Thursday, January 17, 2008

The Valley of Decision

Multitudes, multitudes in the valley of decision!
For the day of the LORD is near in the valley of decision.
Joel 3.14

The Valley of Jehoshaphat is this valley.

It is believed that this is the Kidron Valley, the valley that separates the Temple Mount from the Mount of Olives.

Rooted in the Old Testament many believe that this is where the final judgment will take place.

The Kidron Valley is what Jesus walked through on His way to Garden of Gethsemane. He crossed over it on the night of the Passover. First century records show that there were 250,000 lambs slain for one passover. The blood was drained and went down the valley into the Brook Kidron. William Barclay wrote that at the time Jesus crossed over the Kidron to the Garden the brook would have been red with the blood of the lambs. A few hours later He was arrested. In the morning He went to the cross.
Christ our Passover Lamb has been slain.

He took the the death penalty for our sins so we could have eternal life.


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