An even better question is why does He say: THIS mountain, as they are standing on the Temple mount.
I teach ät an inner city public high school in Brooklyn. The demographics of my school are those that are continually ridiculed, even recently by Biden, as being "failed" school, and scoring significantly lower than suburban schools and other students. However, NYC has several high schools that rank among the very best in the US because they are "select" schools (you have to take a test to get in and the entrance exam basically takes the top 1% of students in the city). I understand this mountain in my ministry as the bias towards my students, it has grown over the last century and has very deep roots. When I look at schools other than mine with the same demographics (we are 84% male, students of color with a very high level of English language learners and people on the free lunch program) they score in the bottom 25% of NYC students. My students score in the top 7% and if we can get to the top 5% we'll be among the best high schools in the US.
Do you think that the mountain in John 4 represents Jesus? Instead of coming to a mountain or Jerusalem we come to Jesus? Im reminded of Jesus words that describe him as the temple.
"Moving Mountains" is often used metaphorically, so I was suggesting that the mountain that we move metaphorically with shouts of Grace, is religion and Temple places of worship. Jesus implemented worship "in Spirit and Truth", not buildings made with hands. I think when you are reminded that Jesus is described as the Temple, you are referring to Him saying in John 2:19: Jesus answered and said unto them, Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up. Then in verse 21, He was speaking of the temple of His body. By whom we all become a Temple of God in our bodies by the promise of the Father, by the indwelling presence of the Holy Spirit.
