Some would say that since World War II had more people killed than died in 70AD, that it was somehow worse than that with the fall of Jerusalem. Further, since the events of World War II did not fulfill Biblical prophecy, they say that Revelation must be in the future. However, their basic premise is flawed.
Simply because more numeric casualties were accounted for in WWII does not mean it was “worse” than 70AD. One must look at portion, meaning percentage, as well as degree of suffering. Surely, the gas chambers and concentration camps of Nazi Germany were horrendous, not to minimize the suffering, but they do not come anywhere close to the cruelty, brutality, and outright demonic rage surrounding the events of the fall of Jerusalem.
Gas chambers and other mass murders do not approach five hundred crucified every day outside the city walls during its siege, nor the insane madness of Nero, who tied Christians to poles, lit them on fire, and used them as street lights for his parties.
Yes, by straight numeric count, more masses of people died in WWII, but even percentage of people suffering in Jerusalem and in Israel, while there is no accurate record, would bear that the portion and degree of suffering appear to far out weigh that of WWII.
Due specifically to the influence of the church over 2000 years, it seems highly unlikely that such widespread, brutal treatment of enemy forces will ever again have that degree of sway over the earth.
In this way, in portion and degree of suffering, the world will never again see the Roman cruelty and madness that was poured out on Jerusalem in fulfillment of what was written concerning its destruction.
70AD was the Great Tribulation written of, the time of Jacob’s troubles. While there are many other trials that have and will come upon the Earth, the Gog Magog war just for instance, we are told that the unimaginable cruelty of the Roman siege upon Jerusalem will never be exceeded. Which, of course, doesn’t make Hitler’s slaughter any better, but keeps it in the historical perspective of the worst time of all.