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An ancient biblical prophecy linked to the end times may be beginning to unfold at the Dead Sea, according to a report from the Daily Mail.

Freshwater pools filled with plants and aquatic life have emerged beside the famously barren body of water, about 12 miles east of Jerusalem. The dramatic change mirrors visions recorded by the prophets Ezekiel and Zechariah more than 2,500 years ago, which described living waters flowing east from Jerusalem and bringing life to the Dead Sea.

The Dead Sea is a landlocked salt lake whose extreme salinity has long made it hostile to nearly all forms of life. Yet freshwater is now emerging through sinkholes around sections of the shoreline.

The water travels through porous limestone from higher ground around Jerusalem before gravity carries it east toward the lowest exposed point on Earth. As the Dead Sea recedes, underground freshwater springs once concealed beneath the brine are being uncovered.

Clear pools have consequently appeared at the bottoms of sinkholes, some surrounded by reeds, tamarisks and other vegetation. Freshwater dissolves salt deposits left behind by the shrinking sea, creating underground cavities whose roofs can suddenly collapse into these sinkholes. Supporters of the prophecy point to the freshwater pools around the northwestern Dead Sea as signs that the ancient words are taking physical form.

The visions say the deadly waters will eventually be healed, allowing fruit trees to flourish and fishermen to spread their nets along the shore. Ezekiel 47 describes water flowing east from beneath the threshold of a temple in Jerusalem before entering the sea.

The prophet also described fishermen spreading their nets from En Gedi to En Eglaim, about the middle of the western shore of the Dead Sea, and fruit trees growing beside the water, with fruit used for food and leaves for healing.

Zechariah similarly spoke of living water flowing out from Jerusalem, half of it east to the Dead Sea. The recent appearance of freshwater, vegetation, and aquatic life in areas long considered lifeless has drawn direct comparisons to these passages. The phenomenon has intensified interest among those who view the transformation as a marker of larger prophetic timelines connected to catastrophic events and the end of days.