Luke 21:5-6

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[5] As some were talking about the temple and how it was decorated with beautiful stones and gifts, he said, [6] "As for these things which you see, the days will come, in which there will not be left here one stone on another that will not be thrown down."

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Jerusalem in New Testament TimesA plan of ancient Jerusalem as it was in New Testament times, with its walls, temple and gates.

The Holy Land in the Time of JesusThe Holy Land in the time of Jesus, showing Galilee, Samaria, Judea and the territories under Herod's rule.

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Jerusalem was Israel’s religious and political center, where Herod’s temple stood and drew worshipers from Judea, the surrounding Jewish region. From the Mount of Olives east of the city, Jesus later expanded this warning, underscoring that even the magnificent temple would fall under God’s judgment.

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Luke 21:5-6 mentions Jerusalem, Judea and Mount of Olives.

Photo of Jerusalem — Jerusalem · Godot13

Photo of Mount of Olives — Mount of Olives · xiquinhosilva