For Jesus’ listeners, these words would have been shocking. The temple was the centre of Jewish life—religious, cultural, social, and economic. Its destruction would have been unthinkable.
In October 2021, Facebook, Messenger, Instagram, and WhatsApp went offline for several hours. Many people felt real anxiety as daily life was
disrupted. It made us wonder how dependent we have become on social media.
This helps us ask: “What is so central to my identity that I would be lost without it?”
Jesus is not trying to frighten us. He invites us to build our lives on him. It is comforting to know that, whatever we face, he is the one who holds us steady.
