Conflict begins anew debate on end times

Washington Times ^ | 4/6/02 | Larry Witham

[truthandlife]

The bloody conflict in the Middle East is again turning some evangelicals to the Bible for texts that speak of a final cosmic battle in those ancient lands.

Some scholars and religious leaders warn against being too literal.

As with the founding of Israel in 1948, the Six Day War in 1967, and the Persian Gulf war of 1991, the ongoing violence between Israel and Palestinians is making some Christians think of a biblical-scale showdown.

[FreedomFriend]

By the way, what state are you located in? I'm in Georgia.

[syriacus]

Thanks for the lead. I done some google-ing and might be brave enough to do more later.

I'm beginning to wonder if the "Babylon" mentioned in the Apocalyse is really Iraq. Sadam is its leader and doesn't his name translate into something like "destroyer" or "resister"? Maybe we shouldn't be taking the term Babylon symbolically. Maybe the unification of the Arab countries is what was prophesied.