Due to the
upcoming conflict with Iraq, which at this point
appears unavoidable, we have searched the
Scriptures to ascertain if this particular
conflict is mentioned. We believe we may have
found a direct reference to it in Jeremiah
chapter 51. Keep in mind, 'Babylon' in this
context, is the nation of Iraq: Iraq's involvement with the
terrorism in Israel will be exposed and dealt
with accordingly:
"As
Babylon hath caused the slain of Israel to fall,
so at Babylon shall fall the slain of all the
earth." (Jeremiah 51:49)
The U.S. led
coalition will be victorious. Iraq will simply be
out-gunned:
"Because
the spoiler is come upon her, even upon Babylon,
and her mighty men are taken, every one of their
bows is broken: for the LORD God of recompences
shall surely requite." (Jeremiah 51:56)
Saddam may be
killed ("perpetual sleep") in the conflict:
"And
I will make drunk her princes, and her wise men,
her captains, and her rulers, and her mighty men:
and they shall sleep a perpetual sleep, and not
wake, saith the King, whose name is the LORD of
hosts." (Jeremiah 51:57)
The conflict could
be nuclear or biological ("desolate
forever"):
"Then
shalt thou say, O LORD, thou hast spoken against
this place, to cut it off, that none shall remain
in it, neither man nor beast, but that it shall
be desolate for ever." (Jeremiah 51:62)
Also, it was
reported in January 2003 that Iraq has placed
missile launchers along the southern Syrian
border, south of Damascus, so as to shoot at
Israel when Iraq is attacked. In October 2001,
Iraq signed a "Military Alliance
Agreement" with Syria stating that if anyone
attacks Iraq or Syria, the attacking force will
receive retaliation by the other country. Saddam
has already stated that if Iraq is attacked, he
will shoot weapons of mass destruction at Israel.
Here's a possible scenario which could take
place:
1. The U.S. led
coalition will attack Iraq, then
2. Iraq will
attack Israel as Saddam has stated.
3. Israel will
then retaliate against Iraq,
4. Allowing Syria
to attack Israel, thereby upholding its' end of
the "Military Alliance Agreement".
5. Israel will
retaliate against Syria, possibly fulfilling the
Isaiah 17 prophecy of Damascus becoming a "ruinous
heap":
"The
burden of Damascus. Behold, Damascus is taken
away from being a city, and it shall be a ruinous
heap." (Isaiah 17:1)
We have no direct
evidence if the Jeremiah prophecy is referring to
the current U.S./Iraq situation, or if the events
we are speculating will take place during that
conflict, because it has yet to occur. But, we do
know that both the Jeremiah and Isaiah prophecies
have yet to be fulfilled, and that God's Word in
the Bible is sure. If either event takes place as
we have suggested, the secular world will have a
difficult time denying the validity of God's Word
or His authority. If these events do not occur
during this conflict, we can be assured that
eventually they will:
"For
the prophecy came not in old time by the will of
man: but holy men of God spake as they were moved
by the Holy Ghost." ( 2 Peter 1:21)
Keith
02-05-2003
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