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| Eastern Gate in the Western Wall, Jerusalem (Summer 2017) LFL |
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| Western Wall (Summer 2017) LFL |
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| Jerusalem taken from Mount of Olives (Summer 2017) LFL |
Sunday, April 5, 2020
Palm Sunday 2020
I
have been reflecting on my visits to Israel in the summer of 2017 and
2018. The experience was awe-inspiring
and even to this day, I continue to learn from the encounters with people,
places, dates, and faces. One of the
sites that capture my attention is the eastern gate in the old city walls. It is not certain that the existing gate is
the one that existed during the time of the Second Temple and the time of Jesus. A curious think about it, though, is that it
is closed. There are various stories
about why this happened. One account
says it is shut until the coming of the Messiah. Another tale explains that it remains closed
to prevent the coming of the Anti-Christ.
Its shape reminds me of the tablets that Moses brings down the mountain
in the movie “The Ten Commandments.”
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