Participants: John Bradshaw
Series Code: IIW
Program Code: IIW001411A
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01:40 ♪[Theme music]♪ 01:49 ♪[Music]♪ 01:57 >>John Bradshaw: This is It Is Written. 01:59 I'm John Bradshaw. Thanks for joining me. 02:01 I'm in Zimbabwe, Africa, the country once known as Rhodesia. 02:07 It's a country with a long and colorful history. 02:10 Colonists arrived here in the 1880s. 02:13 Independence was declared in 1965. 02:17 Civil war followed. 02:19 And since 1980, Zimbabwe has been a republic. 02:22 The country has a population of around 14 million, 02:26 and 16 official languages. 02:29 Zimbabwe is about the size of the state of Montana. 02:33 The capital, Harare, is in the northeast, 02:36 and today we're traveling from right about 02:38 the middle of the country, in the city of Gweru, 02:41 and heading to see some fascinating history. 02:44 We're traveling a little over 200 kilometers, 02:47 or what will be about 130 miles, 02:49 just beyond the town of Mashvingo, 02:51 to Great Zimbabwe, remarkable ancient ruins 02:56 that shine a light into the deep history of this land. 03:00 There's something fascinating, 03:02 something compelling, 03:03 about archaeological sites, 03:05 about artifacts. 03:07 They speak to us about a bygone era, 03:10 and they transport us into the past. 03:13 They raise a lot of questions. 03:14 They ask us, where did these civilizations come from? 03:18 Where did they go? 03:19 What did the people who lived here at the time do? 03:23 They raise a lot of questions because, 03:25 as you realize when you come to a place like this, 03:29 stones don't talk. 03:32 Real people lived here once. 03:34 They lived, they loved, they worked, they played, 03:38 they created, they earned, they celebrated, they died. 03:45 That was long ago. 03:47 Some of the world's most iconic locations are historic sites. 03:52 The pyramids of Egypt that speak of the might of the pharaohs, 03:56 remind us of the time God's people spent in captivity. 04:00 The Mayan ruins in Mexico, 04:03 Machu Picchu in Peru, 04:05 the Great Wall of China, 04:06 Rome with the Coliseum and the Forum, 04:10 Angkor Wat in Cambodia. 04:12 They give us a glimpse into how people used to live, 04:17 and how societies used to operate. 04:21 But there's so much more we don't know 04:22 about what happened to these civilizations. 04:26 How did they develop? 04:28 How did they disappear? 04:30 What would these stones tell us 04:33 if they could talk? 04:35 When it comes to the birth of civilizations, 04:37 there are two opposing theories. 04:39 The first one says that civilizations developed 04:42 in different places around the world independent of each other. 04:46 The second theory, the diffusionist theory, 04:49 says that civilizations began in one place and then spread out 04:53 around the world from there. 04:55 This was the theory promoted by the Norwegian anthropologist 04:58 and adventurer Thor Heyerdahl. 05:01 During his famous Kon-tiki expedition in 1947, 05:05 he sailed a primitive raft built from balsa wood 05:09 across the Pacific Ocean. 05:11 Heyerdahl's goal was to prove that ancient mariners 05:15 could have crossed the Pacific 05:16 or the Atlantic, for that matter, 05:18 showing civilizations could spread 05:20 from one continent to another. 05:25 These are the remains of a lost civilization 05:28 in the heart of Africa, in central Zimbabwe. 05:31 This is what was once the stone kingdom of Great Zimbabwe. 05:37 It's thought the word Zimbabwe means essentially 05:40 “stone houses,” 05:42 which is fitting enough for sure. 05:45 During the late Africa iron age, this was a great city, 05:50 the capital of the kingdom of Zimbabwe. 05:53 At its peak, it was the largest settlement in southern Africa. 06:00 Construction of what you see here today 06:02 began in around the 12th century. 06:06 By the time Portuguese explorers got here in the early 1500s, 06:10 the civilization was gone, 06:12 and all that remained of Great Zimbabwe... 06:17 were these ruins. 06:18 Now, most likely, 06:20 Great Zimbabwe served as the royal palace 06:23 for the Zimbabwean monarch. 