New Jerusalem

both negative and positively in a number of ways. It also has left a lasting impact on the outside world. The First Crusade was propelled at the Levant with purpose of safeguarding Christians and bringing the Christians holy places particularly Jerusalem once more into (European) Christian hands. Of all the crusades in the region, the First was the best, and prompted the production of little nations in the Levant, known as the crusader states.…

Christ who would later have His own triumphal entry into Jerusalem, riding on a donkey. (John 12:14-15) The foremost and consummate antichrist type in the Bible is Antiochus Epiphanes. In the book, “The Understanding of Ornament in the Italian Renaissance”, by Clare Lapraik Guest, the author states that his processions, “contained temporal allegories and robed statues of the gods plus mythological scenes.” In 168 B.C. he conquered Jerusalem and built an idol to the god, Jupiter in the Jewish…

to reunite the church and it insured the fall of the Byzantine Empire. The Fourth crusade was issued by Pope Innocent III who succeeded to the papacy in January 1198, and the preaching of a new crusade became the prime goal of his pontificate. He called upon Western Europe to lend aid to take control of Jerusalem by way of taking it from the south through Egypt as planned by Richard the Lionhearted. At the time of this call to action France and England were at war with each other, and the…

infrastructure and protection provided by the Mongols, merchants were vulnerable to thieves and the dangers of the road. This made the Silk Road too dangerous to do business on, causing the sea navigators of the Mediterranean to look West in search of a new route to the East (The Silk Road Bridges East and West). At the same time Europeans were beginning to doubt the morality of the Crusades. Troubadours and scholars alike wondered if a military campaign was the way to spread God's message of…

factors led to European Renaissance was due to a recover of economy and an the volume of trade increased. Moreover, a stability in society and a development in technology also contributed to European Renaissance. Material became cheaper and other new industries, especially printing became important in fifteenth century. In Renaissance, the printing press was mostly used, whereas parchment was used in the earlier period of medieval Europe. A high regard for human dignity and a realization of…

Sanhedrin court, which was made up of seventy Jewish men and was presided over by the High Priest. Both Pharisees and Sadducees served on the Sanhedrin. This court can only be traced back to about 200 B.C.; yet, it likely had its beginning as the Jerusalem city council during the time of Ezra and Nehemiah; about 430 B.C.. The Sanhedrin, with the approval of the Roman government, had all authority over the Jews, including the death sentence; however, only the Roman government could execute…

its painful inferiority to the first. 500 years later, God’s promises is fulfilled when He returns in Christ. Not only did God physically dwell among men, but after Christ’s death and resurrection He sent the Holy Spirit to dwell in His people - His new temples. Revelations 21:3, 22, and 26 bring the story full circle, describing a city without a temple, for “the dwelling place of God is with man”(Revelation 21:3). What makes this continuity even more impressive is that it survived through 66…

Art through India The excitement had been growing as I landed at the airport in Mumbai, India. I would to get see new sights, experience new culture and learn where my roots had originated. As I left the airport I was culture shocked by what I was witnessing. The sceneries, the people, the environment was so different from what I had been use too. The architecture had been ancient and had so much meaning. The temples or known as mandir’s carried sacred meaning. My experience with the different…

The crusaders went to the Holy Land many times. There were eight major Crusades, all of them were a failure except the very first one. The crusaders wanted to take back the Holy Land from the Muslims. The Crusades were a curious mix of God and warfare, two of the chief concerns of the Middle Ages (pg 289). The Crusades were based on the idea of a holy war against the infidels or unbelievers (pg 291). The Pope convinced a lot of people to go to the Holy Land to fight for it back. The crusader…

Emperor and the King both wanted to take over Damascus instead of protecting Edessa. The few Crusaders who stayed, helped defend Jerusalem. The Sixth Crusade This Crusade was also known as The Kings Crusade, and it was very successful. The Third Crusade was an attempt by European leaders to reconquer the Holy Land from Saladin. Although it was unsuccessful in capturing Jerusalem, they did however reverse some of Saladin's conquests and capture the cities of Acre and Jaffa. The Seventh…