A Journey to Israel

Part II

Have you heard of a Fish Spa?

These little fish will clean your dead skin off for 5 euros!

The Dead Sea, a very interesting place!

My roommate Debbie

Some friends floating!

Me too!

Camels for hire!

We visited a rug maker in Turkey.

So many beautiful patterns made by hand!

Some of our group, So serious and contained

until the owner told us the only way to really enjoy the rugs was to touch them!

We traveled to Masada

Map of Dead Sea showing Masada

The fortress Masada from a distance

Cable Car to the top of Masada

After arriving at the top of Masada by cable car

Model of Herods residence on the cliff of Masada

One of the levels of Herods palace

Part of Herods residence, looking down from the top of Masada.

Here you can see the layers beneath the Bath House.

Standing in Herods Patio

The Synagogue at Masada

Masada cistern an important water source

Types of Pottery found in Masada

Masada, the Last HoldoutAfter 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.

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.

One of the lots had Eleazar Ben Ya-irs name on it. He was the zealot leader.

Later a Byzantine Church was built atop Masada.

Drawing of Byzantine church

Today, all Israeli soldiers are sworn in atop Masada, pledging that, Masada shall not fall again.

Map of Dead Sea showing Qumran on the north side

Qumran, where the Dead Sea Scrolls were found.

Some of the many caves at Qumran

The Essenes made pottery in this room.

Many of the Dead Sea Scrolls were found in caves. This is cave 4.

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

Up to Jerusalem

The Shrine of the Book

The scrolls now rest in the Shrine of the Book in Jerusalem

Madaba map of Jerusalem, found in Jordan

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

The Damascus Gate

Jewish boys and their teachers outside the walls of Jerusalem

Jewish Orthodox dress

The Zion Gate, scarred from 1948 artillery fire

Fiddler inside the Zion Gate

Herods Gate or the Flower Gate

Our guide teaches about the gates and walls of Jerusalem

The Lions Gate in the Old City Stephen was martyred outside this gate

A slit in the wall for arrows

And this is what it looks like from the inside of the wall

Entrance to the City of David

The Oldest part of Jerusalem

At the Temple InstituteReproduction of Davids harp

Golden model of the Temple

Narrow streets of Jerusalem

Marketplace in Old Jerusalem

Greek Monastery

Israeli soldiers and tourist from our group

Bar Mitzvah celebration in the Jewish Quarter

The Jerusalem Model

houses

Temple Mount in theJerusalem Model

The Gihon Spring

Hezekiahs Tunnel, built in 701 BC under the City of David, pulsating with water

from the spring.

Hezekiahs Tunnel 1,750 feet long, ceiling 5 feet high

Mikvah Jewish ritual bath,go in on one side, out of the other

Modern excavation of the steps to the Pool of Siloam

Newly excavated steps at the pool where Jesus healed many.

Another part of the pool was found nearby recently.

Model of the Temple in the time of Jesus

The Southern Steps

The far edge is the Precipice of the Temple where James, the brother

of Jesus, was thrown down and then stoned.

Southern Steps by which Jesus walked up to the Temple Mount.

Huge Herodian ashlars on the southern wall

Triple Gates

The Beautiful or Golden Gate, now sealed

The Muslims have many graves located just outside the Golden Gate.

The Wailing Wall (womens side)

Huge gathering at the Wailing Wall for one of the Jewish feast days

Steps to the Temple Mount

Going up to the Temple Mount

The Dome of the Rock (left) and the Dome of the Ascension of Mohammed (right)

One of the rock slabs on the Dome of the Rock.

What does it look like to you?

The Temple Mount is now under Muslim control. Al Aqsa Mosque

Bedrock of Mount Moriah. Abraham,

David, and Melchizedek would have walked

here.

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

View of the Temple Mount from the Mount of Olives

Rabbinic tunnels under the Temple Mount

Largest Herodian ashlar under the Temple Mount

Under Wilsons Arch (below the Temple Mount)

A 2,000 year old street of shops

Looking up to the layer above

Jesus would have walked on this 2,000 year old original pavement!

