Not a cheap rescue

Deutsch English And when he drew near and saw the city, he wept over it, saying, “Would that you, even you, had known on this day the things that make for peace! But now they are hidden from your eyes. For the days will come upon you, when your enemies will set up a barricade around you and surround you and hem you in on every side and tear you down to the ground, you and your children within you. And they will not leave one stone upon another in you, because you did not know the time of your visitation.” Luke 19,41-44 (ESV) Coming down from the Mount of Olives you have a great view of Jerusalem. The whole city is spread out in front of you. When Jesus reached the bend in the road, he wept. Jesus knew what was in store for this city. The Jews were about to embark on a political adventure. It ended with the destruction of Jerusalem in AD 70. The sinking could have been avoided if the Jews had given up their dream of political power and followed Christ. The tears of Jesus w...