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>> archeologist klein has been excavating since 1994. >> weve had 34 bams here in the last 4,000 years. >> why would john place the doomsday battle, to end all battles, here at armageddon. ? >> by the time john was living there had been 6, 13 battles fought here he would have known about those. king solomon, his son jonathan, greeks here. >> many mistakenly think armageddon is the sight of the final battle. >> armageddon is not the final battle. the final battle is supposed to be fought at jerus...

The final chapter. >> we are trying to get people to see the book of revelation in a new way, not just read it but see it. all were trying to do is present it in the full message of hope in god and hope for the future. how likely john would have been concerned about the end times? >> if he was the last 12 disciples of jesus, she church that is expecting the lord to come back but he hasnt yet. there is a yearning in the community and suffering. the apostle john received a revelation from god th...

Revelation. chapter 11 verse 18 reads, now is the time to destroy those who destroy the earth. >> book is not about destruction. its not about the wrath of god. it is about consequences. >> reporter: mark translated the book from the original greek text. he collaborated with hollywood writer to publish a graphic novel to help readers visualize the final chapter. >> we are trying to get people to see the book of revelation in a new way, not just read it but see it. all were trying to do is presen...

Discovered called the essenes. >> they were copied here. earliest copies are here. >> ten commandments were among the documents. >> for people living here believe they were living in the end time. >> the professor also a dead sea school are show where they were discovered. >> the world here ended in doom because you had an invincible army. roman army. >> the romans destroyed the temple, more than a million jews were killed. >> they are trying to give meaning to their suffering and the book of re...

>> we are trying to get people to see the book of revelation in a new way, not just read it but see it. all were trying to do is present it in the full message of hope in god and hope for the future. how likely john would have been concerned about the end times? >> if he was the last 12 disciples of jesus, she church that is expecting the lord to come back but he hasnt yet. there is a yearning in the community and suffering. the apostle john received a revelation from god that he wrote down. t...

Since 1994. >> i think think its the most blood soaked area on earth. >> why would john place the doomsday battle here. >> by the time john was living, there had been 12 or 13 battles fought there. he would have known about those. >> reporter: many people think armageddon is the site of the final battle. >> that is not the final battle. its supposed to be fought at jerusalem a thousand years later. there are some people that it happened and were in that period of the thousand years between armag...