Very fascinating story about this church. I'm Catholic and I hope visit this Church someday, but what I find beautiful is that it's being run by several branches of Christian group and the keys by Muslims. Living in a Muslim country myself, this is so touching to me. Thank you for making this video, I've learned so much.
Muslims used to have honor back in the day and protected our Holy Sites. Then the Wahhabis and Pan-Islamic terrorists came and started destroying everything. It is a shame, but I am glad honorable Muslims were in charge of Jerusalem and kept our Holy Sites in tact and still do today, continuing their family's legacy. May God bless them and forgive their sins.
Thanks for the video because now I can fully appreciate the beauty of the Church. I'm Catholic and when I visited the Church, it was thickly packed with pilgrims it was hard to move without bumping on someone. Some areas had very long queues and once you reach the spot, you cannot even stop to pray because you are told to move on.
Exactly. I too visited recently. But couldn't pray properly as they asked to move quickly...😢Just a glance of sepulchre... Now i am travelling throught the videos so that i can get better information like the one he provided. Good job. Thanks for the detailed explanation and videos🙏💐
Fascinating tour - bit weird to see the church almost empty and that you had free pass to all those floors and chambers. Corona time opportunity I guess. The quality of the clip is incredible too - sharp and clear 🙂
Thank you for the beautiful Tour. I was there in the Church of the Sepulcher last May 3.2022 with my co-sisters in Christ ( CFC-HOLD ) for a Pilgrimage. And the best thing that I will never forget that day,. Outside the Church I found on the ground a beautiful red color Holy Rosary. It is so amazing. Thank you Jesus❤ Shalom from Germany ❤
Wow - really interesting. You are a wealth of knowledge. I particularly enjoyed the quiet walk thru the many levels of the space. The closest thing I have to being there so much appreciated! Peace and all good.
The church opens at 5:30 in the morning. come every day before 7:30 and you will have the whole church for your self. If you come at 10:30 you can't move inside.
What a great video. I've never seen the Church of the Holy Sepulchre so empty! I remember joining the long queues there some years ago during a visit. What a great opportunity to put together a video like this so that we can see the church so clearly. Thanks for this :-)
That is by far the best review of the Sepulcher that I've ever seen. I've really got a decent idea now of what it's like in real life. Here's a 6th crazy fact. In a couple of cuts in your video, 0:29 is one, you can just see a window with a simple wooden slat ladder leaned up against it on an outside balcony. It is called the Immovable Ladder. That ladder has been a bone of contention between the several denominations that run the church. At some point, no one is sure quite when, about 300 years ago some repairs were done on the window or wall or someone just leaned a ladder up against the wall and forgot about it. Eventually people noticed it was there but by then it had become a fixture of the place. This caused quite the rift to occur between the various denominations. Who had the "right" to remove it? No one knew who put it there so everybody claimed precedent. I've read that this even lead to fist fights between the various monks who live there from time to time. Eventually it was decided just to let it sit there permanently lest the status quo be upset and more fighting erupt over it. In fact the ladder that is there today isn't even the original. That one eventually disintegrated over its centuries of exposure to the elements. The various denominations pooled a little money together to buy a new one to replace it.
This is another fascinating tour . Well done ! The Holy Sepulchre is such a blessed site that brings strength and peace. Thank you for this beautiful sight seeing.
Thanks for your brilliant and balanced commentary, Oren, from the Church of the Holy Sepulcher to Israeli history to the current conflict. You have a genius for lucidity and truth. Watching your videos is a gift, especially since I’ve never been to Israel. May you and your family flourish!
Thank you so much for these videos filled up with so much information about these areas that most people want to visit. Your videos are always so very helpful and amazingly guided. May Yahweh keep you and your whole family filled with guidance,health , love and safety. Thanks for the videos brother.
Thank you Oren! Great video. I love your channel and your videos helped me plan my recent trip to Jerusalem. I can’t stop watching your videos and planning another trip sometime soon.
I love your tour I have never seen this before but that is wonderful you have a lot of knowledge and experience and appreciate your time and your effort God bless.
Great information . Thank you. I visited in May 2019 and it was so crowded. It was amazing to see it empty. I hope to visit Israel again but please keep the videos coming.
Great video and explanations! I've been to the Church of the Holy sepulcher several times and one of my favorite places is the cistern near the Ethiopian village. I'm not sure which religious group runs that section but it's quite fascinating to see as well as one of the oldest parts of the complex.
Thank you Oren for this video. It brings back the incredible emotion that we have when our family visited the Church in 2019, but we didn’t know that we could go to the roof! How about the short ladder that was left outside on the 2nd/3rd window, is it still there? Supposedly the first Pope who visited Jerusalem said to leave it there as a reminder of the division among the Christians.
We love your videos. In a large number of videos, we have seen (from your channel and others) there are a number of cats walking about. Maybe, would you please explain the deal with the cats? Do they have a specific relationship to Israeli culture? Can't wait to listen and learn. Thank you!
