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SearchJesus Speaks of The Resurrection
After speaking this parable, Jesus was about to dismiss the multitude when a sympathetic
believer, making his way through the crowds toward him, asked: "But, Master, how shall we
know about these things? how shall we be ready for the king's invitation? what sign will you give
us whereby we shall know that you are the Son of God?" And when the Master heard this, he
said, "Only one sign shall be given you." And then, pointing to his own body, he continued,
"Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up." But they did not understand him, and as
they dispersed, they talked among themselves, saying, "Almost fifty years has this temple been
in building, and yet he says he will destroy it and raise it up in three days." Even his own
apostles did not comprehend the significance of this utterance, but subsequently, after his
resurrection, they recalled what he had said