The Prophets Isaiah and Jeremiah both used the parabolic image of Babylon to describe the impending destruction of Iraq as a harbinger of the soon-coming devastation of the world. This article examines a prophecy Isaiah made some 2700 years ago in which he explains Saddam Hussein will die as a result of his invasion of Kuwait.
The Prophets often use the parabolic image of Babylon to describe events that will occur in the Last Days. This article explained—before the Gulf War began—that the Prophet Jeremiah predicted the following things would happen as a parabolic fulfillment of the “Babylonian prophecies” that will be fulfilled by the Antichrist:
For many years Saddam Hussein had grandiose plans to recreate the grandeur of the legendary Babylonian king, Nebuchadnezzar. The question was, Would he succeed? This article explains why his efforts merely made him heir to God’s curse against the nation that once was Babylonia.
The members of Corporate Israel have often angered God during Corporate Israel’s long history. Unfortunately, those who were once holy to God are always holy to God. Therefore, men will not determine the final judgment that befalls those who claim to be Corporate Israel but are not. God will do that in His Own time and in His Own way.
This “Questions & Answers” column addresses various issues ranging from parabolic fulfillment of prophecy and Hebrew idioms to what the future holds for the “tares” in the Church today.