#idolatry — Public Fediverse posts

A quotation from Truman

The Constitution and the Declaration of Independence can live only as long as they are enshrined in our hearts and minds. If they are not so enshrined, they would be no better than mummies in their glass cases, and they could in time become idols whose worship would be a grim mockery of the true faith. Only as these documents are reflected in the thoughts and acts of Americans can they remain symbols of a power that can move the world.

Harry S Truman (1884-1972) US President (1945-1953)
Speech (1952-12-15), National Archives

More about this quote: wist.info/truman-harry-s/63640…

#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #truman #harrytruman #America #belief #Constitution #DeclarationofIndependence #idolatry #meaning #moralcode #patriotism #values

💌☁️🌈☁️❤️‍🔥🛐🧘🏽‍♂️🏩💒💜💛🩵🩷✝️👑🕊️🪽😇🪽💦🫂🌐🌏💚💁🏼‍♀️*(“APOSTLE PAUL” TEACHES US ALL ABOUT GOD’S Warning Against Idolatry!*& GOD’S TESTING IN OUR LIVES!)*[No testing has overtaken you except ordinary testing!*But God is faithful!*He will not allow👉

(1 Corinthians 10:13)
#Warning #Against #Idolatry
#Devotional #GOD #LIFE #TESTING #Love #Christ #Jesus #Holy #Spirit #Savior #Light #World #Pray #Believe #Christian #Heaven #Hope #Peace #Faith #Truth #Goodness #Kindness #Hospitality #Gentleness #Understanding

💌☁️🌈☁️❤️‍🔥🛐🧘🏽‍♂️🏩💒💜💛🩵🩷✝️👑🕊️🪽😇🪽💦🫂🌐🌏💚💁🏼‍♀️*(DEAR BELOVED FRIENDS ON THIS ENTIRE WORLD “APOSTLE PAUL”{Appointed By Our Savior Christ Jesus to SPREAD THE LORD’S GOSPEL!}TEACHES US ALL ABOUT GOD’S Warning👉

(1 Corinthians 10:13)
#Warning #Against #Idolatry
#Luthers #Morning #Prayer #Tuesday #Devotional #GOD #LIFE #TESTING #Love #Christ #Jesus #Holy #Spirit #Savior #Light #World #People #Pray #Believe #Christian #Heaven #Hope #Peace #Faith #Truth #Goodness #Kindness #Hospitality #Gentleness #Understanding

🤗🚨⚠️🚨⚠️🌐🌏💚🤗*Warning Against Idolatry!*& FOR YOURS!*& MINE EXTRA knowledge!*& CLARITY I SHARE THE FOLLOWING Definition of the Word ‘Idolatry” THAT is the worship of an idol!*or physical object as if it were a deity!*Figuratively!*it refers to an excessive attachment!*blind devotion!*or reverence toward any person!*concept!*or material pursuit (like wealth!*or fame)!🤗🚨⚠️🚨⚠️🌐🌏💗🤗👉

1 Corinthians 10:13
#Warning #Against #Idolatry
#Definition #of #Word #Idolatry #GOD #Love #Christ #Jesus #Holy #Spirit

☁️🌈☁️🛐🙌🤲🙏🧘🏿🧘🧘🏼‍♀️🧘🏻‍♂️🧘🏽‍♂️🏩💒💜💛🩵🩷✝️👑🕊️💦🫂💚💗💌💙🪽😇🪽💌❤️‍🔥🌏🌐❤️💁‍♀️*[“APOSTLE PAUL”TEACHES US ALL ABOUT GOD’S]*Warning Against Idolatry!*& FOR YOURS!*& MINE EXTRA knowledge!*& CLARITY I SHARE THE FOLLOWING👉

(1 Corinthians 10:13)
#Warning #Against #Idolatry
#Definition #of #the #Word #Idolatry #GOD #LIFE #TESTING #Love #Christ #Jesus #Holy #Spirit #Savior #Light #World #People #Pray #Believe #Christian #Heaven #Hope #Peace #Faith #Truth #Goodness #Kindness #Caring #Hospitality #Helping #Others #Gentleness #Understanding

☁️🌈☁️🛐🙌🤲🙏🧘🏿🧘🧘🏼‍♀️🧘🏻‍♂️🧘🏽‍♂️🏩💒💜💛🩵🩷✝️👑🕊️💦🫂💚💗💌💙🪽😇🪽💌❤️‍🔥🌏🌐❤️💁‍♀️*[DEAR BELOVED FRIENDS “APOSTLE PAUL”TEACHES US ALL ABOUT GOD’S]*Warning Against Idolatry!*& GOD’S TESTING IN OUR LIVES!👉

