Matthew 24:2
“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.”
King James Version
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Not one stone left upon another — the temple's destruction, fulfilled in AD 70.
Fulfillment References
🏛 AD 70 Roman destruction 🏛 Josephus Wars of the Jews 6.4-10
Archaeological & Historical Evidence
Josephus details the complete destruction of Herod's Temple by Titus in AD 70. Roman soldiers dismantled stones to retrieve melted gold.
How Traditions Read This Prophecy
JewishHistorically confirmed — the Temple was completely destroyed in AD 70.
CatholicLiterally fulfilled in AD 70 — one of Jesus' most verifiably accurate predictions.
ProtestantThe precision of this prediction is extraordinary.
DispensationalPartially fulfilled in AD 70; the 'Great Tribulation' referenced in Matt 24:21 is still future.
AcademicMay be a vaticinium ex eventu, or Jesus was aware of Roman military tactics.
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