Matthew 24 Question #1, When will the Temple be thrown down, toave "not one stone left on another"?

These first 14 verses of Matthew 24 are describing how Jesus was with the Disciples viewing the buildings of the Temple,

1 "And Jesus went out, and departed from the temple: and his disciples came to him for to shew Him the buildings of the temple."

Then, Jesus Prophesied about a time to come, when the Roman army had heard that the Jews had gold hidden and stored within the stones of the Temple and would then totally demolish the Temple, looking for gold.

2 "And Jesus said unto them, See ye not all these things? verily I say unto you, There shall not be left here one stone upon another, that shall not be thrown down".

Verse 3 contains three questions that the disciples then ask Jesus. Their first question was asking Jesus, when He was talking about that the Temple was going to be utterly thrown down.

The Disciples then asked Jesus about any signs they could look for with regard to Jesus coming, but they were assuming that, after the Temple was destroyed, that would be when Jesus would be coming before the world, introducing Himself as the Promised Messiah and set up His New Earthly Kingdom, to then Rule His New Government, with Great Power and Authority AND THEY DIDN`T WANT TO MISS THAT.

This verse, nor this entire passage, from 1-35, is making any reference to The Second Coming of Jesus and can`t be applied to when Jesus Returns Again to Earth. That is a most common error regarding the Divine Interpretation of Matthew 24, so we need to try and contain ourselves. There is no such thing in Scripture as a dual or double fulfillment of Prophecy. Each verse in The Bible has one Interpretation, not a hodge-podge of possibilities. Jesus is answering the Disciples question about the Temple being destroyed and were asking when would be the sign of His coming, to set up His Earthly Kingdom, to then Rule as their King.

This is key to getting The Lord`s message that is in Matthew 24, without confusing the entire issue Jesus is talking about, as having anything to do with His Second Coming, because it simply does not. Not until He is ready to address that question of the Disciples, later, beginning in vs 24:36. That is the subject of their third question.

3 "And as He sat upon the mount of Olives, the disciples came unto Him privately, saying, Tell us, when shall these things be? and what shall be the sign of thy coming, and of the end of the world?"

The Disciples questions to Jesus, 1.) When will the Temple be thrown down?
2.) After, the Temple is destroyed, what signs can you give us, so we will know when You are about to take Power and Control of the Government, as the King of your Kingdom? Interestingly enough, rather than speak to that specific interest the Disciples assumed was going to taking place, Jesus` answer to that second question of theirs, focused instead on an entirely different subject matter and that was in regard to the destruction of Jerusalem, in A.D. 70 that He spoke of as being The Desolation of Abomination Daniel had Prophesied, and not about Him "coming" to temporal civil power, which Jesus had no plans of doing.
3.) Then, the Disciples` third question is when Jesus gives them His answer concerning when the End of the World was going to take plsce.

So, first here in these verses 1-14 Jesus answer to the Disciples has to do, exclusively, with the period of time leading up to when the Temple is destroyed.

4 "And Jesus answered and said unto them, Take heed that no man deceive you."

False Christs would be showing up, prior to the destruction of the Temple. Our present day, prior to the Return of The Lord, when He Comes Again, IS NOT any part of what Jesus is talking to them about. So, false Christs are NOT something Jesus was warning us about, today, at all.

5 "For many shall come in My Name, saying, I am Christ; and shall deceive many".

Prior to A.D. 70, at the destruction of Jerusalem.

6 "And ye shall hear of wars and rumours of wars: see that ye be not troubled: for all these things must come to pass, but the end is not yet."

"The end", here, then is where Jesus is referring to the end of worshipping in the Temple, for the Jews. The end of the Temple. No association with "The End of The World" is meant or intended, by Jesus, at this time.

And, so the same is true of the following verses, which are only describing what will be taking place leading up to the Roman army`s devastating attack there in Jerusalem.

7 "For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom: and there shall be famines, and pestilences, and earthquakes, in divers places."

8 "All these are the beginning of sorrows."

9 "Then shall they deliver you up to be afflicted, and shall kill you: and ye shall be hated of all nations for My Name's sake".

10 "And then shall many be offended, and shall betray one another, and shall hate one another".

11 "And many false prophets shall rise, and shall deceive many".

12 "And because iniquity shall abound, the love of many shall wax cold".

Then, Jesus mentions how if they are able to make it through those kinds of persecutions and temporal calamities, alive, they should survive, as long as they take heed to His warning coming up, about being sure to flee Jerusalem, before it was too late.

13 "But he that shall endure unto the end, the same shall be saved".

From the time Jesus is speaking here to His Disciples, the Gospel will be spread far and wide, before to A.D. 70.

14 "And this Gospel of the Kingdom shall be preached in all the world for a witness unto all nations; and then shall the end come."

Then, in A.D. 70 would come the end of the Jews` religious economy of worshipping in the Temple, at the destruction of Jerusalem by the Roman armies, that Daniel called The Desolation of Abomination.