(1 Corinthians 10:13)
#Warning #Against #Idolatry
#Definition #of #the #Word #Idolatry #GOD #LIFE #TESTING #Love #Christ #Jesus #Holy #Spirit #Savior #Light #World #People #Remember #Pray #Believe #Christian #Heaven #Hope #Peace #Faith #Truth #Goodness #Kindness #Caring #Hospitality #Helping #Others #Gentleness #Understanding

☁️🌈☁️🛐🙌🤲🙏🧘🏿🧘🧘🏼‍♀️🧘🏻‍♂️🧘🏽‍♂️🏩💒💜💛🩵🩷✝️👑🕊️💦🫂💚💗💌💙🪽😇🪽💌❤️‍🔥🌏🌐❤️💁‍♀️*[DEAR BELOVED FRIENDS ON THIS ENTIRE BEAUTIFUL EARTH “APOSTLE PAUL”(Appointed By Our Savior Christ Jesus to SPREAD THE LORD’S GOSPEL!)TEACHES US ALL ABOUT GOD’S]*Warning Against Idolatry!*& GOD’S TESTING IN OUR LIVES!👉

(1 Corinthians 10:13)
#Warning #Against #Idolatry
#Definition #of #the #Word #Idolatry #GOD #LIFE #TESTING #Christ #Jesus #Holy #Spirit #Savior #Light #World #Pray #Heaven #Hope #Peace #Faith #Truth #Goodness #Kindness #Understanding #Love

☁️🌈☁️🌞💙💜💛🩵🩷🏩🫂🌐🌏💗💁🏿‍♀️*DEAR BELOVED FRIENDS GOOD TUESDAY MORNING!🌞👉

(1 Corinthians 10:13)
#Warning #Against #Idolatry
#Definition #of #the #Word #Idolatry #Luthers #Morning #Prayer #Tuesday #Devotional #GOD #LIFE #TESTING #Love #Christ #Jesus #Holy #Spirit #Savior #Light #World #People #Remember #Pray #Believe #Christian #Heaven #Hope #Peace #Faith #Truth #Goodness #Kindness #Caring #Hospitality #Helping #Others #Gentleness #Understanding #Everyone #Unity #Love #One #Another #Holy #Angel #THANKFULNESS

☁️🌈☁️🌞💙💜💛🩵🩷🏩🫂🌐🌏💗💁🏿‍♀️*DEAR BELOVED FRIENDS AROUND THE WORLD GOOD TUESDAY MORNING!🌞👉

(1 Corinthians 10:13)
#Warning #Against #Idolatry
#Definition #of #the #Word #Idolatry #Luthers #Morning #Prayer #Tuesday #Devotional #GOD #LIFE #TESTING #Love #Christ #Jesus #Holy #Spirit #Savior #Light #World #People #Remember #Pray #Believe #Christian #Heaven #Hope #Peace #Faith #Truth #Goodness #Kindness #Caring #Hospitality #Helping #Others #Gentleness #Understanding #Everyone #Unity #Love #One #Another

Some, like Secretary of #State #MarcoRubio & #JohnRatcliffe, the #CIA director, packed their speaking time with #praise, while others, like Vice President #JDVance, focused on #attacking Democrats. Many of these statements are exaggerated or not factually accurate [#lies].

Compared with his 1st term, … #Trump has emphasized the importance of #loyalty this time around. Admin ofcls have complimented him far more in #cabinet meetings than in his 1st term…

#vanity #narcissism #idolatry #despotism

Some, like Secretary of #State #MarcoRubio & #JohnRatcliffe, the #CIA director, packed their speaking time with #praise, while others, like Vice President #JDVance, focused on #attacking Democrats. Many of these statements are exaggerated or not factually accurate [#lies].

Compared with his 1st term, … #Trump has emphasized the importance of #loyalty this time around. Admin ofcls have complimented him far more in #cabinet meetings than in his 1st term…

#vanity #narcissism #idolatry #despotism

The New York Times reviewed over a dozen hours of cabinet meeting footage to analyze how Trump’s administration spoke to him. On average, at least one of every six sentences either flattered #Trump, gave him credit or criticized his political opponents.

#POTUS #vanity #narcissism #gaslighting #propaganda #MentalHealth #dysfunctional #authoritarianism #autocracy #dictatorship #despotism #idolatry #tyranny #USpol
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2026/us/politics/trump-cabinet-meetings.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share

The New York Times reviewed over a dozen hours of cabinet meeting footage to analyze how Trump’s administration spoke to him. On average, at least one of every six sentences either flattered #Trump, gave him credit or criticized his political opponents.

