UNESCO is Rebuilding Babylon

[Andy]

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Centuries. Are we to believe this? If so, then the End Times is centuries away.

After all the Jewish year is only at 5768.

Are we limiting the power of God, here? Did we not see the breakdown of the Soviet Union in a day? Are there not many examples in scripture of God raising up or tearing down an Empire in a moment's time? Why would we doubt scripture just based on our 5 senses and not accept by faith that God is still the same omnipotent God He always was?

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I don't either. Daniel clearly shows that last days kingdom is partly iron and partly clay. Well know who the iron represents. If Chaldean Babylon were involved, it would be partly gold and partly clay.

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I don't believe that the Babylon that the Bible speaks of, is in present day Iraq.

Iraq has very few exports that would cause the world to "weep" and throw ashes on its head/mourn.

Iraq has an annual GDP of 100 billion dollars (about 1/2 the annual sales of Walmart)

Iraq is a dirt-poor country, even with the oil revenues.

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Still, it would be years before 'Babylon' could become a major economic center, the likes of say NY or LA, London etc.

Centuries. Are we to believe this? If so, then the End Times is centuries away.

After all the Jewish year is only at 5768.

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Still, it would be years before 'Babylon' could become a major economic center, the likes of say NY or LA, London etc.
Iraq doesnt currently even have a major seaport, does it?
Maybe in a couple of decades or so Iraq could be referred to as 'Babylon the Great' but not anytime soon, I believe, but I may be wrong.

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I saw Joel Rosenberg appear on Glenn Beck's show last evening and Joel was convinced that present day Iraq will be Babylon the Great in Revelation 18. Joel travelled within Iraq recently and he felt very safe. The American military has done a splendid job of securing Iraq. The ancient city of Babylon will be restored to its once magnificent glory days. Iraq's oil and its security will invite the merchants of the world to make this city the center of commerce and the Antichrist will make Babylon his power base. The U.S.'s new embassy in Iraq is the most expensive and most elaborate embassy in the world.

[Irvine]

This article is from last year, but I just heard of this now, quite interesting, although Im not convinced the Babylon in Revelation will be the city in modern day Iraq, at the moment other cities would fit that description more.
I guess time will tell.

Today the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization is pumping millions of dollars into Babylon and several other historical sites in Iraq. With the help of private donors the UN is hoping to turn Babylon in to a thriving center of tourism and commerce. If everything goes according to plan, Babylon will be a cultural center complete with shopping malls, hotels, and maybe even a theme park.

Don't be misled by confusing the Fall of Babylon in history with the Destruction of Babylon, as prophesied in the Bible. Many Bible handbooks, dictionaries, and commentaries give you the impression that Babylon was "destroyed" in 539 BC. But it is important to realize that when Cyrus the Great captured Babylon he was able to take it over without a battle. In fact, this feat is celebrated in the famed Cylinder of Cyrus that is featured in the British Museum in London. Babylon served as a secondary capital of the Persian Empire for two centuries until Alexander the Great conquered the Persians in 325 BC. He made it his capital; in fact, he died there. Four of his generals then divided up the empire, and subsequently Babylon gradually atrophied over the centuries.

full story:http://www.khouse.org/enews_article/2007/1193