<p>13:1 <i>And as he left the temple-</i> This was a visual depiction of the Lord's previous statement that the house of the temple was now left desolate (Mt. 23:38). The Lord surely had in mind how the glory of God, which was Him (2 Cor. 4:6; Col. 1:27; James 2:1), progressively left the temple in Ezekiel's time, until the Babylonians came and destroyed the temple (Ez. 10:18), and how the loss of the ark (another symbol of the Lord Jesus) was the glory departing from Israel (1 Sam. 4:21,22).&nbsp;&nbsp;</p><p><i>One of his disciples said to him: Teacher, look what wonderful stones and what wonderful buildings</i>- These words are taken over in the later New Testament to describe the building up often translated 'edifying' of a new temple, comprised of the believers in Christ. The temple buildings were thrown down&nbsp;<i>in order that</i>&nbsp;a new and spiritual building comprised of believers could be built up through the Lord's work in the hearts of His people. The group of believers are &quot;All the building which grows into a holy temple in the Lord&quot; (Eph. 2:21). Paul, writing before AD70, may have had this contrast indirectly in mind when he wrote that when the earthly house is destroyed, we should remember that we have a &quot;house not made with hands&quot; built by God (2 Cor. 5:1). The same struggle and angst at the loss of physical structures of our religion can be seen today; some find it hard to believe that relationship with God is ultimately personal, and that relationship continues even when surrounding, much loved traditional structures are removed.</p>