PHOTO ESSAY

Christ and His disciples would have passed by the tomb of Absalom at night.

Though Pilate had been warned by his wife to let Jesus go, and though he wanted to free him, yet, because of the throng of people, he let Him be crucified.

An empty garden tomb further testifies of the resurrection of the Savior and Redeemer, Jesus Christ.

Near this very spot Christ gently called out to a weeping woman by simply saying, “Mary.”

Golgatha, or place of the skull. It is likely that Jesus was crucified along the road, not high on the hill, so that passers by could further humiliate and mock him.

Christ came to a garden where He and His disciples had often come before.

Ancient trees on the Mount of Olives are twisted and gnarled and racked with the ravages of time.

Gethsemane means “place of the olive press.”

“He is not here, for He is risen.”

The sky turned dark and there was a great earthquake as Jesus died upon the cross.

Actual steps where Christ would have walked after the tremendous pain and suffering in Gethsemane. Steps lead to Palace of Caiaphas.

Track for a large stone still remains in front on an empty tomb outside the walls of Jerusalem.