November 1, 2025
9:49 AM
Luc 
I will begin by saying that I am not an expert on theolou and do not hold any 
accreditations suggesting I may have any authority over your own ability to think about 
things. 
What I present here today is a recapitulation of what I consider to be important elements to 
have in mind to properly understand the world in which we live in 2026. 
I will also layout my own cultural biases. 
I originate from the French speaking portion of the Canadian cultural matrix; This 
means I was born and educated into the system of the Roman-Catholic program. 
Be that as it may, I was also given the latitude to develop my own understanding of the 
world which allowed me to develop strong opinions that often contrasted With the 
values of the cultural program and those of my family and friends. 
As early as my teenage years, I became self-aware of my identity being located outside 
the matrix of the belief system of the French-Canadian Roman Catholic outlook. This 
allowed me the liberty to be often highly critical and to distance myself from the 
institution itself while preserving a respect for the people of my community. 
Having found myself into a cultural 'No man's land' of sorts, I enjoyed a freedom to 
exchange With people of all walks of life, of all origins. 
It also allowed me to take up the many very interesting questions of philosophy, science 
and theology in general. 
What follows are a series of notes that help paint a picture, a map of the analysis-situs 
of our common human existential crisis landscape. 
I will remain open to your feedback if this feedback is said With the intention to help us 
bring brighter light to aspects that I may not properly understand or hopefully those 
that clearly have the goal of both my own and other's development, in mind. 
Most scholars date the Olivet Discourse (Matthew 24, Mark 13, Luke 21) to the final 
week of Jesus' life, around AD 30—33. At this time, Jesus had prophesized the coming 
destruction of the Temple which was destroyed by the Roman army under Titus in AD 
70. It took about 40 years for Jesus' forecast to materialize. 
If you are like me, it is at this point that your mind will perhaps ask questions it never 
quite clearly understood before. 
The Temple? Did Jesus just talk about the temple? 
I have heard mentions of Temples often enough but do they always refer to the same 
thing? 
Well it turns out that the temple that Jesus was talking about was not the first temple 
in Judea. He was referring to the 2nd Temple. 
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