Tour Rewind: Yad Vashem, Israel Museum, Bethlehem, US Embassy

US flag standing proud over the US Embassy in Jerusalem Jerusalem and the surrounding areas are filled with meaningful sites beyond the major sites related to Christianity. We visited some of them one day in Jerusalem. We began that day with a visit to the Yad Vashem Holocaust Museum, highlighted by a guided tour through …

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Is “The Big Lie” Still Effective Today?

One of the most impacting stops on any tour to Israel is Yad Vashem, the Holocaust Remembrance Center in Jerusalem. Among other things, what becomes readily apparent as one sees the exhibits is that an evil regime, led by a madman named Adolf Hitler, formulated and perpetuated "the big lie" so well, that not only …

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Day 2 in Jerusalem

Truly I say to you, not one stone here will be left upon another, which will not be torn down. ~Matthew 24:2b Our first stop of the day was the Davidson Center and the Temple ruins that remain visible today following the fulfillment of the prophecy in Matthew 24:2 (above). Jesus accurately predicted the Temple would …

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Nearing the End for Holocaust Survivors and Their Rescuers

Yad Vashem - The World Holocaust Remembrance Center One of the most moving places on the planet is the Yad Vashem Holocaust Remembrance Center in Jerusalem. The sprawling campus contains a world-class museum, a children's memorial, a research and educational center, a hall of remembrance, a tribute to the "Righteous among the Nations" (those who risked …

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