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Jesus is on the “Mount of Olives opposite the temple area” talking about the end of the world (Mk 13:3).
That’s significant because according to prophecy it is from the Mount of Olives that the Lord will begin the last battle against Israel’s enemies (Zec 14:14). Jesus — having just come from the temple, having foretold its destruction — is casting his conflict with the day’s religious and secular authorities in prophetic, cosmic and eschatological terms.
No mere peasant uprising, no mere religious squabble, Jesus’ struggle (and in short order his suffering and death) should be understood in grander terms. That is, what is about to happen in Jerusalem will involve no less than the covenantal promises made by God himself. It will also involve the final meaning of history.
Continued below.
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That’s significant because according to prophecy it is from the Mount of Olives that the Lord will begin the last battle against Israel’s enemies (Zec 14:14). Jesus — having just come from the temple, having foretold its destruction — is casting his conflict with the day’s religious and secular authorities in prophetic, cosmic and eschatological terms.
No mere peasant uprising, no mere religious squabble, Jesus’ struggle (and in short order his suffering and death) should be understood in grander terms. That is, what is about to happen in Jerusalem will involve no less than the covenantal promises made by God himself. It will also involve the final meaning of history.
Son of Man
Continued below.
The Victory of the Cross
Surrounded by enemies real or even imagined, who wants to entertain non-resistance, love and suffering, or a cross? But what if that's genuine Christianity? What if that is what Christ is calling you to do?
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