1 00:00:00,200 --> 00:00:03,600 Nobody believes. The Bible is true right? 2 00:00:03,600 --> 00:00:08,000 Wrong here are five archaeological discoveries. 3 00:00:08,000 --> 00:00:12,900 That prove the Bible is true. Number one, the pool of Siloam. 4 00:00:12,900 --> 00:00:16,500 The pool of Siloam is one of the most famous passages in all of 5 00:00:16,500 --> 00:00:20,400 the Bible, Jesus notices as a blind man seok there. 6 00:00:20,400 --> 00:00:23,000 So he kneels down and gets down onto his level. 7 00:00:23,000 --> 00:00:27,900 And then Christ does something rather unusual heat spits on the 8 00:00:27,900 --> 00:00:31,500 ground and then creates a sort of clay with his fingers, he 9 00:00:31,500 --> 00:00:35,300 takes that clay and he anoints it on the Blind Man's eyes and 10 00:00:35,300 --> 00:00:39,800 says, go wash this pool, the pool of Siloam the blind man 11 00:00:39,800 --> 00:00:44,800 obeys and immediately, those blind eyes can suddenly see. 12 00:00:44,900 --> 00:00:49,000 But here's what's interesting until very recently, Skeptics 13 00:00:49,000 --> 00:00:51,700 used to say, where is this pool of Siloam? 14 00:00:51,700 --> 00:00:56,500 It doesn't even exist. Well, in 2004, a large drainage 15 00:00:56,500 --> 00:00:59,800 pipe in Jerusalem needed fixing so construction work. 16 00:01:00,100 --> 00:01:03,500 Began to dig the ground to try and solve the problem as they 17 00:01:03,500 --> 00:01:06,100 dog. They notice something very 18 00:01:06,100 --> 00:01:09,300 peculiar. They saw some large Stone steps. 19 00:01:09,300 --> 00:01:14,000 So they called to archaeologists Ronnie Reich and Eli chakra. 20 00:01:14,100 --> 00:01:17,300 And when these two men saw, what was beneath the ground as they 21 00:01:17,300 --> 00:01:20,400 dug further with other archaeologists, they uncovered 22 00:01:20,500 --> 00:01:26,800 multiple steps and a pool, which was 225 feet long, but how do we 23 00:01:26,800 --> 00:01:29,300 know that this pool is the pool of Siloam? 24 00:01:29,400 --> 00:01:32,000 Well, there are two Clues. The first one is this, it was 25 00:01:32,000 --> 00:01:35,600 found in the city of David next to the Temple Mount. 26 00:01:35,600 --> 00:01:39,400 Exactly the scripture tells us and the second clue is this 27 00:01:39,500 --> 00:01:42,900 right at the end of this pool was Hezekiah, is tonal, which is 28 00:01:42,900 --> 00:01:46,900 something that King Hezekiah Dugout as an irrigation system 29 00:01:46,900 --> 00:01:51,700 again, just like the Bible tells us number two pilots 30 00:01:51,700 --> 00:01:54,400 inscription. It wasn't that long ago since 31 00:01:54,400 --> 00:01:57,800 people doubted the existence of Pontius pilate's. 32 00:01:57,800 --> 00:02:01,300 This is the man who officiated the Try and let the Lord Jesus 33 00:02:01,300 --> 00:02:03,200 Christ. And when he looked at Jesus 34 00:02:03,200 --> 00:02:07,400 life, he said, I find no guilt in this man, because Jesus was 35 00:02:07,400 --> 00:02:10,300 the only one to be morally. Perfect. 36 00:02:10,300 --> 00:02:15,500 But after 1961, no one would dare question the reality of 37 00:02:15,500 --> 00:02:20,900 this real person Pontius Pilate Maria Theresa was digging in an 38 00:02:20,900 --> 00:02:24,400 old ancient Roman Theater in caesarea Israel. 39 00:02:24,400 --> 00:02:27,900 When she found a limestone Rock, carved into the Rock. 40 00:02:27,900 --> 00:02:31,000 Read these words to the Fine, augusti. 41 00:02:31,000 --> 00:02:36,700 This Tiberian Pontius pilate's. Prefect of Judea has dedicated 42 00:02:36,700 --> 00:02:39,200 this. It was later dated to make sure 43 00:02:39,200 --> 00:02:42,800 it was totally legit. And the time period came back as 44 00:02:42,800 --> 00:02:49,500 a d26 to a d-36 the years, when Pontius pilate's was active. 