Olaniyi Olanrewaju

Matthew 24:1-2 Then Jesus went out and departed from the temple, and His disciples came up to show Him the buildings of the temple. And Jesus said to them, "Do you not see all these things? Assuredly, I say to you, not [one] stone shall be left here upon another, that shall not be thrown down." The destruction of the temple which signifies the destruction of the patterns and ideas we use to serve God will not affect ministries alone, but individual christians will also feel the heat of the shaking. The destruction of the temple signifies the building of another. The temple is built using stones that have been chiseled into the shape and size needed for it to fit perfectly into its place in the building. When the construction of the temple built by Solomon was going on, bible records in that there was not a single hammering that took place at the temple site. Every stone has been cut into shape before it arrived at the temple site where it was simply fitted into it rightful po...

Matthew 24:1-2 Then Jesus went out and departed from the temple, and His disciples came up to show Him the buildings of the temple. And Jesus said to them, "Do you not see all these things? Assuredly, I say to you, not [one] stone shall be left here upon another, that shall not be thrown down." Matthew 24 is one of the profound chapters in the gospels that gives an account of what to expect in the last days. The chapter also explains the arrangement of events that will lead to the close of this age. The chapter begins with the disciples of Jesus admiring the temple in Jerusalem, but to their surprise, Jesus told them that the temple would be destroyed so much that one stone will not be placed on another. To a Jew, this is a very offensive statement because they consider their temple a sacred building where God dwells. What they did not know is that Jesus was not just referring to the physical temple, but what referring to Himself. 70 years later, the temple was truly destroye...