Mount of Olives
After Jesus’ Passover with His disciples, they leave singing for the Mount of Olives.  Last time they were on the Mount, Jesus predicted the destruction of a temple.  His return to the mountain marks the initial fulfillment of that prophecy: Jesus is the temple, torn down and raised again in three days; so too, the disciples are the temple, scattered and regathered in three days.
In all likelihood, they go out singing the Hallel, Psalms 113-118, which climaxes with the marvelous news that the rejected stone has become the chief cornerstone of the temple (118:22).  It’s a fitting song to be singing on Olivet.
Peter Leithart
Peter J. Leithart is President of Theopolis Institute. He is the author of numerous books on theology, literature, and culture, including Theopolitan, Defending Constantine, and Baptized Body.
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