Monday, May 18, 2020

Iraq in the Bible



 Israel is the nation most often mentioned in The Bible.  Do you know which nation is second?  It is Iraq!  However, that is not the name that is used in the Bible.  The names used in the Bible are Babylon, Land of Shinar, and Mesopotamia.  It is mostly referred to as Babylon throughout Scripture.  The word Mesopotamia means between the two rivers more exactly between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers.  The name Iraq means country with deep roots.  Iraq is indeed a country with deep roots and is a very significant country in the Bible.  No other nation, except Israel, has more history and prophecy associated with it than Iraq.

Iraq is a country in Western Asia and is bordered by Turkey, Iran, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Jordan and Syria.  It is about the size of California.  Its capital is Baghdad.  Its population is close to 38.5 million.   Iraq is mostly rocky desert or mountains.  The north gets very cold in winter and the southern regions are very hot in the summer.  Most people live along the plains of the Tigris and Euphrates rivers.  Its language is mostly Arabic and its religion is mainly Muslim.  It started out a primarily Christian, but now Christianity is only 3%.
 
The Bible describes it as being the fountain of rebellion against God and God’s Word.  It represents the world system today that despises, rejects, and mocks God’s Word.  God warns of the coming judgment on Babylon.  The Bible says it will rise again as a global economic and religious center, but then will be utterly destroyed.

Prophecies against Iraq
Iraq or Babylon will be invaded and conquered by many nations.
Iraq will rise to become a great economic and religious center of the world, filled with evil and wickedness.  (Revelation 17; Zechariah 5).  It will become a global political power under the leadership of the coming Antichrist.
Iraq will be utterly destroyed and uninhabitable forever.  “And the land trembles and withers, for the Lord’s purposes against Babylon stand – to lay waste the land of Babylon so that no one will live there.” Jeremiah 51:29.

The Bible has a lot to say about Babylon and on world events in the last days, especially in the book of Revelation.  In Revelation Iraq will be under the rule of Antichrist, be filled with blasphemy, will hate Christians and will kill them when possible.  Bible prophecy is that Babylon is destroyed just before Christ’s return.

A few facts about Iraq (Babylon) from the Bible
Adam, Eve and the Garden of Eden were in Iraq.
Satan made his first recorded appearance in Iraq.
Mesopotamia is now Iraq.
Noah built the ark in Iraq.
The Tower of Babel was in Iraq.
Abraham’s home town was Ur, which is southern Iraq.
Isaac’s wife Rebekah is from Nabor, which is in Iraq.
Jacob spent 20 years in Iraq.
Jonah preached in Nineveh, which is in Iraq.
Assyria is in Iraq.
Daniel was in the lion’s den in Iraq.
Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego were in the fiery furnace in Iraq.
Belshazzar, the King of Babylon saw the writing on the wall in Iraq.
The wise men were from Iraq.
Peter preached in Iraq.
Babylon is in Iraq.
Revelation calls Babylon the great mother of prostitutes and the abomination of the earth.

Saddam Hussein took power of Iraq and became a ruthless dictator in 1979.  He invaded Iran and Kuwait.  The United States went to war against him.  Hussein should have read the Koran 9:11“for it is written that a son of Arabia would awaken a fearsome Eagle.  The wrath of the Eagle would be felt throughout the lands of Allah and lo, while some of the people trembled in despair still more rejoiced; for the wrath of the Eagle cleansed the land of Allah; and there was peace.”  America is typically represented by an eagle.

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