this is very much true. it is to return to ecconomic
power since we are talking bible. my view is a little
colored by this fact as i think a democratic iraq
would be a very rich nation quickly. i think it would
be a good step to see them change their name back to
mesopatania and that the people of iran to go back to
pershia for their nation. just a notion in my head.


--- [log in to unmask] wrote:
> This is the history I referred to in my last post.
>
>
> Just in case you might think of Iraq as "only" an
> oil-rich nation ruled by an
> evil dictator for 30 years, whether it has been
> supporting terrorists or may
> not be very important, here are a few important
> facts regarding the important
> history and roles that this nation has played down
> through history.
>
> 1.. The garden of Eden was in Iraq. (It sure doesn't
> look much like Paradise
> on earth today thanks to Saddam)
> 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 3 Hebrew children were in the fire in Iraq
> (That's good news to know
> that JESUS has been in Iraq too as the 4th 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. (where are the
> "wise" men today?)
> 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. Here's
> why:
>
> > * Eden was in Iraq--Genesis 2:10-14
> > * Adam &Eve were created in Iraq--Genesis 2:7-8
> > * Satan made his first recorded appearance in
> Iraq--Genesis 3:1-6
> > * Nimrod established Babylon &Tower of Babel was
> built in Iraq--Genesis
> 10:8-97; 11:1-4
> > * The confusion of the languages took place in
> Iraq--Genesis 11:5-11
> > * Abraham came from a city in Iraq--Genesis 11:31;
> Acts 7:2-4
> > * Isaac's bride came from Iraq--Genesis 24:3-4; 10
> > * Jacob spent 20 years in Iraq--Genesis
> 27:42-45;31:38 > * The first world
> Empire was in Iraq--Daniel 1:1-2;2:338
> > * The greatest revival in history was in a city in
> Iraq--Jonah 3
> > * The events of the book of Esther took place in
> Iraq--Esther
> > * The book of Nahum was a prophecy against a city
> in Iraq--Nahum
> > * The book or Revelation has prophecies against
> Babylon, which was the old
> name for the nation of Iraq--Revelation 17 & 18. No
> other nation, except
> Israel, has more history and prophecy associated
> with it than Iraq.
>





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