23:34-36 What is Jesus prophesying here?

Jesus is prophesying here the destruction of Jerusalem during the lifetime of the generation of Jews then living because of their continued rejection of the truth Jesus proclaimed (cp Mt 23:37-39).

The prophecy foresaw the Jews’ continued rejection of the gospel and the Jewish leaders’ involvement in the shedding of innocent blood. History records that both Jerusalem and the temple were destroyed in 70 AD.

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