Matthew 24:3

"But he answered them, “You see all of these things, don’t you? Most certainly I tell you, there will not be left here one stone on another, that will not be thrown down.”"

Key Reflection

Jesus uses this statement to emphasize the coming destruction of Jerusalem and the temple, which his disciples would witness in their lifetime. By connecting these events with the ultimate judgment, Jesus underscores the irreversible nature of divine authority over physical structures and history.

From the Scholars: Barnes' Notes

Verse 3. He sat upon the mount of Olives. See Barnes "Mt 21:1". From that mount there was a magnificent view of the whole city. The disciples came unto him privately. Not all of them, but Peter, James, John, and Andrew, Mr 13:3. The prediction that the temple would be destroyed, Mt 24:2 had been made in the presence of all the apostles. A part now came privately to know more particularly when this would be. When shall these things be! There are three questions here: 1st. When those things should take place. 2nd. What should be the signs of his coming. 3rd. What should be the signs that the end of the world was near. To these questions he replies in this and the following chapters.

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