06:25 And what's so impressive about this place, 06:27 or one of the many impressive things about this place, 06:31 is that, like Machu Picchu, 06:33 it's all built entirely without mortar. 06:38 You get up close to these structures and you realize 06:41 just how impressive they truly are, 06:44 all of it built one stone at a time. 06:49 There are a lot of other similar ruins throughout Zimbabwe, 06:53 but this one's the most prominent. 06:55 That's why it's called Great Zimbabwe. 06:57 That term, great, sets this place apart 07:00 from all of the other, smaller Zimbabwes. 07:03 There are other theories about Great Zimbabwe's past. 07:06 It was at the intersection of major slave trade routes. 07:10 It's been suggested that slaves were held here, 07:14 and that the stonework here can be traced to India, 07:17 where slave traders originated. 07:19 Inside these walls there's what appears to be 07:22 a speaker's platform, 07:24 which gave rise to the theory that this enclosure 07:26 was a place of education, 07:28 an initiation school where younger members of society 07:32 were taught the rules and customs of the culture. 07:37 Visiting historic sites 07:39 transports you back into the past. 07:41 And that's what reading the Bible does. 07:44 The last book of the Bible was penned almost 2,000 years ago. 07:47 And when you read the Bible, 07:49 you're transported back into a bygone era, or bygone eras. 07:54 Read the Bible, and you discover kingdoms and empires 07:57 and nations which were once mighty, but have long since, 08:02 like Great Zimbabwe, 08:05 passed off the world's stage. 08:07 Or you read about nations, empires, 08:09 kingdoms once they flourished, 08:12 but today they've, they've lost their former glory. 08:15 Now, there was an interesting theory floated 08:18 about this place some years ago that connected Great Zimbabwe 08:22 directly with the Bible. 08:25 I'll tell you more in just a moment. 08:26 ♪[Music]♪ 08:37 I'd love for you to get this week's free offer, 08:39 my conversation with archaeologist Dr. Michael Hasel, 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Thanks for joining me today 10:14 at Great Zimbabwe, 10:16 in the country of Zimbabwe in southern Africa. 10:19 Several hundred years ago there was a thriving kingdom 10:23 that flourished right here on this very spot. 10:26 Today, all we have is rocks and the occasional tourist. 10:32 In the 1870s, a German explorer came here and he, he popularized 10:36 a theory that suggested that this place 10:40 had a very interesting biblical connection. 10:43 And he wasn't the only person to have come to that conclusion. 10:47 Now, in the book of 1 Kings and chapter 10, 10:50 we come across the story of King Solomon 10:53 entertaining a very important visitor. 10:56 Now when the queen of Sheba 10:58 heard of the fame of Solomon concerning the name of the Lord, 11:02 she came to test him with hard questions. 11:05 She came to Jerusalem with a very great retinue, 11:08 with camels that bore spices, 11:11 very much gold, and precious stones; 11:14 and when she came to Solomon, 11:16 she spoke with him about all that was in her heart. 11:19 1 Kings 10 verses 1 and 2. 11:22 Then she gave the king 11:24 one hundred and twenty talents of gold, 11:27 spices in great quantity, and precious stones. 11:31 There never again came such abundance of spices 11:34 as the queen of Sheba gave to King Solomon. 11:38 1 Kings 10 verse 10. 11:40 A hundred and twenty talents is a lot of gold. 11:44 That's over four tons of gold. 11:48 Can't imagine how many camels it took the Queen of Sheba 11:50 to transport all that gold to Solomon's place. 11:54 Well, the Bible goes on to say that when the Queen of Sheba 11:56 finished her visit, she left and went back home. 12:00 Now King Solomon gave the queen of Sheba all she desired, 12:04 whatever she asked, 12:05 besides what Solomon had given her 12:07 according to the royal generosity. 12:10 So she turned and went to her own country, 12:13 she and her servants. 1 Kings 10:13. 12:16 The theory was floated for a while that the Queen of Sheba 12:19 came from Africa, 12:21 and that this was where her kingdom was located. 