The last time I was up on the roof, a gate which has always been locked was open and we went into a small chapel which led to a large cistern carved in the rock. I think it was called St Helena's but I'm not sure. Do you know more? BTW, I really enjoy your videos.
Shalom from Texas. I’ve been to Israel 🇮🇱 4 times and it’s absolutely my favorite place in the world. I can’t wait to go back. Please share how the tourist industry is surviving? Do you have a website I can read about it. Really enjoyed this video. Will be happy to subscribe.
Very good video. Was there 8 years ago with masses of people so it is nice to see the actual church. My tour guide was Yaniv Bar. Do you know him? Very good tour guide. Shalom.
I am totally wowed! I went there like a hundred years ago and I don't remember seeing all those churches. Wait... so there are 6 christian denominations fighting for a piece of the cake but the muslims hold the door to the fridge? lol! that's really interesting... and then the Ethiopians on the roof. All the other explanations are too much for my brain, I think I'll have to watch this video several times to get another 10 per cent of what you said... Amazing! thank you for instructing the masses here at your channel. I love this!
I think having different denominations is stupid since we are all christians and we should be united by the love of Christ....not separated it's even in the Bible it says we should not separate the church.....but it's a great place and I love it so much and wonderful video thanks for sharing!
"We Are Stronger" A Poem by Steven F Gooden We're never as strong, as we are until we have to be. Never Do as much, unless the need we see. Only give our best, when we fail at mediocrity. We Love rather than hate when we admit we're one humanity. We always give more, when compassion moves our heart with unbridled generosity. We Become more of our potential when we are made to see, that clearly our minds can believe in unfathomable possibilities, while seizing every opportunity, here in lies one's destiny. More than our scars, higher than our stars, for in our flaws are what defines our features, they're uniquely ours, as human creatures. We can run faster than on our slowest day. Reason better, and thinking it through all the way, regardless which direction our emotions may sway. We can find our voice when speechless, our strong words with meekness and our Courage in weakness. Always patience not quickness. Silence for peace than loudness, quietness of fear, not hopeless, for time and effort are equally unbiased. We are more than the stories we're told, we're the one's we write, each page unfold. We are the sum of our Lies and truth, fantasy, fiction, faith, and myths, no matter how uncouth. These are what shape us, our lives lived is the proof. We can be more right than wrong. More just than judge. More godlike than unlike. Reflecting Sunlight in our darkest night. Providing refuge. Never more alive until we die within and begin again. A Human Ark Divine in our human spark. by Steven Gooden
Check out those stolen floor tiles!! Frankie Snyder's has done great work with the tiles found in the Temple mount sifting project. Compare them with the floors in this video. Check also out the tiles used in the dome of the rock. You could do a video on stolen floors in Jerusalem? Shalom from Norway
Love your videos, can't wait for covid to be fully over, definitely going to Israel. Are there any all inclusive travel packages to Israel that includes hotel,food, and tour guides to all holy sites ? From the USA ?
Hi, no this is not complected, for me this very convertible, because i guys like to see how the different people worship The one ☝️, what happens to you people the God is the same one every where, He is The same one everywhere, yeah there are something different when the worship or some different systems but He always The Same Believed GOD. I loved you videos and really enjoyable to see this places. May God bless you Amen.❤️👍.
Interesting. what i've seen most is HARMONY... the key kept by muslim family!!! wow.. how good if this scenario even bigger horizon between all in the middle east. thanks for sharing
Habakkuk 1:12 Art thou not from everlasting, O LORD my God, mine Holy One? we shall not die. O LORD, thou hast ordained them for judgment; and, O mighty God, thou hast established them for correction. Genesis 4:7 If thou doest well, shalt thou not be accepted? and if thou doest not well, sin lieth at the door. And unto thee shall be his desire, and thou shalt rule over him. Isaiah 45:22 Look unto me, and be ye saved, all the ends of the earth: for I am God, and there is none else. Joel 2:24 And the floors shall be full of wheat, and the fats shall overflow with wine and oil. Malachi 2:6 The law of truth was in his mouth, and iniquity was not found in his lips: he walked with me in peace and equity, and did turn many away from iniquity. Ephesians 1:18 The eyes of your understanding being enlightened; that ye may know what is the hope of his calling, and what the riches of the glory of his inheritance in the saints, 2 Peter 1:12 Wherefore I will not be negligent to put you always in remembrance of these things, though ye know them, and be established in the present truth. Revelation 1:2 Who bare record of the word of God, and of the testimony of Jesus Christ, and of all things that he saw. Matthew 11:5 The blind receive their sight, and the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, and the deaf hear, the dead are raised up, and the poor have the gospel preached to them. John 16:13 Howbeit when he, the Spirit of truth, is come, he will guide you into all truth: for he shall not speak of himself; but whatsoever he shall hear, that shall he speak: and he will shew you things to come. Daniel 9:2 In the first year of his reign I Daniel understood by books the number of the years, whereof the word of the LORD came to Jeremiah the prophet, that he would accomplish seventy years in the desolations of Jerusalem. Proverbs 23:12 Apply thine heart unto instruction, and thine ears to the words of knowledge. Romans 11:26 And so all Israel shall be saved: as it is written, There shall come out of Sion the Deliverer, and shall turn away ungodliness from Jacob: Philippians 4:8 Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things.