#POTUS #vanity #narcissism #gaslighting #propaganda #MentalHealth #dysfunctional #authoritarianism #autocracy #dictatorship #despotism #idolatry #tyranny #USpol
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2026/us/politics/trump-cabinet-meetings.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share

I'm surprised Donald Trump hasn't turned into a flower yet. #sarcasm https://reason.com/2026/05/29/trumps-proposed-250-bill-is-everything-the-founders-despised/
#DonaldTrump #idolatry #money #narcissism

While no #law prohibits printing bills with Trump’s signature, #US #currency experts say that producing a $250 note featuring the president‘s image would run afoul of current laws. One states only a “deceased individual” may be depicted on US currency. Another specifies which denominations the bureau may produce.

Larry R. Felix, a former director of the bureau, said “a $250 note is not statutorily authorized” without an act of #Congress.

#Trump #vanity #narcissism #idolatry #USdollar

While no #law prohibits printing bills with Trump’s signature, #US #currency experts say that producing a $250 note featuring the president‘s image would run afoul of current laws. One states only a “deceased individual” may be depicted on US currency. Another specifies which denominations the bureau may produce.

Larry R. Felix, a former director of the bureau, said “a $250 note is not statutorily authorized” without an act of #Congress.

#Trump #vanity #narcissism #idolatry #USdollar

Solimene & her staff had consented to another #Trump administration request: to print $100 bills featuring Trump’s signature, according to the four employees. They said those bills — the FIRST in American #history to bear a sitting president’s signature — are currently being printed at the bureau’s downtown Washington facility.

#vanity #narcissism #idolatry #currency #USdollar #law

Solimene & her staff had consented to another #Trump administration request: to print $100 bills featuring Trump’s signature, according to the four employees. They said those bills — the FIRST in American #history to bear a sitting president’s signature — are currently being printed at the bureau’s downtown Washington facility.

#vanity #narcissism #idolatry #currency #USdollar #law

She added that she “never sacrificed the values or character of myself or the organization & always prioritized the #US #Currency Program & the value each employee brings to the mission.”

“The buck stopped here,” she wrote.

Solimene did not specify in the email why she was reassigned & did not return calls seeking comment. A 24-year Army #veteran, she had been the first #female director of the bureau.

#Trump #vanity #narcissism #idolatry #currency #USdollar #law

She added that she “never sacrificed the values or character of myself or the organization & always prioritized the #US #Currency Program & the value each employee brings to the mission.”

“The buck stopped here,” she wrote.

Solimene did not specify in the email why she was reassigned & did not return calls seeking comment. A 24-year Army #veteran, she had been the first #female director of the bureau.

#Trump #vanity #narcissism #idolatry #currency #USdollar #law

Solimene said she was abruptly “reassigned” from her post by Treasury management on April 27, writing the next day in an email to colleagues that she was leaving with a “heavy heart.” She wrote in her goodbye email, a copy of which was obtained by The Post, that she had been reassigned to another job in the Treasury Department & that her departure was “not my choice.”

#Trump #vanity #narcissism #idolatry #currency #USdollar #law

Solimene said she was abruptly “reassigned” from her post by Treasury management on April 27, writing the next day in an email to colleagues that she was leaving with a “heavy heart.” She wrote in her goodbye email, a copy of which was obtained by The Post, that she had been reassigned to another job in the Treasury Department & that her departure was “not my choice.”

#Trump #vanity #narcissism #idolatry #currency #USdollar #law

The two political appointees were dismissive in response, two of the current employees said.

“She had told them we’re not authorized to do this. We can’t progress any further, and all the stakeholders have not even met to discuss the next steps,” said one of the employees. “Currency often takes six to eight years to produce a new bill, particularly one of such high value.”

#Trump #vanity #narcissism #idolatry #currency #USdollar #law

The two political appointees were dismissive in response, two of the current employees said.

“She had told them we’re not authorized to do this. We can’t progress any further, and all the stakeholders have not even met to discuss the next steps,” said one of the employees. “Currency often takes six to eight years to produce a new bill, particularly one of such high value.”

#Trump #vanity #narcissism #idolatry #currency #USdollar #law

#Legislation that would allow #Trump to appear on a $250 bill was introduced in #Congress last year to commemorate the nation’s 250th anniversary but has languished.

…The director of the printing bureau, Patricia “Patty” Solimene, & other staff repeatedly explained to Beach & Brown that there were legal & procedural obstacles to producing the note & that it would take years longer than they envisioned, the four employees said.

#vanity #narcissism #idolatry #currency #USdollar #law

#Legislation that would allow #Trump to appear on a $250 bill was introduced in #Congress last year to commemorate the nation’s 250th anniversary but has languished.

…The director of the printing bureau, Patricia “Patty” Solimene, & other staff repeatedly explained to Beach & Brown that there were legal & procedural obstacles to producing the note & that it would take years longer than they envisioned, the four employees said.

#vanity #narcissism #idolatry #currency #USdollar #law

British painter Iain Alexander said #Trump himself endorsed changes to his original design, such as adding the colors of the US flag & a logo commemorating the 250th anniversary of the nation’s founding.

