Hello CL........Herod's temple and Sanctuary were in 1st century Jerusalem.
Jesus mentioned Jerusalem in the verses just previous to the 70AD Jerusalem/Temple discourse;
The "house" could be symbolizing either the
Temple, the
Sanctuary, both of those, or
House of Judah
Mat 21:13
And He said to them, “It is written,
‘My house shall be called a house of prayer,' but you have made it a
‘den of thieves.' ”
Luk 19:46
saying to them, “It is written,
‘My house is a house of prayer,'but you have made it a
‘den of thieves.' ”
Matthew 23:37
“
O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, the one who kills the prophets and stones those who are sent to her! How often I wanted to gather your children together, as a hen gathers her chicks under
her wings, but you were not willing!
Matthew 23:38
“See!
Your house is left to you desolate;
Luke 13:34
“
O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, the one who kills the prophets and stones those who are sent to her! How often I wanted to gather your children together, as a hen
gathers her brood under
her wings, but you were not willing!
Luke 13:35 “See! Your house is left to you desolate;
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The Great City/Harlot/Queen Revelation chapts 17-19
Revelation 18:18
And they cried, observing
the smoke of Her burning, saying, "What is like to the great
City?"
19 and they cast dust upon their heads, and cried, lamenting, weeping and mourning, saying,
"Woe! woe! the great
City! in which are rich all those having ships in the sea, out of
Her preciousness,
for to one hour was She was desolated.
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