Early in the first century C.E., the Roman Empire stretched from Britain and Gaul (now France) to Egypt, and the region enjoyed unprecedented stability and prosperity. But one remote area was a source of constant frustration for Rome-the restless province of Judea.
The Encyclopedia of Ancient Rome states: "Few centuries under Rome's control were marked by such intense dislike, on both sides, as Judea. The Jews resented foreign masters who care about nothing for their traditions, and the Romans found Jewish stubbornness cause for severe intolerance." Many Jews hoped that a political messiah would expel the hated Romans and restore a golden era to Israel. But in 33 C.E., Jesus Christ declared that Jerusalem faced a coming catastrophe.
Jesus said: "The days will come upon you when your enemies will build around you a fortification of pointed stakes and will encircle you and besiege you from every side. They will dash you and and your children within you to the ground, and they will not leave a stone upon a stone in you." - LUKE 29:43, 44.
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