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But to be serious for a moment. - The 1967 thing. Yes, there is something to be learned from Hebrew idiom, midrash and culture, and basically we must try to remove ourselves from trying to impose our thinking on the Bible authors with their traditions, sayings, proverbs etc etc.
However, it has been done for us by scholars of the ancient writings.
To mix up forty days and nights of Jesus in the desert, with another time frame is really rather a lazy argument and does not become you dear Nims.
"Must do better," on your report card, and you lose points for cheap shots.
Now, go back to the whole 1967 prophecy and pick some decent holes in it, don't just daub it with graffiti.