Jerusalem- Mount Of Olives

Picture of us where Jesus could have stood overseeing Jerusalem

View of Jerusalem from Mount of Olives

This is a very significant place in the history of the bible as it is a place that overlooks Jerusalem. There were many incidents in the bible which happened on this Mount. This is the place in 2 Samuel 15:30, where King David wept while continuing up the Mount of Olives when his son, Absalom wrestled control of Jerusalem forcing him and his men to flee. This place is perhaps remembered by most as 
the place in Luke 19:28-31, whereby Jesus was going to make his entry back into Jerusalem as a king and only to be crucified in three days.

Possibly where Jesus walked down the Mount of Olives

In Luke 18:41-44, Jesus saw Jerusalem before walking down the Mount of Zion and wept as he prophesied that destruction will come upon the Jews because they did not recognize Jesus and rejected him. This is also the place that was prophesied in Zechariah 14:4, that Christ will return from, as he left earth from the Mount of Olives and so it is prophesied that he will return from here.

Tomb of the Prophets (1)

Interestingly, when we stood at the hill,
we could see an overview of Jerusalem. It was where Jesus would have stood as he overlooked Jerusalem and we walked down in the same path that he walked down the Mount of Olives. Today, there is a cemetery in this place called,'The Tomb of the Prophets', where over a million of prophets have been buried since thousands of years ago. It is where the prophets, Haggai, Zechariah and Malachi were also buried.

Tomb of The Prophets (2)

We had a worship session over there and a short preaching from Hanley. Imagine we were in Jesus shoes and standing on that hill, knowing that he was going to be rejected and crucified by the very people that he created, and yet he was willing to go through that, because of the love that he had for us. I thought about it and I felt a sense of sadness and joy at the same time. Sadness, as Jesus had to go through so much for us and joy that now we can have a personal relationship with God because of his sacrifice and our sins would be forgiven if we confess it to God. We also have the Holy Spirit in us to guide and teach us everyday. All because of Jesus who went through the worse form of death in my opinion, just so that we can live. I love the song, ‘You are my King’ and the first line says that, “I’m forgiven because you were forsaken, I’m accepted, you were condemned.” I really love this song so much as it really shows what amazing love God has for us.