HIS:Biblical Archaeology in the World Today  by Mat S. Hames

   "Why Christianity?"

   You Christians are nothing but a bunch of fakes. Why should I
believe it? You have no proof. Your just basing your life around
something that was written by a bunch of men over 2000 years ago."

   That is what I heard from a person a few days ago. And I can tell
you; this person is saddeningly wrong. Jesus does work miracles, the
Bible was written by God THROUGH man, and most of all: Yes, we do have
proof. `Now,' you say, `he's going to go into all that religious love
garbage.' Well, in case you were saying that, you're wrong. I could sit
here for hours telling you about the love that I have found in God, but
I will try a diffrent approach. If you are a non-beliver, let me tell
you that there i s all the proof in the World; Archaeologically. Take
for instance, Sodom and Gommorah; Biblical Cities in the Book of
Genesis that were destroyed by their own lack of love, and God. They
had fallen away from God, much like the world today, and were struc k
down by His wrath. Well, about 3 years ago, the remnents of two cities
south of the Dead Sea were discovered: with traces of destruction by a
terrible fire.

   Only about a year ago, the Dead Sea scrolls with parts of Isaiah on
it, were discovered in a small cave in the same general area. ( Isaiah
is an Old Testiment book of Prophecy.) The first actual victim of
crucifixion on the cross ever found was in 196 8, proving that
crucifixion, like that of Jesus, was actually used back then. The
Biblical cities of Zoan, otherwise known as Tanis, was discovered in
Lower Egypt in 1948.

   The tomb of the fabled queen of Sheba also in the Old Testiment was
found recently in Addis Ababa. Literally hundreds of biblical ruins
have been discovered in Jeruselum, while clearing away areas for
construction. The massive Altar of Joshua has bee n found on the
northeastern face of Mt. Ebal in Jeruselum.

   Other Archaeological Discoveries in The Holy Land:

   Pre-flood writings found in the ruins of Ur. Accad, one of Nimrod's
cities mentioned in Gen 10:10, also called Sippar.

   " Temptation Seal" was found near Babylon, portraying in pictures
exactley what Genesis says in words. It shows a tree, on one side a
man, the other side a woman plucking fruit, and behind the woman a
serpant.

   Flood proof.. has been found all over ancient Mesopotamia.. soil
deposits from the far north have been brought to the south. Two layers
of soil are evident, proving that there was at one time a great flood.

   Tower of Babel.. two sites have been found, each one with
inscriptions telling the story of Babel, have been found in the Babylon
region.

   Shisak's invasion of Judah. Shisak's own record of this invasion was
found carved into a wall at the temple of Karnak.

   Babylon.. the ancient and once splendid city was uncovered in
Southern Iraq.

   ... the list is endless. So, you can see why we, as Christians, do
have proof of the Bible. But, more important to us than this proof is
the proof in our hearts one of us gets when he or she accepts Jesus as
their Lord and Savior.

   So there is fact along with the "Folklore" and there is " Logical"
proof that these events did happen, for those of you who desire such
proof. God, contrary to popular belief, IS real, He is alive, and one
day, maybe tomorrow, or maybe 75 years from no w, you'll look Him right
in the face.

   FROM LU-ACH YESHUA BBS