…No living person has appeared on #US #currency since 1866, when it was #outlawed after the image of a mid-level #Treasury bureaucrat showed up on a 5-cent note.

#vanity #narcissism #idolatry #currency #USdollar #law

British painter Iain Alexander said #Trump himself endorsed changes to his original design, such as adding the colors of the US flag & a logo commemorating the 250th anniversary of the nation’s founding.

…No living person has appeared on #US #currency since 1866, when it was #outlawed after the image of a mid-level #Treasury bureaucrat showed up on a 5-cent note.

#vanity #narcissism #idolatry #currency #USdollar #law

As part of the effort, Beach in August & September provided bureau staff with mock-up designs for the note, including one that shows Trump’s face in the center of the $250 bill between the signatures of the president & #Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, acc/to one of the employees & records reviewed by The Washington Post.

The artist who said he designed the mock-up told The Post that he had spoken with #Trump about it.

#vanity #narcissism #idolatry #currency #USdollar #law

As part of the effort, Beach in August & September provided bureau staff with mock-up designs for the note, including one that shows Trump’s face in the center of the $250 bill between the signatures of the president & #Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, acc/to one of the employees & records reviewed by The Washington Post.

The artist who said he designed the mock-up told The Post that he had spoken with #Trump about it.

#vanity #narcissism #idolatry #currency #USdollar #law

Starting last year, 2 political appointees at the #Treasury Dept— US Treasurer Brandon Beach & his snr adviser, Mike Brown — repeatedly urged staff at the agency’s Bureau of Engraving & Printing to prepare prototypes of the note, acc/to the employees, who said the move raised concerns because #federal #law currently allows only deceased people to appear on bills.

#Trump #vanity #narcissism #idolatry #currency #USdollar #law

Starting last year, 2 political appointees at the #Treasury Dept— US Treasurer Brandon Beach & his snr adviser, Mike Brown — repeatedly urged staff at the agency’s Bureau of Engraving & Printing to prepare prototypes of the note, acc/to the employees, who said the move raised concerns because #federal #law currently allows only deceased people to appear on bills.

#Trump #vanity #narcissism #idolatry #currency #USdollar #law

#Trump admin officials have pressed the office responsible for printing the nation’s #money to design a $250 bill featuring Trump’s portrait, acc/to 4 current & fmr employees, in what would be the first appearance of a living person on #US #currency in >150 years.

#vanity #narcissism #idolatry #USdollar #law

#Trump admin officials have pressed the office responsible for printing the nation’s #money to design a $250 bill featuring Trump’s portrait, acc/to 4 current & fmr employees, in what would be the first appearance of a living person on #US #currency in >150 years.

#vanity #narcissism #idolatry #USdollar #law

#Trump appointees push $250 banknote with his portrait

The printing director who resisted the effort said she was [coincidentally] “reassigned” last month. “The buck stopped here,” she wrote in her goodbye.

#vanity #narcissism #idolatry #currency #USdollar
https://www.washingtonpost.com/investigations/2026/05/28/trump-250-bill-pushed-by-treasury-appointees/

#Trump appointees push $250 banknote with his portrait

The printing director who resisted the effort said she was [coincidentally] “reassigned” last month. “The buck stopped here,” she wrote in her goodbye.

#vanity #narcissism #idolatry #currency #USdollar
https://www.washingtonpost.com/investigations/2026/05/28/trump-250-bill-pushed-by-treasury-appointees/

𝐘𝐀𝐇 𝐎𝐍𝐋𝐘 𝐓𝐕 100 𝐁𝐈𝐁𝐋𝐄 𝐎𝐋𝐃 𝐓𝐄𝐒𝐓𝐀𝐌𝐄𝐍𝐓 𝐋𝐈𝐕𝐄 𝐒𝐓𝐑𝐄𝐀𝐌|𝐂𝐋𝐈𝐂𝐊 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐋𝐈𝐍𝐊 𝐁𝐄𝐋𝐎𝐖

https://youtube.com/live/YrFJwbMSrC0?is=QTEXwBG0asNNznPr

𝐘𝐀𝐇 𝐎𝐍𝐋𝐘 𝐓𝐕 100 𝐁𝐈𝐁𝐋𝐄 𝐎𝐋𝐃 𝐓𝐄𝐒𝐓𝐀𝐌𝐄𝐍𝐓 𝐋𝐈𝐕𝐄 𝐒𝐓𝐑𝐄𝐀𝐌|𝐂𝐋𝐈𝐂𝐊 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐋𝐈𝐍𝐊 𝐁𝐄𝐋𝐎𝐖

https://youtube.com/live/YrFJwbMSrC0?is=QTEXwBG0asNNznPr

hello duck tape my old friend
I've come to sew with you again

#sewing
#idolatry

hello duck tape my old friend
I've come to sew with you again

#sewing
#idolatry

The top Dawg weighs in on the White House ballroom:
"I am the Lord your God. I am Yahweh, Adonai, El Shaddai, the Almighty, whichever name you wish to use. And I promise you, from the bottom of My heart, that I do not give a tinned shit about the White House ballroom."
He went on to express great displeasure at the ungodly display of false piety and hypocrisy at Sunday's "Rededicate 250" blasphemy on the US National Mall.
https://www.wonkette.com/p/i-am-the-lord-thy-god-and-donald
#Idolatry #Redidicate250 #WhiteHouseBallroom

