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I am starting this Thread, because I am in Israel, at the mo, and I have been doing some touring about.

We went up to the Mt of Beatitudes, and Capernahum.

Everywhere we go, there is such a big thing..............great big Orthodox Churches, etc.

It seems that they consider the place Holy.... :thumbsup:

I think it may be over the top.

I heard someone say; " It's just a place where Jesus will return, and it (Israel) will be at the center of things."

I think that's right.

I was absolutley astonished when I visited Caperneum, and they were selling "holy water from the Jordon....and holy earth from Bethlehem.............."

I cannot get over it..............

But what do you think?

Do you think they should make a big deal over things like this...........I mean, the people aren't there anymore...........it's just where they once were...........

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You are correct, Yomo . . . it's all tourist trap gimmics.

As for the churches, that was the way people tried to preserve spots back then.

But yes, they were putting too much emphasis on the place and not the One who made the place important.

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One thing to keep in mind, is that those spots were chosen based upon tradition, not upon any kind of reliable fact. Who knows where the exact cave that Jesus was born really was? Who cares? Like Neb said, they are just tourist gimmics. Even the Via Dolorosa may not actually be the way that Jesus took to the cross. Again, these spots are picked according to tradition, and are therefore dubious at best.

Just be blessed to be in the Holy Land, and know that one day, you will be living there during the Millenium. Israel will one day be your permanent residence when the Messiah comes to reign on His throne from Jerusalem!

That kills me about the "holy water" from Jordan. That is so cheesy. I could bottle water from lake Springfield, here in town and market it the same way. I am sure it is about as holy as water you could get from anywhere else.

There is ONE tourist thing I thought was funny. Back around the year 2000, the Israelis had built a platform that went several feet out from the shore of the sea of Galilee, well into the deeper areas, and it was supported by pontoons. The platform was like 1/2 inch below the surface of the water. Tourists could walk out onto the platform and have their picture taken while "walking on the water." HA!! :emot-hug:

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I think a certain amount of ceremony can help us remember that God is deserving of all reverence...but I do agree that that's way over the top.

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How many "TRUE SPOT WHERE JESUS WAS BAPTIZED" did you get to see?

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I walked on water once...When I was in Alaska. The Bering Sea was frozen and I "walked on water."

Too bad that tourists are being taken advantage of in the name of God.

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I walked on water once...When I was in Alaska. The Bering Sea was frozen and I "walked on water."

Too bad that tourists are being taken advantage of in the name of God.

Actually, from what I heard, the tourists got a kick out of that one! :blink:

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"Jesus scented candles"????? I must have been asleep to let that one slip from me. :blink:

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Greetings,

Exodus 3:5 And he said, Draw not nigh hither: put off thy shoes from off thy feet, for the place whereon thou standest is holy ground.

I agree that the selling of water and dirt to be "over the top", but I can't help but feel a certain reverence for the land upon which Jesus walked. If I visited the Dead Sea, I would probably take a small vial of the water home with me and perhaps a rock or two. Not to worship them, but to serve as reminders of whose shoes I desire to walk in.

Blessings,

Dad Ernie

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Greetings,

Exodus 3:5 And he said, Draw not nigh hither: put off thy shoes from off thy feet, for the place whereon thou standest is holy ground.

I agree that the selling of water and dirt to be "over the top", but I can't help but feel a certain reverence for the land upon which Jesus walked. If I visited the Dead Sea, I would probably take a small vial of the water home with me and perhaps a rock or two. Not to worship them, but to serve as reminders of whose shoes I desire to walk in.

Blessings,

Dad Ernie

What a wonderful answer! :-)

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