Destroy This Temple

Jesus answered and said to them, "Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up." - John 2:19

Jesus said to them, "destroy this Temple, and in three days I will raise it up". The Jewish leaders were very confused about His statement and said to Him, "It has taken forty-six years to build this Temple, and will You raise it up in three days?" They had no idea that he was referring to the Temple of His body, which they would eventually hand over to the Romans to be crucified. But Jesus made the bold statement that He would "raise it up in three days," and this was to be the sign that they requested. His disciples remembered this whole event and the Words that Jesus said to them:

"Therefore, when He had risen from the dead, His disciples remembered that He had said this to them; and they believed the Scripture and the word which Jesus had said." - John 2:22

Illustration of the Temple in Jerusalem
 
Notice the Court of the Gentiles in the Illustration
 

"Make a joyful noise unto the LORD, all ye lands. Serve the LORD with gladness: come before his presence with singing." Psalm 100:1-2

 
Jesus Cleanses the Temple, Jesus Comes to Jerusalem, Jesus Comes to the Temple, Jesus Found Those Doing Business, Sellers of Oxen Sheep and Doves, Jesus Observes the Moneychangers, Jesus Made a Whip of Cords, The Jewish Leaders Arrive, Destroy this Temple,The Prophecy of Malachi, Many Believed on Him