Posted on 11/25/2010 2:18:41 PM PST by Sharondownunderinnz
Anyone who has visited the Garden Tomb during a visit to Jerusalem will never forget the experience. I know I won't. Of the two sites claiming to be the actual burial site of our Lord, the Garden tomb, in my opinion, seems most likely. Seeing the carved slab of stone where Jesus' body was likely laid, the entrance where Peter and John once stood, and the enclosure that could not hold our Lord, was an experience of a lifetime. Imagine my horror when I learned that Muslims had constructed a 15' concrete block wall over the top of the tomb. The report indicated that the Islamic cemetery expansion project would soon involve hundreds of tons of concrete being poured next to the wall. Not only was no permit obtained, but the structure violates numerous city building codes. While the issues are being discussed, all sides claim concern over the possible disruption in the flow of tourists. While the construction poses a threat to the Tomb, it poses an equal threat to tourists should rain, snow or ground tremors magnify the growing instability.
If that's not bad enough, the same construction project has spread to the top of Golgotha, the Place of the Skull. This is, in my opinion, the most likely site for the place where Christ was crucified. While considerable erosion has taken place, the form of a skull is still visible in the rock on the side of the hill. Load after load of dirt is being poured over this sacred Christian site.
AS I SEE IT
If Christians or Jews had simply stuck a spade in the dirt near some Muslim "holy" site, the entire Muslim world would be up in arms, threatening death to anyone who dared to defile their religion. I am, however, appalled that this was allowed to happen and has been allowed to continue. While I don't know the details, I can't imagine a situation that could possibly have been beyond the authority of local officials. Illegal construction is one thing. Desecration of Christianity's most holy sites is another matter altogether. It shows the degree to which compliance in the face of Islamic intimidation has spread.
If this construction is allowed to stand, it's not difficult to imagine what will follow. Reports are circulating that the planned construction includes a minaret on top of Golgotha. Islam already has a mosque at Judaism's most prominent site. What's left? All they need is a mini-mosque on Christianity's most prominent site and they have made their point. In the Islamic mindset, this would symbolize that Islam has, indeed, superseded both Judaism and Christianity. The stage would be set for worldwide jihad. All that is needed is the appearance of the world leader Muslims have been waiting for.
Once again proving that some are more equal than others.
Agreed! So the satanic presence in Islam is disturbed by these places where Christianity held ground and seeks to demolish them.
Just as the stone and Roman guards could
not contain the resurrected Christ; muslim’s
attempt to obliterate or claim as their
own the Holy ground in which His broken was laid,
will not hide the truth of God and His Son.
Our Lord and Savior will win this battle, there
is no question. He lets them perform their vile
acts, while maybe giving them time to repent
and come to the Cross.
I spew venom against islam like nobody’s business,
but I know God has a plan, He sees what they do,
and if He does not want the Tomb hidden. then it
will not be hidden.
One more reason for Christians to support Jewish Israel controlling ALL of Jerusalem. Obama will be no help. Sarah Palin, for one, probably would be.
The sooner the great uprising against the Muslims starts the better the chance’s of beating them.
The war has already started ,it is just that Christians have not returned fire yet.
It had better be soon or we will not win.
This thing (the Moose have actually ENCLOSED the Garden Tomb?) needs to be, as Sarah Palin put it, “refudiated.”
One day we will be pushed in a corner by these people and we will have to fight.
The sooner it happens the better our chance’s of winning.
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INDEED.
It was one of my favorite spots of 2 weeks in Israel.
"...The Garden Tomb is an alternative to the Church of the Holy Sepulchre as the actual site of Jesus' burial in Jerusalem. It was discovered in 1867 and is especially popular with Protestants as a place of devotion."...But is the Garden Tomb really the tomb of Jesus? The main reason some people think so is that early accounts of the burial (e.g. Hebrews 13:12) describe it as occurring outside the city walls. And today, the Garden Tomb is outside the walls while the Church of the Holy Sepulchre is within them.
However, the city walls were expanded by Herod Agrippa in 41-44 AD and only then enclosed the site of the Holy Sepulchre, so both sites were outside the walls at the time of Jesus....One problem with the Garden Tomb is that, based on its configuration, it dates from the late Old Testament era (9th-7th century BC). Thus it was not a "new tomb" (Matt 27:60; John 19:41) at the time of the crucifixion."
The site of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, on the other hand, seems to have attracted Christian devotion since before Constantine. (See this article for more information.)
Apparently, the site that the locals remembered as the garden tomb, and where the early church built a large church over, isn't good enough so they claim the Christians of Jerusalem in 300 AD got it all wrong. But scientifically, it's not Christ's tomb...
So if the Muslims want to build there, it is a question for archeologists, but as a Christian it doesn't bother me a bit.
What bothers me LadyDoc is that the Muslems responsible for doing this think it is the tomb in question and they are determined to have the upper hand thus proving Allah is the greater god. It is always a case of them being supreme (to them.) Whether Jesus really did lie in that exact spot is of not real consequence as you say, however the spirit behind this is not a good one and is determined that Israel will be controlled, freed of Jews thus proving Islam to be right. It is all a spiritual matter BUT we know the outcome as we have “read the last chapter.”
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