12:03 The first Roman building used by the first Christian (Jesus Christ) and his followers, was the The Royal basilica of the Temple Mount in Jerusalem, the building even looked like a Cathedral inside.They were up there every day. Mark 14,49 "Every day I was with you, teaching in the temple courts" Luke 22,53 "Every day I was with you in the temple courts" Matt 21,23 "Jesus entered the temple courts, and, while he was teaching" Luke 19,47 "Every day he was teaching at the temple." John 7:14 "Jesus go up to the temple courts and begin to teach" Luke 21:38 "and all the people came early in the morning to hear him at the temple" John 7,28 "So Jesus proclaimed, as he taught in the temple" Acts 2,46 "Every day they continued to meet together in the temple courts."
Thanks for posting this. Around the year 2000, i lived for 3 years in the Old City, and several times, I let myself lock in the Church at night, in an attempt to sense the essence of the location with only a few priests, nuns in the deepest prayers. These moments, still are amongst my most cherished life memories.
@@radiance65 Actually, at that time, I considered myself more secular than a believing Christian. So, I was there to observe/tourist rather than to ''meditate'' or pray. The Church itself has many distinct and all different praying spaces to accommodate the greatest Christian denominations. Each space has a distinct vibration and feel. There are 3 different floor levels. There is no architectural or spiritual harmony, but rather the opposite. At night, the vibes are much more pronounced than by day. Everything is obscure or dark. There are a few authentic hidden side niches that most tourists overlook which are just thousands of years old tombs cut out in limestone rocks. These places were especially dark and heavy . I only managed to stay there a few minutes although, in daytime, these were my favorite little quiet spaces in a church mostly brimming with visitors and pilgrims. A few candles only lit specific places in the church. They created long and spooky shadows. That Church has been visited for over 1700 years of history by millions and millions of people and has been revered as the most authentic relic of Christianity. The Church has inspired and incorporated, effectively witnessed all the upheavals and glory times of Christianity. Countless historic giants have knelt or prayed there....No wonder,, there is a deeply impressive and even palpable ''historical'' spirit living in the Church. Few people enter that Church with indifference, no matter their religious beliefs. I rested for a while, lying flat on the cold tomb of a crusader, serving as a rude and ice-cold bench. Even in the Middle East, the nights in the Church are rather cold. After my initial religious curiosity was ''satisfied'', I started feeling less and less comfortable, until even strange inner fears gradually popped up. As if i was being present in a ''forbidden '' place, not really worthy to be there. I seem to have felt darker forces rather than soothing higher ones. As if i was continually ''being watched by invisible eyes that read my sceptical thoughts and heart. At one point, I watched two old and small Russian orthodox nuns descend to the deepest level where the wife of Emperor Constantine found the relics of the holy Cross. After more than an hour, they did not come back, so I descended to the lowest level -without any exit, only to find it empty. I was absolutely sure that they did not pass me whilst going up again. Then, I found on the stairs a lost orthodox prayer bracelet made of black wool and cheap green plastic beads. I picked it up and took it with me as a ''souvenir''. (Months later, the bracelet would give me very unpleasant kind of strong electrical charges by touching it. I still have the bracelet in my room, now having become ''my beloved personal memory and relic'' from that memorable night.) The time in the Church seemed to last an eternity. Around 4 o clock, It became almost unbearable. Now, the Church doors are locked and there is no way to escape. Around 5 o clock, the Muslim Guardian of the Church having the keys came to open d the huge doors. Immediately, I sneaked out past him into the fresh dark morning of a weirdly silent old Jerusalem. Now, twenty years later, and by studying the lives of many Christian Saints, I become more and more a believing Christian again, and I now have regretted not having passed one night in the Church as a believer. (I spent 3 times in this Church) . Now, living in Spain, the desire grows to return one last time to the Middle East but now as a real pilgrim and revisit all the places related to Christianity with a profound connection. That is to say, before the so much prophesied End Times begin. By every passing year, my chances for doing so diminish. Thanks for your question, I allowed me to put on paper one of my (religious) life's most profound experiences.
@@jphalsberghe1 Wow! Thank you so much for taking the time to share your experiences in such vivid detail. I was trembling inside as I read your words. I am here in Jerusalem on a three week visit but would not have the nerve to do what you did, although I probably would not have hesitated as an unbeliever 🤔 I am going to go to the church very early in the morning though, to be there as they open up. That's as far as my courage goes. Before I came on this trip, I prayed for a deeper appreciation of the spiritual sites I will visit. Your words are part of my answer to that prayer. Thank you sooo much. 🙏🏻❤️
@@radiance65 Dear friend, few people go to Jerusalem on their own merits. Most are ''called'' to the city, and then, the city will transform them, sooner or later. Jerusalem has a ''special vibe'' as you probably already discovered. Visit the small adjacent tombs, just after the Tomb of Christ, and in front of a small Coptic-like prayer stand. You ll see a simple entrance. You may even find a treasure..(-;
Fantastic video. I've been to the church before but it was so crowded it was hard to appreciate the size of it. Seeing it empty gives a great sense of scale. I'm hoping it wont be too long before before you can use your amazing knowledge to guide tourists once again. I really enjoy your channel.
