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 revelation can do that for every generation. reporter: we visited the site where john s revelations sets the stage. most people don t realize that armageddon is a real place. he has been excavating here
we are trying to get people to see the book of revelation in a new way, not just read it but see it. all we re 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 hasn t yet. there is a yearning in the community and suffering. the apostle john received a revelation from god that he wrote down. that revelation was disseminated reporter: john s revelation was received through angels while held captive by the romans for preaching the gospels. jews were also at odds with their rulers.
since 1994. i think think it s 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. it s supposed to be fought at jerusalem a thousand years later. there are some people that it happened and we re in that period of the thousand years between armageddon and the final battle. you get all kinds of religious disputes. i believe god gave us the book of revelation as a warning. evangelical broadcaster sees