We begin our walk. (Subtitles are on)
Ps. This video was recorded before the war.
The Garden Tomb is located just a few feet from the old city of Jerusalem
It is free to enter.
They had so many languages
We asked this man for his permission to post this footage on YouTube; he agreed.
Meet our dear godchildren, Andrew…
and Victoria Grace.
And their parents, Dr. Aaron Goodwin and Dr. Thulasi Goodwin.
We've known Aaron and Thulasi for a very long time.
They’ve become very dear to us, as close as family.
Well.. in fact, we are one family in our Lord Jesus Christ.
Today, they operate a dental clinic in Orlando, FL
Aaron had actually fixed all of our teeth, when we lived near by many years ago.
If you live in Orlando area, we highly recommend Dr. Aaron Goodwin.
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The singing in the background...
You will soon see where it's coming from.
It's getting louder...
At this point, we couldn't wait to find out where is the singing coming from.
This is amazing.
We don't know where they are from.
But if you can tell by the accent, please let us know in the comments.
They sing beautifully!
Also, what hymn is this? If you know, please comment.
Andrew is here. So we got to keep on moving forward
The singing ended right on time, as we approached the Skull Hill.
This is the famous hill. You'll see why soon.
Audible explanation starts in a few seconds..
Nope. It was, Charles Gordon, not Williams.
from Britain, not US.
Major-General, not colonel.
Pretty much got all those details wrong 🤦♂️
1883. Got this one right 🥳
The al-Sahira Cemetery, an Islamic cemetery,
which includes graves of Saladin's army
It's important to note that Gordon wasn't the first one to identify this site.
There were a few before him...
Otto Thenius - 1842, Fisher Howe - 1850. H. B. Tristram - 1958, Claude R. Conder - 1872...
There are much bigger issues with this theory.
We'll explain later.
We are on route to the final destination...
The tomb that Gordon believed to have been where Jesus laid
The walk to the tomb is very beautiful.
Sometimes they hold worship night events here
Like last week's "LIVE at the GARDEN TOMB" With Joshua Aaron and Shilo Ben Hod
If you haven't seen it, make sure to check out Joshua Aaron's Youtube Channel
This place is called "The Garden Tomb" because...
according to John 19:41 "there was a garden in the place where he was crucified,
... and in the garden there was a new tomb..."
Time to see the Tomb.
My heart is pumping faster...
even though, we personally think the other site is a better candidate...
It is still making our heart race to be here.
because of what God has done.
Whether it was here or there, the sin debt was paid!
and being here helps us visualize it all.
"Jesus Christ declared with power to be the Son of God...
by the resurrection from the dead." Romans 1:4
We are ready to go in.
Victoria Grace: "I don't see Jesus" 🤣❤️
In the Gospel of John, it says: "Now in the place where he was crucified there was a garden..."
... and in the garden a new tomb, in which no one was yet buried." -John 19:41
Gordon concluded that this one must have been the tomb of Jesus.
But there are other prominent archaeologists, like Gabriel Barkay, who say this couldn't be the spot.
because, after his examination of it, he concluded that...
A) It's construction is typical of 8th-7th Century BC That is way earlier than Jesus time.
B) The groove, which Gordon thought was the place to roll the stone...
was actually a water trough, built by the 11th-century Crusaders for donkeys/mules.
But even if this isn't the site
it is still marvelous to visualize the events that took place 2,000 years ago.
Rhoda sitting there, reminds me of Mary by the tomb.
There was a wonderful family, that we've met in the tomb.
We asked for their permission, to film them, and have them in the video.
But it turns out, they've been watching our videos for awhile...
and were so excited to take part in this video about Jesus.
You can't see it on camera, but we were as excited to meet them!
Right by the Tomb, there was another archaeological artifact
It is an ancient winepress!
We were unable to find much information on it
It was excavated in 1920's.
It is suggested it is from the 1st century AD
That's it.
Thank you so much for watching!
We wish you a Merry Christmas
And as always...
The best is yet to come!
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