[idov]

Wrong this was not the second war, it was the third war.

The middle one was the biggest one, one of biggest conflicts in history stretching from Mesopotamia to Libya to the Greek islands. It was called the Kitos War. Probably a million people died on each side.

They had Trajan on the run. Two of his generals in charge of the breadbasket of the empire were going to secede but then Trajan dropped dead because of the stress. They wanted to rebuild the Temple. Hadrian said go ahead and the war stopped.

It’s pretty facile and stupid to make conclusions why a war was lost. The Jews took on an empire three times and they were beat before they started unless others arose either from within or without. No one did. Even so in the third war Hadrian had to bring in troops all the way from Britain and use his sailors to fight on land.

[af_vet_1981]

Wrong this was not the second war, it was the third war.

Yes, if you want to include the rebellion of the Diaspora in bringing suffering and death on the Jewish people, then the false messiah Simon led the third war in a series.

It’s pretty facile and stupid to make conclusions why a war was lost. The Jews took on an empire three times and they were beat before they started unless others arose either from within or without.

It is sadly obvious that the LORD God of Israel was not fighting on behalf of the children of Israel in any of these three wars. I wish it could have been otherwise.

And when ye shall see Jerusalem compassed with armies, then know that the desolation thereof is nigh. Then let them which are in Judaea flee to the mountains; and let them which are in the midst of it depart out; and let not them that are in the countries enter thereinto. For these be the days of vengeance, that all things which are written may be fulfilled. But woe unto them that are with child, and to them that give suck, in those days! for there shall be great distress in the land, and wrath upon this people. And they shall fall by the edge of the sword, and shall be led away captive into all nations: and Jerusalem shall be trodden down of the Gentiles, until the times of the Gentiles be fulfilled.