Biblical Prophecies of Iraq [part 2]

Prophecies of Iraq (Babylon) From Isaiah and Jeremiah . . .

Isaiah 13:1-22 . . . The Burden Against Babylon (Iraq)

This prophecy was written by the prophet Isaiah around 700 BC, over 2,700 years ago. A complete scroll of the book of Isaiah was found among the Dead Sea Scrolls (over 2,100 years old) and is now on full public display in its entirety (including these passages), in a glass case in Israel, for all to see. Also, for those of you who may have any doubts about Babylon (ancient name) and Iraq (modern name) being synonymous, simply go to Babylon News, the official web news-site of Iraq, which is currently run (now was run) by Saddam Hussein's son, Uday Hussein . . .

Although Babylon (southern Iraq) was conquered by the Medes and the Persians in ancient times, it was conquered in such a way it was never destroyed ... in fact, in the past the great city of Babylon was spared (and used ) by its conquerors, including both Persia and Greece. Today, Saddam Hussein (and now others since Saddam Hussein was toppled and executed) have spent hundreds of millions of dollars restoring the ancient city of Babylon, including the palace where the prophet Daniel served and interpreted the "handwriting on the wall" the night before the Persians conquered the city (by sneaking in quietly under the river gates.)

So, the total destruction of Iraq (Babylon) as clearly prophesied in the Bible . . . is still future!

This prophecy against Iraq is fascinating ... and timely. Scoffers and skeptics should take note, for God says He uses prophecy to prove He is who He says He is. The details in this series of prophecies are both remarkable . . . and hard to ignore. (As you might notice, I wrote much of this Bible Prophecy study before the fall of Saddam Hussein ... which shows this Bible prophecy is now clearly "in process" and on schedule.)

What does God say concerning "The burden against Babylon (Iraq)?"

God first sends a warning to Iraq . . .

"The burden of Babylon (Iraq),

which Isaiah the son of Amoz did see (meaning this is prophetic)
Lift ye up a banner upon the high mountain,

exalt the voice unto them,

shake the hand, that they may go into the gates of the nobles. (Warn them judgment is coming)
I have commanded my sanctified ones,

(Sanctified means 'set aside,' much like the word 'holy'... it is where we get the word 'saint.')

I have also called my mighty ones for mine anger, (this will be no mere skirmish)

even them that rejoice in my highness." (God is calling those who still believe in Him in faith ...)

(Isaiah 13:1-3)

God warned He would one-day gather MANY nations against Iraq (Gulf War I + II?) . . .

"The noise of a multitude in the mountains,

like as of a great people;

a tumultuous noise of the kingdoms of nations gathered together:

the LORD of Armies (hosts) musters the armies (host) of the battle."
(Isaiah 13:4) (God was in control ...)

Study your history books (and Bible) ... ancient Babylon was conquered by just TWO nations (the Medes-Persians led by Cyrus the Persian) ... without firing a shot! Now, study (and watch the news videos) of the Iraq (Gulf) War I & II ... the combined "coalition" of nations surrounding and invading Iraq was massive!

The armies will come from "a far country"... "the end of heaven" . . .

"They come from a FAR country,

from the end of heaven, (the US is almost on the opposite side of the globe from Iraq)

even the LORD, and the weapons of his indignation,

to destroy the whole land."

(Isaiah 13:5)

Look at a globe ... and look where the US is compared to Iraq (Babylon) ... then study your history books.

It will be a judgment by God against Iraq (Babylon) . . .

"Howl ye;

for the Day of the LORD is at hand; (the coming "Apocalypse")

it shall come as a destruction from the Almighty."

(Isaiah 13:6) (He links Iraq to the coming "Apocalypse" and Armageddon ...)

Fear would grip the Iraqi soldiers and armies . . .

"Therefore shall all hands be faint,

and every man's heart shall melt:
And they shall be afraid:

pangs and sorrows shall take hold of them;

they shall be in pain as a woman that travaileth:

they shall be amazed one at another;

their faces shall be as flames."

(Isaiah 13:7-8) (Watch the videos of the Iraqi soldiers trying to surrender during Iraq-Gulf War I ...)

The Persians took Babylon without a major battle ... they diverted (and lowered) the river ... and then snuck in at night to capture the Palace ... the Babylonian army didn't know they had been conquered until after it was all over.

The Bible warns there is still MUCH to come in Iraq (Babylon) . . .

