Christian prayer mosaic to be removed and moved to US Bible museum by Israel

RELIGIOUS NEWS AGENCY (REDNA) – A mosaic belonging to Christians in Israel is going to be removed from its place and moved to Bible museum in the USA.

AP reported the Israel Antiquities Authority is considering a proposal to remove an ancient Christian mosaic with a reference to Jesus as God, to the evangelical Museum of the Bible in Washington.

The Megiddo Mosaic is from what is believed to be the earliest Christian prayer hall in northern Israel, discovered by Israeli archaeologists in 2005.

Some Christian fundamentalists believe an adjoining field is the site for Armageddon, the decisive battle between good and evil in the end times. Heralding the second coming of Jesus Christ.

The Israel Antiquities Authority said that it will decide about the move in the coming weeks, following consultations.

Academics and archaeologists angrily object to any removal of the mosaic to a museum linked with white evangelical, Christian and Zionist nationalism.