12:25 Thing is, the Bible doesn't have anything at all to say 12:28 about where the Queen of Sheba's home was. 12:32 Some early archaeologists believe that Great Zimbabwe 12:35 was built by Arab, Egyptian, Phoenician, 12:38 and even Roman immigrants. 12:41 They said these structures resemble those seen in Arabia. 12:44 Some suggested, 12:46 the city was built by the lost tribes of Israel. 12:49 But a lot of what prompted most of those theories 12:52 was nothing more than racism. 12:55 If you stop and think about some of the regrettable aspects 12:58 of southern Africa's early history, 13:01 then you realize there were plenty of people 13:03 who didn't want others thinking that black Africans 13:05 were capable of building a complex like this. 13:09 Today, however, archaeologists agree: 13:11 this place was built by Africans. 13:14 Now, kingdoms come and kingdoms go. 13:16 If you were living here in the 14th century, 13:20 it probably would have been impossible for you to imagine 13:23 that a place as powerful, 13:25 as great, as sweeping and as prosperous as this, 13:30 would ever come to...this. 13:33 Well, that's what happens over time. 13:35 Kingdoms come and kingdoms go. 13:37 Think about kingdoms and empires in the Bible. 13:40 Let's take a moment to think about some of them now, 13:43 consider what they once were, 13:45 and consider where they are today. 13:47 Long ago, great pharaohs ruled Egypt. 13:51 And Egypt, an African country, was a great nation. 13:55 Moses was a son of Africa, born in Egypt. 14:00 Before his birth, a great famine caused Jacob and his family 14:03 to come to Egypt for food. 14:05 And then they lived in Egypt 14:06 when Joseph was the prime minister. 14:09 The magnificent pyramids and the wealth of Egypt 14:13 testify that this was a seriously great nation. 14:17 But pharaoh hardened his heart against God, 14:20 and that once great nation can today hardly be described 14:24 as great or, in recent years, even stable. 14:28 A population of 90 million people, 14:31 and it's not any kind of economic powerhouse. 14:33 In fact, every year Egypt receives more than a 14:36 billion dollars in military aid from the United States. 14:40 Then there's the Assyrian empire. 14:43 Nineveh, the city Jonah was sent to by God, 14:45 was part of the Assyrian empire. 14:47 It was a great, powerful and prosperous empire. 14:50 But by the time the sixth century B.C. rolled around, 14:54 the Assyrian empire was gone. 14:57 And what was known as Nineveh 14:59 is today known as Mosul in northern Iraq: 15:02 hardly powerful, and certainly not prosperous. 15:05 Egypt was conquered by Babylon. 15:08 Now, that was a mighty kingdom. 15:10 Ruled by Nebuchadnezzar in Bible times, 15:13 the book of Daniel records Nebuchadnezzar surveying Babylon 15:16 one day and saying with pride: 15:18 "Is this not great Babylon that I have built 15:21 for the house of the kingdom by the might of my power, 15:24 and for the honor of my people." (Daniel 4:30) 15:27 In 1899, a German archaeologist working among the ruins 15:31 of the ancient city of Babylon found a cuneiform tablet 15:35 on which Nebuchadnezzar had inscribed: 15:37 "O Babylon, the delight of mine eyes, 15:41 the excellency of my kingdom. 15:43 May it last forever!" 15:47 But as mighty as it was, Babylon was done by 539 B.C. 15:53 Gone. 15:55 And today, in spite of Saddam Hussein's best efforts, 15:58 old Babylon is history. 16:01 And that's all it is. 16:03 Kingdoms come and kingdoms go. 16:05 Once powerful rulers become historical footnotes. 16:08 Thriving towns die off. 16:10 Borders are redrawn. 16:12 And people, well, we know what invariably happens there. 16:18 Does anything last forever? 16:20 Back with more in just a moment. 16:22 ♪[Music]♪ 16:35 >>Announcer: In Matthew 4:4, the Word of God says... 16:37 “It is written, ‘Man shall not live by bread alone, 16:41 but by every word that proceeds from the mouth of God.'” 16:44 “Every Word” is a one-minute, Bible-based daily devotional 16:48 presented by Pastor John Bradshaw, 16:50 and designed especially for busy people like you. 16:53 Look for Every Word on selected networks, 16:56 or watch it online every day on our website, 16:58 ItIsWritten.com 17:00 Receive a daily spiritual boost. 