Étude 1 sur 9 · Instruction sur la prière

  1. Étude 1 : Instruction sur la prière
  2. Study 2: The ten virgins
  3. Étude 3 : Annonce de la destruction de Jérusalem
  4. Étude 4 : Le figuier est sec
  5. Étude 5 : Le discours eschatologique sur le Mont des Oliviers
  6. Étude 6 : Encouragement à la vigilance
  7. Étude 7 : Départ pour le mont des Oliviers
  8. Étude 8 : L’ascension de Jésus
  9. Étude 9 : Le retour et l’attente des disciples

From the 3rd Passover to the start of the final week

  • PER224 Instruction on prayer

    Pericope PER224 presents Jesus’ instruction on prayer, given on the Mount of Olives in December AD 32. Drawing on Matthew 6.9-13 and Luke 11.1-4, it examines the Lord’s Prayer in two distinct contexts. Luke places the episode near Jerusalem, after the visit to Bethany and before the healing of a possessed man. The disciples, some of whom had followed John the Baptist, ask Jesus to teach them to pray.

    Luke 11.37 (King James Version) :
    And as he spake, a certain Pharisee besought him to dine with him: and he went in, and sat down to meat.
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Jesus’ ministry: callings, miracles and teachings

  • PAR017 The Ten Young Girls

    The parable of the budding fig tree, recorded in Matthew, Mark and Luke, invites the disciples to read the signs of the times with watchfulness and hope. Just as buds herald summer, events in the world herald the Messiah's return. Jesus' sure and eternal word guarantees the fulfilment of all his promises concerning the Kingdom of God.

    Luke 21.29-33 (King James Version) :
    And he spake to them a parable; Behold the fig tree, and all the trees;When they now shoot forth, ye see and know of your own selves that summer is now nigh at hand.So likewise ye, when ye see these things come to pass, know ye that the kingdom of God is nigh at hand.Verily I say unto you, This generation shall not pass away, till all be fulfilled.Heaven and earth shall pass away: but my words shall not pass away.
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The last week before the arrest

  • PER283 Announcement of the Destruction of Jerusalem

    In Luke 19.41-44, Jesus approaches Jerusalem, weeps over the city and foretells with precision its future destruction by the Romans in AD 70. Only Luke reports this episode in this form. Jesus laments that Jerusalem did not recognize its divine visitation. This passage reveals both the compassion of the Messiah and the gravity of rejecting divine revelation, and it belongs to the last week before his arrest.

    John 6.64 (King James Version) :
    But there are some of you that believe not. For Jesus knew from the beginning who they were that believed not, and who should betray him.
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  • PER288 The fig tree is withered

    The day after Jesus cursed the fig tree, the disciples discover the tree completely withered. Jesus takes the opportunity to teach about the power of faith and the importance of forgiveness. Beyond this teaching, the fig tree symbolizes Israel in the Scriptures, and its withering foreshadows the judgment that would fall on the nation forty years later with the destruction of the Temple. Faith and forgiveness remain the unshakable values that Jesus puts forward.

    Hosea 9.10 (King James Version) :
    I found Israel like grapes in the wilderness; I saw your fathers as the firstripe in the fig tree at her first time: but they went to Baal-peor, and separated themselves unto that shame; and their abominations were according as they loved.
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  • PER301 The eschatological discourse on the Mount of Olives

    Analysis of Jesus’ eschatological discourse on the Mount of Olives, based on the Gospels. Jesus speaks of the destruction of the Temple and the coming of the end times, revealing his prophetic abilities and the continuity of his mission after the crucifixion. Intended for readers who wish to deepen their theological understanding.

    John 12.37-50 (King James Version) :
    But though he had done so many miracles before them, yet they believed not on him:That the saying of Esaias the prophet might be fulfilled, which he spake, Lord, who hath believed our report? and to whom hath the arm of the Lord been revealed?Therefore they could not believe, because that Esaias said again,He hath blinded their eyes, and hardened their heart; that they should not see with their eyes, nor understand with their heart, and be converted, and I should heal them.These things said Esaias, when he saw his glory, and spake of him.Nevertheless among the chief rulers also many believed on him; but because of the Pharisees they did not confess him, lest they should be put out of the synagogue:For they loved the praise of men more than the praise of God.Jesus cried and said, He that believeth on me, believeth not on me, but on him that sent me.And he that seeth me seeth him that sent me.I am come a light into the world, that whosoever believeth on me should not abide in darkness.And if any man hear my words, and believe not, I judge him not: for I came not to judge the world, but to save the world.He that rejecteth me, and receiveth not my words, hath one that judgeth him: the word that I have spoken, the same shall judge him in the last day.For I have not spoken of myself; but the Father which sent me, he gave me a commandment, what I should say, and what I should speak.And I know that his commandment is life everlasting: whatsoever I speak therefore, even as the Father said unto me, so I speak.
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  • PER303 Encouragement to Vigilance

    This article studies Jesus' call to vigilance, delivered on the Mount of Olives, stressing the uncertainty of his return and the need for an active and faithful watchfulness on the part of believers.

    Matthew 24.36-44 (King James Version) :
    But of that day and hour knoweth no man, no, not the angels of heaven, but my Father only.But as the days of Noe were, so shall also the coming of the Son of man be.For as in the days that were before the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day that Noe entered into the ark,And knew not until the flood came, and took them all away; so shall also the coming of the Son of man be.Then shall two be in the field; the one shall be taken, and the other left.Two women shall be grinding at the mill; the one shall be taken, and the other left.Watch therefore: for ye know not what hour your Lord doth come.But know this, that if the goodman of the house had known in what watch the thief would come, he would have watched, and would not have suffered his house to be broken up.Therefore be ye also ready: for in such an hour as ye think not the Son of man cometh.
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The last day up to the crucifixion

  • PER327 Departure for the Mount of Olives

    The article examines the departure of Jesus and his disciples for the Mount of Olives after the Last Supper, where, after singing the psalms, they head to a place full of prophetic significance, near the site of the future crucifixion.

    Matthew 26.30 (King James Version) :
    And when they had sung an hymn, they went out into the mount of Olives.
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Peter's ministry

  • ADA003 The ascension of Jesus

    The ascension of Jesus, which took place on May 12, 33, on the Mount of Olives, concludes his earthly ministry. Lifted up in a cloud, he is received into the presence of the Father while two angels announce his glorious return. This event, recorded only by Luke, marks the passage to Christ's heavenly ministry and grounds the eschatological hope of the early Church as it awaits the parousia.

    Acts 1.9 (King James Version) :
    And when he had spoken these things, while they beheld, he was taken up; and a cloud received him out of their sight.
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  • ADA004 The disciples' return and wait

    After the ascension of Jesus (May 12, 33), the disciples return to Jerusalem from the Mount of Olives, a "Sabbath day's journey" away. They gather in an upper room, probably the house of Mary, the mother of John Mark, and devote themselves unanimously to prayer, together with the women and the family of Jesus. This period of waiting foreshadows the characteristics of the nascent Church.

    Acts 12.12 (King James Version) :
    And when he had considered the thing, he came to the house of Mary the mother of John, whose surname was Mark; where many were gathered together praying.
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