Last week I visited the Holy Land Experience in Orlando. It's a Christian theme park that's been lampooned in the media - it even made an appearance of sorts on the Simpsons.
Actually it isn't bad at all. It's educational and I learned quite a bit. It's more like a glorified museum than a theme park. $35 gets you in. I saw what interested me in 3 hours:
1. Wilderness Tabernacle. You sit in a dark room and learn about the Old Testament Tabernacle, watching an actor dressed like a priest explain the details and rituals in a huge replica.
2. The Scriptorium. I love old stuff [I have a page from a 1618 KJV Bible framed on the wall] so I really liked this. It's an hour long guided tour through an elaborately decorated museum filled with actual old Bibles, as well as the history of how the Bible was preserved through the years. Most interesting was the "Martyr's Bible" with blood stains on it - some guy was killed for owning an English Bible translation. I didn't realize what a big, dangerous deal it was for Tyndale to translate the Bible into English [as explained by a quite realistic Disneyesque audio-animatronic version of Tyndale.]
3. Jerusalem Model. My favorite part of the Holy Land Experience was the miniature model of Jerusalem, based on the time when Jesus was crucified. It fills a large room. A tour guide stands near the side of the model and explains it... historical events, the trial and crucifixion of Jesus, etc. I can't believe what a small town Jerusalem was in those days - only a mile by 2/3's of a mile! I now have a mental picture of where everything happened and I'm looking forward to making my way through the Gospels again this year.
If you want an afternoon break from roller coasters and mouse ears while you're in Orlando [and don't have easily bored kids or teenagers] try the Holy Land Experience.
2 comments:
Don,
My wife and I enjoyed our Holy Land Experience a couple of years ago. Aside from the items you mentioned we also enjoyed some of the seasonal fare such as a musical review of the various feasts and an interactive scriptural drama with actors milling around the crowd presenting some instances of Jesus teachings "live."
Have a great New Year,
Graham
I went with some friends of mine. We absolutely loved the Holyland experience. What a wonderful blessing from God to know about His chosen land and His chosen people. We are blessed to have the education and the freedom we have today in America.
For the guy who was making "cool" statements about William Tyndale who was martyred for translating the bible into English. It is a big deal because if that man didn't had tranlsated the bible, YOU wouldn't have had the convenience of reading the bible in English. It is a big deal , because W Tyndale chose to do what you and I wouldn't have chosen. That burning desire to stand up for the Bible and for God , is not common. Tyndale truly had the spirit of God- a righteous man.
If you do not know the importance of the WORD od God and the significance of righteous men - "Grow up" and read the WORD of God. Do not go around making irresponsible comments.
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