Jesus Predicts The End: He Fails Miserably.

The gospels of Mark, Matthew and Luke, tell us of a time when Jesus, having just cursed the Pharisees, tells his disciples that the Jerusalem temple will be totally destroyed. Of course, this would be a great shock to any believing Jew, since the temple was the centre of their religious lives. As Jesus climbs the Mount of Olives and finds a place to sit, one of his disciples points out the construction of these wonderful buildings, and apparently they were quite a sight to behold, but Jesus tells that that not one stone will be left upon another.

Four of his disciples, whom Mark identifies as Peter, James, John and Andrew, approach Jesus privately and ask him the following questions: “Tell us, when will these things be, and what will be the sign when all these things are about to be accomplished?”