During the construction of a new cell block at one of Israel's maximum security prisons Israeli archaeologists claim to have unearthed the remains of the oldest church in the holy lands with an inscription on the mosaic floor in ancient Greek dedicating the building to the memory of the Lord Jesus Christ.
Megiddo is described by religious scholars and archaeologists as one of the most important biblical sites in Israel. Archaeologists say that this is an extremely dramatic discovery because such an old building of this type has never been found in Israel or anywhere else in the entire region.
Jimmy's Prophetic Prospective on the News
A recently discovered church at Megiddo in the Jezreel Valley in Israel reveals a look into the past and into the future as well according to Bible prophecy. Megiddo, a significant archaeological site at the head of the Jezreel Valley in Israel, has long been a showplace of 26 different civilizations that have controlled this strategic site at the crossroads of Israel.
Megiddo has been the scene of three millennia of battles including battles led by Alexander the Great and Napoleon among others. It was also the scene of the last calvary charge of the first World War when the British military leader General Allenby defeated the Turks of the Ottoman Empire leading to the surrender of the Middle East after some 400 years of dominance.
Many Bible teachers, students of Bible prophecy, believe that Megiddo and the Jezreel Valley will be the location of the battle of Armageddon, the final showdown between good and evil. The facts are that Bible prophecy does reveal that this area where archaeologists have found the oldest church in the Middle East, Megiddo is the area described by Zechariah as the valley of the mountains, Zechariah 14:5, where the Battle of Armageddon will be concluded, Revelation 16:13-16.
The remains of an ancient church at Megiddo does cause us to look to the past, but it should also cause us to look to the future according to Bible prophecy, Bible prophecy that will be fulfilled.