17:02 Watch “Every Word.” You'll be glad you did. 17:05 Here's a sample. 17:08 ♪[Theme music]♪ 17:14 >>John Bradshaw: Thanks for joining me. 17:15 The book of Daniel is fascinating. 17:18 It shows that God's plans are going to be worked out 17:20 and will not be frustrated by anyone. 17:23 In the dream of Daniel 2, Nebuchadnezzar's image 17:26 showed the rise and the fall of nations, 17:28 including the fall of Babylon, 17:30 right down till the time of Jesus' return. 17:33 But Nebuchadnezzar didn't like that. 17:35 He thought Babylon should last forever. 17:37 So he built a golden statute declaring Babylon 17:40 should never be overthrown. 17:42 One day he's admiring his capital city when he says: 17:44 "Is not this great Babylon that I have built 17:47 for a royal dwelling by my mighty power, 17:50 and for the honor of my majesty?" (Daniel 4:30) 17:53 But by the time the chapter's over, 17:54 Nebuchadnezzar is a believer in God. 17:57 Not only did Babylon pass away; Nebuchadnezzar was saved. 18:02 God's plans always work out for the best. 18:05 Let's live today by every word. 18:09 ♪[Theme music]♪ 18:13 >>John Bradshaw: Thanks for joining me today 18:14 on It Is Written. 18:16 Among other things, the Bible is a book of history. 18:20 It contains the record of historical figures like 18:23 kings and caesars, 18:24 historical events such as the exodus and the diaspora. 18:28 And it speaks of nations that were once mighty and prominent, 18:31 but have since either disappeared from the global 18:33 stage or are merely shadows of their former selves. 18:37 In the book of Daniel, 18:39 you read about a succession of great kingdoms, 18:41 beginning with the kingdom of Babylon. 18:43 In Daniel, chapter 2, it's represented as the head of gold 18:46 on a statue dreamed of by King Nebuchadnezzar. 18:49 And in Daniel 7, 18:51 it's represented by a lion with eagle's wings. 18:55 But not even great Babylon could last forever. 18:59 Which is phenomenal considering the might of Babylon. 19:02 But Daniel spoke to the king and said: 19:04 "After you shall arise another kingdom inferior to yours." 19:08 That's Daniel 2:39. 19:09 Babylon was gone, pushed aside in one night while its ruler, 19:14 Belshazzar, was partying the night away. 19:18 Medo-Persia was a powerful empire. 19:20 It ruled when Queen Esther came onto the stage. 19:23 Daniel was put into the lion's den by a Medo-Persian king. 19:27 There are ruins and artifacts that speak of the might 19:31 of the Medo-Persian empire, 19:32 which occupied a significant chunk of the Middle East, 19:36 including what today we call Iran. 19:39 And after Medo-Persia was Greece, 19:42 which was dominant from around 331 B.C. to about 168 B.C., 19:48 and figured in the Bible as the midsection of brass in Daniel 2, 19:53 the leopard in Daniel 7, and the goat in Daniel 8. 19:57 The influence of the Greek empire 19:59 is still felt today through literature, 20:01 politics, philosophy and architecture. 20:05 But Alexander the Great's once mighty empire is today 20:08 just a relic of the past. 20:11 Like Great Zimbabwe, it speaks to a bygone era. 20:16 But it doesn't speak of present-day might. 20:19 Its sun shone brightly, but now that sun has well and truly set. 20:24 Now, from a biblical perspective, 20:26 the next great nation that emerged on the world scene 20:29 was Rome, 20:31 which dominated the world until the fifth century A.D. 20:35 Through legal systems, political systems, architecture, language, 20:39 and even religion, maybe especially religion, 20:43 the influence of Rome is still felt in the world today. 20:46 In the book of Daniel, 20:47 Rome is represented as the legs of iron in chapter 2, 20:51 and as a beast, an animal, in Daniel 7. 20:55 But the Roman empire today? 20:57 Gone. 20:58 No more. 20:59 Visit Rome, and as beautiful as it is, 21:02 it speaks of a mighty empire that was, and not one that is. 21:07 You'll find ruins of a Roman wall in London, England. 21:11 The wall begun in the second century by the emperor Hadrian 21:14 to separate Scotland from England still stands. 