Revelation 22:16 I Jesus have sent mine angel to testify unto you these things in the churches. I am the root and the offspring of David, and the bright and morning star.
Superb video. Very, very interesting. I always look forward to seeing your new videos. Really love this one though. Thank you for posting. Shalom from the UK 🏴🇬🇧🇮🇱
I was there in the Church of the Holy Sepulcher December 9, 2018 with my 3 children. Now I am more enlightened by your explanation. Thanks. Since then I read anything I come about Israel. I promised to visit the Holy Land before I die. It took me 20 years to do that. Now my life is complete. I now promised to devote the rest of my life to Lord Jesus Christ. Amen.🙏
Another fantastic video Oren. I remember seeing a TV documentary a while back concerning the stewardship of the keys and was really surprised to hear that it was a Muslim family that held them...Makes sense really' Am in awe of the church and would love to pay it a visit. Well made video this one, very informative and direct, only you and the way you do your job could pull off such an informative piece. Thank you and please keep the videos coming.
@@Travelingisraelinfo I would love to...but looks like my plan, to be in Israel this spring, is not going to happen because of the continued travel restrictions...
I hope someday me and my family can go there and witness the vastness and beautiful churches.. and I will personally pick you as a guide 🙏 because you really know your craft 🤗
Brilliant video, please take advantage of tourist not being around. I don't think we will have another chance like this. We can actually feel like we are present in these places. Great work my friend, shalom. 🕊☕
Very fascinating story about this church. I'm Catholic and I hope visit this Church someday, but what I find beautiful is that it's being run by several branches of Christian group and the keys by Muslims. Living in a Muslim country myself, this is so touching to me.
Thank you for making this video, I've learned so much.
The real tomb of Jesus is here:
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Muslims used to have honor back in the day and protected our Holy Sites. Then the Wahhabis and Pan-Islamic terrorists came and started destroying everything. It is a shame, but I am glad honorable Muslims were in charge of Jerusalem and kept our Holy Sites in tact and still do today, continuing their family's legacy. May God bless them and forgive their sins.
Thanks for the video because now I can fully appreciate the beauty of the Church. I'm Catholic and when I visited the Church, it was thickly packed with pilgrims it was hard to move without bumping on someone. Some areas had very long queues and once you reach the spot, you cannot even stop to pray because you are told to move on.
Exactly. I too visited recently. But couldn't pray properly as they asked to move quickly...😢Just a glance of sepulchre... Now i am travelling throught the videos so that i can get better information like the one he provided. Good job. Thanks for the detailed explanation and videos🙏💐
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Fascinating tour - bit weird to see the church almost empty and that you had free pass to all those floors and chambers. Corona time opportunity I guess. The quality of the clip is incredible too - sharp and clear 🙂
Thanks! I bought a new gimble. Good to see that it is noticeable!
Thank you for the beautiful Tour. I was there in the Church of the Sepulcher last May 3.2022 with my co-sisters in Christ ( CFC-HOLD ) for a Pilgrimage. And the best thing that I will never forget that day,. Outside the Church I found on the ground a beautiful red color Holy Rosary. It is so amazing. Thank you Jesus❤
Shalom from Germany ❤
Wow - really interesting. You are a wealth of knowledge. I particularly enjoyed the quiet walk thru the many levels of the space. The closest thing I have to being there so much appreciated! Peace and all good.
The church opens at 5:30 in the morning. come every day before 7:30 and you will have the whole church for your self. If you come at 10:30 you can't move inside.
@@Travelingisraelinfo Thanks for this. I am in Jerusalem right now. Will head to the church early tomorrow morning. Can't wait. ❤️
I really want to go back to Israel! What a great guide you are, wish this pandemic would be over soon
So loved this, so much history and yet this church has survived !!!
What a great video. I've never seen the Church of the Holy Sepulchre so empty! I remember joining the long queues there some years ago during a visit. What a great opportunity to put together a video like this so that we can see the church so clearly. Thanks for this :-)
Very true
I'm thinking that Oren filmed this when Covid lockdowns were still in place?
Thank you for all information. Even I 've visited the church, I did not know a lot of things until today!
Great video. I have been to this Church many times and I learnt new things from your video. Thank you:)
So many informations! Very well presented. 👍
God truly created you for this role. Beyond excellent. Thank you from Ohio, USA.
😇Thank you so much! You TRULY are a Blessing. 💜🕊️
I was on the roof and in the cave with water, it was very impressive. Thank you 😊 for this good explanation
Thankyou for explaining it so well, it is complicated and extremely interesting. It is the best way to get a close up view without hordes of people.
Good job!keep it up.I haven't been in Israel but I find your videos really helpful.
