Ancient Near East and in this instance symbolizes God's love for David and Solomon, the two kings who had the most to do with founding and establishing Israel as a kingdom and planning for and constructing the Temple. Palm trees depict peace and prosperity, the mark of King Solomon's reign. Furthermore, they are high up on his legs. This why they had a network of pome-granates wrapped around them.
Pomegranates symbolize male fertility because of their multitudinous seeds.
Surely this signifies national Israel greatly increased in numbers, something which is yet to happen and will occur in the Messianic Age directly ahead of us. That very place is occupied today by the gold-domed mosque you see at the right. My general purpose is to raise the awareness level of the Temple beyond the scant information provided by the general news media because it appears that the Temple is coming, signaling the beginning of a new world order. One way of raising awareness is to discuss the Temple's meaning in plain language without employment of theological double-talk or rabbinical myths, and without reliance on obscure kabbalistic notions, though some of these are of value and convey truth. I work alone, represent no organizations and am employed at a low-paying job.