21:18 But the mighty Roman Empire? 21:19 That is gone. 21:22 Now, bring it down closer today. 21:24 The Soviet Union is no more. 21:26 Communism has come to an end almost everywhere. 21:29 There's no more Yugoslavia. 21:30 No Czechoslovakia. 21:32 Go back a little bit further, 21:33 and now there's no Ottoman empire. 21:36 And we're now living in a time of some considerable 21:38 political instability. 21:40 It seems that almost anything could happen. 21:43 The United States arose from out of obscurity. 21:46 Today it's the world's only true superpower. 21:50 Will it last forever? 21:51 Well, Nebuchadnezzar thought that Babylon would last forever. 21:54 And the people who lived in Great Zimbabwe 21:56 had little reason to believe that five 21:58 or six hundred years later, 22:00 these magnificent structures 22:01 would only be a collection of masonry. 22:04 So how does a place like Great Zimbabwe was, 22:08 become a place like Great Zimbabwe now is? 22:11 It was mineral rich. 22:13 Its craftsmen were skilled. The land was fertile. 22:17 And Chinese pottery shards 22:19 and Arabian coins found at Great Zimbabwe, 22:22 suggest that there was trade with far-off lands. 22:25 It was truly an influential location. 22:28 It's believed that at around 1450, 22:31 when Machu Picchu was being built, 22:33 and just before the War of the Roses kicked off in England, 22:36 this civilization declined due to climate change, 22:39 exhaustion of the goldmines, and possibly due to famine. 22:43 Today it's one of the world's lost civilizations. 22:47 Now, there's something that won't ever pass away. 22:51 Let's talk about that for a moment. 22:53 In Matthew, chapter 24, 22:54 Jesus was talking about the destruction of Jerusalem, 22:57 which would happen in the year 70 A.D. 22:59 And he was talking about the end of the world. 23:02 "Heaven and earth shall pass away, 23:04 but my words shall not pass away." 23:07 Peter used the same thought when he said this. 23:10 You'll find it in 2 Peter, chapter 3 and verse 10. 23:13 He said: 23:14 The day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night, 23:17 in the which the heavens will pass away with a great noise, 23:21 and the elements shall melt with fervent heat; 23:24 the earth also, 23:25 and the works that are therein shall be burned up. 23:28 And John wrote in Revelation, chapter 21 and verse 1, 23:31 he said there would come a time when: 23:33 the first heaven and the first earth were passed away. 23:37 1 Peter chapter 1:24 and 25 says: 23:42 “All flesh is as grass, 23:44 and all the glory of man as the flower of grass. 23:48 The grass withereth, and the flower thereof falleth away, 23:51 But the word of the LORD endureth forever.” 23:55 In Daniel 2, after Daniel has explained to Nebuchadnezzar 23:59 that the kingdom of Babylon would be conquered, 24:01 and that Medo-Persian, Greece and Rome 24:03 would all rule for only a period of time, 24:06 he said that Rome would break up into 10 nations. 24:10 History showed us that that's what happened. 24:14 And what then? 24:15 Well, Daniel explained that a stone 24:17 cut out without hands would strike the image upon its feet, 24:22 and the whole thing would be destroyed and blown away 24:26 like the chaff left over after wheat has been threshed. 24:29 In other words, the kingdoms of this world would be destroyed 24:33 and swept away. 24:35 And that stone would become a great mountain 24:37 that would fill the entire earth. 24:40 That is, 24:41 the kingdoms of this world will one day all be swept aside 24:44 every one of them. 24:46 And God will set up a kingdom that will never pass away. 24:51 Speaking of that kingdom, Daniel said in Daniel 2 and verse 44, 24:57 “...it shall stand forever.” 25:00 And he was so certain about these future events 25:02 that he said in the very next verse: 25:05 “...the dream is certain, 25:06 and the interpretation thereof sure.” 25:10 In other words, there's nothing more sure 25:12 than the fact that one day the kingdoms of this world 25:15 will all become like Great Zimbabwe, and then some. 25:19 And that God's kingdom will be established 25:21 and won't ever pass away. 25:24 According to the Bible, it's certain and it's sure. 25:29 The only remaining question is whether or not 25:32 you'll be part of that kingdom. 