Luke 21:5-9
Destruction of Jerusalem by the Romans
5 Some of his disciples were remarking about how the temple was adorned with beautiful stones and with gifts dedicated to God. But Jesus said, 6 “As for what you see here, the time will come when not one stone will be left on another; every one of them will be thrown down.”
7 “Teacher,” they asked, “when will these things happen? And what will be the sign that they are about to take place?”
8 He replied: “Watch out that you are not deceived. For many will come in my name, claiming, ‘I am he,’ and, ‘The time is near.’ Do not follow them. 9 When you hear of wars and uprisings, do not be frightened. These things must happen first, but the end will not come right away.”
Mark 13:1-4
Destruction of Jerusalem by the Romans
1 As Jesus was leaving the temple, one of his disciples said to him, “Look, Teacher! What massive stones! What magnificent buildings!”
2 “Do you see all these great buildings?” replied Jesus. “Not one stone here will be left on another; every one will be thrown down.”
3 As Jesus was sitting on the Mount of Olives opposite the temple, Peter, James, John and Andrew asked him privately, 4 “Tell us, when will these things happen? And what will be the sign that they are all about to be fulfilled?”
Matthew 24:1-2
Destruction of Jerusalem by the Romans
1 Jesus left the temple and was walking away when his disciples came up to him to call his attention to its buildings.2 “Do you see all these things?” he asked. “Truly I tell you, not one stone here will be left on another; every one will be thrown down.”
Luke 1:1-4
The Introduction of Luke's Gospel
1 Many have undertaken to draw up an account of the things that have been fulfilled among us, 2 just as they were handed down to us by those who from the first were eyewitnesses and servants of the word. 3 With this in mind, since I myself have carefully investigated everything from the beginning, I too decided to write an orderly account for you, most excellent Theophilus, 4 so that you may know the certainty of the things you have been taught.
Acts 1:1-3
The Introduction of the Acts of the Apostles
1 In my former book, Theophilus, I wrote about all that Jesus began to do and to teach 2 until the day he was taken up to heaven, after giving instructions through the Holy Spirit to the apostles he had chosen. 3 After his suffering, he presented himself to them and gave many convincing proofs that he was alive. He appeared to them over a period of forty days and spoke about the kingdom of God.
Old documents of the ancient times are difficult to prove both that they are true and there accuracy and their reliability...Ancient documents often are not dated and their authorship not clearly wrote out...Most often the documents are so old they crumble to touch, as experts try to check their age and accuracy...To me it seems the Bible gets its fair share of dating and accuracy questions...As it should...Do other ancient religious records and historical documents get the same amount of criticism for proving who wrote them, and what is in them?...Let us hope so...But the Bible needs to be verified, because it is the most special of all the books of the world...The Bible maybe the main evidence of God...It is definitely the main written evidence of God...All of humanity can search and seek God in the Bible...
Three of the four gospels write about the destruction of Jerusalem and the destruction of the Temple of God...Some, if not many historians, give this as evidence that Matthew, Mark, and Luke were written before the Temple and Jerusalem were destroyed...And history records, write about the Temple and Jerusalem were destroyed in 70 a.d....
Jesus lived at the time of the Temple of God and the time before the Siege of Jerusalem by the Romans...Jesus predicted that the Temple of God with its beautiful stones would be destroyed...He predicted that other buildings around Jerusalem would be thrown down and destroyed...In 70 a.d. that happened...The Roman Army lead by the Emperor Titus destroyed the Temple of God and much of the city of Jerusalem...In the four gospels, Jesus' prediction is written about in Matthew, Mark, and Luke...Many critics say that these gospels were written much later than 70 a.d....But there is not one mention of the Temple and Jerusalem being destroyed in the New Testament...One would think that in all the books of the New Testament, that there might be one mention of Jesus' bold prophecy about the Temple of His Father and that the city of Jerusalem was destroyed...Because there is no mention of the destruction of the Temple of God, with its importance to the followers of God, some think that all the New Testament Books were written before 70 a.d....However, some still think the Gospel According to John was written around 90 a.d...And John did not mention the destruction of the Temple of God in his gospel...
St. Luke wrote the Gospel According to Luke, before he wrote the Acts of the Apostles...He dedicated both books to Theophilus...The Acts of the Apostles, is very much about St. Peter and St. Paul and how they were instrumental in getting early followers to believe in the teachings of the Messiah, Jesus Christ...And in neither of St. Luke's books does he mention the fall of Jerusalem or the Temple of God being destroyed...Most believe that St. Paul and St. Peter died around 64 to 67 a.d., before the destruction of the Temple...And St. Luke never mentions the death of these two Great Early Apostles...So one might assume that St. Luke wrote the Acts of the Apostles before 67 a.d. and his gospel Luke even earlier...
For believers in Jesus, this is evidence that the books are historical and not legend...If three of the gospels (and the Acts and all of Paul's letters) were written before 70 a.d., which would make them very difficult for Jesus to have become a legend, or be a myth...C. S. Lewis said this: "All I am in private life is a literary critic and historian, that’s my job...And I am prepared to say on that basis if anyone thinks the Gospels are either legend or novels, then that person is simply showing his incompetence as a literary critic...I've read a great many novels and I know a fair amount about the legends that grew up among early people, and I know perfectly well the Gospels are not that kind of stuff."...C. S. Lewis, in my opinion, is an expert on books of myths and legends...
Even though the New Testament are not history books, they do record the history of Jesus...This is how many of get to know Jesus...Our faith in Jesus depends on the New Testament being accurate, reliable, and historical documents...This is why we must concern ourselves on these books being historically accurate...