The top Dawg weighs in on the White House ballroom:
"I am the Lord your God. I am Yahweh, Adonai, El Shaddai, the Almighty, whichever name you wish to use. And I promise you, from the bottom of My heart, that I do not give a tinned shit about the White House ballroom."
He went on to express great displeasure at the ungodly display of false piety and hypocrisy at Sunday's "Rededicate 250" blasphemy on the US National Mall.
https://www.wonkette.com/p/i-am-the-lord-thy-god-and-donald
#Idolatry #Redidicate250 #WhiteHouseBallroom

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Westerners reserve worship/prostration for G-d & merely respect/salute human beings, because of prohibitions against idolatry. But, Asians often use the same word for both worship & respect (eg, vaengdima වැඳීම in Sinhala), & bow to the ground before both G-d(s) & humans.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kowtow

#religion #west #east #worship #respect #idolatry #asia #prostration #bowing #kowtow #god #gods

Why Trump’s Spiritual Adviser Dedicated a Golden Statue to the President

https://web.brid.gy/r/https://www.newyorker.com/news/q-and-a/why-trumps-spiritual-adviser-dedicated-a-golden-statue-to-the-president

Why Trump’s Spiritual Adviser Dedicated a Golden Statue to the President

https://web.brid.gy/r/https://www.newyorker.com/news/q-and-a/why-trumps-spiritual-adviser-dedicated-a-golden-statue-to-the-president

The #Bible is quite explicit about worshiping golden statues, I have only one word, “moo”.

#idolatry #corruption #trumpsegoknowsnolimits

https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/trump-golden-statue-miami/

"Authoritarianism necessitates religious nationalism. Because the goal of authoritarianism and neo-fascism is to make people engage in moral deregulation, to stop believing what you have believed, to stop holding certain things true, to surrender, surrender your moral foundations. ... C. Eric Lincoln called it Americanity."

~ William J. Barber

#WhiteChristianNationalism #authoritarianism #fascism #Trump #idolatry #morality

https://ourmoralmoment.substack.com/p/driving-out-the-spirits-that-hold

Is #Trump REALLY claiming that #Jesus image was intended to show him as a "doctor"? Who is he trying to kid? He's upset #Catholics, by verbally attacking Pope Leo XIV, & his #blasphemy & #idolatry risk his support from all genuine #Christians. Did he ever have ANY support from genuine Christians, as HE isn't #Christian, #MAGA #Republicanism isn't, & "white Christian #nationalism" isn't?

RE: https://mastodon.world/@SuneAuken/116387850535455959

Excommunicate Vance.

#Vance #Trump #Evil #Idolatry

@newsguyusa

#Trump violating the first commandment.

“I am the Lord thy God. Thou shall not have strange gods before me.”

#TenCommandments #idolatry

Shortly after criticizing #PopeLeo XIV in a lengthy social media post Sunday, #Trump shared an AI generated image depicting him as #Jesus.

The image, which was posted on Trump’s account on his social media platform shows Trump dressed in white & red robes. In the illustration, Trump’s hands emit shining lights, & his right hand is touching the forehead of a man lying on a bed, wearing a hospital gown. The image evokes religious art depicting Jesus healing the sick.

#idolatry #blasphemy #unfit

I Visited The Western Wall Twice

Disclaimer: This is my original work with details sourced from my personal experiences and observations during the Israel pilgrimage tour I joined and what happened during my free time. Anyone who wants to use this article, in part or in whole, needs to secure first my permission and agree to cite me as the source and author. Let it be known that any unauthorized use of this article will constrain the author to pursue the remedies under R.A. No. 8293, the Revised Penal Code, and/or all applicable legal actions under the laws of the Philippines.

Welcome back, readers and fellow followers of the Lord! This is the 11th chapter of my ongoing series of articles about the holy nation of Israel with recollections about the experiences and discoveries I had during the pilgrimage tour I joined with my local church (hosted by strategic partner Behold Israel) in 2023. To see my previous Israel tour articles, click here, here, here, here, here,  here, here, here, here and here. No matter what happens in this unpredictable and chaotic world we live in, I will always stand with Israel and my faith in the Lord remains uncompromising!