The judgment against Iraq is shown as a pre-cursor to the coming Apocalypse and Armageddon. The 'Day of the Lord' is used of the times leading to Armageddon . . . apparently this coming destruction of Iraq will somehow be linked to the "Apocalypse" and Armageddon when God will judge ALL the nations and people of the world . . .

"Behold, the Day of the LORD cometh, (the coming "Apocalypse")

cruel both with wrath and fierce anger,

to lay the land desolate: and he shall destroy the sinners thereof out of it.
For the stars of heaven and the constellations thereof shall not give their light:

the sun shall be darkened in his going forth,

and the moon shall not cause her light to shine.
And I (God) will punish the world for their evil,

and the wicked for their iniquity;

and I will cause the arrogance of the proud to cease,

(this means all nations and people)

and will lay low the arrogance (haughtiness) of the terrible.
I will make a man more precious than fine gold; (survivors will be rare ...)

even a man than the golden wedge of Ophir.
Therefore I (God) will shake the heavens,

and the Earth shall remove out of her place,

in the wrath of the LORD of Armies (hosts),

and in the Day of His fierce anger." (another term used in the Bible for the coming "Apocalypse"

(Isaiah 13:9-13)

God will stir up the Kurds (the ancient Medes) who now live in Northern Iraq (and Iran, and Turkey.) It is interesting that it was the Medes (the Kurds in northern Iraq) who Saddam Hussein used chemical weapons on and killed an estimated 50,000. The Kurds will have no compassion on the men, women, or children, of Southern Iraq and will not be interested or swayed by money, silver, or gold to stop their deadly march and slaughter . . .

"Behold, I will stir up the Medes against them,

which shall not regard silver;

and as for gold, they shall not delight in it.
Their bows also shall dash the young men to pieces;

and they shall have no pity on the fruit of the womb;

their eye shall not spare children."

(Isaiah 13:17-18)

Southern Iraq (Babylon) will one day be utterly destroyed in such a way (nuclear, chemical, or biological?) that it will never, ever, be inhabited by man again . . .

"And Babylon, the glory of kingdoms,

the beauty of the Chaldees' excellency,

shall be as when God overthrew Sodom and Gomorrah.
It shall NEVER be inhabited,

neither shall it be dwelt in from generation to generation"

(Isaiah 13:19-22) (This judgment still lies in the future ... )

MORE PROPHECIES ... (From the Book of Jeremiah )

Jeremiah 51:1-64 . . . Iraq (Babylon) will become "a heap of rubble"

Prophecies Against Babylon (southern Iraq) . . .

God would raise up "foreigners" from every side to rise against Iraq . . .

(Again - Study and watch old news reports of Gulf-Iraq Wars I & II)

"This is what the LORD says:

'I will stir up a destroyer against Babylon and the people of Babylonia.

Foreigners will come and winnow her,

blowing her away as chaff.

They will come from every side

to rise against her in her day of trouble.'"

(Jeremiah 51:1-2)

God's judgment against Iraq (Babylon) is not yet complete ... Iraq (Babylon) will once again become a powerful enemy against Israel ... and God explains He will do this because He has NOT forsaken Israel (even though their sin was great) . . .

^"Don't let the archers put on their armor or draw their bows.

No one will be spared!

Young and old alike will be completely destroyed.

They will fall dead in the land of the Babylonians, slashed to death in her streets.

For the LORD Almighty has not forsaken Israel and Judah.

He is still their God,

even though their land was filled with sin

against the Holy One (Messiah) of Israel." (Rejection of their Messiah ...)

(Jeremiah 51:3-5)

God is calling on all who will hear His voice to flee from Iraq . . .

^"Flee from Babylon! Save yourselves!

Don't get trapped in her punishment!

It is the LORD's time for vengeance;

He will fully repay her."

(Jeremiah 51:6)

"And I heard another voice from Heaven saying,

"Come out of her, My people,

lest you share in her sins,

and lest you receive of her plagues.

For her sins have reached to Heaven,

and God has remembered her iniquities."

(Revelation 18:4)

God will destroy all who desecrated His Temple in Jerusalem . . .

"This is His vengeance against those

who desecrated His Temple. (This will happen again ...at the time of the coming Antichrist!)

Raise the battle flag against Babylon!

Reinforce the guard and station the watchmen.

Prepare an ambush,

for the LORD will fulfill all his plans against Babylon."

