ISB ~ Mark 14 v58

destroy this temple:False witnesses misconstrue the cryptic statements recorded in Jn 2:19 and the Olivet Discourse (Mt 24:2; Mk 13:2; Lk 21:6). In the former passage Jesus foretold his Resurrection in terms of rebuilding his crucified body, and in the latter context he was predicting the destruction of the Jerusalem Temple. Only s

hades of his intended meaning filter through this accusation, since Jesus never claimed he would reconstruct the Jerusalem sanctuary after its downfall (13:2). The scandal of the false indictment is twofold: (1) Jesus claims he will erect a new sanctuary in the course of a weekend when the Jerusalem Temple has been at that time 46 ye

ars in themaking (Jn 2:20), and (2) he claims he will build it without hands, while an army of manual laborers are still at work erecting the existing Temple. See

essay: Not Made with Handsat 2 Cor 5.