Around the first century C.E., which of the following was a prediction associated with the Jewish tradition of militant apocalypticism?
A) The Messiah would soon overthrow the Jewish tradition of law found in the Torah and establish a new worship of God based on faith.
B) The Jewish state would be destroyed by the Roman legions but then reformed as a heavenly empire in the next world.
C) The Messiah would soon return, destroy the Roman legions, and bring happiness and plenty to the Jews.
D) The Messiah would arrive as a spiritual teacher and lead the true believers into the desert so that they would be saved from the coming wars.
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