Apr 11, 2005 13:34
Hey check it. I got this in an email today. Some interestin things. Especially that last part.
>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 you have probably seen this one. 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.
>
>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?!
heh crazy