Some things I didn't realize before coming was how close the tomb was to Skull Hill or Golgatha. The tomb is literally only a few hundred yards from The Hill. Another thing I didn't realize was the great risk that Joseph of Arimathea took upon himself when he asked for permission to burry our Lord: by asking permission to take Christ's body Joseph risked his position in politics (He was a member of The Sanhedrin which is kind of like saying he was a member of the legislature), He risked his position in business, He risked losing all that he had to give a proper burial for Jesus of Nazareth. Our guide pointed out that Joseph would not have done these things just because Jesus was a good man, but he likely did these things because he knew that Jesus was more than just man, but the God of this whole earth.
Thursday, September 15, 2011
The Garden Tomb, and Golgatha
Today we went on a tour of The Garden Tomb and Golgotha. It was very impressive. There were a few things that impressed me more than anything else: Our tour guides (employee's at The Garden Tomb) made it perfectly clear that 'We do not worship the rocks, we worship The God of the whole world. However, the Lord has said that when his children are not able to bear witness of Him, even the rocks of the earth shall bear witness of Him... We do not worship the tomb because his body once lay there; we worship The God who visits this garden every day through his Holy Spirit.' These guides bore a powerful witness of Jesus Christ as The Living God, King of Kings and Lord of Lords; and the testimonies of these guides were verified by The Holy Ghost.
Some things I didn't realize before coming was how close the tomb was to Skull Hill or Golgatha. The tomb is literally only a few hundred yards from The Hill. Another thing I didn't realize was the great risk that Joseph of Arimathea took upon himself when he asked for permission to burry our Lord: by asking permission to take Christ's body Joseph risked his position in politics (He was a member of The Sanhedrin which is kind of like saying he was a member of the legislature), He risked his position in business, He risked losing all that he had to give a proper burial for Jesus of Nazareth. Our guide pointed out that Joseph would not have done these things just because Jesus was a good man, but he likely did these things because he knew that Jesus was more than just man, but the God of this whole earth.
Some things I didn't realize before coming was how close the tomb was to Skull Hill or Golgatha. The tomb is literally only a few hundred yards from The Hill. Another thing I didn't realize was the great risk that Joseph of Arimathea took upon himself when he asked for permission to burry our Lord: by asking permission to take Christ's body Joseph risked his position in politics (He was a member of The Sanhedrin which is kind of like saying he was a member of the legislature), He risked his position in business, He risked losing all that he had to give a proper burial for Jesus of Nazareth. Our guide pointed out that Joseph would not have done these things just because Jesus was a good man, but he likely did these things because he knew that Jesus was more than just man, but the God of this whole earth.
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