Jewish Tradition states that when Messiah comes, he will enter Jerusalem through the Golden Gate. So the Muslims blocked the gate, and planted a graveyard in front of it, preventing the Messiah from crossing impure ground if he tries to access the temple mount. When asked about it, our Jewish guide shrugged his shoulders, "If Messiah comes, he will just resurrect those people anyway." I thought this was a very mature viewpoint, and not that inaccurate, either. Golgotha, Calvary, Skull Place...there is disagreement regarding the exact location. However, since about 500 CE, tradition has held that this was the location of the execution, the preparation of the body of Christ, and the burial. So on the site is now the Church of the Holy Sepulchre. The inside of the church prompts a wild mixture of emotions.
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