News Of The Great River Euphrates
It was prophecied in Revelation 16:12 and we have been reading Euphrates River 1 news for years and years saying “the River Euphrates is drying up”. A report said it again recently:
River Euphrates in Syria drying up, local populace affected; Siasat Daily 2: By |
Headlines say it will be disastrous:
A humanitarian crisis is likely as the “fertile crescent” becomes arid
As its rivers shrink, Iraq thirsts for regional cooperation | Reuters
Iraq Suffers as the Euphrates River Dwindles – The New York Times
‘Desert’: Drying Euphrates threatens disaster in Syria – Courthouse …
Drought in Iraq and Syria could collapse food system for millions
Syria’s longest river, Euphrates dries | Latest English News (Video)
Drought hits West Asia’s longest Euphrates river | 12 mn face water …
‘Desert’: drying Euphrates threatens disaster in Syria – France 24
When will the River Euphrates completely dry up?
It’s been drying, drying, drying, with droughts giving less rains… for years now. But, when will this river be officially “dried up”?
Bible prophecy predicts that the River Euphrates will completely dry up with the arrival of “the sixth angel” of Revelation 16 (verse 12). It is not completely dry — until “the sixth angel” dries it! Wait for it, wait for it….
“The sixth angel” of Revelation 16
Verse 1 “Then I heard a loud voice from the temple, saying to the seven angels, “Go and pour out on the earth the seven bowls of the wrath and indignation of God.”
2 So the first angel went….” – Revelation 16: verses 1-2
…verse 12 Then the sixth angel poured out his bowl on the great river, the Euphrates; and its water was dried up, so that the way would be prepared for [the coming of] the kings from [b]the east.
the River Euphrates will completely dry up with the arrival of “the sixth angel“
There are some very interesting BibleGateway footnotes on this 16th chapter. Especially note b:
Footnotes
- Revelation 16:3 Lit soul.
- Revelation 16:12 Lit the rising sun. Using this phrase, or just the rising, was the ancient way of referring to the east. A dry Euphrates would enable massive armies to travel quickly from the region of Iraq (Babylonia) to territory north of Israel (Syria) in preparation for the battle at Har-Magedon (v 16).
- Revelation 16:15 This is the third of the seven promised blessings. See note 1:3.
- Revelation 1:3 This is the first of the seven promised blessings (beatitudes) of the Revelation. See also 14:13; 16:15; 19:9; 20:6; 22:7, 14.
- Revelation 16:15 These are metaphorical statements referring to a believer who is always expecting the return of Christ, and maintains a lifestyle (the clothing) of which he will not be ashamed when that day comes.
- Revelation 16:16 The name means “mountain of Megiddo” and indicates a region west and slightly south of the Sea of Galilee.
- Revelation 16:21 A talent weighs about a hundred pounds.
Jesus and His army of angels will utterly destroy His enemies in the gigantic battle at Har-Magedon.
Interesting note about Har-Magedon: Revelation 16:12 footnote “b”: … A dry Euphrates would enable massive armies to travel quickly from the region of Iraq (Babylonia) to territory north of Israel (Syria) in preparation for the battle at Har-Magedon (v 16).
Even as the massive armies prepare to invade Israel, crossing the dry Euphrates, Jesus will return to conquer them.
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Footnotes
- The Euphrates (/juːˈfreɪtiːz/ (
listen)) is the longest and one of the most historically important rivers of Western Asia.
Together with the Tigris, it is one of the two defining rivers of Mesopotamia (the “Land Between the Rivers”).
Originating in Turkey, the Euphrates flows through Syria and Iraq to join the Tigris in the Shatt al-Arab, which empties into the Persian Gulf.
– wikipedia.org/wiki/Euphrates. -
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