Christ would have averted the doom of the Jewish nation if the people had received Him. But envy and jealousy made them implacable. They determined that they would not receive Jesus of Nazareth as the Messiah. They rejected the Light of the world, and thenceforth their lives were surrounded with darkness as the darkness of midnight. The doom foretold came upon the Jewish nation. Their own fierce passions, uncontrolled, wrought their ruin. In their blind rage they destroyed one another. Their 296 rebellious, stubborn pride brought upon them the wrath of their Roman conquerors. Jerusalem was destroyed, the temple laid in ruins, and its site plowed like a field. The children of Judah perished by the most horrible forms of death. Millions were sold, to serve as bondmen in heathen lands.

Kristus ville have afværget dommen over jødefolket, hvis de havde taget imod ham, men misundelse og skinsyge gjorde dem uforsonlige. De besluttede, at de ikke ville tage imod Jesus af Nazaret som Messias. De forkastede Verdens Lys, og herefter var deres liv omgivet af mørke som mørket ved midnatstide. Den forudsagte dom ramte jødefolket. Deres egne heftige lidenskaber som ikke blev behersket, var skyld i deres fald. I deres blinde raseri var de skyld i hinandens undergang. Deres oprørske, hårdnakkede stolthed nedkaldte de romerske sejrherrers vrede over dem. Jerusalem blev ødelagt, templet lagt i grus og pladsen, hvor det havde ligget, pløjet som en mark. Judas børn omkom på den mest grusomme måde. Millioner blev solgt for at arbejde som slaver i hedningelande.