The four great ancient civilizations of the world arose in Mesopotamia, Egypt, the Indus River Valley, and the Yellow River Valley.
The Egyptian civilization emerged and flourished in the fertile land of the Nile valley ; the civilization of Mesopotamia, which means "land between two rivers," developed and prospered in the valleys of the Tigris and Euphrates river; the Indus civilization originated in the Indus River valley; and the Chinese civilization arose in the Yellow River valley.
All the four ancient civilizations of the world originated along the big rivers. It was because when it rained heavily, rich soils at the upper river basins were carried downstream and were widely distributed along the rivers, and as a result the land became fertile and suitable for farming. As the land was fruitful, enough food was produced and people became well-off, and it resulted in the formation of various cultures.
As aforesaid, the ancient civilizations, which brought improvement in human life, developed along the rivers. This gives a good lesson to us, who are opening the civilization of the gospel, all around the world. The new civilization of the gospel, which will be recorded in the history of salvation forever, is also being reclaimed along the refreshing river of the water of life, flowing out from heavenly Jerusalem. Now the water of life flows all over the world; wherever it flows, the huge civilization of the gospel opens up wide.
The prophecy of the Bible is awesome!!
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