Thanks to FReeper wishing to remain anonymous.
pretty cool stuff:
UNESCO is Rebuilding Babylon
“In 1985 Saddam Hussein began the arduous task of restoring the ancient city of Bablyon. He spent over 500 million dollars to reconstruct the city and build a modern residence on the ruins of Nebuchadnezzar’s palace. It is said that Saddam believed himself to be something of a reincarnated King Nebuchadnezzar. The Iraqi dictator imitated the ancient ruler by having his name inscribed on the bricks used to rebuild the city. He even went so far as to mint coins that emphasized the connection between himself and Nebuchadnezzar. Unfortunately for Saddam, his grand plans for the city of Babylon were interrupted by the US invasion of Iraq. However despite Saddam’s removal from power and subsequent execution, the work to rebuild Babylon has continued.
Today the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization is pumping millions of dollars into Babylon and several other historical sites in Iraq. With the help of private donors the UN is hoping to turn Babylon in to a thriving center of tourism and commerce. If everything goes according to plan, Babylon will be a cultural center complete with shopping malls, hotels, and maybe even a theme park.”
https://www.khouse.org/enews_article/2007/1193/
Didn’t the Beatles have a song for that. Paperback writer?
Bookmark
“Standby, we are going to take you back in time.”
Who is Standby? Maybe they meant “stand by”?
Maybe they can add Portland and Seattle to the list. So people can see what it was like before they turned Democrat.
Ping
Could possibly, eventually put certain scriptures into a different context that what one has always thought.