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06-12-2004, 07:09 PM

In Matthew 24, Jesus makes the claim that "not one stone here will be left on another; every one will be thrown down." My question is this, when the temple was destroyed in 70 AD, did the Roman army litreraly take apart the temple not leaving one stone upon another?

Cynthia of Syracuse · 06-12-2004, 08:41 PM

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Originally Posted by doubtingthomas

In Matthew 24, Jesus makes the claim that "not one stone here will be left on another; every one will be thrown down." My question is this, when the temple was destroyed in 70 AD, did the Roman army litreraly take apart the temple not leaving one stone upon another?

Flavius Josephus
The Wars Of The Jews
Or The History Of The Destruction Of Jerusalem
Book VII

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1. NOW as soon as the army had no more people to slay or to plunder, because there remained none to be the objects of their fury, (for they would not have spared any, had there remained any other work to be done,) Caesar gave orders that they should now demolish the entire city and temple, but should leave as many of the towers standing as were of the greatest eminency; that is, Phasaelus, and Hippicus, and Mariamne; and so much of the wall as enclosed the city on the west side. This wall was spared, in order to afford a camp for such as were to lie in garrison, as were the towers also spared, in order to demonstrate to posterity what kind of city it was, and how well fortified, which the Roman valor had subdued; but for all the rest of the wall, it was so thoroughly laid even with the ground by those that dug it up to the foundation, that there was left nothing to make those that came thither believe it had ever been inhabited. This was the end which Jerusalem came to by the madness of those that were for innovations; a city otherwise of great magnificence, and of mighty fame among all mankind. (1)

Matthew was written sometime after the fall of Jerusalem.

Legion · 06-12-2004, 08:49 PM

Wasn't the Western Wall part of the Temple? And isn't the Temple Mount still more or less in place and built over?

dado · 06-13-2004, 02:55 PM

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In Matthew 24, Jesus makes the claim that "not one stone here will be left on another; every one will be thrown down."

that is a paraphrase from a much earlier prophesy: before construction of the second temple was even begun the prophesy of its destruction was already in place.

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Legion Regular Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: near NYC Posts: 102	Wasn't the Western Wall part of the Temple? And isn't the Temple Mount still more or less in place and built over?

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