Meggido and Mt. Carmel

It was almost sad to leave the Sea of Galilee today, because there is so much more to see, but we must keep moving because there is so much more to see!

Today we saw Bethshan where Saul's body was hung on a wall after he had been slain by the Philistines.  We then went to the Spring of Harod where Samuel selected is 300 men to fight.  Then up to Meggido where many O.T. battles were fought and overlooked the Valley of Jezreel where the Battle of Armageddon will be fought when our Lord returns!  It is an amazing battlefield!!  It would take at least six photos pasted together to give the panoramic view of this place.  A  We do look forward to our Lord's return and the defeat of His enemies.

We also went up to Mt. Carmel where Elijah defeated the prophets of Baal.  I had the privilege of reading Scripture and "preaching" where Elijah took his stand and God answered his prayer.  What a blessing to remember that Elijah was a man of like passion as we are and he prayed and God mightily answered.  We too can pray and have God answer our prayers.  Mt. Carmel also overlooks the Valley of Jezreel.  An Israeli Army airport is in the midst and we saw several fighter planes taking off and flying overhead.  The stage is being set for our Lord.

We went on to Caesarea by the Sea and saw the ruins of the regional capital of Rome.  We were reminded how the great Roman Empire fell due to the corruption and excess from within.

Finally we made our trip up to Jerusalem!  We look forward to great things in Jerusalem.  We are staying at a beautiful hotel in the heart of the city.