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Bible Skeptics Take Note: Babylon Is Being Rebuilt, Just As Prophesised
flashtrafficblog.wordpress.com ^ | June 28, 2009 | Joel Rosenberg

Posted on 06/29/2009 3:17:41 PM PDT by GiovannaNicoletta

Regular readers of this weblog and my books know that Bible prophecy says the ancient city of Babylon, Iraq will be rebuilt and become the greatest center of wealth, commerce and power in the “last days” of history. The books of Isaiah, Jeremiah, Ezekiel and Revelation are explicit on this subject. Skeptics and cynics abound, to be sure, but the fact is Babylon is being rebuilt right now, in part with U.S. taxpayer funds. Iraqi leaders hope that eventually millions of tourists will come to visit, and real progress is being made. Consider today’s edition of Stars & Stripes, a U.S. military publication. They have a fascinating story this morning headlined: “U.S., Iraqi experts developing plan to preserve Babylon, build local tourism industry.”

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TOPICS: Current Events; General Discusssion
KEYWORDS: babylon; endtimes; flashtraffic; iraq; joel; joelrosenberg; prophecy; rebuildingiraq; rosenberg
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To: GiovannaNicoletta

I’m not a “bible skeptic”. I’m a dispensationalism skeptic. Different thing altogether.


21 posted on 06/29/2009 3:54:36 PM PDT by Lee N. Field ("I've studied bible prophecy 30 years." usually means "I've never hear of Geerhardus Vos.")
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To: nmh
I see bittersweet times till He takes us home.

I agree.

2 Timothy 3: 1-2 - But realize this, that in the last days difficult times will come. For men will be lovers of self, lovers of money, boastful, arrogant, revilers, disobedient to parents, ungrateful, unholy....

22 posted on 06/29/2009 4:03:49 PM PDT by Watershed
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Religious KOOK ALERT!


23 posted on 06/29/2009 4:05:22 PM PDT by Matchett-PI (Obama has entered the "cracking stage" of his presidency. ~ Gagdad)
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To: GiovannaNicoletta

Aw Geez...


24 posted on 06/29/2009 4:06:48 PM PDT by john in springfield
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To: GiovannaNicoletta

Even Bible Prophecy teachers who know that Jesus is coming soon and the many prophecies of the end times will be fulfilled, don’t necessarily agree with one another on this one...

There was an interesting program from David Reagan’s ministry, Lamb and Lion Ministries (out of McKinney, Texas, just north of Dallas) — about this subject of Babylon, actually, more to the point, where will the Antichrist’s headquarters be.

You might take a look at it, as it involved interviewing many different prophecy teachers about this subject...

http://www.lamblion.com/television/programs_pretrib14.php


25 posted on 06/29/2009 4:13:00 PM PDT by Star Traveler (The God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob is a Zionist and Jerusalem is the apple of His eye.)
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To: RansomOttawa

God keeps His promises and fulfills prophecies and there's nothing shrouded in figurative language or obscure.

Here are one or two Biblical prophecies that have been fulfilled throughout history. Makes you pretty certain that all the rest of God's prophecies will be fulfilled as well, including those concerning Babylon.

26 posted on 06/29/2009 4:15:29 PM PDT by GiovannaNicoletta
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To: nmh
He duped the middle income people to vote for him because he said that none of their taxes would go up, and now, I just heard on TV CNN that Mr. Obama might have to break that promise to help pay for ?? Guess what ? medical , health care ....
Ummm ? isn't that what the taxes on tobacco, sodas was suppose to be for ?
27 posted on 06/29/2009 4:18:22 PM PDT by Prophet in the wilderness (PSALM .53 : 1 The FOOL hath said in his heart, there is no GOD.)
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To: Star Traveler
I think Joel Rosenberg's purpose was to demonstrate how Babylon is in the process of being rebuilt after having been nothing but ruins for several thousands of years.

Things are beginning to happen with an area of the world that been forgotten and ignored for a long, long time. And I'm positive that it's not coincidental that God said that Babylon would be rebuilt and be a major center of commerce during the Tribulation.

