Herod the Great undertook an ambitious project to expand and renovate the Second Temple in Jerusalem. He wanted to correct imperfections and make the Temple as complete as possible. However, Jesus later prophesied that not one stone of the Temple would be left upon another. The Temple was an important symbol, but Jesus taught that his followers themselves are God's true temple as the cornerstone. The Temple's destruction in 70 AD by the Romans fulfilled Jesus' prophecy.