Day Nine In the Promise Land
Today was bright and sunny! We departed for the Old City of David. Then we walked down the Kidron Valley to the Pool of Silom. From there it was off to Caiaphas house where Peter heard the rooster crow three times, just as Jesus said it would. After lunch we spent some time in the Garden of Gethsemane where we prayed, and recalled the agony of Jesus as he sweat drops of blood in this place. From there we went to the Garden Tomb and viewed Golgotha. We made our way to what is believed to be the tomb of Jesus. Mark 16:5 – 6 tell us what the women saw when they entered the tomb. There we read, “Entering the tomb, they saw a young man sitting at the right, wearing a white robe; and they were amazed. And he said to them, ‘Do not be amazed; you are looking for Jesus the Nazarene, who has been crucified. He has risen; He is not here; behold, here is the place where they laid Him’.” As I entered the tomb there was a main area to the left. I glanced to the right, which is where the dead body of Jesus would have been laid. I didn’t see an Angel, but what I did see was a billion times better. I saw an empty tomb. As I turned to follow my Father-in-Law out of the tomb my wife suggested I take this picture. Happy Easter everybody! God Bless =D
