And then is it the consensus of Preterism that Babylon is not talking of the city of Jerusalem? Next from your statement, what was there about the temple since Israel was given a bill of divorce that could have been considered pure?
Rom 3:9 . . we have before proved both Jews and Gentiles, that they are all under sin;
Rom 3:10 As it is written, There is none righteous, no, not one:
Rom 3:11 There is none that understandeth, there is none that seeketh after God.
Rom 3:12 They are all gone out of the way, they are together become unprofitable; there is none that doeth good, no, not one.
Rom 3:18 There is no fear of God before their eyes.
To me all Israel was dysfunctional long before 70 AD.