45 00:02:49,500 --> 00:02:53,100 But, hey, now it's also worth noting that there are also some 46 00:02:53,100 --> 00:02:57,500 ancient bronze pilot coins which have also been discovered and 47 00:02:57,500 --> 00:03:03,500 what date do they date back to? 29 number three, the tel Dan 48 00:03:03,500 --> 00:03:07,300 Stanley, now, most biblical Scholars, would all agree that 49 00:03:07,300 --> 00:03:11,000 this is the most earth-shattering find out of all 50 00:03:11,000 --> 00:03:14,300 of the archaeological discoveries in Biblical history. 51 00:03:14,400 --> 00:03:18,200 I wonder if I asked you apart from Jesus Christ, who is the 52 00:03:18,200 --> 00:03:21,200 greatest King in the Bible? Who would you say? 53 00:03:21,300 --> 00:03:25,000 I think most of you would say, King David here, is this king 54 00:03:25,000 --> 00:03:27,900 who had a vast huge expansive kingdom. 55 00:03:27,900 --> 00:03:30,500 Here is this king? Who was so, Grateful was The 56 00:03:30,500 --> 00:03:33,900 Greatest Warrior here, is this king who out of his, very 57 00:03:33,900 --> 00:03:37,600 lineage came the Messiah, the Lord Jesus Christ, and yet for 58 00:03:37,600 --> 00:03:41,400 many years, there were claims that were false claims swimming 59 00:03:41,400 --> 00:03:45,000 around the world. That David was just a fantasy 60 00:03:45,000 --> 00:03:48,400 character that this man David did not exist. 61 00:03:48,400 --> 00:03:52,700 And again, the Bible cannot be historically accurate, but in 62 00:03:52,700 --> 00:03:56,900 1993 and archaeologists discovered, the Canaanite 63 00:03:56,900 --> 00:03:59,800 inscription in Tel, Dan Northern Israel. 64 00:04:00,000 --> 00:04:03,000 The stone, which had been written in Aramaic has been 65 00:04:03,000 --> 00:04:08,000 traced back to the 9th century BC, and the likely candidates 66 00:04:08,000 --> 00:04:11,900 the person behind this inscription is likely to be king 67 00:04:11,900 --> 00:04:16,399 Hezekiah as it describes his triumphant victory over jehoram, 68 00:04:16,399 --> 00:04:20,300 the son of Ahab, who was from the House of David. 69 00:04:20,300 --> 00:04:24,100 This showdown is actually also recorded in the Bible in second 70 00:04:24,100 --> 00:04:26,100 Kings chapter 2. So, here we are. 71 00:04:26,200 --> 00:04:28,900 Here, you have it. Here is an extra-biblical. 72 00:04:28,900 --> 00:04:34,200 Document A source outside of the Bible which proves that David 73 00:04:34,200 --> 00:04:37,600 was a real person. Number four, the erastus 74 00:04:37,700 --> 00:04:40,700 engraving. The Bible says, in Romans 16 75 00:04:40,700 --> 00:04:45,600 verse 23, Gaius my host, and the host of the whole church grease. 76 00:04:45,600 --> 00:04:50,200 You erastus, the treasurer of the city greets, you and caught 77 00:04:50,200 --> 00:04:52,800 us a brother. We actually only meet this 78 00:04:52,800 --> 00:04:56,500 person, erastus a few times in the Bible, but it is believed 79 00:04:56,500 --> 00:04:59,800 that this man who was a Treasurer was also part of the 80 00:04:59,900 --> 00:05:02,900 72 who Jesus sent out in loot turn? 81 00:05:03,000 --> 00:05:07,700 Now, take a look at this in 1929 and archaeologists discovered 82 00:05:07,700 --> 00:05:11,000 this inscription, and it's believed to date all the way 83 00:05:11,000 --> 00:05:13,700 back to a D50. It reads. 