Garden Tomb

Garden Tomb (Devotional, Prayer, and Communion) - the site of the burial and resurrection of Jesus.

Holy Sepulchure was originally believed to be the place, so Constantine erected a church there, but later archaeological findings suggests it's here

Skull is visible here (Golgatha - see pics) and is close to a major crossroads, which is why it's also believed to be here - Romans wanted crucifixions @ crossroads so more people would see and fear

It's also believed Abraham offered Isaac here - the Ram that took the place of Isaac was premonition of Jesus becoming the sacrifice

It was prophesied that Jesus would be buried in a new tomb, which only happened with rich men.  Tombs were used by families and reused for generations.  After the body was in the tomb a year, the family would get the bones and put them in a cement bone box (like on Mt of Olives).

We did communion and worship hereWeiterlesen