Soddom and Gomorrah Found (again!)

I just heard about an archaeological dig site that is being quietly advanced as a possible candidate for the biblical city of Soddom. Now, I'm not holding my breath waiting for them to announce the discovery of still smoldering sulphur rocks or a billboard on the city gates that reads, "what happens in Soddom stays in Soddom." But golly it would be cool if they could locate the cities of Soddom and Gomorrah.

This is not the only possible location for the city of fire and brimstone; however, it is the most promising location found to date. From what I've gotten out of the offial reports the site was a large and well fortified city back in the iron to bronze ages, while only small and scattered encampments were present after these periods. This fits the Biblical timeframe for Soddom's sudden fire and brimstone destruction pretty snugly. Also, this city is in the right location 14 Km Northeast of the dead sea -right in that Moabite region where Lot's descendants lived. If you read down to the bottom of the dig site's web page you'll see the authors cautiously discuss the possibility that they have found the original Sin City. I'm not guaranteeing anything, but I will be paying attention to this one.

Click on this link to hear an intriguing rumor about the site:
http://www.thesacredpage.com/2011/12/sodom-and-gomorrah-excavated.html

and if you want to get really nerdy hit this link to read the dig team's offical reports:
http://www.tallelhammam.com/Tall_el_Hammam.html

Before I close out this post, let me leave you with a little hellfire and brimstone devotional to, umm, light up your day, cough. In the adult Sunday school class at church the other week, someone brought up the question of whether God is still as wrathful in this age as he was during the Old Testament period. My answer? Those inspired New Testament writers sure seemed to think so: Revelation 21:8 "But as for the cowardly, the faithless, the detestable, as for murderers, the sexually immoral, sorcerers, idolaters, and all liars, their portion will be in the lake that burns with fire and sulfure, which is the second death." Call me crazy, but I see a pattern. Let us all -first me and then you- repent and "take the water of life without price" before it is too late.