Olivet Discourse

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The Olivet Discourse is a New Testament passage in which Jesus delivers a prophetic sermon about the destruction of the Temple, future tribulations, and his eventual return, as recorded in the Synoptic Gospels.

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Olivet Discourse canonical 4
Olivet Discourse (Markan version) 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Biblical discourse
New Testament passage
Prophetic sermon
audience Jesus’ disciples
linked to: Apostles
chapterRange Luke 21:5–36
Mark 13
Matthew 24–25
closelyAssociatedEvent Destruction of Jerusalem in 70 CE
foundIn New Testament
genre Apocalyptic discourse
Prophetic teaching
hasPrimarySpeaker Jesus
linked to: Jesus Christ
historicalContext Second Temple Judaism
includesTeachingOn Parable of the fig tree
Parable of the talents
Parable of the ten virgins
Sheep and goats judgment
interpretedWithin Eschatology
Futurist eschatological views
Historicist eschatological views
Idealist eschatological views
Preterist eschatological views
language Koine Greek
locationOfDelivery Mount of Olives
namedAfter Mount of Olives
occasion Question about the destruction of the Temple
Question about the end of the age
Question about the sign of Jesus’ coming
partOf Synoptic Gospels tradition
linked to: Synoptic Gospels
recordedIn Gospel of Luke
Gospel of Mark
Gospel of Matthew
religiousTradition Christianity
spokenBy Jesus
linked to: Jesus Christ
subject Abomination of desolation
Cosmic disturbances
Destruction of the Jerusalem Temple
End times
False prophets and false christs
Final judgment themes
Future tribulations
Persecution of believers
Second Coming of Christ
Signs of the end of the age
Watchfulness and readiness
theme Endurance to the end
Judgment and separation of righteous and wicked
Uncertainty of the exact time of the end
Vigilance in light of Christ’s return

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Parable of the Fig Tree partOf Olivet Discourse
subject linked to: parable of the fig tree
Mark 13 alsoKnownAs Olivet Discourse (Markan version)
linked to: Olivet Discourse
New Testament eschatology studiesText Olivet Discourse