{"id":1014,"date":"2017-08-01T14:44:26","date_gmt":"2017-08-01T18:44:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/isittheendoftheworld\/?p=1014"},"modified":"2017-08-01T14:44:26","modified_gmt":"2017-08-01T18:44:26","slug":"day-of-destruction","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/isittheendoftheworld\/2017\/08\/day-of-destruction.html","title":{"rendered":"Day of Destruction"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Today marks the Jewish day commemorating the destruction of the two Jewish temples in antiquity; the first by the Babylonians in the sixth-century B.C. The Romans repeated this destruction in Jerusalem in A.D. 70. <\/p>\n<p>Tisha B&#8217;Av (&#8220;The 9th of Av&#8221;) is a solemn day for Jews, especially in Israel.<br \/>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1017\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1017\" style=\"width: 199px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/isittheendoftheworld\/files\/2017\/08\/DSCF6043.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.beliefnet.com\/sites\/237\/2017\/08\/DSCF6043-199x300.jpg\" alt=\"Evidence of the Babylonian destruction, Jerusalem&#039;s Old City\" width=\"199\" height=\"300\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1017\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1017\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Evidence of the Babylonian destruction, Jerusalem&#8217;s Old City<\/figcaption><\/figure> <\/p>\n<p>The recent violence unleashed by the Palestinians on the Temple Mount makes this year perhaps even more poignant.<\/p>\n<p>In antiquity, the so-called Solomon&#8217;s Temple (built during the reign of King Solomon) was ornate in the extreme. Later, &#8220;Herod&#8217;s Temple&#8221; restored the holy site as one of the wonders of the ancient world.<br \/>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1018\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1018\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/isittheendoftheworld\/files\/2017\/08\/DSCF6034.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.beliefnet.com\/sites\/237\/2017\/08\/DSCF6034-300x199.jpg\" alt=\"Roman-era ruins in the Jewish Quarter\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1018\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1018\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Roman-era ruins in the Jewish Quarter<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/p>\n<p>Today, visitors can see the destruction from both events. <\/p>\n<p>And we look ahead to the day when Jerusalem will be a place of blessing for the whole world.<\/p>\n<p>I<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Today marks the Jewish day commemorating the destruction of the two Jewish temples in antiquity; the first by the Babylonians in the sixth-century B.C. 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