Posted on 03/30/2011 9:26:30 AM PDT by TaraP
Seventy metal books found in cave in Jordan could change our view of Biblical history.....For scholars of faith and history, it is a treasure trove too precious for price.
This ancient collection of 70 tiny books, their lead pages bound with wire, could unlock some of the secrets of the earliest days of Christianity. Academics are divided as to their authenticity but say that if verified, they could prove as pivotal as the discovery of the Dead Sea Scrolls in 1947.
On pages not much bigger than a credit card, are images, symbols and words that appear to refer to the Messiah and, possibly even, to the Crucifixion and Resurrection.
Adding to the intrigue, many of the books are sealed, prompting academics to speculate they are actually the lost collection of codices mentioned in the Bible’s Book Of Revelation.......
(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...
No it isn’t...
GOD said, everything that has been hidden will be revealed and known...
That is in the Holy Scriptures...
I’m not sure what the tools of that day are, but something about the wire used to bind it doesn’t seem right.
The wire appears to be ‘smelted’ or formed through a process of heating and stretching iron.
The other thing is, it appears to be cut by wire cutters.
As I said. I don’t know what the tools were back then, but the wire itself is rather an intriguing part of it.
JMO (not necessarily to be taken seriously)
Not sure!
I hope they reveal what they truly say....
God can choose to reveal that which is hidden. I was trying to respond to the notion that Jesus passed on a “secret teaching” to some individuals while He walked the Earth. I don’t believe that particular notion is Biblical.
In the Book of Revelation the number SEVEN is used throughout. There are SEVEN churches, SEVEN Spirits, SEVEN stars, SEVEN seals, SEVEN trumpets, SEVEN vials, SEVEN personages, SEVEN dooms, and SEVEN new things. SEVEN symbolizes Spiritual Perfection.
All of life revolves around this number. SEVEN is used over 700 times in the Bible. It is used 54 times in the Book of Revelation.
The whole Word of God is founded upon the number SEVEN. It stands for the SEVENTH day of the Creation Week, and speaks of the Millennial Rest day. It denotes COMPLETENESS or PERFECTION.
In Leviticus 23:15-16, the number SEVEN and the Sabbath, which was the SEVENTH day, is connected with the word COMPLETE. The word COMPLETE follows after the words “SEVEN SABBATH” (Seventh day). The day following the SEVENTH sabbath there was something NEW that took place.
The word FINISHED is also connected with the number SEVEN. In Revelation 10:7 we read,
“In the days of the voice of the SEVENTH angel, when he shall begin to sound the mystery of God should be FINISHED.”
“It is DONE” is another expression found in connection with the number Seven.
“And the SEVENTH angel poured out his vial into the air; and there came a great voice out of the temple of heaven, from the throne saying, It is DONE.” (Revelation 16:17)
Interesting..
What I found in regards to the Book of Daniel:
In the second chapter of Daniel, Nebuchadnezzar had a dream of a great image whose head was of gold, arms and breasts of silver, his belly and things of brass, legs of *IRON*, and feet of iron and clay. (Daniel 2:31-33)
Daniel told him that he was the head of gold (vs 37-38) In the next chapter Nebuchadnezzar made an image of gold to be worshipped. At that time he called together SEVEN kinds of officials to the dedication of the image: (1) princes, (2) governors, (3) captains, (4) judges, (5) treasurers (6) counselors, (7) sheriffs. The penalty for refusing to worship that image was death by being cast into the burning fiery furnace.
THREE Hebrew children refused to worship the image and were cast into that furnace of death, and brought forth alive, thus picturing the resurrection, signified by the number THREE That furnace was heated SEVEN times hotter than it had ever been.
Here is a COMPLETE DELIVERANCE FOR GOD’S PEOPLE from the power of death. (Daniel 3:1-27) When those THREE Hebrew children came out of that furnace of fire, or death, there was not a trace of fire upon their bodies or their clothing. When Christ brings His people out of death there will not be a trace of death left on them. The will be COMPLETELY delivered from its power.
Is that the Mormon’s Holy Grail you speak of? I hear Romeny has first dibs on them.
Don’t see any explanation for the baling wire.
While I’ve long been aware of the significance of numbers in the Bible, it’s always good to refresh our understanding of it. It usually results in a better understanding and a heightened awareness of God’s design and planning in all aspects of not only our personal lives but in history at large.
How difficult would it have been to have taken good photographs of each “page” so everyone could study just what was recorded?
I’m assuming that you’re referencing the wire bindings on the book shown above? I would suggest that, while it may look like a modern invention, it really isn’t. Anyone who has ever studied ancient warfare knows that the Romans, in particular, were extremely talented when it came to matters of engineering and making wire like this would have been no different, especially considering that it had military applications. While this was found in a region of Israel, it would still have been a technology that the people living in that area at the time would have been familiar with, if for no other reason than they could have seen it in use by the Romans.
Don't worry, it will be done ...
That bothered me as well.
Interesting on biblical *Metals*
Six Metals
Gold
symbol of God
kingship
kingdom glory
Silver
redemption
the price of a soul
Brass, Copper, Bronze
symbol of sin
judgment of sin
disobedience
Iron
strength
inflexible rule
crushing
Tin
worthlessness
weakness
Lead
weight
heaviness of the heart
Brick
symbol of the work of men’s hands
false worship
I just hope no one tries to, once again censor GOD’s truth to the human race, Man has been doing that from the beginning...
More here. Wonder if the EPA will seize and destroy them because they contain (gasp) LEAD?
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2697000/posts
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2696354/posts
WOW!
That is awesome! I pray they will reveal more of this miraculous find...
If they are genuine I doubt we will need magic spectacles, or a peepstone in a hat to read them. And I’ll bet they are NOT in “reformed Egyptian”.
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