Gathering Stones at Herodium
Matthew 21:21 Jesus answered and said unto them, Verily I say unto you, If ye have faith, and doubt not, ye shall not only do this which is done to the fig tree, but also if ye shall say unto this mountain, Be thou removed, and be thou cast into the sea; it shall be done.
Have you ever imagined that mountain mentioned in the Bible actually being moved? At the time of this discourse, Jesus was talking to His disciples on the Mount of Olives, 2750 feet above sea level, and overlooking Jerusalem
The Mount of Olives is higher in elevation than Jerusalem. When Jesus was talking, the disciples could see all of Jerusalem and beyond.
On a very clear day, one could see Herodium, Herod's palace eight miles southeast of Jerusalem. The distance was such that mirrors could be used to communicate signals from Jerusalem to Herodium and onward to Herod's palace at Masada.
Are you familiar with Herodium? It was two hills before Herod chose to build his palace there. But, when Herod decided to build there, he first built the fortress on one hill, and then he built a mountain by moving one hill and placing it on the other hill to fortify the palace. He literally had tons of dirt physically moved from one hill to the other to elevate the area to a height of over 2400 feet and to put it in alignment between Jerusalem and Masada.
What did the disciples see in the distance when Jesus asked them if they had the faith to see mountains moved?
They saw a mountain that had been moved.
When you have seen a mountain moved by man, how much more faith would it take for you to believe God could move that mountain and cast it into the sea?
Do you have any mountains that you think cannot be moved? Think again. Someone has already moved that mountain at least once sometime in the past.
~serapha~
Have you ever imagined that mountain mentioned in the Bible actually being moved? At the time of this discourse, Jesus was talking to His disciples on the Mount of Olives, 2750 feet above sea level, and overlooking Jerusalem
The Mount of Olives is higher in elevation than Jerusalem. When Jesus was talking, the disciples could see all of Jerusalem and beyond.
On a very clear day, one could see Herodium, Herod's palace eight miles southeast of Jerusalem. The distance was such that mirrors could be used to communicate signals from Jerusalem to Herodium and onward to Herod's palace at Masada.
Are you familiar with Herodium? It was two hills before Herod chose to build his palace there. But, when Herod decided to build there, he first built the fortress on one hill, and then he built a mountain by moving one hill and placing it on the other hill to fortify the palace. He literally had tons of dirt physically moved from one hill to the other to elevate the area to a height of over 2400 feet and to put it in alignment between Jerusalem and Masada.
What did the disciples see in the distance when Jesus asked them if they had the faith to see mountains moved?
They saw a mountain that had been moved.
When you have seen a mountain moved by man, how much more faith would it take for you to believe God could move that mountain and cast it into the sea?
Do you have any mountains that you think cannot be moved? Think again. Someone has already moved that mountain at least once sometime in the past.
~serapha~
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