What did Jesus mean by this: “Where there is a dead body, there the vultures will gather...”?

Anonymous2019-10-27T02:59:16Z

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A metaphor to describe what would happen to Jerusalem and the temple in 70 AD

The apostles had asked Jesus the signs leading up to these things - including the destruction of the temple:

Mat 24:2 And Jesus said unto them, See ye not all these things? verily I say unto you, >>>There shall not be left here one stone upon another, that shall not be thrown down.<<<
Mat 24:3 ¶ And as he sat upon the mount of Olives, the disciples came unto him privately, saying, Tell us, when shall these things be? and what shall be the sign of thy coming, and of the end of the age?

Vultures gather and consume dead bodies, and the Roman armies camped out around Jerusalem. They cut off all food, water and supplies in to the city and camped for weeks, slowly starving the citizens. And then they attacked, destroyed both the city and the temple - fulfilling OT prophecies

Jerusalem was the dead body and the Roman armies were the vultures

Now read all of Mat 24 where Jesus gives the signs for all those events - and read this

>>>>>>>>Mat 24:34 Verily I say unto you, This generation shall not pass, till all these things be fulfilled.
Mat 24:35 Heaven and earth shall pass away, but my words shall not pass away.

NOTE: Jesus made those prophecies circa 30AD - forty years before their fruition.

Anonymous2019-10-27T03:53:26Z

never said that

Anonymous2019-10-27T03:07:23Z

Vultures eat dead animals.

Is it really that difficult?

Mack2019-10-27T03:07:19Z

Vultures eat carrion, why does this seem noteworthy?

Anonymous2019-10-27T03:00:33Z

Death of the rebels when Jesus returns at the end of the future tribulation.

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