Jerusalem calling.

[jasilva]

Going to Israel on Sat. Ten days of exploring the bible in person. Yeehaw.

Joe

[GrayRider]

Sounds great...I was supposed to go in November of 2001,..but 911 caused the State Department to caution all travelers to the region...enjoy yourself.

[CDouthitt]

Have a good time...make sure you take lots of pictures.

[jasilva]

Sounds great...I was supposed to go in November of 2001,..but 911 caused the State Department to caution all travelers to the region...enjoy yourself.

You should try to get over there. I was there in early 05 and the state department was still saying that. It's nothing like what you see on the news. Stay off the public buses and you don't really have to worry. I actually felt safer on the streets there than I do in most US cities.

Joe

[jasilva]

Have a good time...make sure you take lots of pictures.

Thanks, I'll try to post some when I get back.

[dwarthog]

Yes,

Pictures please!

Be safe and enjoy yourself.

[TalonChief]

Always wanted to go, but it ain't even really on the radar scope. Likey I'll get the opportunity to go to Iraq or Afghanistan this year, though.

[Fireberry]

That is something. I always wanted to read 'The woman at the well'. While sitting by Jacobs Well.

Pics and bring us back many stories.

[jasilva]

Here's a couple of pics from the last trip.



The Garden Tomb

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The Eastern Gate seen from the Mt. of Olives

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[dwarthog]

Cool pics!

I love seeing that kind of stuff, particularly in person. I have been fortunate to do a little traveling and find that everytime I stand in front of history like that, I feel both good and in awe of what we have managed to accomplish in the short time we have been here.

Please more pics when you have them!

[billymac]

A group from our chuch is headed over this summer, won't be able to make it, so please post as many pics as you can. Have a great time.

[jasilva]

Here's a few more photos....


Zacharias' Tree

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Roman public toilets-Bet Shean circa 200ad.

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The Temple steps where Jesus taught.

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Palestinian East Jerusalem.

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Golgotha-The Place of the Skull

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Notice the eyes in the last photo, not the skull shape, the eyes.

Joe

[chickenman]

Awesome man, say a prayer for us back here.

[jasilva]

Wow, awesome trip. We spent 6 days just walking around the Old City talking to people and exploring. Met folks from all over the world. Here's a few photos from the trip.

Staged protest by Palestinians over the Mugrabi gate excavations.

The "protesters" chatting before the tame camera crew showed up.

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The camera crew is on site and the protesters grouped up nice and tight for a close in shot from the camera. I listened to the reporter(from the english Al Jezera station) talk about the "huge protest at the temple".

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The stones in piles are the remains of the 2nd temple. As our Lord said "truly I say to you not one stone will be left upon another"

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Masada-Herod the Great's fortress in the desert.

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I'll post more later.

Joe

[GrayRider]

Great pics. Glad you had a good time.

[genoway]

Truly AWESOME.

Welcome back home.

[jasilva]

Thanks, I love Israel but it's still not the same a home. Here's a few more images from the trip.

Beth Shamish-David fought Goliath in this valley.

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The "Moses Seat" from the synagogue at Chorazim. This is were Jesus gave one of his teachings. The seat is where the speaker sat while speaking to the assembly. Yes this is the actual seat that Jesus sat in! Yes you can touch it, but not sit in it.

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Caesarea Phillipi in the Golan Heights. This is where God revealed to Peter who Jesus is.

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On a more somber note...

The Holocaust Victims Memorial at Yad Vashem

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Close up of the memorial. There are 6 million tiles in this memorial bedded in ash from the ovens at the various camps.

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I wish I could show the Childrens Memorial. It's simple but unbelievably sad.
A diamond shaped room with 5 candles in the center and the walls are mirrors so you see an endless series of points of light to represent the 1.5 Million children killed by the Nazis. The names of the victims and their ages and hometowns are constantly recited. 1.5 MILLION kids, How can anyone be so brutal????????????


Joe

[Fireberry]

Curd, I was thinking that this tread was full of 'well wishes'. I did not know until this a/m about your fantastic pictures. What a Doof. These are some really good pictures and thoughts. If you have more please post them also.

Do they keep the things of the Christ up for the money? I mean to get tourist to come over or are they a society that excepts and understands Christian beliefs?

As for your thought on 'how can people be so cruel', seems after all these years the nazis were just replaced by the muslims.

[jasilva]

Curd, I was thinking that this tread was full of 'well wishes'. I did not know until this a/m about your fantastic pictures. What a Doof. These are some really good pictures and thoughts. If you have more please post them also.

Do they keep the things of the Christ up for the money? I mean to get tourist to come over or are they a society that excepts and understands Christian beliefs?

As for your thought on 'how can people be so cruel', seems after all these years the nazis were just replaced by the muslims.


I'm posting pics as I have time. It takes awhile to post them since I have to upload to photobucket then link to them. Unless someone knows of a better way to do it????????????
The things of Christ are mostly preserved by christian organizations that bought the properties to preserve them. Some are also just historically significant to Israel. The society as a whole probably cares about christianity about as much as it brings tourism and support to Israel. Although the rabbinical leaders in Israel have managed to pass laws making it a crime to preach Christ to anyone who does not ask to hear the message. You even have to get parental permission to witness to minors or allow them into any form of christian worship service.

The muslims are a different case than the nazis. The average muslim is not against the jews. They just want peace and a place to call home. They don't even really care if Israel governs or a palestinian authority does. The problem is the "arab leaders" who've figured out how to fire up the disenfranchised and bend them to their will. It's really not about religion it's about power. These leaders have managed to make themselves important on the world stage on the backs of the weak minded and hopeless minority. The terrorist rank and file in Israel and the West Bank are made up of mostly young men with no job or education and no hope of a future. Really easy to give them a cause and brain wash them to do what you want. Even in the West Bank most of the muslims I met were friendly and had no animosity toward Jews or Americans.

Joe

[pops]

absolutly amazing

[harleyjsb]

Great pictures...........