(Jeremiah 51:12-14)

Iraq will NEVER be inhabited again after God's judgment is completed against her . . .

"The LORD says to Jerusalem,

'I will be your lawyer to plead your case, and I will avenge you.

I will dry up her river, her water supply,

and Babylon will become a heap of rubble,

haunted by jackals.

It will be an object of horror and contempt,

without a single person living there."

(Jeremiah 51:36-37)

This portion may project out even further (see "Mystery Babylon" in Revelation 17:1 - 18) to the final judgment and destruction of all the nations and people of the world who have turned their backs on God and rejected the offer of Jesus (Yeshua) of shelter and protection (see the "The Rapture" ... "The Coming Apocalypse" . . . and "Messiah's Return." )

"In their drunken feasts, the people of Babylon roar like lions.

And while they lie inflamed with all their wine, I will prepare a different kind of feast for them.

I will make them drink until they fall asleep, never again to waken," says the LORD.

"I will bring them like lambs to the slaughter, like rams and goats to be sacrificed.

"How Babylon is fallen--great Babylon, praised throughout the Earth!

The world can scarcely believe its eyes at her fall!

The sea has risen over Babylon; she is covered by its waves.

Her cities now lie in ruins; she is a dry wilderness where no one lives or even passes by.

And I will punish Bel, the god of Babylon, and pull from his mouth what he has taken.

The nations will no longer come and worship him.

The wall of Babylon has fallen." (This never happened at the time of the Persian conquest ...)

(Jeremiah 51:38-44)

Bible Prophecies -- IRAQ (Babylon) Part 1

Bible Prophecies

IRAQ (Babylon!)

The Bible warns of a coming judgment upon Babylon (modern Iraq) and says Iraq (Babylon) will rise again as a great "global economic" and "global religion" center ... and then will be utterly destroyed and left uninhabitable.

In the Old Testament (Tanakh), great prophecies against Iraq (Babylon) are found in the books of Isaiah 13:1-22 and Jeremiah 51:1-64 ... and also in Zechariah 5:1-11 (where Babylon is called by its ancient name "Shinar".) In the New Testament we find a fearful prophecy against "Mystery Babylon" in the book of Revelation chapters 17-18 (in the Bible a "mystery" is something that had not yet been revealed in Scripture.)

The Bible warns the prophecies against Iraq (Babylon) will be fulfilled in 3 Phases . . .

PHASE 1: Iraq (Babylon) would be invaded and conquered by a coalition of many nations led by a nation and leader from "a far country"... "the end of heaven" (the opposite side of the Earth) ... This Bible prophecy does not describe the Persian (and Medes) invasion of Babylon when Cyrus the Great conquered Babylon in 539 BC (the Persians diverted the Euphrates river and entered Babylon through the river bed gates on the night of October 12 without damaging the city ... many of the citizens did not even know they had been conquered for several days) ...

But, this Bible prophecy does (very accurately and remarkably) describe the Gulf War I + Gulf War II invasions of Iraq (Babylon) ... and remember, Saddam Hussein even described himself as the new Nebuchadnezzar (the famous ruler of ancient Babylon) ...

PHASE 2: Iraq (Babylon) will then rise to become the great economic and religious center of the world ... filled with evil and wickedness ... The "Woman" of Revelation 17:1-18 and Zechariah 5:1-11 ... "The Woman who rides the Beast"... "MYSTERY, BABYLON THE GREAT, THE MOTHER OF HARLOTS AND OF THE ABOMINATIONS OF THE EARTH" ... is the coming evil and powerful religious system which will rise along with a powerful and evil "centralized" political-economic system under the leadership of the coming Antichrist (a powerful and popular world leader who will rise ... a Satanic empowered counterfeit Messiah.) The Bible warns at the time of the coming Antichrist and just before Armageddon, Iraq (Babylon) will become the economic and religious heart of the world. The coming Antichrist (who will rise in power over 10 nations which we are told were all once part of the ancient Roman Empire) will shift the center of the coming "global economic" system and the center of the coming enforced "global religion" ("the Mother of Harlots" ... "The Abominations of the Earth" ... study Revelation 17:1-18 and Zechariah 5:1-11) to Iraq (Babylon) under his control and under the control of his powerful "religious" partner ..."the Second Beast" of Revelation 13:11-12.)

As a note, it now appears the world is busily preparing the way for this Phase 2 . . .