That is by far the best review of the Sepulcher that I've ever seen. I've really got a decent idea now of what it's like in real life.
Here's a 6th crazy fact. In a couple of cuts in your video, 0:29 is one, you can just see a window with a simple wooden slat ladder leaned up against it on an outside balcony. It is called the Immovable Ladder. That ladder has been a bone of contention between the several denominations that run the church. At some point, no one is sure quite when, about 300 years ago some repairs were done on the window or wall or someone just leaned a ladder up against the wall and forgot about it. Eventually people noticed it was there but by then it had become a fixture of the place. This caused quite the rift to occur between the various denominations. Who had the "right" to remove it? No one knew who put it there so everybody claimed precedent. I've read that this even lead to fist fights between the various monks who live there from time to time. Eventually it was decided just to let it sit there permanently lest the status quo be upset and more fighting erupt over it. In fact the ladder that is there today isn't even the original. That one eventually disintegrated over its centuries of exposure to the elements. The various denominations pooled a little money together to buy a new one to replace it.
This is another fascinating tour . Well done !
The Holy Sepulchre is such a blessed site that brings strength and peace.
Thank you for this beautiful sight seeing.
Learnt something new, thanks - and nice to watch.
Glad you enjoyed it!
Thanks so much! I hope to visit when the virus problem goes away
Very interesting!
I visited the church once, alone, so these explanations are now very helpful for me.
Thank you for sharing!
Thanks for your brilliant and balanced commentary, Oren, from the Church of the Holy Sepulcher to Israeli history to the current conflict. You have a genius for lucidity and truth. Watching your videos is a gift, especially since I’ve never been to Israel. May you and your family flourish!
Thank you so much for these videos filled up with so much information about these areas that most people want to visit. Your videos are always so very helpful and amazingly guided. May Yahweh keep you and your whole family filled with guidance,health , love and safety. Thanks for the videos brother.
Thank you Oren! Great video. I love your channel and your videos helped me plan my recent trip to Jerusalem. I can’t stop watching your videos and planning another trip sometime soon.
Amazing! Very well explained thank you very much for sharing another great virtual tour:)
Very informative thank you blessings
I love your tour I have never seen this before but that is wonderful you have a lot of knowledge and experience and appreciate your time and your effort God bless.
Thank you for all of this videos and all this informations.Keep going!
Great information . Thank you. I visited in May 2019 and it was so crowded. It was amazing to see it empty. I hope to visit Israel again but please keep the videos coming.
Happy to hear you mentioning Ethiopia, the oldest Christian country in the world.
Thanks for sharing
very interesting. Thank you for your work
Glad you enjoyed it
Hope to see you next year Oren
I enjoy your video and explanation. Was at the church and very crowded. Would revisit Israel again once borders are opened. Greetings from Indonesia!
Great video and explanations! I've been to the Church of the Holy sepulcher several times and one of my favorite places is the cistern near the Ethiopian village. I'm not sure which religious group runs that section but it's quite fascinating to see as well as one of the oldest parts of the complex.
The real tomb of Jesus is here:
th-cam.com/video/wTCVh4CXyi0/w-d-xo.html
th-cam.com/video/r1hf6kAlDP4/w-d-xo.html
Thank you. Very very informative. Bless you.
amazing ！thanks for your Chanel helps me know everything you showed 🌻🌻
Thanks. Great video. You are so knowledgeable and intelligent.
I have been in the Holyland 2018 for a pilgrimage and this is really educational.
Kindly talk about the 'Ladder of Discord' at 7:18, the story is very interesting
Very nice
Thank you Oren for this video. It brings back the incredible emotion that we have when our family visited the Church in 2019, but we didn’t know that we could go to the roof! How about the short ladder that was left outside on the 2nd/3rd window, is it still there? Supposedly the first Pope who visited Jerusalem said to leave it there as a reminder of the division among the Christians.
There are 10 more stories I didn't tell :). You are right about the ladder
Fabulous video! I was there is 2018 and hope to go back again next year.
Thanks for your video with very good information.
Thank you. I was there In 2018. I learned a lot with you.
We love your videos. In a large number of videos, we have seen (from your channel and others) there are a number of cats walking about. Maybe, would you please explain the deal with the cats? Do they have a specific relationship to Israeli culture? Can't wait to listen and learn. Thank you!
Street cats.. In every building in Israel there is one strange woman that feeds the street cats. :-)
Wonderful! Great video ‼️
Thank you. Amazing Informationen 👍
Very informative. Stay safe
Another great job!
I love your videos. Thank you very much. Could we meet you, when we visit Jerusalem, some time in future ? God bless you ! Amen !
The last time I was up on the roof, a gate which has always been locked was open and we went into a small chapel which led to a large cistern carved in the rock. I think it was called St Helena's but I'm not sure. Do you know more? BTW, I really enjoy your videos.
Very well done...thank you!
It was so crowded when I visited the church - I was so disappointed! How are you so lucky to get there without any tourists!?
