No Stone Unturned

  [303 words] In Mark 13:1-2 we read, “As He was going out of the temple, one of His disciples said to Him, “Teacher, behold what wonderful stones and what wonderful buildings!” And Jesus said to him, “Do you see these great buildings? Not one stone will be left upon another which will not be torn down.” A very bold and specific prediction, yet it didn’t seem very likely. Even if the temple was destroyed, who would go to all that effort? Some of the stones weighted over 400 tons. However, it turn out Jesus was exactly right. Four decades after Jesus death, Roman soldiers under General Titus laid siege to Jerusalem. Even though the General had given orders to not destroy the temple, during the battle a fire was started that engulfed the structure. The fire caused the gold and silver that was in the temple to melt and…