22 Bible Verses about Destruction Of The Temple
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This house will become a mass of broken walls. Everyone who goes by will be overcome with wonder at it and make whistling sounds. They will say: Why has Jehovah done this to this land and to this house?
But when our fathers moved the God of heaven to wrath, he gave them up into the hands of Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon, the Chaldaean. He sent destruction on this house and took the people away to Babylon.
He had the Temple of Jehovah, the king's house and all the houses of Jerusalem, even every great house, burned with fire.
He violently takes away his tent, as from a garden. And he lays waste his meeting-place. Jehovah has taken away the memory of feast and Sabbath in Zion. In the passion of his wrath he is against king and priest.
He said to them: Do you see these things? I tell you, not one stone will be left upon another. They will all be thrown down.
Jesus said: See these great buildings? Not one stone will be left upon another. They will all be thrown down.
They will knock you and your children down to the ground. They will not leave one stone upon another. What's more you do not know when this visit will take place.
Concerning these things you see, the days will come, in which there shall not be left here one stone upon another, that shall not be thrown down.
He said: I have been zealous for Jehovah, the God of hosts. The children of Israel have not kept your agreement (covenant). They have destroyed your altars. They killed your prophets with the sword. I, even I, am the only one living. Now they seek to take my life too.
He replied: I have been very zealous for Jehovah, the God of hosts. The children of Israel have not kept your agreement. They have torn down your altars. They killed your prophets with the sword. I, even I, am the only one living. Now they seek to take my life.
And after the sixty-two weeks the anointed one will be cut off (destroyed) (killed) and shall have nothing. The people of the prince that shall come shall destroy the city and the sanctuary. The end of it shall be by the flood of war and desolations.
It magnified itself, even to the prince of the host. It took the continual burnt offering from him and the place of his sanctuary was thrown down.
Later two witnesses came. They said: This man said, 'I am able to destroy the Temple of God and to rebuild it in three days.'
We heard him say, I will destroy this temple that is made with hands, and in three days I will build another made without hands.
Jesus replied: Destroy this temple and in three days I will raise it up.
and said, You who would destroy the Temple and rebuild it in three days, save yourself. If you are the Son of God come down from the stake.
Those who passed by blasphemed him, wagging their heads, and saying, ha! You who destroy the temple, and build it in three days,
I saw Jehovah standing beside the altar. He said: Strike the capitals that the thresholds may shake! Break them in pieces on the head of all of them and I will slay the last of them with the sword. Not one of them will get away. Not one of them will escape!
You looked for much harvest and you received little. When you brought it home, I blew it away. Why? Said Jehovah of Hosts. Because my house lies in waste, while each of you run to his house.
Is it time for you to dwell in your roofed and covered houses, while this house is desolate?
Jehovah, they have killed your prophets, and torn down your altars. I am left alone, and they seek my life. (1 Kings 19:14, 18)
