Prophecy Being Fulfilled

Bible prophecy indicates that in the End Times, the nation we know today as the Republic of Iraq -- known variously in Scripture as Babel, Bablyon, Babylonia, Mesopotamia and Shinar -- will emerge as the global center of wealth, power and terrible evil. Eventually Iraq will pose a direct and existential threat to the State of Israel, particularly during the Tribulation. 

As we have watched over the past few years since the fall of Saddam Hussein and his regime in 2003, Iraq has not been a regional threat, much less a danger to Israel. Some have assumed, therefore, that Iraq would no longer play a major role in Middle Eastern or global affairs in the future. 

Think again; such a conclusion would be a mistake. 

When Joel Rosenburg wrote his first non-fiction book, Epicenter, he mentioned three things that would happen.

Iraq would: 

• begin rebuilding its offensive military capability;
• begin rebuilding its economy; 
• continue rebuilding the ancient city of Babylon into a major center of       commerce and tourism.

Interestingly, all three developments are currently underway. We are seeing prophecy being fulfilled before our eyes.