Why did Jesus choose the Mount of Olives as his point of return in the Bible?
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Victor G. answered • 09/10/19
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Jesus during his mortal ministry often resorted to the Mount of Olives and more particularly to the Garden of Gethsemane as one of his favorite places for prayer, rest and meditation. Aside from that, it has a great view of Jerusalem prompting Him to issue His prophecies of the Last Days in Matthew 24 and lamenting the destruction that would befall the Holy City in 70 AD by the Roman Army and later in the Last Days as well.
Zechariah 14:3-4 says that Jerusalem will be encompassed by her enemies in the Last Days and then Christ will appear, alight upon the Mount of Olives and it will split in two. This will terrify the State of Israel's enemies and cause them to turn and run, giving the victory to the Jews. At that time, they will see the Lord and recognize their Messiah finally and ask Him what are the wounds in His hands. See His response in Zechariah 13:6 - "What are these wounds in thine hands? Then he shall answer, Those with which I was wounded in the house of my friends."
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Sorita D.
MANY persons world wide are keenly interested in the time when Jesus Christ comes in Kingdom glory. For centuries God-fearing persons have looked forward to it. Jesus himself raised anticipation for his return by telling four of his disciples who had come to him on the Mount of Olives: “When the Son of man arrives in his glory, and all the angels with him, then he will sit down on his glorious throne. And all the nations will be gathered before him, and he will separate people one from another, just as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats.”—Matt. 25:31, 32. Is there any way to determine the time for this momentous event? On his return Jesus obviously would not be seen with human eyes, since he is said to come with his invisible angels. So is there substantial evidence in the Bible that establishes the time when Jesus comes invisibly in Kingdom glory? In the first century C.E., Jesus Christ often met with his disciples in the garden of Gethsemane, located on or in the vicinity of the Mount of Olives. (Mt 26:30, 36; Joh 18:1, 2) When at Jerusalem, Jesus and his disciples customarily spent the night at Bethany on the E slope of the Mount of Olives, undoubtedly in the home of Martha, Mary, and Lazarus. (Mt 21:17; Mr 11:11; Lu 21:37; Joh 11:1) Apparently from Bethphage, near Bethany, Jesus, seated on the colt of an ass, commenced his triumphal ride over the Mount of Olives to Jerusalem. (Mt 21:1, 2; Mr 11:1; Lu 19:29) And it was on the Mount of Olives that he explained to his disciples what ‘the sign of his presence’ would be. (Mt 24:3; Mr 13:3) Finally, after his resurrection, Jesus ascended from there into the heavens.—Ac 1:9-12.08/06/19