It emerges from the confluence of the kara su or western euphrates 450 kilometres 280 mi and the murat su or eastern euphrates 650 kilometres 400 mi 10 kilometres 6. Euphrates river path to armageddon welcome to the hope. The euphrates river is drying up and is a part of prophecy in the book of revelation. The related article is titled euphrates river path to armageddon. Nabonidus nabunaid, 556539 bce, son of the assyrian priestess addaguppi, came to the throne in 556 bce, after overthrowing the young king labashimarduk. Oct 06, 2017 the great river euphrates drying up we have already been considering the significance of the euphrates. Aramaic bible in plain english and the sixth angel poured his vessel over the great river euphrates, and its waters dried up that the way of the kings from the east may be prepared. The sixth poured out his bowl on the great river, the euphrates. Gods people are finally delivered from the power of spiritual babylon by the drying up of the waters of the river euphrates. Tigris and euphrates rivers are drying up nasa studies recently have indicated that the fertile crescent region in the middle east is losing fresh water at a rapid rate. Better, the sixth angel poured out his vial on the great river euphrates. The reader should know that the river euphrates is located in the north.
The tigris and euphrates rivers are drying up, and these are the very rivers that were once a critical part of the cradle of civilization in ancient mesopotamia 2000 years before christ. The symbolical meaning of the euphrates has been touched upon before. Submitted by rodney allsworth australia, jun 1, 2014 at 23. The sixth angel poured out his bowl on the great river euphrates, and its water was dried up to prepare the way for the kings from the east. And now, we are going to pick up the gentile nations. For long periods he entrusted rule to his son, prince and coregent belshazzar, who was. Euphrates river drying up prophesied welcome to the hope. The water flow in the important euphrates and tigris rivers has decreased as a result of this trend and formerly arable land in the area has become cracked and dry. Its water was dried up, that the way might be made ready for the kings that come from the sunrise. Daniel seven, part 1 dominion of beasts and horns the investigative judgment in daniel 7 the son of man in daniel 7 overview of daniel 79 seeing the sanctuary in daniel. Cyrus turned the river, which ran through the city, unto new channels, dried up the old bed, then marched in this bed under the walls where they crossed the river on arches, and took the city. This, of course, also means that the drying up of the waters of the euphrates is a global event. I said semi and primarily as babylon was located on both sides of the euphrates river, but east of israel biblically speaking, when the euphrates river dries up, essentially the line between good and bad. Here is what steve gregg wrote in his book revelation, pg.
The euphrates is the longest river of western asia. Whatever these events were, they occur r ed as armageddon approached a very violent climax. War at the euphrates two gulf wars according to daniel. And i saw, coming out of the mouth of the dragon and out of the mouth of the beast and out of the mouth of the false prophet, three unclean spirits like frogs. When medopersia overthrew babylon in the days of daniel, the persian army diverted the waters of the euphrates, drying up the river. This vast area already struggles to support at least ten million conflictdisplaced people. The sixth angel poured out his bowl on the great river euphrates, and its water was dried up, to prepare the way for the kings from the east. Comparing the references to the river euphrates in daniel 5 and revelation 15. Mar 18, 2018 12 and the sixth angel poured out his vial upon the great river euphrates. In chapters 9 and 16 of revelation, there are highly symbolic descriptions of angels affecting the area around the euphrates river in the last days.
Babylon, the ancient city, was dependent on the network of rivers known as the euphrates, and consequently, any drying up of the euphrates spelled the end of babylon. And the sixth angel poured out his vial upon the great river euphrates. Drying of the euphrates river is a symbolic analogy. This symbolizes the judgment to once again be loosed and spoken against mystery babylon it is the testimony of the lord word of god that would be the fire in the mouths of the lords army. The roman historian, cornelius tacitus not a christian. Yes, its time for prophecy to be fulfilled and this is another sign. Sep, 2015 the euphrates river is drying up and is a part of prophecy in the book of revelation.
Aug 31, 2014 bible prophecy euphrates river drying up we are in the end times. The drying up of euphrates therefore must be taken in a prophetic sense of the way being prepared for the final overthrow of the great satanic oppression that has made the nations drunk with its wine. Euphrates river drying up prophesied welcome to the hope of. That means a second gulf war a war greater than the last, led by a second middle eastern firebrand in the same neighborhood of the euphrates and though far more devastating, fated, said daniel, to a similar end. In part 2, about the euphrates, i will show why the present day drying up of the euphrates river is not a fulfillment of the prophecy in revelation 16. There are some definite things that must happen to fulfill the prophecy concerning the drying up of the euphrates river. The sixth angel poured out his bowl on the great river, the euphrates. Jun 01, 2014 submitted by rodney allsworth australia, jun 1, 2014 at 23. And also to the mighty angels midnight roar, the drying up of the euphrates, and the kings of the east. Worlds population revelation uses the name euphrates twice and the name babylon six times, but nowhere does it directly specify a relationship between the river and the city. The drying up of the euphrates was a stratagem of cyrus the persian, the conqueror of historical babylon in 536 bc. The city was surrounded by massive walls considered impregnable.
