Garden Tomb

Shabot Shalom! Peaceful Sabbath to you all. This beautiful Sabbath we journeyed from the Jerusalem Center to the Garden Tomb and it was a beautiful experience! The first picture is me standing outside of the walls of the Garden Tomb.

 Below is a picture of Golgotha. This is proposed to be the place of the crucifixion of Christ because it is outside the city walls and if you look you can see the skull (which is what Golgotha means). It's interesting to note that there is some debate as to whether he was crucified at the top of the hill or at the bottom (Roman tradition was that you would crucify prisoners on the side of the road so they could be seen. But, as I am continuing to learn, it's not as much the exact location of where it happened as much as what happened.

 This sign marks the tomb where our Savior rest for a short time until he rose again on the third day. His rising provides resurrection to all, breaking the bands of death set in place by the fall, providing ransom for us all. I truly believe that it was on this green hill, which for me is very near, that our dear Lord was crucified and died to save us all.

 In the words of Cecil Frances Alexander: "He has burst his three days' prison; Let the whole wide earth rejoice. Death is conquered; man is free. Christ has won the victory."