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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