These are the two olive trees mentioned by the prophet Zechariah 4:11 and spiritually in Revelation 11:4. These are situated on the true Temple Mount in the City of David in Israel. Across from the trees, if you were sitting on the bench looking toward the left in front of you, you would be able to see where I believe the final temple or millennial temple will be built. This would be where Solomon’s temple once stood as well as Herod’s temple (Ezekiel 40) -- not on what is officially called the Temple Mount. (Side note: There is currently a temple built under the dome of the rock which is a prophetically significant temple, c.f., 2 Thess 2, Matt 24, but it's not the temple Jesus will rule from in the Millennial Kingdom. That temple belongs here, on this site. (Catch me on YouTube for more on this!)

Archaeologists believe this site pictured above to be the ruins of an ancient synagogue. If you think about it, the location of the former temple would have been a natural place to build a synagogue. The people of those days would have known it was where the temple once stood.

Behind the two olive trees on the hillside in the background is where David sinned with Bathsheba. It’s called the mount of scandal. You can see the buildings in the background behind the trees.

Under this grassy knoll runs the Gihon spring, which is the water source that was used to wash away the blood from all those sacrifices. Notice there was no ancient water source on the official Temple Mount. Lack of a water source is one of the main reasons that site can not be the actual Temple Mount. Also, the Bible says the temple was over the Gihon Spring!

Even today you can walk through the tunnel under the grassy knoll, through the sloshing waters of the Gihon Spring by means of Hezekiahs siege tunnel.

God has preserved this site in this park like setting because it is a very special place to Him!