The scientific meltdown over a controversial discovery of 'biblical Sodom'

Christianity Today ^ | 04/21/2022 | Jerry Pattengale

[Jan_Sobieski]

(RNS) — What everyone agrees on is that something unusual happened at Tall el-Hammam, an ancient settlement near the Dead Sea.

In a layer of ancient earth, archaeologists claim to have found evidence of an apocalyptic event: Melted rooftops. Disintegrated pottery. Unusual patterns in the rock formations that can be associated with intense heat. For another three to six centuries after 1650 B.C., the settlement's 100 acres lay fallow.

But when Steven Collins, the principal archaeologist at Tall el-Hammam, considered the scientists' evidence in an article that ran last year in the respected scientific journal Nature, he claimed that the incineration matched with the place and timing of the biblical account of Sodom and Gomorrah. This brought down on himself what in academic circles might be called hellfire.

That story of Sodom and its sister city Gomorrah is one of the Bible's best-known stories. Abraham bargains with God to spare Sodom — even then synonymous with sin — to save its few righteous residents. The Lord was having none of it. "Then the LORD rained down burning sulfur on Sodom and Gomorrah," the Book of Genesis says. Abraham looks back and sees "dense smoke rising from the land, like smoke from a furnace..."

[Jan_Sobieski]

Timely article given the worldwide adoption of Sodomy…

[Lurkinanloomin]

Looking at the depravity of modern America, we’re asking for the brimstone.

[LukeL]

Once San Francisco behavior becomes the norm across most of America, then we will be close to what Sodom was like. We may be only 5-10 years away from that.

[Lurkinanloomin]

At the present accelerated rate, maybe 2-3.

[Bob434]

The Lord, when he Judged a city, it was usually because the whole city was corrupt and living in sin 24/7- He wouldn’t just a city if they had righteous remnant of believers in it- and the city woudl have to be thoroughly corrupt and vile with no hope of redemption because their hearts were hardened- God was long suffering, not wishing ny to perish, but there comes a point where He gives them what they deserve-

[The Sons of Liberty]

The scientific meltdown over a controversial discovery of 'biblical Sodom'

A number of cities here in the US are overdue for a "cleansing" along the same lines.

[sarge83]

I think 911 was a warning, the crash of 2008 and covid for America to repent. And like Israel did in the old testament we are going on our merry way ignoring God. It’s quite fastening to watch the parallels of America and ancient Israel.

[Ruy Dias de Bivar]

***That story of Sodom and its sister city Gomorrah***

Remember the two other forgotten cities. Admah and Zeboiim. Of the Five Cities of the Plain, only Zoar escaped because Lot went there. Yet they were so depraved Lot left them, but that city was not destroyed.

[SunkenCiv]

Uh, no. The rest of the keyword, sorted:

• Fire and Brimstone: A Giant Space Rock Demolished an Ancient Middle Eastern City and Everyone in It> [09/27/2021]
• Sodom and Gomorrah? Evidence That a Cosmic Impact Destroyed a Biblical City in the Jordan Valley> [09/23/2021]
• World's longest salt cave discovered in Israel (near pillar named “Lot's wife”)> [03/28/2019]
• Sodom, Pontius Pilate, and archaeology> [12/28/2018]
• Archeologists: Sodom and Gomorrah literally destroyed by fire and brimstone falling from the sky> [12/11/2018]
• Cosmic Airburst May Have Wiped Out Part of the Middle East 3,700 Years Ago> [11/29/2018]
• Scientists: 'superheated blast from the sky' destroyed Dead Sea cities, pointing to Sodom in Bible> [11/28/2018]
• Evidence of Sodom? Meteor blast cause of biblical destruction, say scientists> [11/22/2018]
• City of Sodom Discovered: Archeological find gives insight into story of destruction> [10/18/2015]
• Have archaeologists discovered the biblical city of Sodom?> [10/14/2015]
• ARCHAEOLOGISTS CLAIM TO HAVE FOUND ANCIENT CITY OF SODOM (AND GOMORRAH)> [10/11/2015]
• Archaeologist Believes Remains of Sodom's Fiery Destruction Have Been Found> [10/07/2015]
• Archaeologists discover possible ruins of ancient Sodom in the Holy Land> [10/03/2015]
• Possible site of ancient Sodom yields more finds> [09/29/2015]
• A Dry Dead Sea Before Biblical Times> [12/16/2011]
• Exciting New Archaeological Evidence Uncovered Could be the Site of Biblical Sodom> [12/14/2011]
• Researchers: Asteroid Destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah> [03/31/2008]
• Clay tablet holds clue to asteroid mystery [03/30/2008]
• Jordan site may be Biblical city of Sodom> [05/10/2006]

[SaveFerris]

Meanwhile, the godless laugh, scoff and mock.

Just as prophesied.

2 Peter 3:3-12
King James Version

3 Knowing this first, that there shall come in the last days scoffers, walking after their own lusts,

4 And saying, Where is the promise of his coming? for since the fathers fell asleep, all things continue as they were from the beginning of the creation.

5 For this they willingly are ignorant of, that by the word of God the heavens were of old, and the earth standing out of the water and in the water:

6 Whereby the world that then was, being overflowed with water, perished:

7 But the heavens and the earth, which are now, by the same word are kept in store, reserved unto fire against the day of judgment and perdition of ungodly men.

