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The Yalkut Shemoni Yeshayeh (#444) says: לפי שכתוב שתי בכיות: בכה תבכה - על בית ראשון ועל בית שני, לכך: נחמו נחמו עמי.  Why is there a need for a double נחמה for the two Batteh Mikdash, it should be enough with one nechamah, especially since the first Beis Hamikdash was greater than the second and its nechamah should include that of the second?  And what does it mean there will be a double nechamah, how can one have a double nechamah?  Furthermore, the haftorah is of course connected to the time, but what is the connection to the parsha?

In order to understand the double nechamah, we will first look at another round two in the parsha; the second luchos.  There is a tremendous difference between the two sets of luchos.  The first luchos were received when Klal Yisroel was on a tremendous high state and the luchos themselves were written by Hashem.  At Mattan Torah, Klal Yisroel reached the level of Adam pre-sin; they were complete tzaddikim.  These luchos were tzaddikim level luchos.  Klal Yisroel received a luchos of a tremendous אתערותא דלעילא, it was a great light from Hashem.  There was a מעלה to these luchos for they contained tremendous spiritual energy.  However, the downside is that such a great level of kedusha is very hard to absorb.  

The second luchos were of a completely different nature.  They were the luchos of baaleh teshuvah, of man’s climb back to Hashem.  These luchos were written by man, albeit Moshe Rabbenu.  They didn’t contain all the spiritual energy as existed in the first luchos.  That was a tremendous minus.  However, the upside is that the kedusha is easier to absorb.

The same thing occurred with the two Batteh Mikdash.  The first one has a greater level of the presence of the Shechina but it couldn’t be contained.  On the other hand, the second Beis Hamikdash was a lesser kedusha but the kedusha was able to be absorbed and contained.  The Gemorah (Babba Bathra 3) says that the second Beis Hamikdash was greater than the first for it stood for more years and was taller.  How do physical advantages make up for the lessened amount of kedusha?  The physical advantages are symbolic of the greater effect the Mikdash had on the world because its kedusha was able to be absorbed.  It is these two different aspects of the two Batai Mikdash that require a double nechamah. 

What is the double nechamah? The third Beis Hamikdash which will have the advantages of both.  There will be kedusha drawn down into the world, but it will be able to be contained (Based upon Likutay Sichos volume 9 and Machshavas Hachassidus by Rav Yoel Kahn volume1 chapters 7-10.)