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Lay it to HeartJerusalem's Historical SitesScholars will tell you that all that remains today of the second temple in Jerusalem is the western wall of the temple court at the time of Jesus. Actually, the Western Wall or Wailing Wall that is found today was built after the destruction of Jerusalem. It is not really the "Western Wall". Other traditional historical sites such as the upper room, eastern gate, and Via Dolorosa in Jerusalem are incorrect. Even the "old city" is not the Jerusalem from Jesus' day. They were rebuilt after the destruction of Jerusalem. The problem start with readers limiting their research in scripture to Matthew 24:1-2; "And Jesus went out, and departed from the temple: and his disciples came to [him] for to shew him the buildings of the temple. And Jesus said unto them, See ye not all these things? verily I say unto you, There shall not be left here one stone upon another, that shall not be thrown down." Scholars stop there and assume that other parts of the city remained. Another passage, however, is more specific and gives us a much better idea of what actually happened. In Luke 19:37, Jesus was at the Mount of Olives. In verse 41, he beheld the city of Jerusalem and wept over it. Then he said:
Jesus was talking about Jerusalem. If the name of Jerusalem is substituted for the pronouns it would read:
The Western WallThe temple was part of Jerusalem. It was not outside the city. The Bible tells us:
If Jerusalem was laid even with the ground and not one stone was left upon another, the wall that is at the temple mount today was not a part of Jerusalem in Jesus' day.
The Upper RoomJesus celebrated the passover the night before he was crucified. Now called the Lord's supper, this was held in a location often called the upper room.
Jerusalem tour guides have shown people upper rooms in the city and said it was the place where Jesus and his apostles held the last supper. However, because the upper room was in Jerusalem, we know that it was destroyed when the Romans ruined city. Any location you are shown today is a fake. The Other Upper RoomYes, there was another upper room in Jerusalem. It was where the apostles waited for the Holy Spirit of God to come. Acts 1:12-13 says, Then returned they unto Jerusalem from the mount called Olivet, which is from Jerusalem a sabbath day's journey. And when they were come in, they went up into an upper room, where abode both Peter, and James, and John, and Andrew, Philip, and Thomas, Bartholomew, and Matthew, James the son of Alphaeus, and Simon Zelotes, and Judas the brother of James. Jerusalem tour guides have shown this room to people as well, but the like the location of the last supper it was destroyed long ago.The Eastern GateEzekiel 44:1-4 says, "Then he brought me back the way of the gate of the outward sanctuary which looketh toward the east; and it was shut. Then said the LORD unto me; This gate shall be shut, it shall not be opened, and no man shall enter in by it; because the LORD, the God of Israel, hath entered in by it, therefore it shall be shut. It is for the prince; the prince, he shall sit in it to eat bread before the LORD; he shall enter by the way of the porch of that gate, and shall go out by the way of the same. Then brought he me the way of the north gate before the house: and I looked, and, behold, the glory of the LORD filled the house of the LORD: and I fell upon my face." Tourists to the city visit what the guides tell them is this gate and are told nobody has entered into it. It is shut and waiting for the Messiah to enter. What they won't tell you is that Ezekiel 44 refers to the second temple not the third temple. See The Third Temple. As part of the second temple it was completely decimated during the days of Emperor Vespasian reigned. Read more on Vespasian. This is another location where scholars, pastors and tour guides are passing ignorance along to the masses.Via Dolorosa and The Old CityVia Dolorosa is thought to be the street or path Jesus walked on his way to die on the cross for our sins. To read more see Via Dolorosa. It was part of the Old City of Jerusalem which means it was completely destroyed. The buildings along the route may be very old but they are not the ones Jesus walked by.Home The Past Try the wall web cam at aish.com Copyright ©2003-2009 Lay it to Heart |
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