Sundown on August 10 marked the beginning of Tisha B'Av, the saddest day in Israel's history. Imagine all these things happening on the same Jewish calendar day (ninth of the month of Av): The decree that Israelites would wander in the desert for 40 years after leaving Egypt, until a new generation would enter the …
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The Fascinating Kidron Valley
Lying between the Mount of Olives and Temple Mount, the Kidron Valley has played a key role in Israel's history...and will play a huge part in future history when God gathers all nations there (also known as the Valley of Jehoshaphat) to judge the nations! (See Joel 3:1-2) That will be the final test of …
“The Mystery of the Rapture” from the Mount of Olives
Got time for a good teaching this weekend? If so, how about settling in with a cup of coffee to take in Amir Tsarfati's The Mystery of the Rapture, taught live on the Mount of Olives! If you have been to Israel, you are sure to be taken back to that memorable place overlooking Temple …
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Happy Palm Sunday!
In the midst of worldly turmoil, we kick off Passion Week today and set our sights on the most significant event of the year for Christians: Resurrection Sunday. But that is next Sunday. Passion Week begins today with Palm Sunday. As was Jesus’s custom, he traveled from the Galilee area (where the vast majority of …
Looking for the Blessed Hope 