Page 25 - 00 Introduction

In the reign of Herod, Jerusalem had not only

been greatly beautified, but by the erection of

towers, walls, and fortresses, adding to the

natural strength of its situation, it had been

rendered apparently impregnable. He who

would at this time have foretold publicly its

destruction, would, like Noah in his day, have

been called a crazed alarmist. But Christ had

said: “Heaven and earth shall pass away, but

My words shall not pass away.” Matthew

24:35. Because of her sins, wrath had been

denounced against Jerusalem, and her

stubborn unbelief rendered her doom certain.

The Lord had declared by the prophet Micah:

“Hear this, I pray you, ye heads of the house of

Jacob, and princes of the house of Israel, that

abhor judgment, and pervert all equity. They

build up Zion with blood, and Jerusalem with

iniquity. The heads thereof judge for reward,