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Passion Week

Chapter 1—The Triumphal Entry (3 illustrations)

Welcome to Passion Week, the sacred final week of Jesus Christ's mortal ministry. Beginning on the Mount of Olives and concluding with the empty tomb, the events of these remarkable days reveal the Savior's perfect obedience, infinite love, and ultimate triumph over sin and death. The illustrations and accompanying photographs in this chapter provide a visual introduction to the places where these events unfolded, inviting you to begin your own walk with Christ to Easter morning.


Jesus approaches Jerusalem from the Mount of Olives

Jewish leaders attempt to humiliate Jesus

Jesus walking through the Passover crowds

Related Photographs—The Mount of Olives Today

View west: Old City, Temple Mount, Al-Aqsa Mosque, and Dome of the Rock from the Mount of Olives.

Jesus approaches Jerusalem from the Mount of Olives

Approach to Jerusalem—the journey begins.

Jewish leaders attempt to humiliate Jesus

The suffering Messiah stands rejected in fulfillment of Isaiah’s prophecy.

Jesus walking through the Passover crowds

Alone amid the crowds of Jerusalem, the Messiah moved steadily toward the fulfillment of His redemptive mission.

The Mount of Olives, viewed eastward from St. Peter in Gallicantu.

Mount of Olives, looking north toward Mount Scopus, best known as the location of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and Hadassah Hospital.

Mount of Olives, looking east across the Kidron Valley.