Prophecy

The Jews were proud of their beautiful Temple.  And rightly so.  With its gold-clad roof and white marble walls, it fairly shone in the bright sunshine.  But Jesus prophesied in Matthew 24:2 “… 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.”  The Jewish leaders scoffed at the words of Jesus, but in 70 A.D. those words came to pass in an interesting way.  A Jewish revolt that began in 66 A.D. was being squelched by Vespasian when he was selected as the emperor to replace Nero.  He returned to Rome leaving his army in the hands of his son, Titus, who laid siege to Jerusalem.  Wanting to save the beautiful Temple, Titus gave strict orders not to touch the Temple Mount.  But after Jerusalem fell to the Romans, the ransacking began.  Someone set fire to the Temple and it burned to the ground.  As it burned, the gold melted and ran down into the cracks of the huge marble blocks.  The Roman legionnaires pried the scorched stones apart to retrieve the gold.  And, what do you know, when the Romans were finished, not a single stone was left on top of another.  Jesus’ words had come true.  His words were true when He spoke them in the first century, and they are just as true today.  Hey, have you trusted in Jesus as your Lord and Savior?  Don’t you want to know the peace that comes from knowing Jesus as the Lord of your life?  Do it now while you have the opportunity.