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- 1. A Journey to Israel Part II
- 2. Have you heard of a Fish Spa?
- 3. These little fish will clean your dead skin off for 5 euros!
- 4. The Dead Sea, " a very interesting place!
- 7. Me too!
- 9. We visited a rug maker in Turkey.
- 10. So many beautiful patterns" made by hand!
- 11. Some of our group, " So serious and contained
- 12. until the owner told us the only way to really enjoy the rugs was to touch them!
- 13. We traveled to Masada
- 14. Map of Dead Sea showing Masada
- 15. The fortress Masada from a distance
- 16. Cable Car to the top of Masada
- 17. After arriving at the top of Masada " by cable car
- 18. Model of Herods residence " on the cliff of Masada
- 19. One of the levels of Herods palace
- 20. Part of Herods residence, looking down from the top of Masada.
- 21. Here you can see the layers beneath the Bath House.
- 22. Standing in Herods Patio
- 23. The Synagogue at Masada
- 24. Masada cistern " an important water source
- 25. Types of Pottery found in Masada
- 26. Masada, the Last Holdout After the Jews rebelled against their Roman occupiers in 66 AD, a group of Zealots fled to the fortress Masada. Rather than be captured and tortured by the Romans, they chose to commit suicide. More than 900 men, women, and children died at Masada.
- 27. The Zealots in Masada chose 10 men to slay the rest. ( about 900 people) Casting lots for themselves, the first was to kill the other 9.
- 28. One of the lots had Eleazar Ben Ya-irs name on it. He was the zealot leader.
- 29. Later a Byzantine Church was built atop Masada.
- 30. Drawing of Byzantine church
- 31. Today, all Israeli soldiers are sworn in atop Masada, pledging that, " Masada shall not fall again.
- 32. Map of Dead Sea showing " Qumran on the north side
- 33. Qumran, where the Dead Sea Scrolls were found.
- 34. Some of the many caves at Qumran
- 35. The Essenes made pottery in this room.
- 36. Many of the Dead Sea Scrolls were found in caves. This is cave 4.
- 37. The first English translators read, I was ready to be sought by those who did not ask for me. I was ready to be found by those who did not seek me. Isaiah 65:1
- 38. Up to Jerusalem
- 39. The Shrine of the Book
- 40. The scrolls now rest in the Shrine of the Book in Jerusalem
- 41. Madaba map of Jerusalem, " found in Jordan
- 42. Time Periods of Jerusalems history 2000 BC - 1400BC Canaanites, Jebusites 1400 BC - 70 AD Israelites 70 AD - 325 AD Romans (pagan) 326 AD 638 AD Romans (Byzantine Christian) 638 AD 1099 AD Muslims 1099 AD 1187 AD Crusaders (Christian) 1187 AD 1917 AD Muslims 1917 AD 1948 AD British 1948 AD present Israelites
- 44. Jewish boys and their teachers outside the walls of Jerusalem
- 46. The Zion Gate, " scarred from 1948 artillery fire
- 47. Fiddler inside the Zion Gate
- 48. Herods Gate or the Flower Gate"
- 49. Our guide teaches about the gates and walls of Jerusalem
- 50. The Lions Gate in the Old City" Stephen was martyred outside this gate
- 51. A slit in the wall for arrows
- 52. And this is what it looks like from the inside of the wall
- 53. Entrance to the City of David
- 54. The Oldest part of Jerusalem
- 55. At the Temple Institute" Reproduction of Davids harp
- 56. Golden model of the Temple
- 57. Narrow streets of Jerusalem
- 58. Marketplace in Old Jerusalem
- 59. Greek Monastery
- 60. Israeli soldiers and tourist " from our group
- 61. Bar Mitzvah celebration in the Jewish Quarter
- 64. houses
- 65. Temple Mount in the" Jerusalem Model
- 67. The Gihon Spring
- 68. Hezekiahs Tunnel, built in 701 BC" under the City of David, pulsating with water from the spring.
- 69. Hezekiahs Tunnel" 1,750 feet long, ceiling 5 feet high
- 70. Mikvah Jewish ritual bath," go in on one side, out of the other
- 71. Modern excavation of the steps to the Pool of Siloam
- 72. Newly excavated steps at the pool" where Jesus healed many.
- 73. Another part of the pool was found nearby recently.
