Destruction of Jerusalem - 70 A.D.
As we learned recently, the city of Jerusalem, along with many other places in the known world back then, was under Roman rule. The Jews were very concerned about the Romans taking over, as they made references in the Bible concerning this very thing. Well, what they feared came to pass in 70 A.D. and here is how it happened;
The Jews rebelled against Roman rule. They refused to obey Rome, nor would they pay any money to Rome. Titus, son of Vespasian the emperor, was sent with an army to put an end to the rebellion. The Jews were trying hard to protect the city, but eventually, the Romans broke through the walls. The Jews then wanted to and tried hard to protect the Temple. But the Temple was burned by the Roman soldiers. The Jews that had not been killed, were either sold into slavery or they ended up being killed. Well, to show off the victory of the Romans, they built an arch in the Roman forum which depicted Titus and his army leaving Jerusalem carrying out the Menorah, which was the seven branched candlestick that is lit during Chanukah. It has a special memory because it represents the candle that stayed lit during the time of the Maccabees when the Greeks were defiling the Second Temple. There was only a small amount of oil and the candle was lit and miraculously stayed lit for eight days. Today this is called the 'Festival of Lights'.
Some people believe that the destruction of this Temple was prophesied in Matthew 24. Many also believe that this event is what John spoke of in the book of Revelation.
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