After nearly 2,000 years buried beneath layers of destruction, the ancient Pilgrimage Road leading from the Pool of Siloam to the Temple Mount has reopened to the public, marking a historic moment in Jerusalem’s unfolding story.
The update was highlighted in a recent video by Keresh Art Israel, which documented the newly accessible pathway once traveled by Jewish pilgrims ascending to the Temple.
“For 2,000 years, this road has been inaccessible,” the video states. “It’s been buried under layers of destruction. Now it’s open. Now we have a path to the Temple. We just need to walk it.”
The road begins at the Pool of Siloam, where Jewish worshipers in the Second Temple period would ritually purify themselves before ascending toward the House of the Lord. Today, visitors can once again trace that same route, step by step, toward Har Habayit, the Temple Mount.
“It was here where a road led God’s people to their Creator,” U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said during remarks played from the opening ceremony. “It was here that a road that led them to be as close as they possibly could, not just to the Creator of our species, but of the heavens and the earth and all the universe.”
Rubio reflected on the rise and fall of empires that once conquered Jerusalem.
“As you go through the layers of history, you realize that all the civilizations that conquered this city, all the ones who tore it down and build on top are all gone,” he said. “The Roman Empire is no more, nor any of the others that sought to conquer and rule this land. But one people remain. They have returned, for God’s promise is eternal and it is perfect and His word is always true.”
The reopened path leads worshipers to the southwestern corner of the Temple Mount near Robinson’s Arch, one of the ancient entrances before the Roman destruction in A.D. 70. Though access today is limited, Jewish visitors continue to ascend via the wooden bridge at the Mughrabi Gate, the only entrance currently permitted for Jewish access.
On the eastern side of the Temple Mount, Jews were seen praying and studying Torah near the area long associated with the entrance to the Holy of Holies. “This is the final ascent to the peak of the mountain to the Holy of Holies where the Temple will stand,” the video declares. “Today obviously we have not yet built it, but there’s still one part of the service that we can do, and that is to bow down to Hashem on the Har Habayit.”
Plans announced during the opening ceremony point toward even greater developments. A new Kedem Center is expected to serve as a gateway to the Old City, allowing “millions to once again walk this road.” A cable car system is projected to bring 3,000 people per hour to the area.
“When the Third Temple is built, not only Jews, but people from all the nations of the world will come here by plane, by train, by cable car to serve God together here on this mountain,” the video states.
The growing movement toward renewed Temple worship stands in sharp contrast to theological systems that deny the literal fulfillment of end times prophecy. Scripture speaks plainly. The prophets foretold Israel’s regathering. They foretold Jerusalem’s restoration. They foretold a Temple standing once again in the last days.
Those promises are not metaphors. They are realities unfolding before the eyes of the world.
The reopening of the Pilgrimage Road is not merely an archaeological achievement. It is a visible reminder that God’s covenant with Israel endures. The Jewish people have returned. Jerusalem is thriving. Temple-focused education and preparation are increasing. Infrastructure is being built to accommodate millions.
The evidence is unmistakable.
This is not an impossible dream. “It is a living path,” the video concludes, “and it’s now open to the entire world.”
The stones are speaking. The road is open. And the prophetic clock continues to move forward exactly as Scripture declared.
James Lasher, a seasoned writer and editor at Charisma Media, combines faith and storytelling with a background in journalism from Otterbein University and ministry experience in Guatemala and the LA Dream Center. A Marine Corps and Air Force veteran, he is the author of The Revelation of Jesus: A Common Man’s Commentary and a contributor to Charisma magazine. For interviews and media inquiries, please contact [email protected].
