Jesus foretells the Destruction of Temple


Luke 19, 41 - 44

And when he was come near, he beheld the city, and wept over it,Saying, If thou hadst known, even thou, at least in this thy day, the things which belong unto thy peace! but now they are hid from thine eyes. For the days shall come upon thee, that thine enemies shall cast a trench about thee, and compass thee round, and keep thee in on every side, And shall lay thee even with the ground, and thy children within thee; and they shall not leave in thee one stone upon another; because thou knewest not the time of thy visitation.

Luke 21,20 - 24

And when ye shall see Jerusalem compassed with armies, then know that the desolation thereof is nigh. Then let them which are in Judaea flee to the mountains; and let them which are in the midst of it depart out; and let not them that are in the countries enter thereinto. For these be the days of vengeance, that all things which are written may be fulfilled. But woe unto them that are with child, and to them that give suck, in those days! for there shall be great distress in the land, and wrath upon this people. And they shall fall by the edge of the sword, and shall be led away captive into all nations: and Jerusalem shall be trodden down of the Gentiles, until the times of the Gentiles be fulfilled.

Matthew 24, 1 - 2

And Jesus went out, and departed from the temple: and his disciples came to him for to shew him the buildings of the temple.And Jesus said unto them, See ye not all these things? verily I say unto you, There shall not be left here one stone upon another, that shall not be thrown down.





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Arch of Titus on the Forum in Rome, erected by         
Emperor Domitian (51-96) in 81 CE in memory of         
the conquest of Jerusalem in 70 CE by Emperor          
Vespasian (9-79 CE) and his son Titus (39-81 CE).
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Arch of Titus on the Forum in Rome, erected by Emperor Domitian (51-96)...

The capture of Jerusalem by Saladin on October 2, 1187 which caused the Third Crusade (1189-92). Balian of Ibelin surrenders and hands over the keys to the Tower of David to Saladin. From the chronicle of David Aubert. Illuminated manuscript; 15th century.
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The capture of Jerusalem by Saladin on October 2, 1187 which caused the Third Cr...

Stairs of the procession way along the northern wall
of the Temple Mount. They were probably destroyed
by stones of the wall which were thrown down by the
Romans in 70 CE.
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Stairs of the procession way along the northern wall of the Temple Mount. They w...

Stairs of the procession way along the northern wall
of the Temple Mount. They were probably destroyed
by stones of the wall which were thrown down by the
Romans in 70 CE.
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Stairs of the procession way along the northern wall of the Temple Mount. They w...

The Temple Mount in Jerusalem was connected to the     
upper town on the western side by two bridges. The     
base of one arch (background) is called the Robinson   
Arch after its discoverer.
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The Temple Mount in Jerusalem was connected to the upper town on the wester...

Modern model of the Herodian Temple and Jerusalem      
at the time of the Temple (ca. 50 BCE), Israel
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Modern model of the Herodian Temple and Jerusalem at the time of the Templ...

Scale model of Jerusalem and the second temple         
at the time of King Herod the Great (ca 20 BCE).       
The picture shows the temple compound.
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Scale model of Jerusalem and the second temple at the time of King Hero...

The Western wall of the Temple in Jerusalem.Built by   
King Solomon ("first Temple"),destroyed by the Baby-   
lonians,restored around 520 BCE("second Temple") and   
rebuilt by Herod in the second half of the 1st century 
BCE, it was destroyed by the Romans in 70 BCE.
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The Western wall of the Temple in Jerusalem.Built by King Solomon ("first Tem...

The Western wall of the Temple in Jerusalem.Built by   
King Solomon ("first Temple"),destroyed by the Baby-   
lonians,restored around 520 BCE("second Temple") and   
rebuilt by Herod in the second half of the 1st century 
BCE, it was destroyed by the Romans in 70 BCE.
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The Western wall of the Temple in Jerusalem.Built by King Solomon ("first Tem...

The Western wall of the Temple in Jerusalem.Built by   
King Solomon ("first Temple"),destroyed by the Baby-   
lonians,restored around 520 BCE("second Temple") and   
rebuilt by Herod in the second half of the 1st century 
BCE, it was destroyed by the Romans in 70 BCE.
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The Western wall of the Temple in Jerusalem.Built by King Solomon ("first Tem...

Arch of Titus on the Forum in Rome. The inside relief  
shows the booty taken by Emperor Titus after the fall  
of Jerusalem in 70 CE. The menorah and other cult      
objects from the Temple in Jerusalem were carried in   
triumphal procession. See also 01-03-01/9.
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Arch of Titus on the Forum in Rome. The inside relief shows the booty taken by...

"Judea Capta" (Judea is vanquished), Latin inscription 
and portrait of the Roman Emperor Vespasian (69-79 CE) 
on the recto of a bronze coin struck after the         
destruction of Jerusalem. Verso: two persons under a   
palm tree and a Latin inscription.
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"Judea Capta" (Judea is vanquished), Latin inscription and portrait of the Roma...