PHASE 3: Southern Iraq (Babylon) will be utterly destroyed ... left uninhabitable ... forever! The Bible warns Iraq (Babylon) ..."Shall be as when God overthrew Sodom and Gomorrah" ... "it shall never be inhabited" ... "neither shall it be dwelt in from generation to generation" ... "Babylon will become a heap of rubble" ... "haunted by jackals" ... "it will be an object of horror and contempt" ... "without a single person living there."

Note: This will take place at the time of the coming "Apocalypse" and Armageddon.

From the book of Revelation (the "Apocalypse") . . .

"After these things (after the rise of the Antichrist, the global economic system, and global religion ...)

I saw another angel coming down from Heaven,

having great authority,

and the Earth was illuminated with his glory.

And he cried mightily with a loud voice, saying,

"Babylon the great is fallen,

is fallen and has become a dwelling place of demons,

a prison for every foul spirit,

and a cage for every unclean and hated bird!

For all the nations have drunk

of the wine of the wrath of her fornication,

the kings of the Earth have committed fornication with her,

and the merchants of the Earth have become rich

through the abundance of her luxury."

(Revelation 18:1-3)

"Therefore her plagues will come in one day --

death and mourning and famine.

And she will be utterly burned with fire,

for strong is the Lord God who judges her.

The kings of the Earth who committed fornication

and lived luxuriously with her

will weep and lament for her,

when they see the smoke of her burning,

standing at a distance for fear of her torment, saying,

'Alas, alas, that great city Babylon, that mighty city!

For in one hour your judgment has come.'

And the merchants of the Earth will weep and mourn over her,

for no one buys their merchandise anymore:

merchandise of gold and silver,

precious stones and pearls,

fine linen and purple, silk and scarlet ..."

(Revelation 18:8-12)

Iraqi Dinar and the Bible Reference to Iraq/Babylon Prophecy

Iraqi Dinar and the Bible Reference to Iraq/Babylon – Prophecy?

by: Faith Sloan

The Bible warns of a coming judgment upon Babylon (modern Iraq) and says Iraq (Babylon) will rise again as a great “global economic” and “global religion” center … and then will be utterly destroyed and left uninhabitable.
In the Old Testament (Tanakh), great prophecies against Iraq (Babylon) are found in the books of Isaiah 13:1-22 and Jeremiah 51:1-64 … and also in Zechariah 5:1-11 (where Babylon is called by its ancient name “Shinar”.) In the New Testament we find a fearful prophecy against “Mystery Babylon” in the book of Revelation chapters 17-18 (in the Bible a “mystery” is something that had not yet been revealed in Scripture.)
1. The Garden of Eden was in Iraq . 2. Mesopotamia, which is now Iraq, was the cradle of civilization! 3. Noah built the ark in Iraq . 4. The Tower of Babel was in Iraq . 5. Abraham was from Ur, which is in Southern Iraq . 6. Isaac’s wife Rebekah is from Nahor, which is in Iraq . 7. Jacob met Rachel in Iraq . 8. Jonah preached in Nineveh – which is in Iraq . 9. Assyria, which is in Iraq, conquered the ten tribes of Israel . 10. Amos cried out in Iraq .
11 Babylon , which is in Iraq , destroyed Jerusalem . 12. Daniel was in the lion’s den in Iraq . 13. The three Hebrew children were in the fire in Iraq (Jesus had been in Iraq also as the fourth person in the Fiery Furnace!). 14. Belshazzar, the King of Babylon saw the ‘writing on the wall’ in Iraq . 15. Nebuchadnezzar, King of Babylon, carried the Jews captive into Iraq . 16. Ezekiel preached in Iraq . 17. The wise men were from Iraq . 18. Peter preached in Iraq .
19. The ‘Empire of Man’ described in Revelation is called Babylon –which was a city in Iraq. And you have probably seen this one: Israel is the nation most often mentioned in the Bible. But 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 … The word Mesopotamia means between the two rivers, more exactly between the Tigris And Euphrates Rivers .
The name Iraq means country with deep roots. Indeed Iraq is 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 .

…. JUST WANTED TO SHOW YOUR WHAT I READ ONLINE. GONNA RESEARCH THE FACTS TO CONFIRM. I am ready for the Dinar to POP i.e. RV. Going back to read the Bible without Bias. See ya’ll soon.