In this latest edition of my Israel 2023 series, I share with you what I experienced when I visited Western Wall in the Old City of Jerusalem not once but twice. Also referred to as the Wailing Wall, the Western Wall is a very holy site and is one of the most definitive places to be in with regards to worshiping the Lord.

For starters, I share with you the very video I recorded about my first time ever to arrive at the Western Wall Plaza (note: I was with my pilgrimage tour group companions, our pastors and our hard-working local tour guide) as well as my first-ever approach (starts at 2:01 in the video) to the Western Wall itself. It’s a video of more than three minutes and it’s available for public viewing via YouTube. Watch the video below and pay attention to the details closely.

https://youtu.be/H9EF50bcv_A

As you can see in the above video, I stopped recording before entering the perimeter to get closer to the Western Wall. What happened after was my personal discovery and my personal sensing of the Lord’s presence.

About The Western Wall

To put things in perspective, the Western Wall is a retaining wall which was part of the Temple Mount expansion that King Herod (Herod the Great) did in around 19 BC. It is one of the four supporting walls of the Temple Mount which remained intact after the destruction of the Second Jewish Temple many decades later. Above it is the Temple Mount already.

Historically, the First Jewish Temple was built on the top of Mount Moriah during the time of King Solomon. The temple was destroyed by the Babylonians in 586 BCE. In 19 BC, King Herod started rebuilding a new temple and this includes enlarging the Temple Mount platform a lot which made it 1,575 feet long and 985 feet wide. Herod had ten thousand men working and trained a thousand priests to work on the most sacred parts of the Second Jewish Temple.

The construction was done after several years but the decoration was completed in 64 AD. Six years after the Second Jewish Temple was fully completed, the Romans destroyed it but the western side of the Temple Mount survived. This happened in 70 AD, long after Lord Jesus conquered death and ascended to Heaven.

The Western Wall faces westward and it is the closest in proximity to the site of the Holy of Holies, the most sacred location in the Temple for the Jewish people. Be aware that Mount Moriah is the same exact mountain where Abraham almost sacrificed his son Isaac before God sent the angel to intervene and provided the ram as the sacrifice.   

For centuries, the Western Wall became a great source of influence and inspiration. It became the focus of yearning and prayer for the Jewish people for countless generations. The open-air section of the Western Wall serves as a place of worshipping the Lord and it is officially a synagogue. Apart from worship, the Western Wall keeps the memory of the Jewish Temples alive and it has also been used by the State of Israel for formal ceremonies. For centuries, pilgrims from around world came to the wall to pray and leave written noted in its ancient stones.

Physically, the Western Wall is 488 meters long and the height of the exposed section reaches a height of 40 meters above the bedrock of the eastern hill of Jerusalem (Mount Moriah). The open-air section of the wall (visible to the Prayer Plaza) is comprised of 46 layers of stone and the very large stones (that many are able to touch) were put in place during the time of King Herod (Second Jewish Temple period).

My First Visit – February 13, 2023

After recording the video, I placed my smartphone into my pocket, entered the worship area and gradually made my way to the wall.

With my Holy Bible in my left hand, I touched the Western Wall with my right hand and started spending quality time with the Lord God, praying to Him. With all my heart, I expressed my thanks and dedication to Lord Jesus there at the wall. I also prayed in support of Israel and the peace of Jerusalem.

Each moment I had there, I truly felt God’s presence and I did not confuse it with the wall’s visual magnificence. As I prayed, I felt the unction from the Lord to open my eyes and look straight up at the blue sky above knowing that He is spiritual, and He is in Heaven. The Lord is not inside the stones of the wall but in His Kingdom. That said, I did not worship the stones (reminder: idolatry is foolish and unholy) as I directed my worship directly to the Lord knowing He is in Heaven.

Because we only had fifteen minutes to spend as our tour group had a schedule to follow, I wisely spent time to praising and honoring the Lord. Let me remind you all that Lord Jesus will someday return and He will fulfill His promise. He will return in Israel and Jerusalem will be His destination.

After praying to Him, I spent the remaining minutes looking around and observing. I was surrounded by Ultra-Orthodox Jews, National Religious Jews, rabbis, tourists and Christians. I witnessed the religious rituals and practices of the Jewish people and I know deep inside that the ties between Jews and Christians are biblical.

The whole area is indeed sacred and that means visitors should be respectful and should practice decency near the Western Wall. People praying to God are to be respected and when there are many others praying while touching the wall, you will really have to wait for your turn. Be mindful that the Lord is always watching you as there is simply no reason to cause disrespect, playing around and causing trouble at the Western Wall.

When my fifteen minutes ran out, I went to the exit to rejoin my tour group.

