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Despite the best efforts by secularists to discredit the Bible, archaeology continues to confirm that it is in fact an accurate record of historical events that took place in ancient Israel. Perhaps the most curious involves an archaeological dig that took place in 1967, when Dutch archaeologists discovered an ancient text on a wall in the Jordanian town Deir Alla confirming the existence of a seer called Balaam.

Many have questioned the account of the ten plagues that God unleashed during the Hebrews’ exodus from Egypt because they are not mentioned in Egyptian records. But that is simply not the case. In fact, the plagues may have been mentioned, but we have to look about three hundred years earlier to find them. First there is the Ipuwer Papyrus which describes several events that resemble the plagues. However, it was simply a letter written by a concerned Egyptian citizen to government officials.

An article on Israel365 News provides a surprising confirmation that the church is the Temple of God. Israel365 News is operated by Orthodox Jews based in Israel. Although, they don’t believe Jesus is the Jewish Messiah, they still believe their Messiah is coming soon. As part of His arrival there will be a third Jewish Temple.

While skeptics have questioned Moses' existence because there is no mention of him in the Egyptian records, an interesting article in the Daily Mail suggests this may not have been the case. The article, based on research provided by the Armstrong Institute of Biblical Archaeology, states that a mysterious man by the name of Senenmut who rose to incredible heights within the Egyptian Empire was none other than Moses.

Kim Kardashian is the most famous of the Kardashian family. She gained her fame starring in the reality TV show Keeping up with the Kardashians which ran from 2007 to 2021. In 2015, the Daily Mail published the story of how a prophetic word given by a 11-year-old boy saved the Kardashian family from the Armenian genocide.

A recent Israel365 News article highlighted the importance of a third Jewish temple for the Jewish faith. Yet an incident recorded in both Matthew and Mark hints that Jesus may have secretly cursed the temple, ensuring it will never be rebuilt. In his article, Adam Berkowitz wrote about three pronouncements made by Israel’s nascent Sanhedrin which was set up in 2004, as a rabbinical court of Jewish law.

A very strange thing happened in the skies above Jerusalem four years before the Romans destroyed the Jewish Temple in 70 AD. This supernatural event was not only reported by a first century Jewish historian Josephus, but a Roman one as well. In his book, Jewish Wars, Josephus reported seeing angels and chariots in the sky over Jerusalem around 66 AD.

Since the Romans destroyed the Jewish Temple in 70 AD, the building of a third Jewish Temple has been a high priority for orthodox Jews. Some Christians support it believing the temple is part of the End Times. They cite 2 Thessalonians 2, where Paul talks about the Antichrist proclaiming himself to be god and sitting in the temple and Revelation 11, where the apostle John is told to measure the temple.

One of the more prominent stories from the Gospels is the time Jesus walked on water. The story is found in the Gospels of John, Mark and Matthew. But many miss (including me) the hidden message within this miracle. It confronts the allegations by some agnostics who claim that Gospel writers, except for John, did not recognize Christ’s deity.

The Kardashians are one of America’s most prominent celebrity families. Today, they are household names, but if it wasn’t for a 175 year old  prophetic word, the family wouldn’t even exist. Kim Kardashian, 46, is perhaps the most famous of the Kardashian family. She gained her fame starring in the reality TV show Keeping up with the Kardashians, along with her sisters Kloe and Kourtney and other family members.  The show ran from 2007 to 2021.

A strange Bible passages found in 1 Peter 3 says that between Christ’s death and resurrection, the Lord preached to spirits imprisoned during the days of Noah: “He also went and made proclamation to the spirits in prison, 20 who once were disobedient when the patience of God kept waiting in the days of Noah, during the construction of the ark,…” (1 Peter 3:19-20)

An article in the Belfast Telegraph discussed the miraculous healing of Sharyn Mackay who lived in Newcastle County Down in Northern Ireland along with her husband who pastored several Methodist churches. In 2004, doctors diagnosed Sharyn with a cancerous tumour on her kidney. After taking a biopsy, the staff at Craigavon Area Hospital sent a sample to Harvard University because her form of cancer was very rare.

Based on statements that he was a young man 20 years after Nero died, it’s believed Roman historian Gaius Suetonius Tranquillus, was born around 69 AD and died in 122 AD. A close friend of Pliny the Younger, Suentonius eventually became the personal secretary of Emperor Hadrian. According to one source, he was dismissed after having an affair with the emperor’s wife.

The Babylonian Talmud is over 30 volumes in size. It is a compilation of Jewish oral traditions and Old Testament commentaries passed down by the orthodox Jews over the past 2,500 years. It is the primary source of Jewish theology and interpretation of the law.  In one passage, it actually refers to the crucifixion of Christ.

One of the more compelling statements by ancient historians on the existence of Jesus was made by Josephus, a Jewish General and historian who died in 100 AD. In his book, Antiquities of the Jews, Josephus wrote: "And in this time, there was a certain Jesus, a wise man, if indeed one ought to call him a man, for he was a doer of incredible deeds, a teacher of men who receive truisms with pleasure. And he brought over many from among the Jews and many from among the Greeks. He was [thought to be] the Christ. And, when Pilate had condemned him to the cross at the accusation of the first men among us, those who at first were devoted to him did not cease to be so, for on the third day it seemed to them that he was alive again given that the divine prophets had spoken such things and thousands of other wonderful things about him. And up till now, the tribe of Christians, who were named from him, has not disappeared.29