Jacob Shown the Temple Built, Destroyed, and Rebuilt

Another interpretation: this teaches that the Holy One, blessed be He, showed him the Temple built, destroyed, and built again. "How awesome is this place" — behold it built, as you say, "You are awesome, O God, from Your sanctuaries" (Psalms 68:36). "This is none other" — behold it destroyed, as you say, "for this our heart is faint" (Lamentations 5:17). "And this is the gate of heaven" — behold it built and perfected in the time to come, as you say, "for He has strengthened the bars of your gates" (Psalms 147:13).