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Title: The Iraqi War


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The Iraqi War
An Update on how the war is goingand Seeing the
war through the lens of scripture
2
The Many Questions
  • Was the War Wrong?
  • Were we misled by the Bush Administration?
  • Was Iraq involved in the 9/11 attacks?
  • Did the Terrorists and Al Qaeda have ties to
    Iraq?
  • Did Saddam Hussein have weapons of mass
    destruction?

For a thorough and balanced assessment of these
and other questions go to this Website
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Did President Bush lie?
  • Over 3,000 American Soldiers have died since the
    war began over five years ago are their deaths in
    vain?
  • Is this war another Viet Nam?
  • Is this war really about oil?
  • Has our country become more or less safe?
  • Are we winning in Afghanistan and Iraq?

Angered about it?
4
  • Who has the most to gain or lose depending upon
    the wars outcome?
  • Are the media covering everything and letting us
    decide or are they interpreting the news for us?
  • Are we being told only what others want us to
    know? Is the war on Terrorism being defined
    properly?
  • Will we be able to leave Iraq and not cause a
    civil war or chaotic conflict that eventually
    will lead to a stronger Terrorist organization?

winners losers
Unbiased?
5
What about Iran?
  • Not only is Iran heavily involved in undermining
    Iraq so is Syria, what should be done to address
    their rising threats to stability in the Middle
    East and the world?
  • Iran has become more aggressive and is being
    supported and supplied nuclear technology through
    Russia, the prospects of Iran possessing and
    using a nuclear weapon is drawing close.

Iran has already threatened to use it
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The Middle East is centered around Israel and the
Israeli-Arab conflict
  • This is a battle that began with Abraham in the
    birth of Ishmael and Isaac. The rivalry between
    two half brothers and their descendants.
  • It is a conflict over two histories and two
    different religions and two different promises
    (Covenants) (Gal. 421-31.)
  • There is far more involved here than just feuding
    peoples the conflict strikes at the very purpose
    of life, the identity of God, and what is the
    truth.

Which is the son of promise?
Isaac or Ishmael?
Is the Bible right or the Koran?
7
The Bible gives us signs, warnings, and a
prophetic picture that is centered around Israel
(See End of Age Prophecies on this DVD).
Who is this small nation? What significance do
they represent? Why are the Arab (Islamic)
nations so threatened, so incensed, and so
determined to annihilate Israel?
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The Jews they are known almost everywhere upon
the face of the earthwhere they had been driven
by Gods judgment against them (for disobedience
rejection of His Covenant with them) yet God
promised to bring them back to their homeland in
the last daysThey began to return in mass in
1948 when Israel became a nation again for the
third time.
Ancient Prophecies fulfilled...
Jews returning from four corners of the earth!
9
God's Chosen People?
  • Why did/do so many want to destroy them, (The
    Roman Empire, past Roman Catholic Popes, European
    Kings, Czars of Russia, Hitler of Germany and now
    the Arab/Islamic nations)?
  • The answer to this question lies in the spiritual
    war that exists between God and Satan. Satan (the
    god of this world) wants to destroy Gods
    chosen people who were CHOSEN to bring in the
    SAVIOR JESUS! (Big problemthe Jews as a nation
    rejected Jesus)
  • God has promised that there will always be a
    remnant of His chosen people on the earth! And
    someday (in the last days) the nation of Israel
    will finally recognize Jesus as their Messiah!

God told Abraham Gen. 123 I will bless those
who bless you, And I will curse him who curses
you And in you all the families of the earth
shall be blessed."
10
Israel to Return to their Land
  • In 1948 Israel became a nation once again after
    nearly 1900 years in exile. According to prophesy
    they will remain now until the Messiah comes.
  • The conflict is the enemies of Israel have pledge
    to wipe them off the map of the world. This
    hostility is fueled from Satanic hatred through a
    false religion that claims Judaism is wrong.
  • Iraqs role has been to partner with other
    Islamic nations in a confederacy to destroy
    Israel. However, now since Saddam Hussein is
    gone, and in agreement with prophesy, Iraq is not
    a participant in the final war of Gog and Magog.

What is Gog and Magog?
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  • Question "What are Gog and Magog?"Answer
    Prophetically, Gog will be the leader of a great
    army that attacks the land of Israel in the end
    times. Gog is described as "the prince of Rosh,
    Meshech, and Tubal" from the north, "the land of
    Magog" (Ezekiel 382-3). The prophet Ezekiel
    prophetically describes Gog attacking Israel with
    a powerful force (Ezekiel chapters 3839).
    According to this prophecy of Ezekiel, Gog will
    be defeated by God Himself on the mountains of
    Israel. The slaughter will be so great it will
    take seven months to bury all of the dead
    (Ezekiel 3912). The book of Revelation also
    mentions Gog and Magog (Revelation 207-8). The
    prophecy in Revelation is essentially a
    restatement of Ezekiel's prophecy.Magog was a
    grandson of Noah (Genesis 102). The descendants
    of Magog settled to the far north of Israel,
    likely in Europe and northern Asia (Ezekiel
    382). Magog seems to be used to refer to
    "northern barbarians" in general, but likely also
    has a connection to Magog the person. The people
    of Magog are described as skilled warriors
    (Ezekiel 3815 393-9). The book of Revelation
    uses Ezekiel's prophecy about Magog to portray a
    final end-times attack on the nation of Israel
    (Revelation 208-9).

