They will not leave one stone on another

[TonyChanYT]

Luke 19:

44 They will not leave one stone on another, because you did not recognize the time of God's coming to you.

Is it literal or hyperbole? How does this relate to the standing Western Wall or Wailing Wall in the Old City of Jerusalem today?

The following is from Dottard:

The prophecy of Luke 19:44b about "not leaving one stone upon another" could not be literally true for at least two reasons:

• A few relics of the structure remained after Titus had finished - there were only one or two towers and of course the wailing wall
• Even if these structures had also been demolished, the rubble would still literally be stones upon another.

Jesus' words in this prophecy are clearly Hebrew hyperbole simply implying that the city was so demolished as to be unrecognizable. However, it was literally true of the temple itself as Titus plowed the field after demolishing the temple area. Note the comments of Barnes:

Shall lay thee even with the ground ... - This was literally done. Titus caused a plow to pass over the place where the temple stood. See the notes at Matthew 24. 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.

 

[Wick Stick]

Luke 19:


Is it literal or hyperbole? How does this relate to the standing Western Wall or Wailing Wall in the Old City of Jerusalem today?

The following is from Dottard:

The prophecy of Luke 19:44b about "not leaving one stone upon another" could not be literally true for at least two reasons:

• A few relics of the structure remained after Titus had finished - there were only one or two towers and of course the wailing wall
• Even if these structures had also been demolished, the rubble would still literally be stones upon another.

Jesus' words in this prophecy are clearly Hebrew hyperbole simply implying that the city was so demolished as to be unrecognizable. However, it was literally true of the temple itself as Titus plowed the field after demolishing the temple area. Note the comments of Barnes:

The Wailing Wall was not part of the temple. It's a retaining wall.

But more importantly, the temple was not located on the so-called Temple Mount. It was located one mountain to the south. We know this because the Bible tells us that the temple was fed by the Gihon Spring. The spring still exists and it's not on the "Temple Mount."

 

[quietthinker]

They will not leave one stone on another​

ah yes, the addicted do such things.....perhaps it's better said, one stone after the other.