Friday, May 18, 2007

My Trip To The "Holy Land": The Sea Of Galilee




In Israel there are a lot of what they call "traditional sites" and "authentic sites". Traditional sites are those sites which are possible sites where certain events in biblical history took place, while the authentic sites are those that scholars know are the actual sites where events took place. The Sea of Galilee is an authentic site. This is the actual sea that Jesus walked on. This is the actual sea where Jesus calmed the storm. This is the actual sea where Jesus came after his resurrection from the dead to get His disciples who had gone back to their day job. This is the sea where Jesus told Peter to throw down his net on the other side and he caught more fish than his boat hold. This is the sea Jesus crossed when He went and cast the demon out of the Gerasene man. The Sea of Galilee is the sight of numerous events in Jesus ministry. It was an unbelievable experience to ride on a boat where the Lord Jesus Himself once walked...He walked upon that sea!! What a moment!

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