Go there at 7:00 am…
Shalom from Texas. I’ve been to Israel 🇮🇱 4 times and it’s absolutely my favorite place in the world. I can’t wait to go back. Please share how the tourist industry is surviving? Do you have a website I can read about it. Really enjoyed this video. Will be happy to subscribe.
Very good video. Was there 8 years ago with masses of people so it is nice to see the actual church. My tour guide was Yaniv Bar. Do you know him? Very good tour guide. Shalom.
I don't know him. But most guide are great!
Informative video . How do you feel about the origins of Christmas and Easter concerning Emporer Constantine of Rome?
Christmas: Celebration of the birth of the Jesus the Christ.
Easter: Celebration of the resurrection of the Jesus the Christ.
@@F1990T Feast of First Fruits
I am totally wowed! I went there like a hundred years ago and I don't remember seeing all those churches. Wait... so there are 6 christian denominations fighting for a piece of the cake but the muslims hold the door to the fridge? lol! that's really interesting... and then the Ethiopians on the roof. All the other explanations are too much for my brain, I think I'll have to watch this video several times to get another 10 per cent of what you said... Amazing! thank you for instructing the masses here at your channel. I love this!
Thanks! There is even more. The center of the world and the grave of Amen and Eva are also inside the church.
@@Travelingisraelinfo say it again? 😫
I think having different denominations is stupid since we are all christians and we should be united by the love of Christ....not separated it's even in the Bible it says we should not separate the church.....but it's a great place and I love it so much and wonderful video thanks for sharing!
"We Are Stronger"
A Poem by Steven F Gooden
We're never as strong, as we are until we have to be. Never Do as much, unless the need we see. Only give our best, when we fail at mediocrity. We Love rather than hate when we admit we're one humanity. We always give more, when compassion moves our heart with unbridled generosity. We Become more of our potential when we are made to see, that clearly our minds can believe in unfathomable possibilities, while seizing every opportunity, here in lies one's destiny. More than our scars, higher than our stars, for in our flaws are what defines our features, they're uniquely ours, as human creatures.
We can run faster than on our slowest day. Reason better, and thinking it through all the way, regardless which direction our emotions may sway. We can find our voice when speechless, our strong words with meekness and our Courage in weakness. Always patience not quickness. Silence for peace than loudness, quietness of fear, not hopeless, for time and effort are equally unbiased. We are more than the stories we're told, we're the one's we write, each page unfold. We are the sum of our Lies and truth, fantasy, fiction, faith, and myths, no matter how uncouth. These are what shape us, our lives lived is the proof. We can be more right than wrong. More just than judge. More godlike than unlike. Reflecting Sunlight in our darkest night.
Providing refuge. Never more alive until we die within and begin again. A Human Ark Divine in our human spark.
by
Steven Gooden
Just wondering what is underneath the Apse? It seems people can't see that area?
Check out those stolen floor tiles!!
Frankie Snyder's has done great work with the tiles found in the Temple mount sifting project. Compare them with the floors in this video.
Check also out the tiles used in the dome of the rock.
You could do a video on stolen floors in Jerusalem?
Shalom from Norway
Love your videos, can't wait for covid to be fully over, definitely going to Israel. Are there any all inclusive travel packages to Israel that includes hotel,food, and tour guides to all holy sites ? From the USA ?
There are many packages but I do know them good enough to can't recommend any.
Thank you for respecting Our Lord enough to say "His Resurrection," instead of "His alleged Resurrection." God bless you +, shalom.
Hi, no this is not complected, for me this very convertible, because i guys like to see how the different people worship The one ☝️, what happens to you people the God is the same one every where, He is The same one everywhere, yeah there are something different when the worship or some different systems but He always The Same Believed GOD. I loved you videos and really enjoyable to see this places. May God bless you Amen.❤️👍.
That was insane! If they want to do detective work or CSI work then they should stop harassing cops and go to school. Smh
Aleluya
I’m jealous that you’re only wearing a t-shirt and we’re still in boots and coats here!
Winter time is the best time to come! In summer it is hot as hell
@@Travelingisraelinfo 😊 As soon as we don’t have to quarantine I’m on a plane! Been there in August. Hot as hell is right 😆.
In my experience winter in Jerusalem can be bitterly cold, rainy and windy.
What is your background of studies?
May I ask personally What Faith do you live or practice?
Thank you for your information!!!🙏🙏
M.A in Israeli history and Jewish
I may be wrong but I believe most of the structure we see today dates back to the time of the Crusaders, not the Byzantines.
Nice info
Eight minutes in and not a word yet about the ladder? In seriousness though, this is great stuff, as always.
There are 10 more stories I didn't tell :)
Is Israel open to Tourism again or is there still lockdown?
Not yet, But I is getting better!
Interesting. what i've seen most is HARMONY... the key kept by muslim family!!! wow.. how good if this scenario even bigger horizon between all in the middle east. thanks for sharing
I would like to see the Roman church wall dedicated to Jupiter that preceded the current church. I heard it is still there.
A Russian Orthodox Church on eastern side of Holy Sepulcher has remnants of a gate which may have belonged to pagan temple entrance.
