An Outline Of Jerusalem's Second Holy Temple

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To fathom the magnitude of destroying Jerusalem’s Second Holy Temple, we must envision one of our planet's most ancient civilizations. Back in a time when life was spent chasing something more than just the “great perhaps,” but more so a belief stronger than any I’ve encountered. People were chasing a certainty, an eternal paradise far beyond the realm of our imagination. Something so beautiful, if presented, any being would kill for entrance. Nevertheless, for 420 years, Jerusalem’s Second Holy Temple established a divine presence where Heaven could meet Earth.

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