Day 7: Jerusalem! -- Day 1 here (5/8/12) : Israel 2012
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From May 1-17, 2012, Susan and I will be in Israel and I will blog about our experiences on this page.

I will sign my blog post with "Maranatha!" That should be important to you! This was a term that first century Christians used with one another. It simply means ”our L-ord lives!” or “Our L-rd comes!” It is a powerful covenant on those who use it. An awesome responsibility to get it right!

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Day 7: Jerusalem! -- Day 1 here (5/8/12)

by Lee Pinkard on 05/27/12

This will have to be brief. I am still having internet problems both on the PC and my phone -- working the problem.

Today was our first day in Jerusalem. It was a great day. Interacted with people, talked about issues and walked! All in, we probably walked 5-6 miles. We covered the Old City (the Muslim section) and went through a tunnel that was right next to the Muslim "Dome of the Rock." We saw a lot of Herod the Great's handiwork. He was a genius for his time. He carved a huge section of the mountain to build the temple. He has single stones in the foundation that are 570 TONS! These had to be cut, shaped, carried to their place and installed. That is huge. Herod was also pure evil! He killed his brother, his best friend, his wife and a number of his kids. He was afraid that everyone wanted to take his crown away. But as I said, his engineering was pure genius! I'll be glad when I can apply pictures to this. I have seen some extraordinary things since I have been here. I'll try to add some pics to the "Visual Impressions" section. That is the only place that will take download and it is dicey. The big news today is a major coalition between rival political factions in Israel. It means that Israel will not have early elections and is probably preparing to deal with Iran in some way.

Kay Arthur knows the Israeli Prime Minister well. She gave us some insight about this and we should be fine here. She also taught a lesson on the Book of Daniel. We were on the southern steps of the Gate to the old city. It was thoughtful and insightful.

The city is VERY busy right now. There are lots of people here, many of them European, Asian and South American.

That's about it for now!

Maranatha!

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