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Our last trips of December '08/January '09 and November 2009 were great successes!!! We never saw any of the trouble displayed on TV about the Gaza Strip. We had very meaningful and peaceful tours! We have planned another very similar to this tour for December 28-Jan. 8, 2010. This trip is limited to the first twenty that register. We are taking reservations for this trip now. It will fill up soon. We will take communion and celebrate New Year's eve on the Lake of Galilee. Get in touch with the Lion of Judah Ministry office soon about this trip (615-591-8036). Mid-$3,000's from Newark, NJ -- December 28-January 8, 2010
Come and Let Us Go Up to the Mountain of the House of the Lord.
There is nothing like visiting the Land of Israel! It is a mystical wonder! It is the only place in the world that has so much Biblical history. Think of standing in the same valley where David slew Goliath. Think of standing on the Mt. of Olives from where Jesus ascended to Heaven and to where He will return. Visit the place where Jesus headquartered His ministry, Capernaum. Visit the site where Peter said "You are the Christ, the Son of the living God". Admire the beauty of the Mt. of Beatitudes where Jesus delivered the "Sermon on the Mount", or the beauty of the Lake of Galilee while we ride across on a large boat.. Encounter the awesome view of the Valley of Armageddon. See the rugged terrain of the Judean Wilderness, where John the Baptist preached. A visit to the Garden Tomb will change your life! These features and many more that we see on our tours make Israel the most unique place on earth to visit for any Christian. Micah 4:2 says, "come and let us go up to the mountain of the house of the Lord". Micah declares that one day, all the nations of the world will desire to go up to the “Mountain of the Lord” where Jesus, Himself, will teach the world about His ways. As we go, we go in faith believing that one day, probably very soon, Jesus will come to establish Jerusalem as His throne and fulfill this Scripture and the many others like it. This trip will be but a preview. Oh what a day that is going to be! We are careful to call our tour a “pilgrimage”, because it is not a vacation, it is a visit to God’s land to see the ways that the land is being restored. (Don't get me wrong, we are not going to "rough it". We will stay in four and five star hotels that serve awesome breakfast and supper buffets and we will ride in a very nice air-conditioned bus throughout the trip.) There are many Bible prophecies that call for the restoration of the land and its people. As we move through the land, we will see this restoration and sense that God is about to do something very awesome there! (Ezekiel 36:22)
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is my hope and prayer that this tour will be one of the most meaningful
and spiritually enriching experiences of your life. Come and go with us
on this awesome, adventurous, life-changing trip. Come and let us go up!
Note: Some sites and arrangement of days are being reconsidered to enhance the quality of the upcoming trip. The changes will be posted soon along with a final price.
THE BEST OF ISRAEL Host: Teacher Gary Fisher
DAY DATE OVERNIGHTS DAY BY DAY BRIEF ITINERARY
(1) Tuesday Dec. 28 Overnight Flight Depart Newark, NJ. to Tel Aviv. Meals Served in Flight. (2) Wednesday Dec 29 Tel Aviv Arrive Tel Aviv. Overnight in Tel Aviv. (D) (3) Thursday Dec. 30 Tel Aviv Founding of State of Israel: Diaspora Museum /
Independence Hall / Dugit Bookstore / Joffa/ Overnight (B/L/D)
(4) Friday Dec. 31 Tiberias Up the Coast to Galilee: Caesarea / Haifa Overlook/ Mt. Carmel / Tel Megiddo / Nazareth / Cana /
Sea of Galilee/ Mt. Arbel (B/L/D)
(5) Saturday Jan. 1 Tiberias The Northern Reaches of the Promised Land: Boat Ride on the Sea of Galilee / Capernaum / Beatitudes / Tabgha /
Baptismal Site. (B/L/D)
(6) Sunday Jan. 2 Tiberias In the Footsteps of Jesus in the Galilee: Jesus Boat / Banias (Caesarea Phillipi) / Tel Dan - Jeroboam’s Altar / Golan Heights / Dolmens with the Birds / Mt. Tal/ (BLD) (7) Monday Jan. 3 Tiberias More of the Galilee: Chorazin/ Kursi/ Nimrod's Castle Overlook/ Evening Boat Ride on Galilee (before sunset). (BLD)
(8) Tuesday Jan. 4 Dead Sea Judean Wilderness, Footsteps of David, John the Baptist:
Beit Shean / Jordan Valley / Qumran / Ein Gedi/ Masada (B/L/D) (9) Wed. Jan. 5 Jerusalem Come, Let Us Go Up to Jerusalem: Mt. of Olives / Palm Sunday Road / Garden of Gethsemane / Jewish Quarter / / Temple Institute / Hezekiah’s Wall / Wailing Wall / Western Wall Excavations / Rabbi's Tunnel / Antonia’s Fortress (Sister’s of Zion Church) / Pool of Bethesda (Church of St. Anne). (B/L/D) (10) Thurs. Jan. 6 Jerusalem In the Footsteps of Jesus in the Holy City: Temple Mount (if available, and time permitting) / Yad Va’Shem Museum / Garden Tomb / Gordon’s Calvary (Communion). (B/L/D) (11) Friday Jan. 7 Jerusalem Valley of Elah / Beer Sheva / Bet Shemish / Emmaus. Yad Hashmona for Lunch /Olive Farm and Jerusalem. (B/L/D) (12) Sat. Jan. 8 Depart Tel Aviv. Arrive Newark, NJ on Nov. 13th. Meals Served in Flight. Gateway: Newark, NJ Dates: December 28-Jan.8, 2010 Hotels: 2 Nights in Tel Aviv - Crowne Plaza or similar 4 Nights in Tiberias - Moriah or similar 1 Night at Dead Sea - Crowne Plaza 3 Nights in Jerusalem - Crowne Plaza or similar Please be advised that all hotels are subject to availability and itinerary days & overnights are subject to change. Trip Includes: Hotels / Buffet Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner Daily / Tips and Taxes / Guides / Buses / Drivers / Roundtrip Airfare Guide: To be Determined Driver: Yosef Amos
This Itinerary is Subject to Changes in Sequence of Days, Local Conditions, and Preferences of the Tour Leader.
A Friendly Note: On our trips to Israel, we stay in four
and five-star hotels where we encounter the best foods and great
accommodations! We travel each day in a nicely furnished,
air-conditioned tour bus. We have three meals per day (many tours are
priced for two meals per day). Also, the price quoted is the final price that includes all taxes, and tips.
(Most quote a base price, then add taxes, tip, etc. from there). The price is based on 15 or more passengers. Other than these exceptions, the
only other expense not included is a voluntary love offering we will
collect
for the guide and bus driver on our final day of touring that we will
present to them at our banquet the night before we depart Israel. By compromising on some things, one can go on a cheaper trip to Israel, but not a better one!
Another Note: All of our tours not only encounter the Israel of the past, but we emphasize the prophecies that are currently being fulfilled and observe many of them in progress. However, the main emphasis of our tour is the Israel of the future and what is about to take place there. It will be the headquarters of the greatest government the world has ever known (Isaiah 9:6) as the Messiah (Jesus) will return to Jerusalem and assume His intended position as King of King and Lord of Lords. Our tours are a preview and an anticipation of that soon great day. One final point: Our trips to Israel bless in two ways. Even though our group enjoys the great accomodations and a great trip, the money that we spend in Israel stays in Israel and winds up being a blessing to the descendants of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. There are so many going that the airlines are selling the seats 100 days before departure. Those interested need to contact the Lion of Judah office as soon as possible! 615-591-8036 Gary Fisher -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
