E-mail from a Denison friend- Iraq and the Bible

Food for thought.






Read all of this one, it is interesting!!






Near the bottom--the part highlighted in green --will give you GOOSEBUMPS!!!




You don't want to miss this! ((*_*) )





VERY INTERESTING-






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 - w hich 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

With 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?!



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This is a ribbon for soldiers fighting in Iraq ..






Pass it on to everyone and pray.