The Jewish War

…there will be a time of distress such as never occurred since there was a nation until that time… (Dan. 12:1, NASB throughout)

…the war which the Jews made with the Romans hath been the greatest of all those, not only that have been in our times, but, in a manner, of those that ever were heard of; both of those wherein cities have fought against cities, or nations against nations… (Josephus, Wars, Preface 1.1)

Flavius Josephus
Flavius Josephus

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As for these things which you are looking at, the days will come in which there will not be left one stone upon another which will not be torn down. (Luke 21:6)

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Model of Herod’s Temple

…of “those great buildings” that once stood there, there is “not left one stone upon another” that has not been “thrown down.” (Alfred Edersheim, The Temple: Its Ministry and Services As They Were at the Time of Jesus Christ, [Grand Rapids: Kregel Publications, 1997], 48)


The remaining “wailing wall” is only part of the platform on which the temple stood, usually referred to as the temple mount. Today, the Dome of the Rock stands on the temple mount.

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The wall of the temple mount (platform), is not the temple. (Photo credit)

…the days will come upon you when your enemies will throw up a barricade against you, and surround you and hem you in on every side… (Luke 19:43)

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Josephus at the siege of Jerusalem
pleading with the Jews to surrender.

…Jesus turning to them said, “Daughters of Jerusalem, stop weeping for Me, but weep for yourselves and for your children.” (Luke 23:28)

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by François-Joseph Heim (1787–1865)

…the king was enraged, and he sent his armies and destroyed those murderers and set their city on fire. (Matt. 22:7)

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by David Roberts (1796-1864)

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by Nicolas Poussin (1594-1665)

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by Francesco Hayez (1791-1882)

23…there will be great distress upon the land and wrath to this people; 24and they will fall by the edge of the sword, and will be led captive into all the nations… (Luke 21:23-24)

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South relief from the Arch of Titus in Rome

Over one million died of starvation, famine or pestilence, or were killed by the Romans. Ninety-seven thousand were led away to become slaves or to be slaughtered in Roman arenas. (Josephus, Wars 6.9.3.420)


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