8 But, beloved, be not ignorant of this one thing, that one day is with the Lord as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day.

9 The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance.

10 But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night; in the which the heavens shall pass away with a great noise, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat, the earth also and the works that are therein shall be burned up.

11 Seeing then that all these things shall be dissolved, what manner of persons ought ye to be in all holy conversation and godliness,

12 Looking for and hasting unto the coming of the day of God, wherein the heavens being on fire shall be dissolved, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat?

https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=2%20Peter%203%3A3-12&version=KJV

[SaveFerris]

I do believe that is correct.

And the nation, via false prophets for political leaders, has only gone more godless.

A very bad omen.

✝️🙏🛐

[Jan_Sobieski]

Good point!

[SaveFerris]

The shock isn’t that Barack is a false prophet.

The shock is how many fools are deceived by him; while wearing their Global Citizen t-shirts.

Following his reprobate madness that can only lead into the lake of fire.

SMH

[SunkenCiv]

The rest of the Valley of Siddim keyword, sorted, obviously overlaps the other keyword:

• Fire and Brimstone: A Giant Space Rock Demolished an Ancient Middle Eastern City and Everyone in It [09/27/2021]
• Sodom and Gomorrah? Evidence That a Cosmic Impact Destroyed a Biblical City in the Jordan Valley [09/23/2021]
• World’s longest salt cave discovered in Israel (near pillar named “Lot’s wife”) [03/28/2019]
• Archeologists: Sodom and Gomorrah literally destroyed by fire and brimstone falling from the sky [12/11/2018]
• Cosmic Airburst May Have Wiped Out Part of the Middle East 3,700 Years Ago [11/29/2018]
• Scientists: 'superheated blast from the sky' destroyed Dead Sea cities, pointing to Sodom in Bible [11/28/2018]
• Evidence of Sodom? Meteor blast cause of biblical destruction, say scientists [11/22/2018]
• Biblical end of days prophecy COMES TRUE as fish swim again in Dead Sea [10/05/2018]
• Large Crack In East African Rift Is Splitting The Continent In Two [03/31/2018]
• City of Sodom Discovered: Archeological find gives insight into story of destruction [10/18/2015]
• Have archaeologists discovered the biblical city of Sodom? [10/14/2015]
• ARCHAEOLOGISTS CLAIM TO HAVE FOUND ANCIENT CITY OF SODOM (AND GOMORRAH) [10/11/2015]
• Archaeologist Believes Remains of Sodom’s Fiery Destruction Have Been Found [10/07/2015]
• Archaeologists discover possible ruins of ancient Sodom in the Holy Land [10/03/2015]
• Possible site of ancient Sodom yields more finds [09/29/2015]
• Excavation of Sodom: Homosexual Adoption and [04/29/2015]
• Ongoing Excavation of Sodom: Homosexual Adoption and [02/22/2015]
• A Dry Dead Sea Before Biblical Times [12/16/2011]
• Exciting New Archaeological Evidence Uncovered Could be the Site of Biblical Sodom [12/14/2011]
• Beneath the Dead Sea, Scientists Are Drilling for Natural History [12/18/2010]
• Russian And Jordan Dive To Find Sodom And Gomorrah [12/16/2010]
• Russia Decides to Search for Sodom and Gomorrah-in Jordan [12/16/2010]
• Drilling under the Dead Sea through four Ice Ages [ 500K years ] [11/24/2010]
• Jordan to refill shrinking Dead Sea with salt water [10/10/2009]
• Jordan to go solo with Red Sea to Dead Sea pipeline [09/30/2009]
• A better pipeline [Dead Sea-Red Sea or Mediterranean?] [06/29/2009]
• Dead Sea to receive water from Red Sea to save it from drying up [12/26/2008]
• Modern Solution for Ancient Lands [11/10/2008]
• Researchers: Asteroid Destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah [03/31/2008]
• Clay tablet holds clue to asteroid mystery [03/30/2008]
• New Boost For Planned Canal Between Red Sea And Dead Sea [06/27/2007]
• Israelis, Jordanians to cycle to save the Dead Sea [12/20/2006]
• Jordan site may be Biblical city of Sodom [05/10/2006]
• The Dead Sea is 'dying' [04/17/2006]
• Lot's Museum begins to take shape (Near where Lot fled to when Sodom and Gomorrah were destroyed) [07/02/2005]
• Dead Sea to disappear? Experts appeal to world to save revered body of water [06/02/2004]
• Israel government study says Dead Sea imperiled by evaporation [11/05/2003]
• Dead Sea Drying Up [11/03/2003]
• The Dead Sea Is Dying As Its Dark Salty Waters Retreat [10/03/2003]
• Evidence for Major Impact Events in the [09/04/2002]

[Carl Vehse]

Did the archeologists find a pillar of salt nearby?

[DocRock]

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[SauronOfMordor]

The Nature article

Published: 20 September 2021
A Tunguska sized airburst destroyed Tall el-Hammam a Middle Bronze Age city in the Jordan Valley near the Dead Sea

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-021-97778-3

[MeneMeneTekelUpharsin]

Wait until the day they get a good look at the bottom of the Dead Sea, boy are they going to be surprised at what they find.

[MortMan]

Sodom and Gomorrah would have been saved if 10 righteous men could have been found...

[BereanBrain]

Some people will scoff and mock until the day they wish for the rocks to fall on them and cover them up.