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A prophet of God
prophesied over
twenty-five hundred
years ago that
Babylon would
experience a rebirth
and that it would be
a very painful
experience. The
prophet made it
plain that this
rebirth would be
dramatic and
sorrowful, even like
a
"carcass trodden
under foot."
The people of this
rebirth would be
troubled by
evildoers. These
evildoers were
destined to create
great trauma for the
population of this
reborn nation. Its
entire period of a
short-lived renewal
would be plagued
with trouble. The
prophet Isaiah did
not miss one point.
Here are his perfect
predictions as given
to him by the Holy
Spirit,
"But
thou art cast out of
thy grave like an
abominable branch,
and as the raiment
of those that are
slain, thrust
through with a
sword, that go down
to the stones of the
pit; as a carcase
trodden under feet.
Thou shalt not be
joined with them in
burial, because thou
hast destroyed thy
land, and slain thy
people: the seed of
evildoers shall
never be renowned.
Prepare slaughter
for his children for
the iniquity of
their fathers; that
they do not rise,
nor possess the
land, nor fill the
face of the world
with cities. For I
will rise up against
them, saith the LORD
of hosts, and cut
off from Babylon the
name, and remnant,
and son, and nephew,
saith the LORD. I
will also make it a
possession for the
bittern, and pools
of water: and I will
sweep it with the
besom of
destruction, saith
the LORD of hosts."
(Isaiah 14:19-23)
(This is the kind of
prophecy that makes
the Word of God
breathtaking.)
It has been as if
Babylon and Iraq did
not exist in the
mind of the church
world for nearly two
thousand years. Any
talk of Babylon
being rebuilt has
been met with mostly
sarcasm or cries of
ignorance. I
received an e-mail
just this week
calling me insane
for speaking of
literal Babylon in
Bible prophecy. This
man, along with a
multitude, has
declared with vigor
that the United
States is modern
Babylon. Actually,
there are not many
cities in the world
that could not be
called Babylon if
you speak of the
tragic presence of
utter moral filth.
Because,
prophetically,
Babylon has been in
the grave; I can
understand why this
vigorous
denunciation of the
few unwavering souls
that dare to believe
God meant what He
said to Isaiah. This
is always the case
with Bible prophecy.
It is why Israel did
not know that Jesus
Christ was the
promised Messiah.
They did not take
Scripture literally.
I have dared to
prophesy of
Babylon’s rebirth
for over forty
years. The response
has been mixed, but,
finally, it is
changing toward the
positive. Everything
Isaiah said is
happening. The
danger in Iraq, at
the present, is of
itself prophetic.
This reborn nation
will never know the
peace we enjoy in
America. Bloodshed
will dot their
existence until the
fateful hour of
God’s judgment. My
heart hurts for the
innocent people of
this struggling
nation. They are
there by birth and
have never known
anything but living
with sorrow. Those
among them that know
Jesus Christ as
Savior can take
heart because God
never judges the
righteous with the
wicked. As the
fateful hour of
judgment draws near,
God will speak to
His own. His words
are already
recorded,
"Come out of her, my
people, that ye be
not partakers of her
sins, and that ye
receive not of her
plagues."
(Revelation 18:4b)
Those who talk of
evangelizing Iraq
and making it a
Christian nation are
extremely foolish
and have no sense of
Bible prophecy. Of
course, individuals
can and will be
converted and for
that cause we should
be committed. There
is already an
incredible movement
of the One World
Religion and Babylon
will be a key focus.
It will not be
Bible-believing
Christianity. Paul
Crouch of TBN was
there at the same
time as I was during
my recent trip, but
he was there
spreading his false
religion of
replacement
theology. I
personally heard him
bragging about his
commitment to
ecumenicalism of the
One World church. He
did not use that
term, but his
language was plain.
He made fun of the
word Protestant and
personally said,
"I am not protesting
anything."
In fact he was
working toward
starting a TV
station covering
Iraq. He, or someone
that represents him,
will be there to
announce the
Antichrist to the
world.
This great prophecy
in Isaiah is being
fulfilled as I
write. This nation
will become the
center of a
one-world
government. The
United Nations is
already discussing
moving their
headquarters to
Babylon. Let me
quote the most
recent discussion
concerning this
fact.
"Triggered by the
Iraq War, informed
sources say that the
international
Quartet of world
powers (the US, UN,
European Union and
Russia) has drafted
a proposal to
transfer the seat of
the United Nations
to Baghdad (ancient
Babel or Babylon)!
The move would
relieve the space
constraints of the
New York
headquarters while
also freeing it from
the physical
jurisdiction of the
US. Though it’s only
a draft of the
Quartet, plans
appear to be in the
works to establish a
third and perhaps
final worldwide
organization."
(Israel Today,
December 2003)
(Pre-Trib
Perspectives, March
2004) The United
Nations is pagan to
the heart. They hate
America and Israel;
and our nation will
be blessed to be
free of their
influence.
Babylon is being
reborn by Divine
decree so it can be
judged by Divine
perfection. Notice
the last verse of
Isaiah’s prophecy.
He said,
"I will also make it
a possession for the
bittern, and pools
of water: and I will
sweep it with the
besom of
destruction, saith
the LORD of hosts."
(Isaiah 14:23)
John stated near the
close of Holy
Scripture,
"Rejoice over her,
thou heaven, and ye
holy apostles and
prophets; for God
hath avenged you on
her. And a mighty
angel took up a
stone like a great
millstone, and cast
it into the sea,
saying, Thus with
violence shall that
great city Babylon
be thrown down, and
shall be found no
more at all."
(Revelation
18:20-21) The
presence of the
Shiite Muslims in
Southern Iraq is
prophetic. The
leaders of this sect
could not hate
Christianity with a
greater hatred. They
are the final
product of the very
heart and soul of
Babylon, and they
will be judged with
the city where false
religion was born.
Northern Iraq is
destined to become a
great nation and
will be called
Assyria during the
Millennial Reign of
Jesus Christ. Again,
Isaiah prophesied of
this future fact, "And
the LORD shall smite
Egypt: he shall
smite and heal it:
and they shall
return even to the
LORD, and he shall
be intreated of
them, and shall heal
them. In that day
shall there be a
highway out of Egypt
to Assyria, and the
Assyrian shall come
into Egypt, and the
Egyptian into
Assyria, and the
Egyptians shall
serve with the
Assyrians."
(Isaiah 19:22-23)
The Cradle of
Civilization has
become an incredible
center of End Times
fulfillment. Watch
for a future
Prophecy News Alert
dealing with
Northern Iraq and
the rise of a reborn
Assyria. The Word of
God has never been
more alive with
perfect fulfillment.
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