DESTRUCTION OF THE TEMPLE
Mt 24:1 And Jesus went out, and departed from the temple: and his disciples came to him for to show him the buildings of the temple.
Mt 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.
In Matt.24:1,2, Jesus prophesied of the destruction of the temple and it’s associated buildings. In this article, I would like to show that this passage of scripture has been fulfilled.
Many Christians don’t believe Matt.24:1,2 has been fulfilled. They think it still has a future fulfillment. The common belief is that the wailing wall in Jerusalem was part of Solomon’s temple, and since it is still intact, the prophecy that every stone will be thrown down has not been fulfilled. However, according to Archaeologist Leen Ritmeyer, in his book “Secrets of Jerusalem’s Temple Mount” says concerning the wailing wall: “Contrary to common understanding, this wall is not a remnant of the Solomonic Temple Mount.” He goes on to state: “Today’s Western Wall is a section of the massive retaining wall Herod built to support the Temple Mount.” So the idea that the temple has not been completely destroyed is based on a misunderstanding of the Western or Wailing wall.
The other argument that Christians use to deny that Christ’s prophecy is not fulfilled is to say that no prophecy can be fulfilled in the Dispensation of Grace. However, there are no verses that teach this. Simply because the message given to Paul was kept secret doesn’t mean prophecy can’t be fulfilled after that point. It’s an assumption you have to make to think Prophecy can’t be fulfilled in this Dispensation. It’s not a doctrine that is taught in scripture. This is important because the temple was destroyed in 70AD after the start of the Dispensation of Grace. The revelation of the mystery as revealed to Paul does not negate the fulfillment of any prophecy.
Isn’t it more reasonable to believe that Christ was speaking of an event that some of the disciples would witness? He was speaking of the stones that were then standing, not another building to be reconstructed over 2,000 years later. When the temple was destroyed in 70AD, those who heard Christ speak of it’s destruction would have realized that it was being fulfilled right before their eyes.
Mt 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.
In Matt.24:1,2, Jesus prophesied of the destruction of the temple and it’s associated buildings. In this article, I would like to show that this passage of scripture has been fulfilled.
Many Christians don’t believe Matt.24:1,2 has been fulfilled. They think it still has a future fulfillment. The common belief is that the wailing wall in Jerusalem was part of Solomon’s temple, and since it is still intact, the prophecy that every stone will be thrown down has not been fulfilled. However, according to Archaeologist Leen Ritmeyer, in his book “Secrets of Jerusalem’s Temple Mount” says concerning the wailing wall: “Contrary to common understanding, this wall is not a remnant of the Solomonic Temple Mount.” He goes on to state: “Today’s Western Wall is a section of the massive retaining wall Herod built to support the Temple Mount.” So the idea that the temple has not been completely destroyed is based on a misunderstanding of the Western or Wailing wall.
The other argument that Christians use to deny that Christ’s prophecy is not fulfilled is to say that no prophecy can be fulfilled in the Dispensation of Grace. However, there are no verses that teach this. Simply because the message given to Paul was kept secret doesn’t mean prophecy can’t be fulfilled after that point. It’s an assumption you have to make to think Prophecy can’t be fulfilled in this Dispensation. It’s not a doctrine that is taught in scripture. This is important because the temple was destroyed in 70AD after the start of the Dispensation of Grace. The revelation of the mystery as revealed to Paul does not negate the fulfillment of any prophecy.
Isn’t it more reasonable to believe that Christ was speaking of an event that some of the disciples would witness? He was speaking of the stones that were then standing, not another building to be reconstructed over 2,000 years later. When the temple was destroyed in 70AD, those who heard Christ speak of it’s destruction would have realized that it was being fulfilled right before their eyes.