During the rule of the Persian Empire, the angel Gabriel was sent to tell the prophet Daniel that a 2nd temple in Jerusalem (not even built then!)...would later be destroyed by ‘the people of the prince that shall come’ - the mighty Roman Army.
Five centuries later, here in Mark 13 we have the long-awaited Messiah finally leaving that 2nd temple for the last time. It seems the disciples haven’t been joining the dots - they think Jesus should be admiring the magnificent architecture as He walks out from where the elders have rejected Him. Instead, He predicts:
“There shall not be one stone on another that shall not be thrown down.”
No wonder four of them then chase Him up for answers!
Did Jesus get that right?
The supporting
Western Wall, the only relic left standing today, is mute witness that He did!
Daniel 9:26
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