The
temple in Jerusalem Temple Judea . It was once the jewel in Herod’s crown, and
now it is the glory of the High Priest who, with the Jewish council called the
Sanhedrin, led the second largest people spread throughout Rome
At
the end of the fourth day in Jerusalem , Jesus was
walking with his disciples through the various buildings of the Temple Temple
That night, they stayed within Jerusalem , resting on the Mount of
Olives . Peter and his
brother Andrew and James and his brother John were disturbed at the earlier
saying, and they approached Jesus that evening, after the formal teaching time
was finished. They asked, “Lord, we are
surprised at the destruction of God’s Holy Temple
Jesus sat down and told them, “Be
very careful—there are so many liars.
Many will claim to know much about the Messiah and claim that the end is
coming here or there. You will hear about
this war or that war and think that perhaps it is the final war. There will be many earthquakes and famines
and various uprisings—but none of these are the end. Instead of these misleading signals, just
look for the signs I will tell you.
“I am going to send you to the whole
world to preach the gospel. And many
people in many nations will bring charges against you and try to kill you. Many people will hate you. Brother will rise up against brother and
father against son. You will stand
before governors and kings. But just be
patient and stay with the gospel. If you
remain with the gospel until the end, then you will be saved.
“You will know the end, because of
the armies that will surround Jerusalem Lot ’s
wife! She turned around and was
destroyed by judgment. Don’t be like
Noah’s neighbors who were marrying and eating and drinking without any expectation
of judgement and then were destroyed in a moment. This is how it will be in Jerusalem
“In those days there will be a time
of terrible tribulation for all of God’s people. They will be chased by armies and tested
severely. Unless God would have
shortened those days, perhaps not even the chosen ones would remain with
God. But for their sake, God has
shortened the days of this tribulation.
“Then, after that period of
tribulation, the Gentiles will rule over Jerusalem
“Then the angels will gather all
other people in the world—all of the Gentiles of all the earth. They will stand before the coming King,
ruling in Jerusalem
To those on his right, he will say,
‘Be happy! You will enter into my
kingdom and live there eternally! For I
was hungry in your presence, and you gave me food and water. I was without clothing and you gave me
clothing. I was sick and in prison and
you came to visit me and help me. Come
and enter my joy!’ They shall reply,
‘Lord, when did we do these things?’ The
King will reply, ‘When you did it to these, my disciples—even the lowest of
them, you did it to me.’
“To those who refused to help the
least of these disciples, they will be punished eternally with fire prepared
for the devil and his angels. But the
righteous will gain the true life, eternally.”
