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• Josephus records that in the fall of Jerusalem in A.D. 70, and the destruction of the Temple, almost 1.2 million Jews were killed. With the exception of Noah’s flood, this had to have been the largest single loss of life in human history, especially with a world population a fraction of what it is today. With the destruction of the Temple in Jerusalem, the priesthood could no longer continue. This meant that the Law of Moses had ended. After A.D. 70, it was impossible to keep the Law of Moses.