The Garden of Gethsemane

Ancient olive tree at Gethsemane

Olive wood carving of the agony in the Garden

The Church of the Nations

Painting of the arrest of Jesus

This stone is believed to be the stone of agony

Ossuaries and graves in the garden

Tombs on the Mount of Olives

When Jesus comes again,the Mount of Olives will split from east to west.

Narrow old Jerusalem streets

St. Annes Churchgreat acoustics for Amazing Grace

Convent of the Sisters of Sion

The Lithostrotos, believed to be where Pilate sat Jesus at the judgment seat.

View under the street of the Lithostrotos

Spider and game graffiti on the Lithostrotos

The Sacred Pit

A deep dank pit where the Lord stayed during the night before His Crucifixion

Jesus would have been bound hanging with arms up in this pit.

The Way of Sorrows

Walking the Via Dolorosa or Way of the Cross

The 5th StationSimon of Cyrene carries Jesus cross

Double entrance to the Church of the Holy Sepulcher

Church of the Holy Sepulcher showing the domes

Floor plan of the church

The Rock of Calvary

Another view of the Rock of Calvary

Greek altar in the Greek Chapel of Calvary

Table of Anointing

The Anointing Stone

Greek mosaic of Jesus being anointed after His death.

Chapel next to cave where Helena, (Constantines mother) is said to have found

fragments of the cross.

Under the Rotunda in the aedicule is the Tomb of Jesus

Earlier church over burial and Resurrection spot

Large dome over Jesus tomb

Tombs and cross graffiti

In the words of our Guide, Peach:

Remember We dont worship the PLACE! We worship God!

Tombs under the Holy Sepulcher

Drawing of abandoned quarry, a perfect place to carve a new tomb

1st c. tomb of the type of Jesus

He is risen, He is risen, indeed!

Whats Underneath the Church of the Holy Sepulcher

Latin inscription, circa 135-200AD,DOMINE IVIMUS, (Lord, we came.)

Evidence of the destruction of the Temple Mount in 70 AD

The fallen Stone of Trumpeting

Emporer Hadrian built a temple to Jupiter and Venus in 135 AD over the site of the Holy

Sepulcher and Jesus tomb

After the 2nd Jewish revolt (Masada), Hadrian rebuilt Jerusalem as Aelia Capitolina. He also renamed Judea, asPalaestina(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.

Jesus will come back again on the Mount of Olives.

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

The goddess Artemis of the Ephesians She promised fertility, eternal life.

Reproduction of the temple of Artemis In May, the Ephesians paraded her statues to the harbor, and the people held orgies.

Remains of the temple of Artemis today

Walking on the Cardo, the main street in Ephesus

Our guide

Temple of Domitian (emporer worship) He was called Lord, savior, master.

The Varius Baths

The Marble Road

2 doorways, 2 styles

Painted walls in wealthy houses

The Grand Theater at Ephesus could hold 24,000 people.

Singing praises to Jesus Christ, where once the Ephesians

praised Artemis.

Mary and the column on Curetes Street or street of the priests

The magnificent library in Ephesus housed thousands of scrolls.

Inscriptions everywhere

The Agora with shops To get into the shops, people had to

light incense to Caesar.

Symbol of the cult of Esclepius, seen on modern day medical symbols

Nike, goddess of victory

Roman toilets

Pipes made for water for the bath houses and latrines

Hmmm.cozy!

Place where Christians may have met

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.

Icthus symbol on stone of the entrance

ICTHUS symbol carved in several places in Ephesus

Jesus Christ Gods Son Saviour,the ICTHUSin Greek

Am I a follower of the Lord Jesus Christ?

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

3 Laws of Discipleship1. The Law of Self-denial:

Let him deny himself.2. The Law of Sacrifice:

take up your cross3.The Law of Submission:

Follow me

Matthew 16:24

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.

Changing My Headfrom 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

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

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