84 00:05:13,800 --> 00:05:19,300 Erastus, in return for his, a dealership laid this pavement at 85 00:05:19,300 --> 00:05:22,400 his own expense. Okay, for me, personally, the 86 00:05:22,400 --> 00:05:26,300 fact that this pavement stolen was found in Corinth, the place 87 00:05:26,300 --> 00:05:29,100 where erastus was a civil servant, and the fact that 88 00:05:29,100 --> 00:05:31,900 erastus, Was a Treasurer meaning, you had a bit of spare 89 00:05:31,900 --> 00:05:34,400 cash in his pocket. So we really could afford to lay 90 00:05:34,400 --> 00:05:36,800 down a pavement, which is something and I'm guessing you. 91 00:05:36,800 --> 00:05:39,800 And I probably couldn't afford to do the fact that all of this 92 00:05:39,800 --> 00:05:43,100 came together that really sells it to me and I personally 93 00:05:43,100 --> 00:05:47,400 believe this is the same. Erastus, the Apostle Paul refers 94 00:05:47,400 --> 00:05:51,000 to several times newsletters, but over to you, what do you 95 00:05:51,000 --> 00:05:52,900 think? Do you think this is the same 96 00:05:52,900 --> 00:05:54,500 man? And do you think that this 97 00:05:54,500 --> 00:05:58,200 inscription help sort of give credibility to the fact that the 98 00:05:58,200 --> 00:06:02,000 bible really was right? About real people who existed a 99 00:06:02,008 --> 00:06:05,300 real time and not just fictitious characters like the 100 00:06:05,300 --> 00:06:09,800 skeptic or the atheist might accuse us of number 5, Mars 101 00:06:09,800 --> 00:06:11,700 Hill. Now, I know what you're thinking 102 00:06:11,700 --> 00:06:14,900 you're saying, come on Joel. That's not an archaeological 103 00:06:14,900 --> 00:06:18,800 Discovery and you're right, it's not but it does prove the point 104 00:06:18,800 --> 00:06:22,600 I was trying to make earlier, this is not a fake place, we're 105 00:06:22,600 --> 00:06:25,300 not talking about Charlie Brown and his best friend. 106 00:06:25,300 --> 00:06:28,800 Barney the dinosaur, the walking on the Land of Nod. 107 00:06:28,800 --> 00:06:32,700 Now we're talking about Real people in real places at a real 108 00:06:32,700 --> 00:06:35,800 historical time. The Bible says, then Paul, stood 109 00:06:35,800 --> 00:06:40,900 in the midst of Mars Hill and said, you men of Athens, I 110 00:06:40,900 --> 00:06:44,800 perceive that in all things, you are too superstitious and some 111 00:06:44,800 --> 00:06:48,200 of you think we Christians are too superstitious. 112 00:06:48,200 --> 00:06:50,900 But do you notice Athens is a real place. 113 00:06:50,900 --> 00:06:54,100 Some of you watching this video live in Athens, some of you 114 00:06:54,100 --> 00:06:57,600 watching this video, have stood on the real Hill, the Mars Hill. 115 00:06:57,600 --> 00:07:02,100 These are real times that And many people think the people 116 00:07:02,100 --> 00:07:05,700 writing the Bible, they ate something a bit sketchy and it 117 00:07:05,700 --> 00:07:08,600 altered their mind. But if you read it, if you 118 00:07:08,600 --> 00:07:12,500 really take the time to read this book, you'll realize that 119 00:07:12,500 --> 00:07:17,400 it is a rational book written at a real historical time on this 120 00:07:17,400 --> 00:07:19,500 Earth. And these were real people just 121 00:07:19,500 --> 00:07:23,400 like you and just like me. Now, listen to me, I believe, if 122 00:07:23,400 --> 00:07:27,900 you met the real Paul, the same Paul who preached on Mars Hill, 123 00:07:27,900 --> 00:07:30,600 I believe he'd say this to you. You mr. 124 00:07:30,600 --> 00:07:33,800 Atheist or mrs. Skeptic, the Bible says, for 125 00:07:33,800 --> 00:07:37,700 since the creation of the world, his invisible attributes have 126 00:07:37,700 --> 00:07:40,700 been clearly seen being understood by the things that 127 00:07:40,700 --> 00:07:45,800 are made even his eternal power and godhead so that they are 128 00:07:45,800 --> 00:07:50,900 without excuse, I'll friends. I think you know that God 129 00:07:50,900 --> 00:07:53,300 exists. I think, you know, as Paul said 130 00:07:53,300 --> 00:07:57,500 you are without excuse, when you look around all the design, all 131 00:07:57,500 --> 00:08:01,100 the beauty you've got to say there is a It's who made all of 132 00:08:01,100 --> 00:08:03,900 this. So, why why do you ignore