{"id":8688,"date":"2025-03-20T05:38:33","date_gmt":"2025-03-20T05:38:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eotcmk.org\/e\/?p=8688"},"modified":"2025-03-20T05:51:59","modified_gmt":"2025-03-20T05:51:59","slug":"the-olivet-discourse","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eotcmk.org\/e\/the-olivet-discourse\/","title":{"rendered":"The Olivet Discourse"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Olivet Discourse<\/strong><\/p>\n

The biblical passage, \u201cThe Olivet discourse\u201d is found in the Gospels of Matthew, Mark and Luke. It is a teaching of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on \u201cMount of Olive\u201d, about His second coming and much more signs before its\u2019 occurrence.<\/p>\n

This mount found on the eastern side of Jerusalem, has become the place for the sermon of our Lord about Judgement day. Here, He answered the disciple\u2019s questions when they asked, \u201cTell us, when will these things be? And what\u00a0will be\u00a0the sign of Your coming, and of the end of the age?\u201d (Matthew 24:3) This is the reason our Holy Church naming the fifth week of \u201cThe Great Lent,\u201d as \u201cMount of Olive.\u201d<\/p>\n

The \u201cOlivet Discourse,\u201d where Lord Jesus speaks to His disciples about the coming destruction of the temple and events that will unfold in the end times. As Jesus and His disciples leave the temple, one of them admires the grandeur of the structure, but Jesus replies, \u201cNot one stone here will be left on another; everyone will be thrown down.\u201d This prediction shocks His disciples, as the temple was not only a marvel of architecture but also a central symbol of Jewish faith. Jesus goes on to warn that, in the future, there will be wars, earthquakes, famines, and various trials. Yet, He emphasizes that these are merely the \u201cbeginning of birth pains,\u201d indicating that these struggles are not the end but part of a greater transformation.<\/p>\n

Lord Jesus encourages His followers to remain steadfast amid turmoil, warning them not to be deceived by false messiahs or led astray by fear when troubles arise. Rather than focusing on the signs themselves, He calls them to trust in God\u2019s purpose and maintain faith. This message is a reminder for all believers that, though the world may face times of upheaval, God remains sovereign. Jesus’ words inspire us to have hope and courage, knowing that God\u2019s ultimate plan is unfolding even in challenging times. (Extract sermon on Saint Marks Church, Pennington<\/a>)<\/p>\n

Dear brethren, we are facing trials in each of our lives and soon to be put to punishment. If we keep living in dilemma and fear sinking with love of money and power, it is likely to lose hope entirely for the salvation of our souls. The choice of God\u2019s way, the only path to redemption and inheritance of Kingdom of Heaven is clear for those seeking to know, learn and understand the word of God, the gospel.<\/p>\n

Whenever we crave to know our creator, our Lord, Savior and redeemer, we shall go to His holy sacred place, Holy Church and inquire our good thoughts and wishes. His words are light to our darkened home, hope to our life and peace to our mind.\u00a0 Lord Jesus became the light of the world by His crucifixion upon the cross and resurrection. He triumphed on death and evil with His holy cross, gave us peace and eternal life.<\/p>\n

Discerning all this truth, we must have faith, hope and diligence in living the real life that our Lord gave us and inherit His Kingdom. It shall be our good will to follow the path through prayer, fasting and diligence to become God\u2019s children and live eternal life with Him.<\/p>\n

May God\u2019s mercy and benevolence be with us, Amen!<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The biblical passage, \u201cThe Olivet discourse\u201d is found in the Gospels of Matthew, Mark and Luke. It is a teaching of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on \u201cMount of Olive\u201d, about His second coming and much more signs before its\u2019 occurrence.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":8693,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[75,45],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8688","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-fasts","category-sermon"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/eotcmk.org\/e\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8688"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/eotcmk.org\/e\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/eotcmk.org\/e\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eotcmk.org\/e\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eotcmk.org\/e\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8688"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/eotcmk.org\/e\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8688\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8691,"href":"https:\/\/eotcmk.org\/e\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8688\/revisions\/8691"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eotcmk.org\/e\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8693"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/eotcmk.org\/e\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8688"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eotcmk.org\/e\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8688"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eotcmk.org\/e\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8688"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}