"Not one stone" (Matthew 24:2) was literally fulfilled in 70 A.D., when the Romans destroyed the Jewish Temple.
The fallacy of believing Jesus was talking about the temple of stones on the Mount of Olives
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Davy
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Not if today's Jews in Jerusalem build their 3rd temple they already have the materials gathered to build.
Furthermore, Christ's disciples upon the Mount of Olives with Him asked what would be the Sign of His coming and the end of this world. And they asked Him that in association with His statement that not one stone atop another would be standing there. That means Jesus was pointing to an END TIME SIGN, not the destruction of 70 A.D. by the Romans.
Furthermore, the Western wall of the temple complex is still standing today in Jerusalem at the temple mount area. Huge... stones still atop one another. Common sense even tells us Jesus' Sign was not completely fulfilled in 70 A.D., thus men have stretched the truth and run with it.
Jesus was pointing to the then-existing temple.
I visited Israel some time ago. The wall standing is not in the temple area, rather it is a surviving wall of the Roman Fortress Antonia, which some mistake as part of the temple complex. The large tower next to it is the stone tower of the fortress, which some likewise mistake as part of the temple. I went up the tower steps and walked on the top of the tower. It is typical Roman design.
The tour guide verified what I said, and noted that many people believe these remains of the fortress are part of the temple complex. I told her that the temple was a distance away, at the Gihone Spring, which of course she already knew as well.
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Davy noted:
<That means Jesus was pointing to an End Time Sign.>
"Future time" does not equate to "end times sign.".
The temple is prophesied to be rebuilt, under the direction of the Anti-Christ, who will then take his seat in it, professing that he is the Messiah (2Thessalonians 2:4).
The Jews have been preparing for this rebuilding, training priests, breeding red heffers, etc. And the Bible indicates it will be rebuilt.
When Jesus returns he will complete the task. The original temple complex had lots more than just the temple itself.
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Davy
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When Lord Jesus returns, He will build a completely NEW TEMPLE, as this 3rd temple today's Jews will build is going to be destroyed, completing the actual Olivet prophecy of not one stone atop another.
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