A study on acceptable time periods and the importance of prayer  (Part 3)

~ “O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, [thou] that killest the prophets, and stonest them which are sent unto thee, how often would I have gathered thy children together, even as a hen gathereth her chickens under [her] wings, and ye would not! ³⁸Behold, your house is left unto you desolate. ³⁹For I say unto you, Ye shall not see Me henceforth, till ye shall say, “Blessed [is] He that cometh in the name of the Lord.”” Matthew 23:37-39

This is the separation struggle. From the lips of Christ, the very heart of God is pouring itself out. It is the mysterious farewell of the long-suffering love of the Deity. Israel as a nation had divorced itself from God. For many who heard Christ’s words that day, new thoughts were awakened; a new history began.
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