Emphasis Preaching Journal

Looking at the gates of Babylon in the Oriental Institute in Chicago, one is made aware again that there really were vast, wealthy empires in ancient times. Here are the tangible ornaments of a city that overwhelmed visitors and prisoners of war alike with its richness, artistic achievements and the sheer size of the buildings, monuments and walls. Yet, that ancient city is no more. In the far western province of Xi-an, laborers were digging a well when they discovered fragments of terra-cotta which were discovered to be pieces of statues of warriors and horses.