TOUR OF
THE GARDEN OF EDEN AREA
TOUR OF
THE GARDEN OF EDEN AREA
Both Kuwait and Bahrain have been suggested as being close to the area of the Garden of Eden, but after the Flood, there is no way of knowing for sure.Our Destination is the Garden of Eden area. We arrive by Cruise ship in Bahrain and stroll along the pristine beaches. History and ancient history would suggest that diving itself was probably born in and around the warm shallow waters of Bahrain. Recorded as far back as 5000 years ago, Pearl Diving has been Bahrain's heritage for millennia. Today, these same productive oyster beds (the largest of their kind in the world) continue to flourish,
Seef MallDesigned in Arabesque style with glass domes, stained glass windows and marble flooring, The largest mall in the Kingdom of Bahrain is Seef Mall with its multitude of international stores and eating outlets and the first family entertainment centre of its kind in the Middle East.
The Soukh MarketThe Soukh, with its profusion of colors, sounds, and aromas sells wares from cloth of colors and textures to gold and jewelry as well as the traditional array of spices and local produce. The central market provides modern facilities for trades. Enjoy the brightly colored display of fresh fruit and vegetables, and the scents of the herbs, nuts and spices.
The Tree of Life
One of Bahrain's most popular tourist attractions is the Tree of Life, a 400-year old acacia tree that is famous because it is the only tree in a stretch of barren desert. Standing alone in the desert about 1.2 miles (two kilometers) from the Jebel Dukhan in Bahrain, this flourishing mystic tree provides welcome shade from the heat of the day, although its source of water remains a mystery.
Kuwait City
After several days of sightseeing, our cruise ship departs to the North for Kuwait City at the head of the Persian gulf. Kuwait City is a bustling metropolis of high-rise office buildings, luxury hotels, wide boulevards and well-tended parks and gardens. Kuwait towers have become one of the most important landmarks of Kuwait. They are a symbol of its development and continued progress. From the big tower you are able to see Kuwait City from above, it's really amazing, and extremely beautiful. Its seaport is used by oil tankers, cargo ships and pleasure craft. Our tour guides and crew are Christians from Kerala India. Their church was founded by the Apostle Thomas 2000 years ago.
People from the nations who have survived the Great Tribulation will have to appear in the valley of Jehosaphat and be judged according to the good or evil they did to the Jews: "And before him shall be gathered all nations: and he shall separate them one from another, as a shepherd divides his sheep from the goats"
The righteous God judges the "goats". The "goats" are those who despised Jesus, and therefore His brothers, the Jews also. They did not believe on Jesus and allowed themselves to be integrated into the Antichrist's program. They will be excluded from the Kingdom of God and will be eternally lost, "Then shall he say also to them on the left hand, (the goats) Depart from me, you cursed into everlasting fire, prepared for the devil and his angels" Matt. 25:41
The Judgement of the NationsThe Oldest Known Cities in the World
At Kuwait City, we board helicopters along with Christian Orthodox guides from Iraq to view the ruins of the ancient cities of the Sumerians located about 150 miles to the North in Iraq. Of all of these ancient cities, Eridu is archaeologically the oldest settlement known, dating to about 4000 B.C. According to ancient Mesopotamian tradition, Eridu was the earliest city settled by the children of Adam and is described in Sumerian inscriptions as "standing upon the shores of the sea."
Ruins of EriduUr (Abraham's hometown) shown below, is situated only a few miles away from Eridu and was the richest city in Mesopotamia. described as having landing docks where oceangoing vessels changed their cargos. Both Ur and Eridu now lie about 150 miles inland from the Gulf because after 2000 B.C., the sea level dropped and the Persian Gulf retreated to its present-day position, leaving former seaports high and dry.
Ruins of UrThe Ark on Mount Ararat
We now board our helicopters and turn North again, heading for the plains of Mount Ararat to see a reconstruction of the Ark, a large type of covered barge. Its overall dimensions are 450 feet long, 75 feet wide and 45 feet high.. It' s size makes it the largest seagoing vessel known before 1850 A.D., and its proportions are similar to the ocean liners of today. The Ark has been faithfully reconstructed of gofer wood, or cypress, smeared without and within with resin (kopher) to render it water-tight. The interior contained rooms distributed among three stories. The Bible mentions only one window measuring a cubit in height, but there probably existed others in each story to give air and light as well as a sophisticated water and sewage system A door had also been set in the side of the Ark; God shut it from the outside when Noah and his family had gone in. Apart from Noah's family, the Ark was intended to receive and keep animals that were to fill the earth again and all the food which was necessary to feed them for a year and 10 days until ( May 27 2318 B.C. )
The Tower of Babel
While returning South to our cruise ship we stop and explore the ruins of the Tower of Babel where it's builder Nimrod, Noah's great grandson, shook his fist at God and defied God to send another Flood. It was discovered in 1876, Originally it was 300 feet high and 300 feet square with 8 stories or platforms. The tower was finished but the city was not. ... An ancient Babylonian tablet reads "The building of this illustrious tower offended the gods and they threw down what was built. They scattered them abroad and made strange their speech"
The Tower of Babel
