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[Charles Wilson]

What is so difficult about examining an alternative explanation?

The Priesthood will destroy the Temple made by hands (Herod, et. al.), and will build another Temple (as in the Old Testament) not made with hands.
Look at the Mishmarot Priesthood at the death of Herod and the Passover at 4 BCE. When is Passover in 4 BCE? From the "High Sabbath" (See: John) to the Weekly Sabbath is THREE DAYS.

OH!!

Why not look at the Priestly Explanation that is implied here? Herod builds a Temple for HIS glorification (Josephus), celebrating the opening of Temple Cloisters with the day of his ascension. The "Woman Bent Over for 18 years" aligns perfectly, for example, with the Time Line here. The "Jesus" character, as with the "Man with the Withered Hand", releases the Woman from her affliction, the affliction being Roman and Herodian in Origin. She no longer has to worship God AND HEROD on the same day.

"I will destroy [this] sanctuary that is made with hands, and
I will build another that is not made with hands"

Yes. Exactly.
Why not simply look to see if it is possible?

CW

I appreciate the way in which this greatly demystifies the explanation for "three days".

Thank you again, lsayre.

Josephus, Ant..., 15, 11, 6:

But the temple itself was built by the priests in a year and six months [NOTE: Important! for figuring out the time Lines!!!]; upon which all the people were full of joy; and presently they returned thanks, in the first place, to God; and in the next place, for the alacrity the king had showed. They feasted and celebrated this rebuilding of the temple: and for the king, he sacrificed three hundred oxen to God, as did the rest every one according to his ability; the number of which sacrifices is not possible to set down, for it cannot be that we should truly relate it; for at the same time with this celebration for the work about the temple fell also the day of the king's inauguration, which he kept of an old custom as a festival, and it now coincided with the other, which coincidence of them both made the festival most illustrious

This is the real War. The corrupt High Priest - now an appointed position from Herod - is not the object of hatred here. The Herodians and Romans control the government and the only people loyal to the Word of God in the OT are those of the Mishmarot Priesthood.

Herod is in Jericho at the Passover of 4 BCE. The Coup has been planned and will be executed. Only...Herod dies a week-ish too soon, allowing the Counter-Revolution to be put in motion with Archelaus as the Ruling Fall Guy.

Again, thank you lsayre. For everyone else, it's there if you are willing to look. A pencil, paper and a little arithmetic will verify the dates. It's a start.

CW