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The bricked up Golden Gate


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he entrance is sealed at the Golden Gate in Jerusalem. In Jesus day this was the most important gate in Jerusalem because it led to the holy place of the Temple.

Christians proclaimed that Jesus would come a second time and enter Jerusalem through that gate. So Moslem leader Saladin had it sealed in 1187. As you can see, it is sealed to this day.

 
       
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