Holy Land Pilgrimage Presentation 1
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Holy Land Pilgrimage
February 2010
EL AL 8 depart New York (JFK), Monday Feb. 8 11:50 p.m.
arrive Tel Aviv, Tuesday, Feb 9, 5:30 p.m.
Pilgrims fly EL AL for the cultural experienceOrthodox Jews praying on the flight to Israel.
Welcome to Israel
It’s 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday in Tel Aviv.
We’ve been on the plane since midnight on Monday.
11 hour flight, +7 hour time change. You do the math.
Four-Stage Pilgrimage
Via Maris (The Way of the Sea)The GalileeJerusalemThe Dead Sea
The Journey Begins in Joppa (Jaffa)
6,000 years of recorded history
The city where Jonah set sail for Tarshish, hoping to outrun God (Jonah 1:3)
Ancient streets and houses
Peter raised Tabitha from the dead in Joppa (Acts 9:36)
Peter stayed in Joppa, at the home of Simon the Tanner (Acts 9:43)
Lots of blue paint. The color of heaven, keeps the devil out.
St. Peter’s Church, JoppaCommemorates the place where Peter had the vision of the sheet (Acts
9:43 ff.) that led him to go with the messengers from Cornelius.
Our home
in
Tel Aviv
Via Maris (The Way of the Sea)The GalileeJerusalemThe Dead Sea
Caesarea
Caesarea Maritamia, 10 B.C.
Built by Herod the Great, named for the EmperorAmphitheater seats 5,000
Herod’s fresh-water pool at Caesarea
Harbor at CaesareaA major port as early as 90 B.C.
Herod constructed breakwaters
Hippodrome at CaesareaHorse races, later for Gladiator games
Mosque dates from Muslim occupancy 640-1101 A.D.
Aqueduct brought fresh water to Caesareafrom Mt. Carmel, 10 km away.
Ohio Delegation, with Knights Templar Host – Duane Kemerley
Via Maris (The Way of the Sea)The GalileeJerusalemThe Dead Sea
Jezreel Valley
Mt. Carmel
Elijah Challenged the Prophets of Baal
Ezra (left) always provided scriptural references to the sites we visited. Here, Haywood reads from 1 Kings 18:17
Carmelite Monastery
This is where the Carmelite Order started.The monastery is dedicated to Mary
View from the roof of the monastery
Mt. Tabor, Mt. of Transfiguration
Church of theTransfiguration
Via Maris (The Way of the Sea)The GalileeJerusalemThe Dead Sea
The Galilee
The Sea of Galilee, Lake GennesaretLargest freshwater lake in Israel.13 miles long, 8 miles wide, maximum depth about 150 feet.
“The Jesus Boat”
Nof Ginosar Kibbutz
Galilee
Sea of Galilee Boat Ride
Northern Shore of Sea of Galilee
Orthodox Church, Capernaum
Church of the Beatitudes
Capernaum, synagogue
The house of Peter’s Mother-in-Law
Church on site of Peter’s Mother-in-Law’s house
Church of the Beatitudes
The hill where Jesus preachedHe preached from the bottom, a natural amphitheater
Blessed are the meek ...
Church of Peter’s Primacy
Peter do you love me?
Mensa Christi – The Table of Christ
Fish BBQ for breakfast on the beach
St. Peter’s Fish for lunch - Tiberias
Jordan River – northern inlet to Sea of Galilee
Church of the Multiplication
Church of the Multiplication Stewardship Committee
Since 1901 the JNF has planted over 240 million trees
We planted over 40
“And when you shall come into the land, and shall have planted all manner of trees for food.” (Lev. 19:23)
Four-Stage Pilgrimage
Via Maris (The Way of the Sea)The GalileeJerusalemThe Dead Sea
“You will never again in your life have your first visit to Jerusalem”
Knights Templar Host, Rev. Duane Kemerly prepares Pilgrims for their first glimpse of Jerusalem.
Our feet are standing within your gates, O Jerusalem.(Psalm 122:2)
King Solomon Hotel, Jerusalem
Dome of the Rock on the Temple Mount on the site of the Second Temple (destroyed A.D. 70)
Jews:Abraham and IsaacMt. MoriahHoly of Holies
Muslims: Muhammadshrineal-Haram ash-Sharif
Al Aqsa Mosque | Temple Mount
Western Wall
Al Aqsah Mosque and Haram ash Sharif can be seen behind
Sundays are popular for Bar Mitzvahs at the Western Wall
Can you spot the Knights Templar Pilgrims?
Jesus rode towards Jerusalem on a donkey
Dominus Flevit
“The Lord Wept”
Coenaculum
Franciscan Friary from 14th century
Kidron Valley
St. Peter in Gallicantu, site where Jesus went before Caiaphas
Station 1: Jesus is condemned
Station 2: Jesus is given the cross
Station 3: Jesus falls the first time
Station 4: Jesus meets his mother
Station 5: Simon of Cyrene carries the cross
Station 6: Veronica wipes the face of Jesus
Station 7: Jesus falls the second time
Station 8Jesus meets the daughters of Jerusalem
Station 9Jesus falls the third time
Station 10: Jesus is stripped of his clothes
Station 11Crucifixion, Jesus is nailed to the cross
Station 12Jesus dies on the cross
Station 13Jesus’ body is removed from the cross
Station 14: Jesus is laid inside the tomb
Chapel of the Angel
Chapel of the Holy Sepulchre
KT Pilgrims do the “Dead Sea Float”
Rev. Pilgrim Cleveland McSwain – from Wyoming
Holy Land Pilgrimage
Next year ... in Jerusalem