- There:
- Josephus says that "Cesar gave orders that they should now demolish the whole city and temple, except the three towers Phaselus, Hippicus, and Mariamne, and a part of the western wall; but all the rest was laid so completely even with the ground, by those who dug it up from the foundation, that there was nothing left to make those who came thither believe that it had ever been inhabited." "Then will I cut offª°¹ Israelª out² of¹¹¹ the landª which¹ I have givenª° them; and this house,ª which¹ I have hallowedª° for my name,ª will I cast¹ out²° of¹¹ my sight;ª and Israelª shall be¹ a proverbª and a bywordª among all¹ people:ª ... And at this¹ house,ª [which] is¹ high,ª every one¹ that passethª° by¹ it shall be astonished,ª° and shall hiss;ª° and they shall say,ª° Why¹ hath the LORDª doneª° thus¹ unto this¹ land,ª and to this¹ house?ª" {1Kg 9:7-8} + "Micahª the Morasthiteª prophesiedª°¹ in the daysª of Hezekiahª kingª of Judah,ª and spakeª° to¹ all¹ the peopleª of Judah,ª saying,ª° Thus¹ saithª° the LORDª of hosts;ª Zionª shall be plowedª° [like] a field,ª and Jerusalemª shall become¹ heaps,ª and the mountainª of the houseª as the high placesª of a forest.ª" {Jer 26:18} + "As for the beautyª of his ornament,ª he setª° it in majesty:ª but they madeª° the imagesª of their abominationsª [and] of their detestable thingsª therein: therefore¹¹ have I setª° it farª from them. ... My faceª will I turnª° also from¹ them, and they shall polluteª°¹ my secretª° [place]: for the robbersª shall enterª° into it, and defileª° it." {Ezk 7:20-22} + "And afterª threescoreª and twoª weeksª shall Messiahª be cut off,ª° but not¹ for himself: and the peopleª of the princeª that shall comeª° shall destroyª° the cityª and the sanctuary;ª and the endª thereof [shall be] with a flood,ª and unto¹ the endª of the warª desolationsª° are determined.ª° ... And he shall confirmª° the covenantª with manyª for oneª week:ª and in the midstª of the weekª he shall cause the sacrificeª and the oblationª to cease,ª° and for¹ the overspreadingª of abominationsª he shall make [it] desolate,ª° even until¹ the consummation,ª and that determinedª° shall be pouredª° upon¹ the desolate.²°¹" {Dan 9:26-27} + "Therefore¹ shall Zionª for your sakeª be plowedª° [as] a field,ª and Jerusalemª shall become¹ heaps,ª and the mountainª of the houseª as the high placesª of the forest.ª" {Mic 3:12} + "Andª shall lay²° thee² even with the ground,ª°¹ andª thyª childrenª withinª thee;ª andª they shall²° notª leaveª° inª theeª one stone² upon² another;ª¹ becauseªª thou knewestª° notª the¹ timeª of thyª visitation.ª" {Lke 19:44} + "[Seeing] thenª [that] allª these thingsª shall be dissolved,ª° what mannerª [of persons] oughtª° yeª to beª° inª [all] holyª conversationª andª godliness,ª" {2Pe 3:11}
|
