In Jerusalem!

Our feet are standing in your gates, O Jerusalem.

We were 2 1/2 hours late in returning the car. We would have been much later if we did not have Yarom with us! El Dan Rentals was already closed when we got there. They were getting ready to close for the Sabbath. We would have had to turn it in on the third day since it was due back by 1pm, Friday. Saturday they are closed and then they would have opened on Sunday. We knocked on the windows and they opened the doors. They made an exception and did not charge us for being late. As we left they wished us a "Shabbath Shalom", which means, Sabbath Peace.

The "Y" was right next door.

We went got into our room, unpacked (we will be here for a week) and went down to the outside courtyard in the front for an early dinner. We wanted to be at the Western Wall as the sun went down and the Sabbath began.

We walked to the Jaffa Gate down David Street to the Wall. What an awesome view of the only remaining wall around the temple from Jesus' time. They had to rebuild because as He said, "Not one stone would be left standing on another."

It is impossible for me to convey the emotions that run through your heart and mind when arriving in Jerusalem. Even though I had been here before it happened all over again. This city holds the key to ancient prophecy. This is where Jesus died, rose again and ascended back into heaven. This city is where He will return to and rule from one day. Here David and Solomon ruled. Here Abraham offered up Issac. Here Melchizedek lived. The tensions with the three largest religions of the world based here, all with their holy places make the feelings even more intense if that is possible.

Next post- The Sabbath begins!