The Night Christ Was Betrayed

The night Christ was betrayed he sought the Peace and Presence of The Father, amongst the olive trees in The Garden of Gethsemane (Luke 22) at the foot of Mount of Olives. I felt prompted to further explore the poetic nature of God in the Scriptures after first writing these two blog posts (1 & 2). Many of my comments in this post (and another prior) are abstract and may seem as a stretch to correlate them to Scripture; nonetheless, the artist in me appreciates God’s creation and the parallels in His Word—whether I do it justice or not. For that, extend to me grace. *Wink*

Mount of Olives

In case you didn’t already know, The Garden of Gethsemane is at the foot of Mount of Olives in Jerusalem, which is the hill where Jesus gave his sermon on the Mount (Matthew 5-7).

And here, we read more Scripture explaining the geographical location of the Mount of Olives and himself in relation to them.

What a perspective to have as Christ. To already know, full well, what would happen to cities, temples, and nations! All the while, sitting on Mount of Olives, surveying the land…

Okay, Now THIS Sounds Crazy

Sorry, Jesus. I mean, shocking. Did you know about the geographical fault line near the Mount of Olives? I sure didn’t. Hello, Prophecy! Hello, Reality.

Woah. Like, woah. There are all kinds of further conversations describing theological arguments about this particular valley as a “secret passage” for some to escape and seek shelter.

(I didn’t have enough time to research and verify these more, but if you’re interested, check it out here as a starting point!) Interestingly enough, in 1964, a geological fault line was found at the current site of Hotel of The Seven Orchards, which is also the top of the Mount of Olives of in Jerusalem. Don’t tell me that Our God is not faithful in His Promises and His Word in Prophecies.

Praise Jesus we have a gracious Father Who is patient with us as we study His Word. I learn something new every time.

Jerusalem! The place where Christ spilled his blood and the place where he will come again to reign over all the earth. Praise be to The Risen King!

ENDING THOUGHTS

Again, I apologize for the randomness of my brain. Yet, today was an interesting journey for me to learn more of the poetic nuances within Scripture to connect deeper with Our Lord. Thank you to those of you who braved and persevered the rest of this blog post all the way to the end! For better historical justice, watch the YouTube video below! And AGAIN, here’s a previous post with some additional interesting poetic nuances I explored from Luke 22.