Old City Adventures

Last Thursday a couple of us went to the Old City to enjoy the amazing historical sites. All of the sites that we went to say that this is where Christ did this or this is where this happened in the scriptures. There is no way to know that the place is EXACTLY the spot. All the churches believe that they have the “correct” spot, so I just study, learn, and feel the spirit in all of the sites. I know that most of the historical things happened around the area so I accept that and enjoy the site. 

Anyway, we first went to a look out point over Dome of the Rock. This is where some say that Christ started his Via Della Rosa. The spot in ancient times would have looked over the ancient temple of Herod. Well, if this is not the place then it does not matter because I got a great view of the Dome.

Dome of the Rock

Next we went to the Church of the Flagellation. This is where a Catholic church resides that believes that Christ was flogged by Roman soldiers prior to his Crucifixion. After that we went to the Church of Condemnation, which was next to it. In this location is believed to be the place where Christ was put on trial before Pontius Pilate. We also saw the Ecco Homo arch, which spans the Via Dolorosa, and then made our way to the Convent of Sister of Zion. At the Christian Convent it is believed to have been the spot where Pilate present Christ and said “Ecce Homo” meaning “behold the man"

Church of the Flagellation

After we were all drained of visiting the sites we made our way through the Old city to get some ice cream!! I love ice cream and this time it tasted even better than usually. As we entered through Damascus Gate we stopped by the Roman Plaza. This is where the people used to enter to get into the Old City in ancient times.

  

Ice Cream with the Girls!

Roman Plaza

 On the way home, we all talked about how neat it is to walk where Christ walks each day and to study the places at the places in Jerusalem. It is amazing to be here and to learn off him!