As an aside, a friend of my son's who had served over in Iraq was home about a year ago and, in the middle of a picnic, stood up and told the people there that they better make sure they're saved, because things are beginning to happen with Babylon. He would say no more about it, but I thought it was rather odd.

28 posted on 06/29/2009 4:22:38 PM PDT by GiovannaNicoletta
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To: nmh

I pray that be soon!


29 posted on 06/29/2009 4:23:03 PM PDT by karatemom (Aunt Jo's birthday-RIP)
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To: parsifal
I think this is like Babylon 5.

Hmmm. The beast from the sea?


30 posted on 06/29/2009 4:25:10 PM PDT by Lee N. Field ("I've studied bible prophecy 30 years." usually means "I've never hear of Geerhardus Vos.")
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To: Prophet in the wilderness

I truly don’t understand HOW they can believe a Demoncrat when they say they won’t raise taxes on the middle class? They truly have NO LOGIC or COMMON SENSE.


31 posted on 06/29/2009 4:27:43 PM PDT by nmh (Intelligent people recognize Intelligent Design (God).)
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To: RansomOttawa
So turning the ruins of Babylon into a tourist attraction is the equivalent of rebuilding the city and turning it into the seat of world government? OK, sure.

Ho, ho. Just wait until someone eisegetes Isaiah 17.

32 posted on 06/29/2009 4:28:45 PM PDT by Lee N. Field ("I've studied bible prophecy 30 years." usually means "I've never hear of Geerhardus Vos.")
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To: Matchett-PI

Don’t be so hard on yourself.


33 posted on 06/29/2009 4:29:49 PM PDT by GiovannaNicoletta
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To: Prophet in the wilderness

Ah jsut wait till he OPENS THE BORDERS!

With companies not hiring and laying off, that will be fun! We can literally fight over jobs.


34 posted on 06/29/2009 4:31:08 PM PDT by nmh (Intelligent people recognize Intelligent Design (God).)
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To: nmh
" I truly don’t understand HOW they can believe a Democrat when they say they won’t raise taxes on the middle class? They truly have NO LOGIC or COMMON SENSE. "
.....
It's as if they were blinded by something.... kind of like weird Twilight Zone Bizarro World all mixed up in one...
As things unfold day by day, min by min .... this is becoming more and more like a bad B movie becoming reality... just freaky ....
35 posted on 06/29/2009 4:41:13 PM PDT by Prophet in the wilderness (PSALM .53 : 1 The FOOL hath said in his heart, there is no GOD.)
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To: GiovannaNicoletta
Yes... very odd....
Was he in INTEL in Iraq ?
36 posted on 06/29/2009 4:43:24 PM PDT by Prophet in the wilderness (PSALM .53 : 1 The FOOL hath said in his heart, there is no GOD.)
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To: Lee N. Field
Just speculation ....
Would Damascus be destroyed by one of Iran's nuke missiles heading towards Europe but failed in it's boost stage and fell on Damascus ?
or ? would be a suitcase nuke that someone set off in Damascus ?
or ? the USA hitting Damascus in retaliation for something ?
or ? Israel dealing with Damascus ? ...
all are possible scenarios..
37 posted on 06/29/2009 4:50:36 PM PDT by Prophet in the wilderness (PSALM .53 : 1 The FOOL hath said in his heart, there is no GOD.)
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To: GiovannaNicoletta

This evening works for me...


38 posted on 06/29/2009 4:56:54 PM PDT by j_tull (I may make you feel, but I can't make you think.)
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To: GiovannaNicoletta
If we would have used nukes, like we were supposed to, this problem would not have re-manifested in our lifetimes.


A verbis ad verbera

39 posted on 06/29/2009 5:10:48 PM PDT by Costumed Vigilante (Congress: When a handful of evil morons just isn't enough)
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To: GiovannaNicoletta

40 posted on 06/29/2009 5:12:28 PM PDT by visualops (portraits.artlife.us or visit my freeper page)
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