25:35 God wants you to be in that kingdom. 25:37 And if you'll reach out your heart after Jesus today, 25:40 and the salvation that He offers you, fully and freely, 25:44 you can be certain that you will be. 25:47 You know, Jesus said a fascinating thing 25:49 in John 5 and verse 40. 25:50 He said, “But ye will not come to Me that you might have life.” 25:55 Something very important for both of us to understand. 25:58 When Jesus said, “Come to me, all ye that labor 26:00 and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest,” 26:02 He was talking to me and you. 26:05 No matter how down you feel like you are, 26:07 no matter how broken your life, 26:10 no matter how many times you've messed up, 26:11 you feel like God couldn't possibly love you, 26:14 would never welcome you back, 26:16 well that's just not true. 26:17 Remember what He said? 26:19 The problem is, you won't come to me that you might have life. 26:21 He might have said, your problem is your sin. 26:24 I'm sure we could come at this from another angle and say, 26:26 yes, that's a big problem. 26:28 But Jesus has dealt with your sin, 26:31 died on the cross so that your sins could be forgiven. 26:33 Now, 26:34 He invites you to bring your heart to Him. 26:38 What's in it for you? 26:40 Everlasting life. 26:41 Life in this world, 26:43 better than you could even imagine, 26:45 blessed in the presence of God, and life in the world to come. 26:50 God does not want you to miss out on that. 26:53 I don't think you do either. 26:55 Be sure today to open up your heart 26:57 and invite Jesus to be the Lord of your life. 27:00 ♪[Music]♪ 27:11 >>John: I'd love for you to get this week's free offer, 27:14 my conversation with archaeologist Dr. Michael Hasel, 27:17 demonstrating how recent archaeological discoveries 27:20 validate the Bible. 27:22 I'd love you to have this, and it can be yours absolutely free. 27:25 To get “Digging Up the Truth,” 27:27 a DVD presentation, and it's free, 27:30 call us on 800-253-3000 27:33 800-253-3000 27:35 Write to the address on your screen, 27:37 or visit us online at 27:39 ItIsWritten.com 27:41 Thanks for remembering that It Is Written 27:43 is a faith-based ministry. 27:44 And your support makes it possible for us to share 27:47 God's good news with the entire world. 27:50 Your tax-deductible gift can be sent 27:51 to the address on your screen, or through our website at 27:54 ItIsWritten.com 27:56 Thank you for your continued prayerful support. 27:59 Again, our toll-free number is 800-253-3000 28:03 That's 800-253-3000 28:05 And our web address, that's easy: 28:08 ItIsWritten.com 28:11 ♪[Music]♪ 28:18 Let's pray together. 28:19 Our Father in Heaven, 28:20 thank you that we can see your hand in history, 28:23 and that though the kingdoms and countries 28:25 and nations and empires of this world must pass away, 28:29 we thank you that Jesus is coming back soon 28:31 to establish a kingdom that will last forever. 28:34 And Father, thank you for the invitation 28:36 to be part of that kingdom. We accept that now. 28:39 Friend, do you accept Christ's invitation 28:42 that you be with Him in His kingdom forever? 28:44 You can do it; simply invite Jesus into your heart, 28:47 have the assurance that He will live his life in you, 28:49 give you a new heart, make you a new creature, 28:52 help you to love the things that He loves and turn from 28:54 the things that He wishes we would turn from. 28:57 Friend, as you embrace Jesus now, 28:59 you can have assurance that he is yours 29:01 and you are His forever. 29:03 Father, we wish to see this kingdom come soon. 29:06 Keep us until then, we pray, 29:08 in faith, in Jesus' name. 29:11 Amen. 29:12 Thanks for joining me today. 29:13 I look forward to seeing you again next time. 29:15 Until then, remember: 29:17 “It is written, 29:19 man shall not live by bread alone 29:21 but by every word that proceeds from the mouth of God.” 29:26 ♪[Theme music]♪ |
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