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The Old Testament prophets continually foretold the gathering again of the Jews to their land. However, the Romans dispersed the Jews from their land and destroyed the city of Jerusalem. Jesus foretold this to His disciples. In Luke 49:41-44, Jesus told of the coming destruction of the city of Jerusalem.

• Luke 49:41-44 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.

Jerusalem: Jewish Pivotal point

• Jerusalem was the center of activity for the Jews, the center of their religion because the Temple was there.
• Jerusalem was also the center of commerce.

Jesus Wept over Jerusalem

• When Jesus was on His way to Jerusalem just before He was arrested. He stopped and wept over Jerusalem and said:
  • Matthew 23:37-38 O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, thou that killest the prophets, and stonest them which are sent unto thee, how often would I have gathered thy children together, even as a hen gathereth her chickens under her wings, and ye would not! Behold, your house is left unto you desolate.

Jerusalem Destroyed by the Armies of Titus

• After the death of Jesus, the Jews revolted against Roman rule.
• In the year 70 A.D., General Titus and the Roman army laid siege to the city of Jerusalem.
• The people of Jerusalem would not feel the strong might of the Roman Empire.
• The city was destroyed because:
  • The was God’s judgment for their sin.
  • The Romans wanted to stamp out the Jewish religion.
  • The Romans wanted to destroy the Jewish nation.
• The destruction was quite a feat itself.
• The historian Josephus said that some of the stones were 94 feet long, 10.5 feet tall, and 13 feet thick.
• Jesus had said:
  • Matthew 24:2 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.