How empty everything is, so much space ;)
Brother Israeli which time starting third temple.
It's really hard to keep listening to his up talk. The last word of every sentence goes up in pitch.
داتّو نغمانا دپغراين 😇🙏
I had no idea there was an actual tomb for Jesus. Nothing inside it I suppose.
Habakkuk 1:12 Art thou not from everlasting, O LORD my God, mine Holy One? we shall not die. O LORD, thou hast ordained them for judgment; and, O mighty God, thou hast established them for correction. Genesis 4:7 If thou doest well, shalt thou not be accepted? and if thou doest not well, sin lieth at the door. And unto thee shall be his desire, and thou shalt rule over him. Isaiah 45:22 Look unto me, and be ye saved, all the ends of the earth: for I am God, and there is none else. Joel 2:24 And the floors shall be full of wheat, and the fats shall overflow with wine and oil. Malachi 2:6 The law of truth was in his mouth, and iniquity was not found in his lips: he walked with me in peace and equity, and did turn many away from iniquity. Ephesians 1:18 The eyes of your understanding being enlightened; that ye may know what is the hope of his calling, and what the riches of the glory of his inheritance in the saints, 2 Peter 1:12 Wherefore I will not be negligent to put you always in remembrance of these things, though ye know them, and be established in the present truth. Revelation 1:2 Who bare record of the word of God, and of the testimony of Jesus Christ, and of all things that he saw. Matthew 11:5 The blind receive their sight, and the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, and the deaf hear, the dead are raised up, and the poor have the gospel preached to them. John 16:13 Howbeit when he, the Spirit of truth, is come, he will guide you into all truth: for he shall not speak of himself; but whatsoever he shall hear, that shall he speak: and he will shew you things to come. Daniel 9:2 In the first year of his reign I Daniel understood by books the number of the years, whereof the word of the LORD came to Jeremiah the prophet, that he would accomplish seventy years in the desolations of Jerusalem. Proverbs 23:12 Apply thine heart unto instruction, and thine ears to the words of knowledge. Romans 11:26 And so all Israel shall be saved: as it is written, There shall come out of Sion the Deliverer, and shall turn away ungodliness from Jacob: Philippians 4:8 Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things.
12:03 The first Roman building used by the first Christian (Jesus Christ) and his followers, was the The Royal basilica of the Temple Mount in Jerusalem, the building even looked like a Cathedral inside.They were up there every day.
Mark 14,49 "Every day I was with you, teaching in the temple courts"
Luke 22,53 "Every day I was with you in the temple courts"
Matt 21,23 "Jesus entered the temple courts, and, while he was teaching"
Luke 19,47 "Every day he was teaching at the temple."
John 7:14 "Jesus go up to the temple courts and begin to teach"
Luke 21:38 "and all the people came early in the morning to hear him at the temple"
John 7,28 "So Jesus proclaimed, as he taught in the temple"
Acts 2,46 "Every day they continued to meet together in the temple courts."
Thanks for posting this. Around the year 2000, i lived for 3 years in the Old City, and several times, I let myself lock in the Church at night, in an attempt to sense the essence of the location with only a few priests, nuns in the deepest prayers. These moments, still are amongst my most cherished life memories.
What was it like? Can you describe your experience?
@@radiance65 Actually, at that time, I considered myself more secular than a believing Christian. So, I was there to observe/tourist rather than to ''meditate'' or pray. The Church itself has many distinct and all different praying spaces to accommodate the greatest Christian denominations.
Each space has a distinct vibration and feel. There are 3 different floor levels. There is no architectural or spiritual harmony, but rather the opposite. At night, the vibes are much more pronounced than by day. Everything is obscure or dark.
There are a few authentic hidden side niches that most tourists overlook which are just thousands of years old tombs cut out in limestone rocks. These places were especially dark and heavy . I only managed to stay there a few minutes although, in daytime, these were my favorite little quiet spaces in a church mostly brimming with visitors and pilgrims.
A few candles only lit specific places in the church. They created long and spooky shadows. That Church has been visited for over 1700 years of history by millions and millions of people and has been revered as the most authentic relic of Christianity.
The Church has inspired and incorporated, effectively witnessed all the upheavals and glory times of Christianity. Countless historic giants have knelt or prayed there....No wonder,, there is a deeply impressive and even palpable ''historical'' spirit living in the Church.
Few people enter that Church with indifference, no matter their religious beliefs.
I rested for a while, lying flat on the cold tomb of a crusader, serving as a rude and ice-cold bench. Even in the Middle East, the nights in the Church are rather cold. After my initial religious curiosity was ''satisfied'', I started feeling less and less comfortable, until even strange inner fears gradually popped up. As if i was being present in a ''forbidden '' place, not really worthy to be there. I seem to have felt darker forces rather than soothing higher ones. As if i was continually ''being watched by invisible eyes that read my sceptical thoughts and heart.
