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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 it than Iraq.

IRAQ - VERY INTERESTING - DID YOU KNOW?

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 also... this is something to think about! Since America is typically represented by an eagle, Saddam should have read up on his Muslim passages...

The following verse is from the Koran, (the Islamic Bible)

Koran (9:11) - For it is written that a son of Arabia would awaken a fearsome Eagle. The wrath of the Eagle would be felt throughout the lands of Allah and lo, while some of the people trembled in despair still more rejoiced; for the wrath of the Eagle cleansed the lands of Allah; and there was peace.

(Note the verse number!)

Hmmmmmmm?! God Bless you all Amen !

Well, it's been about 1.5 thousands years, odds are that it's going to happen at some point

Altough, there is no peace or rejoicing going on over there.

Dr^Heart wrote:19. The Empire of Man described in Revelation is called Babylon, which was a city in Iraq!

One of the most memorable quotes from when I was forced to read the book of Revelations was where Babylon was depicted as a giant prostitute. I thought this was interesting considering the current state of Iraq, its surroundings and its political standing with the rest of the Western world (oil etc).

see... iraq is like a prostitute being abused, lured upon, exploited... many has been interested on iraq because of its vast oil resource... there had been rejoicing when the tyrrant ruler was forcibly thrown out... though, there is still chaos but the wrath of the fearsome eagle is still on "guard"..

Which was exactly what I was inferring.

so, what do you think? is the above mentioned things fiction or they're factual?

The reference to 9/11 in the Qur'an is very vague. I'm sure Al Qaeda used the section (9:11) as some form of justification to their people as to why the eleventh of September would be the date chosen for the attacks, but apart from that, it was merely coincidence. I don't believe in prophecy or fate.

Dr^Heart wrote:Koran (9:11) - For it is written that a son of Arabia would awaken a fearsome Eagle. The wrath of the Eagle would be felt throughout the lands of Allah and lo, while some of the people trembled in despair still more rejoiced; for the wrath of the Eagle cleansed the lands of Allah; and there was peace.

What book does that come from? I'd like to reference it sometime!

I haven't finished the Qur'an yet, but I do recall some passage about not killing Jews and Christians, you familiar with it?

Yeah, Babylon used to be the Rome of the ancient ancient world, and was also the big adversary of the Jews.

Well, apparently that quote is the result from a very good chain e-mail.

http://www.screamingpickle.com/members/quran/