Luke 19:41 And when he was come near, he beheld the city, and wept over it, 42 Saying, If thou had known, even thou, at least in this thy day, the things which belong unto thy peace! but now they are hid from thine eyes.
The above passage teaches us of the utter blindness that had gripped those who had lived in Jerusalem, a few years before it became a heap of ruins. As Christ passed through the gates of the temple for the last time, He wept over it, for the majority of its inhabitants had no clue that their day of grace was almost ended. That same blindness is referred to in Revelation 3, where Christ mentions His last day church, Laodicea as not being able to see clearly nor correctly discern the signs of the times that are upon us.
Not only do we have difficulty in ascertaining what’s transpiring, we also seem to have a problem with self-evaluation, which inevitably leads to spiritual complacency. The fact is, that by the time the inhabitants of the city of Jerusalem figured out what was upon them, in the siege by the Romans, the train had already left the station, for although their empty religious rituals continued uninterrupted, The Spirit of God had long left the people, and they were now being controlled by devils, though they knew it not.
[The Great Controversy pp 24] The shekinah no longer abode between the cherubim in the most holy place; the ark, the mercy-seat, and the tables of the testimony were not to be found therein. No voice sounded from Heaven to make known to the inquiring priest the will of Jehovah.
Luke 19:44 And shall lay thee even with the ground, and thy children within thee; and they shall not leave in thee one stone upon another; because thou knew not the time of thy visitation.
May God add His blessing to the study of His word. “Good night” and God bless!