this 133 00:08:03,900 --> 00:08:06,300 factual book? Why did you try and push in the 134 00:08:06,300 --> 00:08:08,200 corner? And never think about it. 135 00:08:08,200 --> 00:08:11,000 Why do you never ever want to find out? 136 00:08:11,000 --> 00:08:14,700 Who this man, Jesus Christ is, why were you do anything 137 00:08:14,800 --> 00:08:17,800 anything, go anywhere, but never go into a church where the 138 00:08:17,808 --> 00:08:20,700 gospel is preached. I'll tell you why, because, you 139 00:08:20,700 --> 00:08:24,400 know, if you meet the Risen, Lord things will have to change. 140 00:08:24,400 --> 00:08:27,300 You will have to give up sins that you love, and you will have 141 00:08:27,300 --> 00:08:29,700 to realize that you are not the boss of your life. 142 00:08:29,800 --> 00:08:31,500 Life. Jesus Christ, is the boss of 143 00:08:31,500 --> 00:08:34,799 your life and you need to Bow, the knee to him and Obey him as 144 00:08:34,799 --> 00:08:37,400 Lord. But again I can hear exactly 145 00:08:37,400 --> 00:08:40,900 what some of you are thinking you're saying Joe, I just need 146 00:08:40,900 --> 00:08:42,799 more evidence in this whole video. 147 00:08:42,799 --> 00:08:46,600 You've given me no evidence. Why can't Jesus Christ? 148 00:08:46,600 --> 00:08:49,200 If he really wants people to believe in him, why can't he 149 00:08:49,200 --> 00:08:52,800 just appear in the sky? Just five seconds and cry out in 150 00:08:52,800 --> 00:08:55,300 the most loudest? Booming voice? 151 00:08:55,400 --> 00:08:57,100 Why can't? He say, I'm real. 152 00:08:57,100 --> 00:09:00,500 Everyone obey me. Follow me then I My trust in, 153 00:09:00,500 --> 00:09:02,700 Jesus Christ. What can I say this? 154 00:09:02,700 --> 00:09:05,600 I don't want to offend anyone, but I truly believe, even if 155 00:09:05,600 --> 00:09:08,500 that happened, you'd still remain stubborn. 156 00:09:08,600 --> 00:09:10,600 Why? Because Jesus Christ himself 157 00:09:10,600 --> 00:09:13,700 said, even if people see me, nailed to that cross and then 158 00:09:13,700 --> 00:09:17,000 rise again, on the third day, they still won't believe and 159 00:09:17,000 --> 00:09:20,300 that right there was a prophecy, a prediction and it really did 160 00:09:20,300 --> 00:09:22,500 come true. People saw with their own eyes. 161 00:09:22,500 --> 00:09:25,900 The crucified Christ, they saw him Days Later risen from the 162 00:09:25,900 --> 00:09:29,400 dead and they still said, I do not want to put my trust in 163 00:09:29,400 --> 00:09:30,200 this. Man. 164 00:09:30,200 --> 00:09:34,900 Jesus guys the Bible isn't wrong when it says the True Believer 165 00:09:34,900 --> 00:09:39,600 he walks by faith not by sight. And I'm asking you right now 166 00:09:39,600 --> 00:09:43,900 today are you willing to walk by faith and not by sight? 167 00:09:43,900 --> 00:09:45,100 I don't know. If you ever heard of the man 168 00:09:45,100 --> 00:09:48,600 called Thomas Thomas was one of the Disciples of the Lord Jesus 169 00:09:48,600 --> 00:09:51,300 Christ and unfortunately, he wasn't there. 170 00:09:51,300 --> 00:09:54,600 When the disciples first went to the tomb when all the disciples 171 00:09:54,600 --> 00:09:58,000 are bustling and they're excited saying, Jesus Christ is risen 172 00:09:58,000 --> 00:09:59,700 from the dead Thomas didn't believe. 173 00:10:00,000 --> 00:10:04,600 He said unless I take my finger and puts it in his hand prints 174 00:10:04,600 --> 00:10:07,900 where the nails went, I won't believe unless I take my hand 175 00:10:07,900 --> 00:10:10,900 and put it in his side I still won't believe. 