The Pool at Bethesda Ministries is dedicated to revealing Biblical truths through a variety of sources and a commitment to guiding both believers and unbelievers to God and His healing power. Every book, tape, and other product offered through this ministry are developed to lead unbelievers to the saving knowledge of Jesus Christ, and/or believers to a deeper, intimate, or healing relationship with their Savior through God’s Word, the Bible.
We believe that “Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners” and can fully redeem and powerfully use even those who consider themselves ‘the chief of all sinners’ as did the Apostle Paul (1 Timothy 1:15).
We believe God “is patient, not wanting any to perish but everyone to come to repentance” (2 Peter 3:9).
We believe that all scripture is “God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness” (2 Timothy 4:2).
We believe that every believer in Christ is the “temple of the Holy Spirit” (1 Corinthians 6:19).
We believe we have “different kinds of gifts but the same Spirit” (1 Corinthians 12:4).
We believe that “our citizenship is in heaven and we eagerly await our Savior, Jesus Christ, to transform our lowly bodies to be like His, (Phillippians 3:21). Furthermore, we anticipate that we will be “…forever with the Lord” (1 Thessalonians 4:17).
Until that time, we believe we are to strive to “live holy and righteous lives as we look forward to the day of the Lord (2 Peter 3:11,12).
This is one of the few sites that there is actually little debate about. It is located just north of the temple mount. This is the "exact" location where Jesus healed the man at the waters of the Pool of Bethesda. The story is found in John 5. The colonnades were visible at the time of Christ, but the pools would not have been enclosed like it now is. At that time, the floor level was much lower.
During Biblical times, pools were public facilities where water was stored for later use. They generally were not used for swimming.
Jerusalem at the time of Christ
Pools of Bethesda in the foreground. It was here that the Savior healed an invalid on the Sabbath, leading to a negative encounter with the Jewish leaders (John 5). The Antonia Fortress (castle) is the background. The Antonia fortress was the Roman garrison and a possible place where Christ was taken for trial before Pilate.
