In AD 1541 the Muslims seal up the Golden Gate to prevent the Messiah's entrance - as according to Jewish tradition. This sealed gate was called the Golden Gate. It has two arches, the northern arch being called the Gate of Repentance and the southern arch the Gate of mercy. It was the place of the Lord's triumphal entry into Jerusalem (see Matt 21:1-11). This place is exceedingly important to believer. It is foretold prophetically in Ezekiel 44:1-3. The Lord will enter Jerusalem by this gate when He comes to reign.
For this reason, the Temple Mount of Faith said that this beautiful gate which was closed by the Moslems many years ago because they knew this Jewish heritage and they believed that in this way they could stop Mashiach ben David from coming through this gate to the Temple Mount and to redeem Israel from the long foreign occupation and desecration of the Temple Mount, Jerusalem and the land of Israel. They even located a Moslem cemetery in front of the gate to prevent Mashiach ben David from walking through it to the gate because he is holy.
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Messiah Yeshua was that *rock*, to be strike once and for all
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The smiting of the rock is a picture of judgement falling on Messiah Yeshua at the execution stake when He was "stricken smitten of G_d (YeshaYAHU 53:4) The first incident records that the congregation sin was unbelief and discontentment while the second incident was that their leader Moshe sin of unbelief, giving in to anger and disobedience. We can also see the first incident as the smitten Messiah on our behalf while the second incident speak of his complete redemption work. Yeshua was to be only smitten once and for all.
Now an omer is the tenth part of an efah. All the congregation of the children of Yisra'el traveled from the wilderness of Sin, by their journeys, according to the LORD's mitzvah, and encamped in *Refidim (supports); but there was no water for the people to drink. Therefore the people quarreled with Moshe, and said, "Give us water to
drink." NOTE: Moshe said to them, "Why do you quarrel with me? Why do you test the L_RD?" The people were thirsty for water there; and the people murmured against Moshe, and said, "Why have you brought us up out of Mitzrayim, to kill us, our children, and our livestock with thirst?" Moshe cried to the LORD, saying, "What shall I do with these people? They are almost ready to stone me." The LORD said to Moshe, "Walk on before the people, and take the Zakenim of Yisra'el with you, and take the rod in your hand with which you struck the Nile, and go.
The word for "rock in Shemot 17:6 implies a "a sunken RocK" and also known as the smitten rock speaks of Messiah Yeshua as the bearer of sin on the Execution Stake. Horeb was another name for Mount Sinai (cf. Deut. 5:2). Traditionally located in the SW part of the Sinai Peninsula, it is a 7,363 ft (2.24 km) peak.
The reason for their discontentment was unbelief (ref: Tehillim 106:24) Despite of all their discontentment, complaining and questioning, HaShem in His patience, longsuffering, sureness of His love, tender and compassionate heart grant this give of water. These scriptures were recorded to teach us that we can trust HaShem absolutely in whatever difficult situation we face, believe in His promises.
The children of Yisra'el, even the whole congregation, came into the wilderness of Tzin in the first month: and the people abode in Kadesh; and Miryam died there, and was buried there. There was no water for the congregation: and they assembled themselves together against Moshe and against Aharon. The people strove with Moshe, and spoke, saying, Would that we had died when our brothers died before the LORD! Why have you brought the assembly of the LORD into this wilderness, that we should die there, we and our animals? Why have you made us to come up out of Mitzrayim, to bring us in to this evil place? it is no place of seed, or of figs, or of vines, or of pomegranates; neither is there any water to drink. Moshe and Aharon went from the presence of the assembly to the door of the tent of meeting, and fell on their faces: and the glory of the LORD appeared to them.
The LORD spoke to Moshe, saying, Take the rod, and assemble the congregation, you, and Aharon your brother, and you to the rock before their eyes, that it give forth its water; and you shall bring forth to them water out of the rock; so you shall give the congregation and their cattle drink.
Behold, I will stand before you there on the rock in Horev. You shall , and water will come out of it, that the people may drink." Moshe did so in the sight of the Zakenim of Yisra'el. He called the name of the place *Massah (temptation,trial), and *Merivah (angry with dissatisfaction, Contention), because the children of Yisra'el quarreled, and because they tested the LORD, saying, "Is the LORD among us, or not?" (Shemot 17:1-7)
NOTE: In B'midbar 20:8 the word describes a "Cliff face" or "elevated rock". The elevated rock speaks of Messiah Yeshua risen and exalted to the highest place in heaven. (Ref Tehillium 78:15,16)
The picture of Olive tree
This is how an Oil Press or Gat Shemanim look like
The Garden of Gat-Shemanim on the Mount of Olives
Matt 26:30, 36-46; Mark 14:26, 32-42; Lk 22:39-46; Jn 18:1
MattitYahu 26:36-46
Before He proceeded to Gat-Shemanim They sang the Parting Hymn (Humneo Hallel Ps 113-118. This is the garden of Gat-Shemanim (The Oil press) on the Mount Olives, a place the Messiah Yeshua prayed 3 times with great sorrow and in great agony before He was betrayed. In the book of Luke 22:44 gives an account that His sweat was as it were great drops of blood falling down to the ground.
On the left is 2000 years old Olive tree in the garden of Gat-Shemanim probably exist during Messiah Yeshua's time.
Why was Gat-Shemanim necessary?
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