WHY WAS THE 2ND TEMPLE DESTROYED? BECAUSE THEY DID NOT KNOW THE TIME OF CHRIST'S FIRST COMING! This Enlarged The Divisive Crack In The Jewish Mother Church that Led to the Split of Christianity From Judaism!

This is the next major blow that caused the split between the members of the original Jewish Church. Jerusalem ceased to be the center of the Messianic Jewish church after the Destruction of the Second Temple in 70 A.D. This is why the Book of Revelation, started its messages to the 7 churches at the Church of Ephesus. The Book of Revelation was given to the last living Apostle John on 90 A.D.

By: LOPE COLUMNA

MESSIANIC-KABBALIST PASTOR GENERAL

The BRIDE OF CHRIST MINISTRY OF LIFE

The First Temple was destroyed because of the 3 sins of sexual immorality, murder and idolatry. And the Jews were exiled for a period of only 70 years. After this period, God allowed them to return to their land and rebuilt the 2nd Temple which stood another 400 plus years. 

WHY WAS THE 2ND TEMPLE DESTROYED?

"The Jewish Sages teach that every generation in which the Temple is not rebuilt is as wicked as the generation in which it was destroyed; for, had we been worthy, the Temple would have been rebuilt in our days."

Then this 2nd Temple was also destroyed. Most of the Jewish sages believed that the reason behind the destruction of the 2nd Temple is the so-called Sinat Chinam, or BASELESS HATRED. And with this seemingly minor sin of Baseless hatred, both the Jews and Christians were exiled for almost 2,000 years now, and the 2nd Temple is still not rebuilt! And there are powerful groups in Israel that are bent on building the 3rd Temple, but still they are not successful. The punishment seems to be greater than the first Temple! WHY?

The sin of Baseless Hatred is only one of the reasons of the 2nd Temple destruction. According to the LORD Jesus Christ Himself, there is a more terrible major cause of the 2nd Temple destruction! What is it?

THE REAL CAUSE OF DESTRUCTION OF THE 2ND TEMPLE ACCORDING TO JESUS CHRIST!

During the time of Jesus Christ the 2nd Temple was still standing, and He prophesied that it will be destroyed.

• As Jesus left and was going out of the Temple complex, His disciples came up and called His attention to the Temple Buildings. (Mat 24:1)

• Then He replied to them, "Don't you see all these things? I assure you: Not one stone will be left here on another that will not be thrown down!" (Mat 24:2)

About 40 years later, it really happened. WHY?

• He beheld the city and wept over it, saying, If you had known, even you, even at least in this day of yours, the things for your peace! But now they are hidden from your eyes.  (Luk 19:41-42 MKJV)

• For the days will come on you that your enemies will raise up a rampart to you, and will surround you, and will keep you in on every side.  (Luk 19:43 MKJV)

• And they will tear you down, and your children within you, and will not leave a stone on a stone BECAUSE YOU DID NOT KNOW THE TIME OF YOUR VISITATION.  (Luke 19:44 MKJV)

BECAUSE THEY DID NOT KNOW THE TIME OF CHRIST'S FIRST COMING; THEY WERE DESTROYED!

From Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible: Titus caused a plow to pass over the place where the Temple stood. All this was done, says Christ, because Jerusalem knew not the time of its visitation - that is, did not know, and "would not" know, that the Messiah had come. "His coming" was the time of their merciful visitation. That time had been predicted, and invaluable blessings promised as the result of his advent; but they would not know it. They rejected him, they put him to death, and it was just that they should be destroyed. -- BARNES

After the 2nd Temple destruction, two Messianic sects remains:

1. The Pharisees that believed in the Messiah, which developed into Rabbinic Judaism, and
2. The Messianic Gentile Christians. 

Both are destined to developed into distinct world religions. But, as Christianity grew throughout the Gentile world, Christians departed from their Jewish and Jerusalem roots, losing their Messianic Kabbalah Wisdom!

The CHRISTIANS ARE AS GUILTY AS THE JEWS! 

The same principle and judgment apply to the Christians, because the divinely ordained entry of the Gentiles to the early Jewish Church was before the destruction of the 2nd Temple. The Christians are as guilty as the Jews of the sin of not knowing Christ's visitation and "baseless hatred."

The time of the second Temple was a time that the Talmud describes as one when people were occupied with Torah or the Bible, mitzvos (commandments), and acts of kindness. But, there was baseless hatred still. Baseless Hatred is an extremely serious and pervasive problem that negated everything else, including those above-mentioned good deeds. WHY?

• For I tell you, unless your righteousness surpasses that of the scribes and Pharisees, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven. (Mat 5:20)

Continued on Part 16: THE BAR-KOKHBA REVOLT: The 'Straw That Broke The Camel's Back' Finally Splitting Christianity From Its Mother Jewish Church!

NOTE: Bible verses used in this article is based on the Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB). If not, the quoted translation is indicated.

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