176 00:10:10,900 --> 00:10:15,300 And as Thomas is speaking the Lord Jesus Christ appears right 177 00:10:15,300 --> 00:10:19,600 in the middle and he says, Thomas it's me. 178 00:10:20,200 --> 00:10:23,800 Come on, take your finger and puts it in the handprint there, 179 00:10:23,800 --> 00:10:26,700 and take your hand and just put it in my side. 180 00:10:26,700 --> 00:10:30,400 Yes, I the Son of God but glorious one who, Young Stars 181 00:10:30,400 --> 00:10:32,200 into space. You created the universe. 182 00:10:32,600 --> 00:10:36,900 I'm willing to be examined by a fallen human being like you you 183 00:10:36,900 --> 00:10:40,000 can touch me, you can provide me because I want to help you 184 00:10:40,000 --> 00:10:44,200 believe and that same Lord Jesus Christ who was willing to be 185 00:10:44,200 --> 00:10:47,000 prodded and touched by Thomas is the same Lord. 186 00:10:47,000 --> 00:10:49,300 He says I want to help you believe. 187 00:10:49,300 --> 00:10:53,300 I want you to examine the evidence and believe in me the 188 00:10:53,300 --> 00:10:56,600 Son of God. But Jesus also said something 189 00:10:56,600 --> 00:10:59,800 else that day Thomas because you have seen me. 190 00:11:00,100 --> 00:11:03,700 You have believed blessed are those who have not seen? 191 00:11:03,700 --> 00:11:06,800 And yet believed? And I wonder if there's people 192 00:11:06,800 --> 00:11:10,000 watching this right now and although you are not there, 193 00:11:10,000 --> 00:11:13,500 although you did not see the crucified Lord, Jesus at 194 00:11:13,500 --> 00:11:17,500 Calvary, you're saying, I know my sins were dealt with on that 195 00:11:17,500 --> 00:11:19,900 cross. I know that the blood of Jesus 196 00:11:19,900 --> 00:11:23,700 Christ has washed away my sins. I wonder now if there's people 197 00:11:23,700 --> 00:11:27,300 watching this video and you're saying to me, yes, Joe I never 198 00:11:27,300 --> 00:11:29,600 saw the Lord Jesus Christ risen from the dead. 199 00:11:29,700 --> 00:11:32,300 Add these eyeballs, never set their eyes upon the Risen 200 00:11:32,300 --> 00:11:35,300 Christ. But I know that Jesus Christ is 201 00:11:35,300 --> 00:11:38,900 risen from the dead and I know that he's preparing a mansion in 202 00:11:38,900 --> 00:11:42,200 the sky for me right now and I ever hope beyond the grave and 203 00:11:42,200 --> 00:11:45,400 one day he's coming. Again, if that is you the Bible 204 00:11:45,400 --> 00:11:49,000 says, you are blessed. And if today, you're looking at 205 00:11:49,000 --> 00:11:52,100 the evidence and you're looking at this man, the Lord Jesus 206 00:11:52,100 --> 00:11:54,200 Christ. And you feel as though Christ 207 00:11:54,200 --> 00:11:58,500 himself is speaking to you right now, I plead with you see the 208 00:11:58,500 --> 00:12:02,600 same gentle say If you want to calmly said to Thomas, take your 209 00:12:02,600 --> 00:12:05,900 finger, and put it in my hands and take your hand and put it in 210 00:12:05,900 --> 00:12:08,900 my side and believe you can hear the Lord. 211 00:12:08,900 --> 00:12:12,900 Jesus Christ saying, believe on me, I plead with you do not look 212 00:12:12,900 --> 00:12:16,800 the other way but come to Christ right now. 213 00:12:16,800 --> 00:12:19,900 But hey guys I've actually got one more bonus. 214 00:12:19,900 --> 00:12:24,900 Ancient biblical archaeological sites and it's Tel megiddo. 215 00:12:25,000 --> 00:12:28,200 If you know nothing about Tel, megiddo you need to know this. 216 00:12:28,200 --> 00:12:32,700 The Bible makes a Tremendous future prediction about this 217 00:12:32,700 --> 00:12:35,400 place, Tel megiddo. If you want to hear all about 218 00:12:35,400 --> 00:12:39,200 it, click this video here and if you haven't yet subscribed, 219 00:12:39,200 --> 00:12:42,400 please do consider subscribing. I'm so grateful you've watched 220 00:12:42,400 --> 00:12:44,100 today and I'd love to see you again. 221 00:12:44,200 --> 00:12:46,700 God bless you all, and thank you for watching.