IRAQI OIL PRODUCTION SOARING

BAGHDAD — Despite sectarian bombings and political gridlock, Iraq’s crude oil production is soaring, providing a singular bright spot for the nation’s future and relief for global oil markets as the West tightens sanctions on Iranian exports.
The increased flow and vital port improvements have produced a 20 percent jump in exports this year to nearly 2.5 million barrels of oil a day, making Iraq one of the premier producers in the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries for the first time in decades.
Energy analysts say the Iraqi boom, along with increased production in Saudi Arabia and the near total recovery of Libya’s oil industry, should cushion oil markets from price spikes and give the international community additional leverage over Iran when new sanctions take effect in July.
“Iraq helps enormously,” said David Goldwyn, the former State Department coordinator for international energy affairs in the Obama administration.
Even if Iraq increased its oil exports by only half of what it is projecting by next year, he said, “You would be replacing nearly half of the future Iranian supply potentially displaced by tighter sanctions.”
For Iraq, the resurgence of oil, which it is already pumping at rates seen only once for a brief time since Saddam Hussein took power in 1979, is vital to its postwar success. Oil provides more than 95 percent of the government’s revenues, has enabled the building of roads and the expansion of social services, and has greatly strengthened the Shiite-led government’s hand in this ethnically divided country.
Oil also has brought its share of pitfalls for the fledgling democracy, fostering corruption and patronage, and aggravating tensions with the Kurdish minority in the north over the division of profits.
The Iraqi government says it can add an additional 400,000 barrels a day of production by next year, and it has announced a goal of producing 10 million barrels a day by 2017.
Few independent analysts say the larger goal is realistic, but oil company executives have been impressed by Iraq’s progress and ambition.

Value of Dinar, Iraqi Dinar Revaluation

WHY BUY DINAR
History is the single biggest indicator we can look at to predict future successful outcomes. Companies do it everyday in their normal course of business when evaluating persons for home loans (credit history, employment history and history of paying bills on time), car loans, business credit. Investment advisors also look at an array of historical items to assess their investment recommendations. These include track record or history of the companies leaders on how they perform, earnings and revenue history. On a more macro (bigger picture) level economic numbers of growth or slowing go into the mix to help make a clearer picture for the future.

Iraq is no different. Let’s look at world history.

World War II – End of WW2 came in 1945. Sixty million (60,000,000) people lost their lives and most of Europe & Asia laid in ruins

Korean War – 1950 – 1953

Vietnam – 1965 – 1973 – 1965 is when the United States sent first troops into Vietnam

Operation Desert Storm – 1991 – August 2, 1990 Iraq invades Kuwait and the United States liberates Kuwait from Iraqi control January – March 1991.

Operation Iraqi Freedom – March 2003 to Present

The United States helped rebuild Germany and Japan after WWII and look at their economies now. The US rebuilt Vietnam, Korea and Kuwait. All countries are significantly more successful today.

But none of the countries above (except Kuwait) had the natural resources Iraq possesses. We have never seen an opportunity like the one that lies before us today. For 5 years now, the United States and the rest of the world have invested hundreds of billions in the rebuilding of Iraq.
Let’s look at the Top ten (10) oil producing countries and where their currency trades:

1. Saudi Arabia 266 billion barrels of reserves - .26 2. Canada 178 billion barrels of reserves - .95 3. Iran 138 billion barrels of reserves - 1/10,000* 4. Iraq 125 billion barrels of reserves - 1/1170 5. Kuwait 100 billion barrels of reserves - 3.48 6. UAE 97 billion barrels of reserves - .27 7. Venezuela 77 billion barrels of reserves - 1/2152* 8. Russia 60 billion barrels of reserves - .03 9. Libya 39 billion barrels of reserves - .81 10. Nigeria 35 billion barrels of reserves - 1/152 or half a penny

Top six countries above are Middle East countries except Canada. Example: Saudi Arabia’s currency is 26 cents for each 1 American dollar, Kuwait’s currency is 3.48 for each American dollar. So each Kuwait dinar is worth 31/2 times the US dollar. Iran’s currency is 1 American dollar equals 10,000 Iranian rial. So this currency is 1/10,000 of the US dollar, which is virtually worthless.

Now, Iraq. Their currency from October 2003 (when the new Iraqi dinar was put in circulation) Iraqi dinars has gone from 3200 to currently 1170. This is an appreciation of 173% over the last 6 years. Here’s the big question.

If you believe the growth in Iraq will continue than the Currency, the Iraqi Dinar, Iraqi dinars should be considered.