At one point, I watched two old and small Russian orthodox nuns descend to the deepest level where the wife of Emperor Constantine found the relics of the holy Cross. After more than an hour, they did not come back, so I descended to the lowest level -without any exit, only to find it empty. I was absolutely sure that they did not pass me whilst going up again. Then, I found on the stairs a lost orthodox prayer bracelet made of black wool and cheap green plastic beads. I picked it up and took it with me as a ''souvenir''. (Months later, the bracelet would give me very unpleasant kind of strong electrical charges by touching it. I still have the bracelet in my room, now having become ''my beloved personal memory and relic'' from that memorable night.)
The time in the Church seemed to last an eternity. Around 4 o clock, It became almost unbearable. Now, the Church doors are locked and there is no way to escape. Around 5 o clock, the Muslim Guardian of the Church having the keys came to open d the huge doors. Immediately, I sneaked out past him into the fresh dark morning of a weirdly silent old Jerusalem.
Now, twenty years later, and by studying the lives of many Christian Saints, I become more and more a believing Christian again, and I now have regretted not having passed one night in the Church as a believer. (I spent 3 times in this Church) . Now, living in Spain, the desire grows to return one last time to the Middle East but now as a real pilgrim and revisit all the places related to Christianity with a profound connection.
That is to say, before the so much prophesied End Times begin. By every passing year, my chances for doing so diminish.
Thanks for your question, I allowed me to put on paper one of my (religious) life's most profound experiences.
@@jphalsberghe1 Wow! Thank you so much for taking the time to share your experiences in such vivid detail. I was trembling inside as I read your words.
I am here in Jerusalem on a three week visit but would not have the nerve to do what you did, although I probably would not have hesitated as an unbeliever 🤔
I am going to go to the church very early in the morning though, to be there as they open up. That's as far as my courage goes.
Before I came on this trip, I prayed for a deeper appreciation of the spiritual sites I will visit.
Your words are part of my answer to that prayer. Thank you sooo much. 🙏🏻❤️
@@radiance65 Dear friend, few people go to Jerusalem on their own merits. Most are ''called'' to the city, and then, the city will transform them, sooner or later. Jerusalem has a ''special vibe'' as you probably already discovered. Visit the small adjacent tombs, just after the Tomb of Christ, and in front of a small Coptic-like prayer stand. You ll see a simple entrance. You may even find a treasure..(-;
@@jphalsberghe1 Thank you. Will let you know. 😊
Man, when you are done all of these videos, you could create a documentary length piece.
I will never be done. I have ideas for about 5000 videos :-)
AWESOME!!!!
Fantastic video. I've been to the church before but it was so crowded it was hard to appreciate the size of it. Seeing it empty gives a great sense of scale. I'm hoping it wont be too long before before you can use your amazing knowledge to guide tourists once again. I really enjoy your channel.
You have a different site of the garden tomb and golgotha,which is which yours or that of Ron wyatt discovery? Sir?
Went to mass near the edible when it still had scafelling about six years ago.
Thanks for doing this video Oren! I appreciate these videos where I learn more.
You are trustworthy and knowledgeable!!!
Revelation 22:16 I Jesus have sent mine angel to testify unto you these things in the churches. I am the root and the offspring of David, and the bright and morning star.
Thank you mr. Oren very good you are explaning God blessyou
Superb video. Very, very interesting. I always look forward to seeing your new videos. Really love this one though. Thank you for posting. Shalom from the UK 🏴🇬🇧🇮🇱
Thank you very much!
Wonderful tour. I can't wait to come visit Jerusalem! Thank you for posting this.
I was there in the Church of the Holy Sepulcher December 9, 2018 with my 3 children. Now I am more enlightened by your explanation. Thanks. Since then I read anything I come about Israel. I promised to visit the Holy Land before I die. It took me 20 years to do that. Now my life is complete. I now promised to devote the rest of my life to Lord Jesus Christ. Amen.🙏
Reread your last sentence and ask yourself so you really want to be such a pathetic, sad, idiot loser actively behaving like a slave?!
Another fantastic video Oren. I remember seeing a TV documentary a while back concerning the stewardship of the keys and was really surprised to hear that it was a Muslim family that held them...Makes sense really' Am in awe of the church and would love to pay it a visit. Well made video this one, very informative and direct, only you and the way you do your job could pull off such an informative piece. Thank you and please keep the videos coming.
To me it makes little sense, but you're entitled to your belief.
מדהים...הידע שלך ודרך העברתו פשוט נפלאים. שאפו...
I agree - truly amazing.
Always brilliant and informative
I've been to the church of the Holy Sepulchre, i never knew or saw the volume of history this building has. Thank you for sharing.
Amazing how empty it is. I would pay good money to be able to roam around like this, with very limited amount of people.
You don't even need to pay :) just wake up early
@@Travelingisraelinfo I would love to...but looks like my plan, to be in Israel this spring, is not going to happen because of the continued travel restrictions...
I hope someday me and my family can go there and witness the vastness and beautiful churches.. and I will personally pick you as a guide 🙏 because you really know your craft 🤗
Brilliant video, please take advantage of tourist not being around. I don't think we will have another chance like this. We can actually feel like we are present in these places. Great work my friend, shalom. 🕊☕