“But it’s the Mount of Olives that grabs our attention tonight. You see, in Ezekiel 11, something dramatic and terrible happens: Because of the sin of the nation, the glory of God departs from the Temple and from Jerusalem. Guess where it stops? The Mount of Olives. But here the Lord God returns from the Mount of Olives. He comes as a Savior, a Suffering Servant, to rescue not just the Jews, but all mankind from our sin. He comes to restore the relationship between God and man.
Now listen: Jesus knew that He was the Messiah. Recently the ladies of The View made news when one of them said Jesus never claimed to be the Messiah. That’s absolutely untrue. He definitely did. And this scene is one of those times. He is purposefully fulfilling prophecy in this scene.
There were many prophecies that Jesus fulfilled without trying. Like being born of a virgin or being from Nazareth. Those weren’t of His own accomplishment. But at other times, He carefully, purposefully accomplished Biblical prophecy which foretold the Messiah. God loves to reveal.
In this scene, the prophecies in question are found in Zechariah 9 and Genesis 49. Both speak about how the Christ would arrive to Judah and Jerusalem.”
