The Holy City of the Itzas at Chichen Itza
Before Spanish contact the Maya built a vast center in Yucatan centered on the Castillo and the Sacred Cenote. The Ball Court and City of a Thousand Columns dominate the east, while cenotes and water scarcity shaped settlement. Chichen Itza, now jungle overgrown, was the greatest Maya city in ancient America.
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America
Mexico
Guatemala
Honduras
Western Hemisphere
Hernando Cortez
Yucatan
Palenque
Copan
Quiniqua
New World
Chichen Itza
Chimouth
Chen-wells
Itza
Cenotes
Mecca
Jerusalem
Citas
Castillo
House of the Tigers
Hemisphere
Itzas
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Cenote Grande
The Sigh for Leisure and Honest Labor
A compact meditation on work versus leisure, arguing that honest labor dignifies drudgery and sustains society. The piece contends human nature thrives on toil, leisure often sours, and faithful effort earns respect while preventing overcrowded jails.
Suffering Servant lesson highlights Isaiah and Jesus
A Sunday school text from 1911 explains Isaiah 52 13 to 53 12 as a three part prophecy. It links Israel as the suffering servant to Jesus Christ bearing sins and offering salvation. The lesson emphasizes service to God, transforming suffering into power, and followers replicating Christ's servant role.
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Israel
Palestine
Jerusalem
Temple
Willows
Zion
God
Earth
Jesus Christ
Jesus
Joseph
Arimathea
Ramsay
Jehovah
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