Gehenna

Jesus Death and Resurrection

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September 22nd 2008
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 ... read more

Middle East » Israel » Jerusalem District » Jerusalem

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Following World War II, the British withdrew from their mandate of Palestine, and the UN partitioned the area into Arab and Jewish states, an arrangement rejected by the Arabs. Subsequently, the Israelis defeated the Arabs in a series of wars without... ... read more