The Mount of Olives

The Mount of Olives is located outside the city of Jerusalem in Israel. It is visited by Jesus and the disciples. It becomes a place renowned for the prophesies of Jesus. It is from the Mount of Olives that Jesus tells the disciples that Jerusalem and the Temple will one day be destroyed. The lessons from the Mount of Olives directly translate to the pride of Americans, for no city or building, no matter how grand, cannot be destroyed.

Israel

Israel is the land promised to the Jews by God following the Exodus from Egypt. It is settled and lived on by the Jews, and becomes a battleground as enemy armies surge across the land. It is ultimately conquered by the Greeks, and later the Romans. The Romans ultimately sack and destroy Jerusalem, and destroy the Temple. Israel later becomes land under the British...