Tag: Jerusalem
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Good Friday Crucifixion at Golgotha/Calvary
Why do we refer to this day as Good Friday? Because on this day our Lord and Savior died on the cross for us. Some people mistakenly believe that the entire atonement took place at Gethsemane. The atonement continued, and the Lamb of God’s sacrifice on the cross for us is an essential part of… Read more
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The Last Supper in the Upper Room
On Thursday night (beginning of Friday by the Jewish reckoning) of Holy Week, “Then came the day of unleavened bread, when the passover must be killed. And he sent Peter and John , saying, Go and prepare us the passover, that we may eat. …[in] a large upper room furnished.” Luke 22: 7-8, 12. Toward… Read more
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Triumphal Entry on Palm Sunday
Jesus Christ and his disciples came from Bethany, on the east side of the Mount of Olives. “Then sent Jesus two disciples, saying unto them, Go into the village in front of you [Bethphage], and straightway ye shall find an ass tied, and a colt with her: loose them, and bring them unto me.” Matthew… Read more
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The First Trial of Jesus Christ at Caiaphas’ House
The Church of St. Peter in Gallicantu (Gallicantu means “cock-crow” in Latin), on Mount Zion, is over the ruins believed to be the site of Caiaphas the high priest’s home (Caiaphas was High Priest from 18 to 36 AD). The identification is strongly supported (but not proved) by archeology. A church existed here during the… Read more
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Garden of Gethsemane
On the Mount of Olives, across the Kidron (a.k.a. Cedron) brook, are the remains of very ancient olive trees. Hebrew University botanists date the trees to be between 1,800 and 2,300 years old. The only way to be sure would be to cut one down and count the rings, which is an horrific idea. Josephus… Read more
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Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem
As we approach Easter it is only fitting to review the sites associated with the last week of Jesus’ life (Holy Week). First I will discuss the Church of the Holy Sepulchre. Revered as the holiest site by all orthodox Christian religions (i.e. Roman Catholic, Greek Orthodox, Russian Orthodox, Coptic, Armenian Apostolic, Syriac, and Ethiopian… Read more
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Pool of Bethesda at Jerusalem
“Now there is at Jerusalem by the sheep market a pool, which is called … Bethesda, having five porches.” John 5:2. Formerly, many scholars felt that a pool having 5 porches, or porticoes, must have been inaccurate. However, archaeological excavations in 1964 revealed the the Pool of Bethesda consisted of two pools separated by a… Read more