The context of the river euphrates established as a border for israel is well recognized and the drying up of that river isnt about the physical river, but what keeps the economies of the world alive, the oil that is firmly in control of the nations that seek to do her harm. Drying up the euphrates river sabbath school adventech. Belteshazzar the babylonian names given to hebrew youths. Just as literal babylons life support was the euphrates, and the drying up of it would sound a certain death, so to it is with spiritual babylon when its support water in prophecy is a symbol of multitudes, peoples. Frogs out of their mouthseuphrates 10 pastor bill randles blog. The drying up of the river also has a purpose, namely to prepare the way for the kings from the east. The great river euphrates drying up we have already been considering the significance of the euphrates. So here in chapter 16, the drying up of the euphrates clearly is a figure taken from the history of the downfall of babylon, the enemy and the oppressor of the people of god. This drying up of support prepared the way for kings of the east to come and deliver the people of god from the hand of babylon. In some way the drying up of the euphrates shall overthrow, or tend to overthrow, spiritual babylon. The second major concept in the sixth plague is that the waters of the euphrates dry up as a result of what the angel pours into it. It was taken by cyrus, gods chosen agent, and the means employed was the drying up of the euphrates. Because, after all, the bible is a book of nations. This is very similar, for these angels are bound at the great river euphrates.
The seven last plagues and the drying up of the river euphrates the following transcript was adapted from a recorded audio by pr. In the first year of belshazzar king of babylon, daniel saw a dream and visions of his head as he lay in his bed. The sixth plagueangel dries up the great river, the. The euphrates river drying up, as prophesied in the scriptures, will take place during the sevenyear tribulation, as prophesied by daniel. They come back up and begin to occupy the land deeded to abraham way back in genesis chapter 15. Hibm editorial by avi goldstein euphrates river drying up. The euphrates river dries up to make way for the kings from the.
Hibm editorial by avi goldstein euphrates river drying up prophesied. The symbolic drying up of the euphrates in revelation 16. The sixth plagueangel dries up the great river, the euphrates. The bible predicts that the preparations for the attack of china upon the middle east and israel involve a combination of human and angelic events. Originating in the armenian highlands eastern turkey, the euphrates flows through syria and iraq to join the tigris in the shatt alarab, which empties. East of the euphrates river, we primarily have the land of babylonia, and babylon was a heathen nation full of idolatrous practices and certainly symbolic of satan. The troops took the city by marching in on the dry river bed, after the priests betrayed the city by opening the iron gates that spanned the river. Daniel wrote that this war will have two parts and that the greater of these would be the second. An answer to the proofs of the second coming of messiah, at the passover, march 31. They will then wreak such judgment upon the earth, that one third of men will be killed.
In the eleventh chapter of daniel turkey is dealt with under the title of the king of the north. The drying up of the euphrates, and the kings of the east. The last chapter in the book of isaiah, which takes us into eternity, is still dealing with nations. Ellen white, the eastern question and the king of the. Mar 11, 2019 babylon, the ancient city, was dependent on the network of rivers known as the euphrates, and consequently, any drying up of the euphrates spelled the end of babylon. The tigriseuphrates river basin, which feeds syria and iraq, is rapidly drying up.
Daniel declared, i saw in my vision by night, and behold, the four winds of heaven were stirring up the great sea. Darbys translation of the new testament, 2nd edition 1871 notes on the book of daniel the c. The decrease in water primarily has resulted from a major drought in 2007 and the loss of snow pack in the mountains to the north. In this verse we see the drying up of the river euphrates so as to prepare the way for the kings of the east. Tracts, volume 1, written by charles stanley 18211890 the c. For long periods he entrusted rule to his son, prince and.
Ellen white, the eastern question and the king of the north. The last plagues and the drying up of the river euphrates. Biblically speaking, when the euphrates river dries up, essentially the line between good and bad becomes blurred, andor is no longer present. Daniel 5 records the events surrounding the last days of babylon. According to the ancient historian herodotus, on the night that king belshazzar and his officials had a feast, the persians diverted the euphrates and entered babylon along the riverbed, taking the city by surprise.
Mar 05, 2014 12 the sixth angel poured out his bowl on the great river euphrates, and its waters were dried up to prepare the way for the kings from the east. Euphrates river path to armageddon welcome to the hope of. The drying up of the river euphrates 4 revelation chapter 16. Drying of the euphrates ulrike unruh ancient babylon was situated on the river euphrates see jeremiah 51. In his book history of cyrus the great 1878, jacob abbott wrote. The driedup river is a word picture that shows us that god will end babylons power. Whereas daniel says nothing about drying up the river euphrates, john presents this as a central sign of the sooncoming fall of mystery babylon. Babylon was the capital of a large and very fertile region, which extended on both sides of the euphrates toward the persian gulf. Bible prophecy euphrates river drying up we are in the end times.
In the great agelong struggle between the kingdoms of christ and the world. Remember, the euphrates river is a word picture for the support that worldwide powers give babylon. So, when the euphrates river dries up, it shows us that these powers stop supporting babylon. Is the present day drying up of the euphrates river a fulfillment of bible prophecy. This suggests that we ought to be familiar with some history of babylons overthrow that is not specifically recorded in the book of daniel. There the euphrates judgment was clearly a divine judgment upon the wicked who opposed the word and the saints of the lord see chap. In order to understand this prophecy, we muse refer to the parallel experience of. The shrinking of the euphrates, a river so crucial to the birth of civilization that the book of revelation prophesied its drying up as a sign of the end times, has decimated farms along its banks, has left fishermen impoverished and has depleted riverside towns as farmers flee to the cities looking for work.