As Jesus was sitting on the Mount of Olives opposite the temple, Peter, James, John and Andrew asked him privately, ‘Tell us, when will these things happen? And what will be the sign that they are all about to be fulfilled?’ Mark 13:3-4
The view over the Dome of the Rock |
Mount of the Olives sign in Jerusalem |
The view south towards the City of David |
The view north and over the Garden of Gethsemane |
Thousands of Jewish tombs on the slopes of the Mount of Olives |
The view towards the south of Jerusalem, across the tombs on the Mount of Olives |
The amazing view over Jerusalem from the Mount of Olives |
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Sitting on the Mount of Olives and enjoying the view over Jerusalem (360 Panorama) |
They went to a place called Gethsemane, and Jesus said to his disciples, ‘Sit here while I pray.’ He took Peter, James and John along with him, and he began to be deeply distressed and troubled. ‘My soul is overwhelmed with sorrow to the point of death,’ he said to them. ‘Stay here and keep watch.’ Mark 14:32-34
Part of the garden of Gethsemane |
An ancient olive tree, around 2,000 years old in the Garden of Gethsemane |
Listening to Steve talk in the upper part of the Garden of Gethsemane |
The formal part of the Garden of Gethsemane, laid out inside a surrounding square |
The top of the church called the Basilica of the Agony in the Garden of Gethsemane |
The church and garden from the Kidron Valley |
The formal Garden of Gethsemane (360 Panorama) |
In those days and at that time, when I restore the fortunes of Judah and Jerusalem, I will gather all nations and bring them down to the Valley of Jehoshaphat. There I will put them on trial for what they did to my inheritance, my people Israel, because they scattered my people among the nations and divided up my land. Joel 3:1-2
The view along the Kidron Valley, looking south |
Looking north along the floor of the Kidron valley |
The Kidron Valley and the City of David (right) |
Two camels in the Kidron valley |
The view of the Mount of Olives from the Kidron Valley |
The view towards the Garden of Gethsemane, across the Kidron Valley from the City of Jerusalem |
Jerusalem's Golden Gate or East Gate, as seen from the Kidron Valley |
A road sign in the Kidron Valley to the Western Wall and Mount of Olives |
Absalom's Pillar in the Kidron Valley, see 2 Samuel 18:18 |
The tombs of the Sons of Hezir and Zechariah's Monument |
The Kidron Valley (360 Panorama) |
Then the Lord will go out and fight against those nations, as he fights on a day of battle. On that day his feet will stand on the Mount of Olives, east of Jerusalem, and the Mount of Olives will be split in two from east to west, forming a great valley, with half of the mountain moving north and half moving south. Zechariah 14:3-4