The country of Iraq
is the cradle of civilization. It is where God Himself created
the Garden of Eden and placed a man named Adam with his wife
named Eve in that garden to keep it. This garden was a happy
place where God came for a daily visit to have fellowship with
His creation. Satan also visited this garden and took an
interest in disrupting this fellowship. He succeeded in causing
Eve and Adam to sin. From that sin came many more acts of sin. A
great temple to another god was built not many miles away in a
city named Ereck. The ruins of that temple are still visible
today. I have climbed to the top of that ancient temple.
Fifty miles north of Ereck and about fifty miles south of
Baghdad, another temple was built.
This temple was like
a great tower and the goal of this builder was to reach up into
Heaven, possibly believing that the creator God could be removed
and replaced with a more friendly and acceptable Sovereign. This
was the first seeker-friendly temple recorded in Scripture. The
ruins of this temple is within the perimeter of the ancient city
of Babylon. Saddam Hussein began rebuilding Babylon
approximately twenty-five years ago. This rebuilt city is
destined to play a very important role in the years to come. The
prophet Zechariah prophesied over twenty-five hundred years ago
that it would be rebuilt in the end time on its original
foundations. This is exactly what has been done, although it is
far from being finished.
The present war to
liberate Iraq and establish a world-friendly government is
nothing short of prophetic. The United Nations is destined to
play a strategic role in establishing the government. America is
the only military might that has the will and the expertise to
remove Saddam Hussein and his henchman. Now, must come the One
World Order mind and attitude to prepare Iraq for her final
role. The majority of Americans hate the One World Order that is
developing. The Democratic party and the liberals are fully
supportive of consigning our future to the United Nations.
President Bush and the conservatives are not. This is one major
reason that the liberal media and the liberal entities hate
President George W. Bush with a perfect hatred.
In this case, the
United Nations will win because Iraq is destined to be a One
World capitol for the Antichrist. The fact is that America will
do the dirty work, sacrifice our boys on the battlefield, and
then allow the world community to play a major role in
establishing the new government. This would not be acceptable
were it not prophetically determined. We must remember that once
the New World capitol is established in Babylon, it will be evil
to the heart. The very center of demonic activity began in this
exact location, and God will judge it with perfection of
holiness.
The history that one
encounters in Iraq is beyond comprehension. In America, we study
our past in a few hundreds of years. In Iraq, they study their
past in thousands of years. The first civilization was Adam,
Eve, Cain, Abel, and Seth. They are called Sumerians in
history’s language. We call the builder of the Tower of Babel
Nimrod, but they call him Gilgamesh. He is the most famous
Iraqi, even beyond Nebuchadnezzar, Sargon, or Hammurabi. It is
absolutely the cradle of civilization and the only logical place
for God’s final judgment to occur. The Antichrist, the darkest
human being to ever live, will be slain in the gates of Babylon
right in Iraq. God’s infallible Book said, "And they shall waste
the land of Assyria with the sword, and the land of Nimrod
(Gilgamesh) in the entrances thereof (Babylon): thus shall He
(the Son of God) deliver us from the Assyrian (Antichrist), when
he cometh into our land, and when he treadeth within our borders
(Israel)." (Micah 5:6, Explanations added.)
The return of the
Lord Jesus Christ must be understood by events in Israel and
Iraq combined. These two major locations in Bible prophecy have
always been connected. Abraham left Ur (Southern Iraq) at God’s
command to establish God’s promises in the Holy Land. It
certainly was not holy then but was preordained by God to become
His chosen land. Nebuchadnezzar, a dictator from Babylon, Iraq,
invaded Israel, destroyed Jerusalem, and held the nation as
slaves for seventy years. Babylon and Jerusalem are Biblically
the two opposing cities of the world. One is the capitol of
deception and lies, while the other is the capitol of God’s
eternal revelation. Anyone that misses this fact will never
fully understand prophecy.
The future of Iraq
has already been decided. The Bible does not establish the exact
lines, but God does determine that Northern Iraq will be
associated with Assyria, Egypt, and Israel in the Millennium and
will become a blessed land and people. It also established that
the south, where Babylon is located, will be grieviously judged,
burned by a hellish fire, and never inhabited again. It may well
be the location of the Lake of Fire during the Millennium and
maybe for eternity.
What is happening in
the Middle East concerning Israel and Iraq is prophetic to
perfection and should be a warning to every Bible believer in
the world. The governments that fail to see this developing sign
of the end are destined to miss extremely important evidence of
our times. The Christian world cannot look at these events
without looking up and lifting up their head to watch for the
King of Kings, whose name is Jesus. I will be in Baghdad and
Babylon from March 11-16. I will be preparing for a tour later
this year.
Joseph R. Chambers |
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