My Second Visit – February 15, 2023

Two days later, it was our tour group’s one and only rest day. After having a really early breakfast at our hotel, I marched to the Old City of Jerusalem and visited the Temple Mount for the first time ever. After spending time up there, I took the exit and made my way down to return to the Western Wall.

Once again I took time touching the wall and praying to the Lord and expressing my thanks to Him with a lot of heart. After several minutes, I took a seat to pray to Him while resting my legs. Then I noticed a North American man (who looked so much like Hillsong Church’s Phil Dooley) with the Holy Bible at one end of the fence (separating the men and the women) by the wall facing at the other direction (his back on the wall). He preached the Word of God and asked the Lord to save everyone. What he said reminded me that God has a plan for everyone, including the Jews (His chosen people) and there is still time for the lost and unsaved to realize Jesus as the Lord and the Savior of all.

After I was done praying by the wall, I decided to visit Wilson’s Arch as I was so curious why a lot of people had been entering and exiting it. It turned out to be Western Wall tunnel (with an arch area) and inside was a synagogue where there lots of Jews read the Old Testament, the Torah and pray. At the entrance/exit, a Jewish rabbi invited me in and assured me that foreigners and non-Jews were welcome. So I went in and he showed some parts of the indoor synagogue.

As it was a place of worship by the Jews, I was cautious moving inside and spending time observing. Carefully I only took a few photos for this feature article and it was astonishing to see more of the Western Wall indoors. Not only that, it was impressive to see the arches – including those huge stones above our heads – and it turns out they were constructed during Herod’s time and without any cement at all. There were also lots of shelves of books on both sides.

The indoor synagogue is one of the holiest synagogues in Israel due to its proximity to where the original Jewish Temple was wherein the Holy of Holies resided. Since it was my plan to revisit the Upper Room and visit both King David’s Tomb and Oskar Schindler’s grave, I eventually left the Western Wall tunnel. Before tracing my way back to the Jewish Quarter (where we visited two days prior), I took one last look back at the Western Wall. I intend to revisit it and spend quality time with the Lord there again in the future.  

Biblical Significance

While it is a fact that the Western Wall was not explicitly mentioned in the Holy Bible, it has always been part of the Temple Mount since Herod’s time. To put things in perspective, we need to go back to the time when King Solomon dedicated the First Temple asking God to hear the prayers made toward it. Learn from the holy scriptures below.

that Your eyes may be open toward this temple night and day, toward the place of which You said, ‘My name shall be there,’ that You may hear the prayer which Your servant makes toward this place. And may You hear the supplication of Your servant and of Your people Israel, when they pray toward this place. Hear in heaven Your dwelling place; and when You hear, forgive.

1 Kings 8:29-30 (NKJV)

“Moreover, concerning a foreigner, who is not of Your people Israel, but has come from a far country for Your name’s sake (for they will hear of Your great name and Your strong hand and Your outstretched arm), when he comes and prays toward this temple, hear in heaven Your dwelling place, and do according to all for which the foreigner calls to You, that all peoples of the earth may know Your name and fear You, as do Your people Israel, and that they may know that this temple which I have built is called by Your name.

1 Kings 8:41-43 (NKJV)

The First Jewish Temple eventually got destroyed by the Babylonians. Centuries later, Herod executed the massive rebuilding of the Temple (Second Jewish Temple) in Jerusalem as well as the expansion of the Temple Mount itself. What was achieved drew reactions from many people who saw it and there were references of such reactions in the New Testament. For insight, read the scriptures below.

Then as He went out of the temple, one of His disciples said to Him, “Teacher, see what manner of stones and what buildings are here!”

Mark 13:1 (NKJV)

Then the Jews replied, It took forty-six years to build this temple (sanctuary), and will You raise it up in three days?

John 2:20 (AMPC)

To be clear, the forty-six years mentioned in John 2:20 refers to the massive renovation and the expansion of the Second Jewish Temple.

Long before the Second Temple got destroyed, Lord Jesus prophesied its destruction. By the time Lord Jesus made the prophesy, He was already rejected by the religious Jews. Those people refused to accept Him as their Messiah and they had disobeyed God as a result. Lord Jesus wept for Jerusalem knowing that suffering and destruction would come and it happened in 70 AD. Learn from the scriptures below.

Now as He drew near, He saw the city and wept over it, saying,

“If you had known, even you, especially in this your day, the things that make for your peace! But now they are hidden from your eyes. For days will come upon you when your enemies will build an embankment around you, surround you and close you in on every side, and level you, and your children within you, to the ground; and they will not leave in you one stone upon another, because you did not know the time of your visitation.”

Luke 19:41-44 (NKJV)

Then Jesus went out and departed from the temple, and His disciples came up to show Him the buildings of the temple. And Jesus said to them,

“Do you not see all these things? Assuredly, I say to you, not one stone shall be left here upon another, that shall not be thrown down.”

