Jesus’ Prophecy About Jerusalem
“As he was leaving the temple, one of his disciples said to him, ‘Look, Teacher! What massive stones! What magnificent buildings!’ ‘Do you see all these great buildings?’ replied Jesus. ‘Not one stone here will be left on another; every one will be thrown down.’”
Mark 13:1-2
Passages that parallel the above prophecy can be found in Matthew 24:1-4 and Luke 21:5-6.
As discussed above, these three gospels likely shared sources; thus they are known as the synoptic gospels. This theory suggests Mark was the first written gospel and used by Matthew and Luke as a source for their gospels. This theory, and the relationship between Luke and the book of Acts, builds a widely accepted case for the Gospel of Mark to have been written well before 70 AD (likely 55-65 AD or earlier). Jerusalem was destroyed in AD 70 by Roman armies.
Following a gruesome 143-day siege, Roman soldiers destroyed the city along with its celebrated temple. Titus ordered his army to preserve all religious buildings, but greedy soldiers promptly disobeyed that order. The heat of the burning city melted the gold overlay of the temple, and much of the previous metal seeped into the joints of the building’s massive stones. The soldiers, paid largely by plunder, literally took apart the temple stone by stone to recover the gold.
Thus, Jesus’ prophecy that “not one stone here will be left on another” was literally fulfilled.
Mark 13:1-2
Passages that parallel the above prophecy can be found in Matthew 24:1-4 and Luke 21:5-6.
As discussed above, these three gospels likely shared sources; thus they are known as the synoptic gospels. This theory suggests Mark was the first written gospel and used by Matthew and Luke as a source for their gospels. This theory, and the relationship between Luke and the book of Acts, builds a widely accepted case for the Gospel of Mark to have been written well before 70 AD (likely 55-65 AD or earlier). Jerusalem was destroyed in AD 70 by Roman armies.
Following a gruesome 143-day siege, Roman soldiers destroyed the city along with its celebrated temple. Titus ordered his army to preserve all religious buildings, but greedy soldiers promptly disobeyed that order. The heat of the burning city melted the gold overlay of the temple, and much of the previous metal seeped into the joints of the building’s massive stones. The soldiers, paid largely by plunder, literally took apart the temple stone by stone to recover the gold.
Thus, Jesus’ prophecy that “not one stone here will be left on another” was literally fulfilled.
Analysis of the prophecy:
• This prophecy meets all the criteria for an unambiguous, unintentional and historical fulfilled prophecy verifiably written well before the event occurred.
