Day Eight of Our Isreal Trip

Day eight began with a early departure from the Hotel in Jerusalem. We will later in the day return to Jerusalem to bid farewell to the City of the Great King for the last time on this trip. It will be a somber moment. You begin after a short time to sense the destiny that is associated with Jerusalem, and that God has his hand upon this city. You know it is unique and that the world will continue to focus on this city more and more.

When we left the hotel we traveled to the Dung Gate which is at the foot of the Western Wall. Most of us call this the Wailing Wall because it is the site of the place where the Jews pray for the peace of Jerusalem and the coming Messiah. We first, however, visited the temple mount. It now is in control of the Muslims. We went through a lot of security and then made our way to the Dome of the Rock. What is interesting is that Mohammad the prophet of Muslim faith, never was in Jerusalem, according to recorded history. However, the Dome is the site where he supposedly rode his white stallion into heaven. Go figure that one out. In fact Allah was a moon God which was part of a pagan worship. Mohammad elevated him to who he is now with his writings. This is a deceptive religion. On the Dome, written in Arabic, are the words "God has no Son" which is in keeping with what is written in the Koran. What is also interesting is that this site will host the site of the new Temple which will be built by the Jews for the Messiah. What I am trying to say is that this is not a holy site for the Muslim's, yet they claim this to be, and it is the site of where King Solomon's temple was built years ago.

From the Temple Mount we moved to the Wailing Wall and took time to go and pray for our needs, and the needs of the Jewish people. From there it was on to the Jewish Synagogue located next to the Wailing Wall and them off to the tunnel that runs under the Western Wall of the old city. What is significant here is that Herod built the wall and used two stones weighing over 600 tons, and moved them from his rock quarry to the place they are today. This in itself is quite the accomplishment since he had no cranes or the technology we possess today.

After the wall we moved over to the Jewish Institute which is preparing the instruments for the new temple. We saw the menorah which is huge and has been overlaid with 77.7 pounds of gold. It is about five foot tall. From this location we boarded our bus and made our way to En Getti for lunch and then to the Dead Sea for our last location for the next two days.

Once we made the Dead Sea we saw a McDonald's, and some went for a quick bite to eat. The rest made their way to the Dead Sea and the pool for some rest and relaxation. I was able to Skype the church during service to give some updates and then the day ended.