1 Kings 9:8
9:8 This temple will become a heap of ruins;
everyone who passes by it will be shocked and will hiss out their scorn,
saying, ‘Why did the
Lord do this to this land and this temple?’
1 Kings 9:2
9:2 the
Lord appeared to Solomon a second time, in the same way he had appeared to him at Gibeon.
1 Kings 2:5
2:5 “You know what Joab son of Zeruiah did to me – how he murdered two commanders of the Israelite armies, Abner son of Ner and Amasa son of Jether. During peacetime he struck them down like he would in battle; when he shed their blood as if in battle, he stained his own belt and the sandals on his feet.
1 Kings 7:21
7:21 He set up the pillars on the porch in front of the main hall. He erected one pillar on the right
side and called it Jakin;
he erected the other pillar on the left
side and called it Boaz.
Ezra 3:12
3:12 Many of the priests, the Levites, and the leaders
– older people who had seen with their own eyes the former temple while it was still established
– were weeping loudly,
and many others raised their voice in a joyous shout.
Isaiah 64:11
64:11 Our holy temple, our pride and joy,
the place where our ancestors praised you,
has been burned with fire;
all our prized possessions have been destroyed.
Ezekiel 7:20
7:20 They rendered the beauty of his ornaments into pride,
and with it they made their abominable images – their detestable idols. Therefore I will render it filthy to them.
Haggai 2:3
2:3 ‘Who among you survivors saw the former splendor of this temple?
How does it look to you now? Isn’t it nothing by comparison?
Haggai 2:9
2:9 ‘The future splendor of this temple will be greater than that of former times,’
the
Lord who rules over all declares, ‘and in this place I will give peace.’”
Luke 21:5
The Signs of the End of the Age
21:5 Now while some were speaking about the temple, how it was adorned with beautiful stones and offerings, Jesus said,