When the Roman legions destroyed Judaea
and Jerusalem in A.D. 70, Josephus says
that more than 1,100,000 Jews perished
and nearly 100,000 were taken captive.
1 In Rome’s ancient forum, the Arch of
Titus, which still stands, depicts
Jewish captives in chains and Roman
soldiers carrying the seven-branched
temple candlestick on their shoulders.
Yet, while the Jews suffered starvation,
slaughter, and capture, their fellow
Christians in Jerusalem escaped.
How were the Christians spared?
About thirty-seven years before the
destruction, Jesus had foretold the
terrible events. The Savior’s warning.
See Matt. 24:2
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.