Mount Olivet
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Also: Mount of Olives.
Jesus' first view of the Mount of Olives filled his heart with joyous anticipation of soon beholding the city and house of his heavenly Father. 124:6.8-10
As a youth, Jesus vowed to return and cleanse the temple atop Mount Olivet. 125:4.2 125:6.9
Gethsemane on Mount Olivet was a sacred haven where Jesus and his apostles resided in peaceful seclusion during their time in Jerusalem. 142:8.4
The commercial traffic at Mount Olivet centered around selling sacrificial animals purchased from the temple. 173:1.1
On the brow of Mount Olivet, Jesus wept over Jerusalem's missed opportunity for peace and salvation. 125:4.2 172:3.10
On Mount Olivet Tuesday evening, Jesus foretold the destruction of the temple and warned his apostles of the trials and tribulations to come, instructing them to remain faithful and prepared for his eventual return. 176
Joseph of Arimathea’s tomb on Mount Olivet became the resting place for Jesus, defying Jewish burial laws and revealing their secret discipleship. 188:1.2
The last group prayer on Mount Olivet was a sacred and uplifting moment as Jesus lifted his eyes toward heaven in the mellow moonlight. 182:1.2
Jesus spent three hours at Mount Olivet's palace of Annas, near Gethsemane, where he was arrested, while John Zebedee resided safely at the palace due to his familiarity with the older servants and family ties to the former high priest. 184:0.3
Jesus bid his farewell to his apostles on Mount Olivet, the site of his ascension from. 193:5.1
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Bible parallels
Passages that the paragraphs cited above parallel, quote or reinterpret, from Duane Faw’s Paramony cross-references. Hover a reference to read it.
- Parents return and search him 125:4.2 — Lk 2:45.
- Sale of unblemished animals 173:1.1 — Mt 21:12a; Mk 11:15a; Lk 19:45b; Jn 2:14a.
- Sacrifice animals “without blemish” 173:1.1 — Lv 22:18-25.
- Commerce in Temple courts 173:1.1 — Jn 2:14a.
- Jesus' lament for Jerusalem 172:3.10 — Lk 19:41-44.
- Bury in new tomb 188:1.2 — Mt 27:59a,60; Mk 15:46; Lk 23:53; Jn 19:41,42b.
- Lifted eyes & prayed 182:1.2 — Jn 17:1a.
- Ascension mountain 193:5.1 — Lk 24:50a.
Where it appears
Mount Olivet is linked in 25 paragraphs of the text.