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What caused the destruction of the Temple in 70 AD?

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  1. Hobie

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    Here is something I came across...

    "Two types of forces drove the start of the revolution: the practical and the religious. As described in the Causes of the War, the lack of a strong central authority in Rome under the incompetent Nero left Judaean society exposed to many dangers: crime and terrorism, exploitation by corrupt governors, and anti-Jewish violence in the surrounding multicultural cities.

    In this environment, some of the wealthy and powerful of Jerusalem, particularly the younger generation, felt the situation required they take governance into their own hands, while the rest of the aristocracy preferred to maintain the status quo.
    The same weakness of the central government was felt across the Roman Empire, causing several provinces to revolt. But Judaea also had another factor: the belief that there was a religious duty, indeed a destiny, to overthrow the occupying government and assist a king anointed by Heaven -- a Messiah -- in renewing a pious Jewish state.

    This belief had been a cause of sporadic insurgency among the lower classes beginning with Judas the Galilean at the time of the registration of Quirinius in 6 CE. Descendants of this same founder took part in the opening phase of the revolution, one of whom, Menahem, took the role of the Messiah for himself."...A War Chronology - Part 1
     
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    I believe God decreed its destruction for several reasons. First, the temple itself had become an object of worship among some Jews, rather than God. Second, the Jews had brought punishment upon themselves for their profane "worship", governed by MAN'S rules insteada God's, Next, the temple had become a symbol to the Jews of their people.

    The temple was destroyed as part of the "days of vengeance" Jesus had decreed against that generation of Jews for their continued profane worship & the murders of the righteous. Titus had told his men not to destroy it, but a rumor was spread that there was gold hidden between its stones, so the soldiers both burned it & pried the stones apart, in fulfillment of Jesus prophecy that not one stone would be left upon another. (There was no gold or other treasure stashed between the stones.)

    Contrary to the beliefs of many preterists & some others who have picked up some false doctrines, this destruction was not an eschatological event. remember, Jesus first decreed it when the disciples were admiring the temple & made small talk to Jesus about it. The "days of vengeance" & the eschatological events are separate prophecies.
     
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    Well, if you look closely you will find the answer right in the article..."one of whom, Menahem, took the role of the Messiah for himself."...

    It was the unbelief of the people of Israel as Paul lays out...
    Romans 11:9-10 King James Version (KJV)
    9 And David saith, Let their table be made a snare, and a trap, and a stumblingblock, and a recompence unto them:
    10 Let their eyes be darkened, that they may not see, and bow down their back always.
     
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