Doors of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre opened by a Muslim because of division ´Christians´

It’s big and tall gates. The door of thick wood and iron. Christians around the world know it as the entrance gate of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem.

The tomb is one of the holiest Christian buildings [not for us] in Jerusalem. They believe the church was built on hill Golgotha, where Jesus Christ was crucified and the tomb where he rose again [which is only a guess].

Wajeeh Nuseibeh, not Christian, is Muslim and his family lived for generations in the town who became Israel’s capital city. The Shrine was guarded for centuries by a Muslim family. Wajeeh is one of the descendants of the family who is now the caretaker [keyholder] of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre. “No one in the whole world can be open the church except for me,” he said, as reported July 31, 2006 in Time megazine.

When Caliph Umar took control of Jerusalem in 638, he commissioned an Arab soldier, Wajeeh ancestors, keeping the church. Since then the family Nuseibah not only keep the church but also acts as a referee for seven Christian sects fighting over each other. The three strongest groups – Roman Catholic, Greek, and Armenian – holds 70 percent ownership of the church. Each group claimed a right to have a shrine. Each one put his angel sculptures inside the basilica.

Several years ago, for example, about 500 Greek and Franciscan priests bickering for hours, throwing and hitting with a stalk bench chandelier. This happened because of one sect have to cross another’s sacred. During the centuries of suspicion and hatred, it took only a trustworthy Muslim that holds the key. “The Christians judge me neutral,” said Wajeeh.

Wajeeh is paid around $ 5 per month by each sect. So, he receives about $ 33 per month to take care of the place. But, he’s done it’s job seriously because of his family. Wajeeh get extra money as a tour guide.

“Sometimes people yell at me. ‘You’re Muslim. What are you doing here?’ I tell them, ‘We’re not fanatics. We respect the Christians’, “said Wajeeh

Our Comment: We as followers of Yeshua/Jesus must no close de Door for eachother in strife, as these so called ´christian´ denominations do! Thereby they hinder and closes access to the Kingdom of heaven for people.