Matthew 24:1-2 (NKJV)

As it is very clear that God always has a plan for the faithful and His chosen people, it was prophesied that He would bring the Jews (scattered around the world) back to Israel in the last days. This prophecy was fulfilled in May 1948 when the modern State of Israel was formally established and a lot of Jews returned or settled in since then. Lord Jesus will return to us some time in the future and there is time for the Jews to accept Him as their Messiah, to repent and submit to Him. The other lost and unsaved people of the world still have opportunities to realize Jesus as their Lord and Savior. Very clearly, Lord Jesus is the hope of ALL nations! Learn from the scriptures below.

If any of you are driven out to the farthest parts under heaven, from there the Lord your God will gather you, and from there He will bring you. Then the Lord your God will bring you to the land which your fathers possessed, and you shall possess it. He will prosper you and multiply you more than your fathers.

Deuteronomy 30:4-5 (NKJV)

Jesus answered him,

“I assure you and most solemnly say to you, unless a person is born again [reborn from above—spiritually transformed, renewed, sanctified], he cannot [ever] see and experience the kingdom of God.”

John 3:3 (AMP)

Beloved ones, let me repeat emphatically that the gospel entrusted to me was not given to me by any man. No one taught me this revelation, for it was given to me directly by the unveiling of Jesus Christ.

By now you have heard stories of how severely I harassed and persecuted Christians and how systematically I endeavored to destroy God’s church, all because of my radical devotion to the Jewish religion. My zeal and passion for the doctrines of Judaism distinguished me among my people, for I was far more advanced in my religious instruction than others my age.

But then God called me by his grace, and chose me from my birth to be his. He was pleased to unveil his Son in me so that I would proclaim him to the peoples of the world. After I had this encounter, I kept it a secret for some time, sharing it with no one. And I had no desire to run to Jerusalem and try to impress those who had become apostles before me. Instead, I withdrew into the Arabian Desert. Then I returned to Damascus, where I had first encountered Jesus.

Galatians 1:11-17 (TPT)

For He is [Himself] our peace (our bond of unity and harmony). He has made us both [Jew and Gentile] one [body], and has broken down (destroyed, abolished) the hostile dividing wall between us,

By abolishing in His [own crucified] flesh the enmity [caused by] the Law with its decrees and ordinances [which He annulled]; that He from the two might create in Himself one new man [one new quality of humanity out of the two], so making peace.

And [He designed] to reconcile to God both [Jew and Gentile, united] in a single body by means of His cross, thereby killing the mutual enmity and bringing the feud to an end.

And He came and preached the glad tidings of peace to you who were afar off and [peace] to those who were near.

For it is through Him that we both [whether far off or near] now have an introduction (access) by one [Holy] Spirit to the Father [so that we are able to approach Him].

Therefore you are no longer outsiders (exiles, migrants, and aliens, excluded from the rights of citizens), but you now share citizenship with the saints (God’s own people, consecrated and set apart for Himself); and you belong to God’s [own] household.

You are built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets with Christ Jesus Himself the chief Cornerstone.

In Him the whole structure is joined (bound, welded) together harmoniously, and it continues to rise (grow, increase) into a holy temple in the Lord [a sanctuary dedicated, consecrated, and sacred to the presence of the Lord].

In Him [and in fellowship with one another] you yourselves also are being built up [into this structure] with the rest, to form a fixed abode (dwelling place) of God in (by, through) the Spirit.

Ephesians 2:14-22 (AMPC)

Conclusion

My two visits to the Western Wall were very significant to me personally. As seen above, each visit has been different, new discoveries happened and I spent quality time with Lord. The place is holy and it is a must-visit for anyone going to Israel. If I ever visit Israel again, I would return to the Western Wall to praise, thank and honor the Lord. If you are a person of faith who is about to visit Israel for the first time, I urge you to visit the Western Wall in Jerusalem. Learn from my experiences. I also encourage you all to stand united in support of Israel, learn to love and bless the Jewish people, help the lost and unsaved come to Lord Jesus and always pray for the peace of Jerusalem.

Pray for the peace of Jerusalem! May they prosper who love you [the Holy City]!

May peace be within your walls and prosperity within your palaces!

For my brethren and companions’ sake, I will now say, Peace be within you!

For the sake of the house of the Lord our God, I will seek, inquire for, and require your good.

Psalm 122:6-9 (AMPC)

Israel is the holiest place to visit in the whole world! Visit Israel with the Holy Bible! Pray to the Lord wholeheartedly and reveal to Him your heart’s desire to visit Israel to deepen your faith in Him. Always be the fearless and aggressive church of Lord Jesus! Follow the light of Lord Jesus, keep on praying to support Israel, learn to love and bless the Jewish people and pray for the peace of Jerusalem.

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