In the midst of gardens and vineyards, and green slopes studded with pilgrims’ tents, rose the terraced hills, the stately palaces, and massive bulwarks of Israel's capital. It was the season of the Passover, and from all lands the children of Jacob had gathered there to celebrate the great national festival. Fair and peaceful was the scene spread out before Him. GC 17.1įrom the crest of Olivet, Jesus looked upon Jerusalem. For the days shall come upon thee, that thine enemies shall cast a trench about thee, and compass thee round, and keep thee in on every side, and shall lay thee even with the ground, and thy children within thee and they shall not leave in thee one stone upon another because thou knewest not the time of thy visitation.” Luke 19:42-44. “If thou hadst known, even thou, at least in this thy day, the things which belong unto thy peace! but now they are hid from thine eyes.
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