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Wikipedia: According to Irenaeus (died about 202), Ignatius of Antioch was fed to the lions in Rome around 107 A.D. and although Irenaeus says nothing about this happening at the Colosseum, tradition ascribes it to that place Read more...

Wikipedia: The Inn of the Good Samaritan is a national park, museum, ancient archaeological site and former inn administered by the Israel Nature and Parks Authority located near Ma’ale Adumim, halfway between Jerusalem and Jericho, at an elevation of 298 meters above sea level.[2] The Inn is named after the New Testament‘s Parable of the Good Samaritan, and houses a museum of ancient mosaics and other archaeological findings mostly dating from the 4th-7th centuries Read more...

Wikipedia: The Tower of David Museum of the History of Jerusalem was opened in 1989 by the Jerusalem Foundation. Located in a series of chambers in the original citadel, the museum includes a courtyard which contains archeological remains dating back 2,700 years. The exhibits depict 4,000 years of Jerusalem’s history, from its beginnings as a Canaanite city to modern times. Using maps, videos, holograms, Read more...

SunTimes: She recounted that Jefferson at first doubted Beamer because he was so calm. She explained, “Todd loved his life but he knew that his life was much more than his 32 years on this Earth. His soul was secure, even when his body wasn’t, because Jesus was his savior.” The children of Todd and Lisa Beamer, David, Drew and Read more...

Wikipedia: The house, of late Gothic or early Renaissance style, was built between 1460 and 1515 under the tutelage of Peter Wijchmans [fr], canon and schoolmaster of the chapter of Anderlecht, and a friend of Erasmus. Erasmus stayed in the house for five months from May to October 1521, working on his translation of his Novum Testamentum from Greek into Latin.[2] Read more...

  Image Credit: Wikipedia contributors. Arnold Friberg. 24 Dec. 2024, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arnold_Friberg#/media/File:The_Prayer_at_Valley_Forge_by_Arnold_Friberg.png. The iconic painting, Washington’s Prayer at Valley Forge is moving. The father of our country in prayer for his country. Arnold Friberg (December 21, 1913 – July 1, 2010) was an American illustrator and painter noted for his religious and patriotic works. He is perhaps best known for his 1975 painting The Prayer at Valley Forge, a depiction of George Read more...

Wikipedia: Omri is thought to have granted the Arameans the right to “make streets in Samaria” as a sign of submission (1 Kings 20:34). This probably meant permission was granted to the Aramean merchants to carry on their trade in the city. This would imply the existence of a considerable Aramean population, who called it Shamerain.[clarification needed][23] In 720 BCE, Samaria fell Read more...

Hi, I’m Pastor Lutzer, and we’re here in Berlin, Germany, standing next to the Stauffenberg Museum, which is dedicated to the resistance against the Nazi regime. Before you enter the museum, you’ll notice a plaque that honors those who died in this square, including Stauffenberg himself. These individuals were part of a courageous movement that attempted to overthrow Hitler. The Read more...

Hi, I’m Pastor Lutzer. Many of us are touring the city of Berlin as part of a larger journey through important historical sites in Germany. Right now, we are about to enter what is known as the Topography of Terror. This place reveals much about the depths of the human heart. Those who walk through these exhibits are often sobered Read more...

So, folks, can you really imagine where you are now? You are standing on a historic border — the border between the eastern part of the world, the Communist part of the world. It wasn’t just East Germany; it included other countries like Poland, Vietnam, and Cambodia. At that time, you’ll remember, the world was divided into two blocks: a Read more...

Hi, this is Pastor Lutzer. Many of us are touring the city of Berlin, and I’m standing beside my wife, Rebecca. We are here because we remember a special moment that took place back in 1970. We’re actually here at Checkpoint Charlie — it’s the place where you entered either the American zone or the Soviet zone, depending on the Read more...

Hi, I’m Pastor Lutzer, and many of us are touring Germany. We’re actually in Berlin today. It’s a cold day here in the city, but we are at the Holocaust Museum. The person who came up with this design included hundreds of different blocks. As you walk through, one of the things you notice is that the ground beneath you Read more...

Artifacts of Biblical Significance: Caiaphas Ossuary Caiaphas Ossuary, Author’s Photo   Tel Dan Stele Tel Dan Stele, Author’s Photo   Shema Seal   Uzzah’s Tombstone   “Hither were brought The bones of Uzziah King of Judah. Do not open!”   Pontius Pilate Inscription   Museum Photo by  אסף.צ Read more...

Built in the 1960s, before the Six Day War, for the Holyland Hotel, and then moved to the Israel Museum at a cost of $3.5 million. This model is 22,000 square feet, a 1:50 scale. Image Credit: Laliv Gal Pikiwiki Israel, CC BY 2.5 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.5>, via Wikimedia Commons Read more...

from Wikipedia: The Dead Sea Scrolls, also called the Qumran Caves Scrolls, are a set of ancient Jewish manuscripts from the Second Temple period. They were discovered over a period of 10 years, between 1946 and 1956, at the Qumran Caves near Ein Feshkha in the West Bank, on the northern shore of the Dead Sea. Dating from the 3rd Read more...

From Wikipedia: The Ancient Galilee Boat, also known as the Jesus Boat, is an ancient fishing boat from the 1st century AD, discovered in 1986 on the north-west shore of the Sea of Galilee in Israel. The remains of the boat, 27 feet (8.2 meters) long, 7.5 feet (2.3 meters) wide and with a maximum preserved height of 4.3 feet Read more...

From Wikipedia: The shrine houses the Isaiah scroll, dating from the second century BCE, the most intact of the Dead Sea Scrolls, and the Aleppo Codex, dating from the 10th century CE, the oldest existing Hebrew Bible.[4] A facsimile of the original Isaiah scroll is now on display in the Shrine of the Book. Image Credit: Suicasmo, CC BY-SA 4.0 Read more...

The Pilgrims did not seek to build fancy houses of worship like those of the Church of England that they left. Rather they met in the fort for collective worship. The church later had its own building at First Parish Church.   Image Credit: Swampyank at en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0>, via Wikimedia Commons Read more...

If you have a copy of The Story of the Great Frieze By Liberty Memorial Association (Kansas City, Mo.) · 1935 please contact me.   The Great Frieze tells a story of one of the deadliest wars in history – that foreshadowed an even deadlier war to come – and that claimed the conditional Biblical promises that would bring blessing Read more...

One of the most tragic stories in Biblical archaeology is the tale of the Mesha Stele. Only one outsider is recorded to have seen it, Anglican missionary Frederick Klein. He said, “I am sorry to find that I was also the last European who had the privilege of seeing this monument of Hebrew antiquity in its perfect state of preservation.” Read more...