- 74. Model of the Temple " in the time of Jesus
- 76. The far edge is the " Precipice of the Temple where James, the brother of Jesus, was thrown down and then stoned.
- 77. Southern Steps by which Jesus walked up to the Temple Mount.
- 78. Huge Herodian ashlars on the southern wall
- 79. Triple Gates
- 80. The Beautiful or Golden Gate, " now sealed
- 81. The Muslims have many graves located just outside the Golden Gate.
- 82. The Wailing Wall (womens side)
- 83. Huge gathering at the Wailing Wall for one of the Jewish feast days
- 84. Steps to the Temple Mount
- 85. Going up to the Temple Mount
- 86. The Dome of the Rock (left) and the Dome of the Ascension of Mohammed (right)
- 87. One of the rock slabs on " the Dome of the Rock.
- 88. What does it look like to you?
- 89. The Temple Mount is now under Muslim control. Al Aqsa Mosque
- 90. Bedrock of Mount Moriah. Abraham, David, and Melchizedek would have walked here.
- 91. The Mount of God 1005 BC David purchased Mount Moriah,for 600 shekels of silver from Araunah the Jebusite. (Abraham offered Isaac here) In 940 BC , Davids son, Solomon, began to build the Temple of the LORD in Jerusalem on Mount Moriah. 721-701 BC Assyrian destruction and invasion of Jerusalem 586 BC Babylonian destruction of the city 538 BC Persian Cyrus gave orders to rebuild the city 445 BC Exiles return to rebuild the Temple and city under Nehemiah 167-40 BC Maccabees Revolt and independence- Hasmonean Dynasty Herod rebuilt the Temple 37-64 AD Destruction of the Temple 70 AD
- 92. View of the Temple Mount " from the Mount of Olives
- 93. Rabbinic tunnels " under the Temple Mount
- 94. Largest Herodian ashlar " under the Temple Mount
- 95. Under Wilsons Arch " (below the Temple Mount)
- 96. A 2,000 year old street of shops
- 97. Looking up to the layer above
- 98. Jesus would have walked on this 2,000 year old original pavement!
- 99. The Garden of Gethsemane
- 100. Ancient olive tree at Gethsemane
- 102. Olive wood carving of the agony " in the Garden
- 103. The Church of the Nations
- 104. Painting of the arrest of Jesus
- 105. This stone is believed to be " the stone of agony
- 106. Ossuaries and graves in the garden
- 107. Tombs on the Mount of Olives
- 108. When Jesus comes again,the Mount of Olives will split from east to west.
- 109. Narrow old Jerusalem streets
- 110. St. Annes Church" great acoustics for Amazing Grace
- 111. Convent of the Sisters of Sion
- 112. The Lithostrotos, believed to be where Pilate sat Jesus at the judgment seat.
- 113. View under the street of the Lithostrotos
- 114. Spider and game graffiti on the Lithostrotos
- 115. The Sacred Pit
- 116. A deep dank pit where the Lord stayed during the night before His Crucifixion
- 117. Jesus would have been bound hanging with arms up in this pit.
- 118. The Way of Sorrows
- 119. Walking the Via Dolorosa or " Way of the Cross
- 120. The 5th Station" Simon of Cyrene carries Jesus cross
- 121. Double entrance to the Church of the Holy Sepulcher
- 122. Church of the Holy Sepulcher" showing the domes
- 123. Floor plan of the church
- 124. The Rock of Calvary
- 125. Another view of the " Rock of Calvary
- 126. Greek altar in the " Greek Chapel of Calvary
- 127. Table of Anointing
- 128. The Anointing Stone
- 129. Greek mosaic of Jesus being anointed after His death.
- 130. Chapel next to cave where Helena, (Constantines mother) is said to have found fragments of the cross.
- 131. Under the Rotunda in the aedicule" is the Tomb of Jesus
- 132. Earlier church over burial and Resurrection spot
- 133. Large dome over Jesus tomb"
- 134. Tombs and cross graffiti
- 135. In the words of our Guide, Peach: Remember We dont worship the PLACE! We worship God!
- 136. Tombs under the Holy Sepulcher
- 137. Drawing of abandoned quarry, a perfect place to carve a new tomb
- 138. 1st c. tomb of the type of Jesus
- 139. He is risen, He is risen, indeed!
