Titusville, FL and the Holy Land Experience

After leaving Miami, we headed north to Titusville. There is a very large, 1000 space RV park there, The Great Outdoors, where several of our Alaska Caravan friends spend the winter.


Most of them were not able to be at the reunion on Sunday morning when Don presented his Nicodemus monologue and asked us to come over to The Great Outdoors and present it for them. We took that opportunity to spend a few days in and around Titusville and have a little more time with good friends.


We are not people who tend to sit around an RV park with our feet up. We like to be out sight seeing as much as possible, so our first trip was to Orlando to the Holy Land Experience. Friends had been there and were very impressed.


The weather that day was perfect for a day spent mostly outdoors.

We entered through the gates of the “city”…

…and were greeted by this gentleman blowing a Shofar. Don fell in love with this and now we have one in the motorhome. With practice you can play three notes on it. (When we get home I will no doubt be booking him for parties and wedding receptions. Just call before his calendar is filled…)

There is a large lagoon with a huge fountain that does “water shows” off and on all day. Behind the lagoon was a topiary message, "He is Risen." There is wonderful music playing everywhere all day long.

There were programs of various types scheduled during the day as well as other things that you could walk through at your leisure.


We watched a skit on the Woman at the Well.


This building held a gift shop and cafe. All buildings try to stay true to the era they are depicting.

There is a huge model of the city of Jerusalem. This is only a very small area of it.


One of our favorite things was the Scriptorium. It was a high-tech presentation in which we went from room-to-room and in each saw original scriptures, from papyrus writings to the Gutenberg Press and Bible, to an animated Tyndale and scriptures produced in more recent times. I was not allowed to photograph in this area due to the protection of the ancient texts.

This is a replica of a tomb in Israel that many think may be the tomb of Jesus.

This is the inside of the tomb. The light is from the small window.

The most impressive part of the Holy Land Experience came in the afternoon when there was an reenactment of the Passion of the Christ. It made the whole trip worth it…and then some!

Roman Soldiers on guard.

Judas betrays Jesus with a kiss.

The beating of Jesus.

The beating continues...

Jesus forced to carry his cross.


Then came the crucifixion.

Jesus is offered vinegar to drink.




Jesus dies, his mother, Mary grieves.

Taking down the body of Jesus.

Carrying the body to the tomb.

Roman soldiers guard the tomb.


There is an earthquake, the soldiers flee, and the stone is rolled away.

Jesus followers come and find the tomb empty and the linen wrappings laid aside. They begin to celebrate because they know that He has risen, just as He said.

One of the soldiers who had seen it all, declares that Jesus truly was the Son of God.

Christ is resurrected and now He prepares to come into His eternal temple.

Angels dance and sing knowing He is coming home.




Trumpeters announce his entrance.

King Jesus arrives at his temple.



Satan is bound and thrown out.
Jesus enters his temple and sits at the right hand of God.

The trumpeters play, the angels sing.
To God be the Glory!
Amen.