Question: What was the site of Jesus' discourse on the end of the age?
Answer: Olivet or Mt. of Olives. (Matthew 24:3)
Commentary: Named for its location, the Olivet Discourse (Matthew 24-25) is the final of five speeches which serve as the foundation for The Gospel of Matthew. The address is given shortly before the Passion. Given its subject matter, it is also known as “The Little Apocalypse”.
As He was sitting on the Mount of Olives, the disciples came to Him privately, saying, "Tell us, when will these things happen, and what will be the sign of Your coming, and of the end of the age?"
Versions of the Olivet Discourse also appear in Mark 13 and Luke 21.
Note: This photograph of the Mount of Olives comes from BiblePlaces.Com.
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