Mount of Olives…and the Christ’s return
The Mount of Olives is synonymous with the ascension and return of Jesus Christ. We stood on the very location that the Book of Acts records the ascension of Jesus whilst the disciples watched on in amazement as He rose to heaven. Angels you will remember tell the disciples that He will return in the same manner to the glorious location atop the blessed Mount of Olives.
We could see the valley below that will divide at the time of Christ’s return at which time a massive earthquake erupts.
But I was also reminded as we stood on the Mount of Olives that Jesus is calling His church home 7 years before His feet will settle on the Mount of Olives …
This is why we the church are told to be ready and watching for His return, to know the seasons…..and surely as we look at the events of the world unfolding .
Especially those happening on the borders of Israel…being Syria, Egypt and Lebanon….
The bible is 1/3 a book of prophecy and the message we the church need to declare is the Gospel that also details the soon coming of our Lord.
When Jesus wept over the city of Jerusalem it was whilst he was on the Mount of Olives…because the people were NOT ready when they should have known His coming!
Shalom from Jerusalem….tomorrow we step on the Temple Mount, the location where the New Temple will be built.