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The History of the World began in the Middle East
and it will conclude there
Gog Magog Alliance from Ezekiel 37-39 Magog,
Rosh, Meshech, and Tubal Russia former Soviet
Republics Persia Iran Cush Sudan,
Ethiopia Put Libya, Algeria, and Tunisia Gomer
Turkey, Armenia, Asia Minor Countries with
Mountainous border with Israel Syria, Lebanon,
Jordan Sheba and Dedan Saudi Arabia, Yemen,
Oman, and Gulf States Many peoples with you
Other Islamic nations
  • The Garden of Eden most likely was located in
    Iraq.
  • The final conflict of this age involves Jerusalem
    in the battle of Armageddon.
  • A supernatural intervention will occur by God to
    prevent Gog and Magog (and allies) from
    destroying Israel (Ezekiel 37-39).
  • These prophecies written thousands of years ago
    are being fulfilled in today's headlines.

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There is also another hidden war going on behind
the news
  • Muslims are turning to Christ in large numbers
    for the first time since Islam has dominated the
    Arab world.
  • There are fantastic reports of conversions,
    visions, and dreams, as literally hundreds and
    thousands across the Middle East are turning the
    Jesus.
  • This is also true in Iraq and most of these
    conversions have occurred after 9/11!

Surprise Conversions to Christ?
Source Epicenter, Why the Current Rumblings in
the Middle East Will Change Your Future Joel C.
Rosenberg
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Jews are turning to Christ in preparation of His
return
  • Many Jews are realizing the prophecies of the
    Messiah have been fulfilled in this Jewish
    Carpenter named Jesus.
  • The Jewish nation is experiencing dramatic and
    prophetic prosperity with peace while at the
    same time continual and growing threat of
    annihilation from its enemies.

Turning to Christ
Destruction
Peace
Two Prophetic End of Age issues for Israel...
15
Russia is interwoven today with Iran, (Syria,
Libya , Ethiopia, Jordan, Saudi Arabia) and the
coalition of Islamic nations surrounding Israel.
Israel is indeed the Epicenter of the worlds
attention because there is far more at stake than
land, peoples, and oil, it is a Gods Issue!
16
Iraq
  • Saddam Hussein had painted on one of his palace
    ceilings a depiction of him riding into Jerusalem
    on a white horse with the Islamic armies
    destroying Israel.
  • Yet, the prophetic picture of Ezekiel does not
    include this long time enemy of Israel in the
    alliance with Gog and Magog.
  • There is another picture

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Iraq aligns with the West, Israel, Egypt,
Morocco, and prospers in the end times
  • One prophetic picture describes the return of the
    city of Babylon to prestige and greatness. The
    nation of Iraq being restored to prosperity and
    growth.
  • Iraq will form a strong, stable, and decisive
    central government. Iraqs military will succeed,
    the insurgency will be crushed and support for it
    will evaporate, and foreign terrorists will stop
    flowing into the country.
  • In short, Iraq will emerge as an oil superpower,
    rivaling Saudi Arabia.
  • The above nations are not destroyed with Gog and
    Magog and her allies

Iraq rebuilt prospering
18
Right nowIn 2008 Iraqi and the US coalition
forces are winning the war.
  • The people of Iraq are turning in the extremists,
    Al Qaeda and other radical groups are losing
    support all across the nation. As one military
    intelligence officer wrote That is why we have
    won this war already and it is just a matter of
    time with continued withdrawing supportI think
    the Iraqi government can handle it, actually.
  • Iraqs military is beginning to exert its muscle
    and authority in Basra, Mosul, and other
    terrorist breeding grounds.
  • The Iraq economy is growing exponentially as one
    America Pilot reported, the night lights were
    scattered and few, today the lights reveal
    cities.

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The Temple Mount the Middle East Trigger Point
  • The Third Temple will be re-built however, every
    Muslim Nation has vowed to fight to the death if
    it is donewhy? A third Temple would strongly
    validate Judaism and their Old Testament claims
    verses the Islamic claims and the Koran.
  • The Second Coming of Christ is portrayed by Him
    riding on a white horse with the armies of the
    Lord by His side (Rev. 1911). He is coming to
    Israel to defeat the armies of the antichrist
    arrayed again to destroy the Jewish homeland.
  • Ultimately Jesus is coming to THE THIRD TEMPLE
    from which He will reign for a 1,000 years on
    earth.

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From Heavens Point of View
  • General Georges Sada reports that Muslims in Iraq
    are turning to Christ. (Epicenter pp 203)
  • A small revival has occurred since 2002 because
    the fall of Saddam Hussein, the window of
    religious freedom, and the people being turned
    off to radical Islam.
  • Where only a handful of Christians existed now
    ten thousand do and many have gone public.
  • Remarkable stories of healings, visions, and
    dreams have also brought about conversions. Many
    Muslims have reported having dreams of Jesusthen
    coming to Him.
  • The War from Gods Eternal perspective has a
    different motive God not only wants a tyrant and
    mass murderer removed, religious freedom, and a
    threat to peace in the Middle East gone, most
    importantly He wants people to find Christ and
    salvation!

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Conclusion
  • No matter what side one was on concerning the
    Iraq war there are eternal values in the lives of
    Muslims turning to Christ as a result. This is
    far more important than the temporal issues we
    are fighting over.
  • Prophetic fulfillment is also in play considering
    that Iraq is NOT a part of the Russian Iranian
    alliance that will lead to Gog and Magog battle
    predicted by Ezekiel 37-39.
  • And finally, the Iraqi war and subsequent
    occupation although difficult is now turned in
    favor of the coalition forces because Iraqis have
    turned against Islamic extremism. The Iraqi army
    has also responded to become strong enough to
    defend and provide for its own security.

Good News!
We are just beginning to here about this in the
news...
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