- 140. Whats Underneath the " Church of the Holy Sepulcher
- 141. Latin inscription, circa 135-200AD," DOMINE IVIMUS, (Lord, we came.)
- 142. Evidence of the destruction of the Temple Mount in 70 AD
- 143. The fallen Stone of Trumpeting
- 144. Emporer Hadrian built a temple to Jupiter and Venus in 135 AD over the site of the Holy Sepulcher and Jesus tomb
- 145. After the 2nd Jewish revolt (Masada), Hadrian rebuilt Jerusalem as Aelia Capitolina. He also renamed Judea, as Palaestina(we call it Palestine). He built a huge platform over the earlier site in an effort to bury Calvary and the tomb of Jesus, an honored site of Christians. Herodian stones from the Temple Mount were used to build the retaining wall.
- 146. Jesus will come back again on the Mount of Olives.
- 147. Walking in the Footsteps of Paul" Ancient Ephesus Located in western Turkey Mary, John and Paul lived here Center of the worship of Artemis Practiced emporer worship also Paul lived here for about 3 years A community of Christians here Timothy succeeded Paul
- 148. The goddess Artemis of the Ephesians" She promised fertility, eternal life.
- 149. Reproduction of the temple of Artemis" In May, the Ephesians paraded her statues to the harbor, and the people held orgies.
- 150. Remains of the " temple of Artemis today
- 151. Walking on the Cardo," the main street in Ephesus
- 152. Our guide
- 153. Temple of Domitian (emporer worship)" He was called Lord, savior, master.
- 154. The Varius Baths
- 155. The Marble Road
- 156. 2 doorways, 2 styles
- 157. Painted walls in wealthy houses
- 158. The Grand Theater at Ephesus could hold 24,000 people.
- 159. Singing praises to Jesus Christ, where once the Ephesians " praised Artemis."
- 160. Mary and the column on Curetes Street or street of the priests
- 161. The magnificent library in Ephesus housed thousands of scrolls.
- 163. The Agora with shops" To get into the shops, people had to light incense to Caesar.
- 164. Symbol of the cult of Esclepius, seen on modern day medical symbols
- 165. Nike, goddess of victory
- 166. Roman toilets
- 167. Pipes made for water for the bath houses and latrines
- 168. 堰馨馨馨.界看噛霞!
- 169. Place where Christians " may have met
- 170. What would Jesus do? Why did the Christians go to the trash heap in Ephesus? It was a sad place where the prostitutes would discard unwanted babies who would die from exposure. The Ephesian Christians were compelled to rescue like Jesus.
- 171. Icthus symbol on stone of the entrance
- 172. ICTHUS symbol carved " in several places in Ephesus
- 173. Jesus Christ Gods Son Saviour," the ICTHUSin Greek
- 174. Am I a follower of " the Lord Jesus Christ?
- 175. Then Jesus said to His disciples, If anyone desires to come after Me, let him deny Himself, and take up his cross, and follow Me. For what profit is it if a man gains the whole world, but loses his own soul?" Matthew 16: 24, 26
- 176. 3 Laws of Discipleship 1. The Law of Self-denial: Let him deny himself. 2. The Law of Sacrifice: take up your cross 3.The Law of Submission: Follow me Matthew 16:24
- 177. Commit My Heart to Jesus" from Chaundel Holladay, Soul Scape My sheep hear my voice: I know them, and they follow me. John 10:27 Remember Who He is. Make Him the focal point. Listen to His voice. Trust His Care. Follow His Word.
- 178. Changing My Head" from Chaundel Holladay Choose Joy Kay Warren Pray First Dont Worry, Pray Be Thankful - always Focus My Thoughts Fix your thoughts on what is true, honorable, right, pure, lovely, admirable. Think about things that are excellent and worthy of praise. 2 Cor. 10:5
- 179. Surrender My Hands" from Chaundel Holladau Recognize that God owns it all! Dedicate the first part of your time and money to Him. Serve others. Save for the future create margin Plan your spending set limits Get out of debt in time and money Enjoy what you have - contentment
- 180. Then He who sat on the throne said, Behold, I make all things new.I am the Alpha and Omega, the Beginning and the End. I will give of the fountain of the water of life to him who thirsts. He who overcomes shall inherit all things, and I will be his God and he shall be My son." Revelation 21:5-6"