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Mk 15:29a ... And the ones passing by ...

This diagram shows the ones passing by ...

Mk 15:29b ... they were blaspheming him ...

This diagram shows them reviling Jesus ....

Mk 15:29c ... wagging their heads ...

When they wag their heads you can see their ...

Mk 15:29d ... and saying ... "Aha, the one destroying the "temple sanctuary" ...

Most bibles intentionally mistranslate naos, meaning the "temple sactuary room," as the entire temple. The naos was considered the "house" where God lived inside the temple. Geometrically this corresponds to ...

Mk 15:29e ... and then home make it ...

The words of the passers remind the reader of Mk 14:58 where his accusers said he would throw down the naos (sactuary) made with human hands and "through three days" would "home make" another not made with "hands." Jesus fulfills this prophecy by ...

Mk 15:29f ... in three days ...

The diagram shows how the sign for "three days" fits inside the naos.

Mk 15:30a ... "save yourself"! ...

The diagram shows how Jesus could do that.

Mk 15:30b ... by coming down from the cross.

The diagram shows that Jesus could come down from the cross in one step if he wanted to.

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