Cloudflare Ray ID: 7a17313b09d87d0d Growth will surge. Out of these cookies, the cookies that are categorized as necessary are stored on your browser as they are as essential for the working of basic functionalities of the website. Jeremiah 51:26. This website is using a security service to protect itself from online attacks. What is the Place & Time of Babylon's Ultimate Destruction?5. Tourism has been growing there gradually, as security has improved and hotels have opened., Just this month, an Arab newspaperreportedthat the Iraqi government is going to converta palace overlooking the UNESCO World Heritage site [in Babylon] into a museum.. This temple, dedicated to the mother goddess Ninmakh in the sixth century, was first excavated by archaeologists of the Koldewey Expedition (18991914) and later re-excavated and reconstructed by Iraqi archaeologists. Indeed Babylon is to fall for the slain of Israel, As also for Babylon the slain of all the earth have fallen. Anyone can read what you share. 3. yet there are PHOTOGRAPHS of Inhabitants at Babylon. In 538BC " Darius the Median " captured Babylon (Daniel 5:31). Today, what's visible is the top of some of the city walls. NOT YET! Several empires rose and fell and rose again over the millennia on the same coveted soil between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers. While Iraqi officials went to great lengths to protect the site while vying for the coveted World Heritage Site designation, those efforts appear to have since eased. But American archaeologist Jeff Allen says underneath it, the mud bricks and the mortar of what was the ancient world's grandest city have been disintegrating. Revelation 14:8 says Babylon the Great is fallen, "she who made all nations drink the wine of the passion of her sexual immorality." She is only called great for her extensive tentacular reach, like the tentacles of an octopus. So, how does this relate to the very distinct probability the Tower of Babel is symbolically being rebuilt today? This category only includes cookies that ensures basic functionalities and security features of the website. All that caused significant damage, a British Museum report found. (Jeremiah 51:43. Verse Concepts. 74159-1575. of the RE-use of Babylon's Stones since the First Fall of Babylon of the flourishing of Trees & Greenery (Gardens, Groves) at Babylon YmlibGVwcm9waGVjeWFzd3JpdHRlbkBnbWFpbC5jb20=, The Psalm 83 Prophecy VS the Psalm 83 Theory. And the bricks just fall apart. In the Bible, it was named "Mistress of Kingdoms" and was the capital of the third world power of Bible history. European Union) advocating for "open borders" which basically says ANYONE can come here to live, work and play. UNESCO has even printed up a snazzy brochure, with Babylon listed as the premier destination, to hand out to wealthy donors.. LEFT: Workers, Inhabitants, Arabs, begin work on excavating the Ishtar Gate in 1902. In the second century C.E., the Parthians ransacked the city, ending any hope of its revival. Much of the problem is that most of the four-mile-square city has never been excavated or even surveyed. But they were hardly the first encroachment. It is usually risky to interpret the Bible in light of current events. Although Babylon was designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2019, there isn't much left to see of the once-unstoppable empire that dazzled Greek historians and enslaved its rivals, most famously the biblical Kingdom of Judah. Desolate Desert (no greenery; trees, gardens, groves) 5. Should we believe him when he describes Babylon as one of the worlds great commercial hubs, where the merchants of the world come to trade great quantities of gold, silver, jewels, and pearls, along with all kinds of other expensive goods and services that entice the kings of the world and draw ships from everywhere on the planet (Revelation 18:9-12)? It's not hard to believe that Old Testament authors may have modeled their Tower of Babel after the Marduk temple, known as the "house of the frontier between heaven and Earth.". In order to keep the peace among people without ties of blood or religion, Hammurabi created his famous Legal Code, essentially a detailed list of crimes and their associated punishments: This early system of retributive justice inscribed on an 8-foot (2.4-meter) diorite obelisk that is housed in the Louvre in Paris is believed to have been the basis of the ancient Hebrews' code of laws laid out in Exodus, known as "an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth.". As NPR's. ARRAF: You look around and you're surrounded by these 2,500-year-old walls with mythical creatures on them. The bricks in this area are repeatedly being exposed to water, dryness, and rising salts, and then they collapse, said Jeff Allen, a historical preservationist who has led the World Monument Fund project here since 2009. The location of the ziggurat said to have been the Tower of Babel described in the Old Testament has also never been established. NOT YET! "And he will make a firm covenant [peace treaty] with the many for one week [week of years = 7 years], but in . Now, Babylon, like many of Iraq's archaeological sites, has fallen into disrepair. This is the palace of King Nebuchadnezzar II: Continue Reading 156 3 Bob deWitt RIGHT: A photograph of Inhabitants in Babylon of ChaldeaThe Title, Source & Official Archive Record is noted below:Title-- "INHABITANTS OF BABYLON, MESOPOTAMIA"[actual, original inscription on back of photo]Underwood & Underwood, stereoscopic photo, 1899-1908UC Riverside, California Museum of Photography archives[Location] Asia, Iraq, Babil, Latitude: 32 33 00 N, Longitude: 044 24 00 E, Babylon. Tracking news and events in the Middle East and North Africa for the worlds 600 million Evangelicals launching on September 1st! It's part of the history of the monument. PHOTOGRAPHIC PROOF of the RE-use of Babylon's Stones since the First Fall of Babylon 4. Now, Babylon, like many of Iraqs archaeological sites, has fallen into disrepair. We'll assume you're ok with this, but you can opt-out if you wish. This is another key event for everyone to really keep an eye on. (Washington, D.C., June 29, 2009) -- Keep your eye on Iraq. It is only some large and well-known buildings that are excavated, said Olof Pedersen, professor emeritus in Assyriology at Swedens Uppsala University and a consultant to the World Monuments Fund. Click to reveal Universal peace will follow the destruction. Hours of Operation: Mon - Fri 8:00am - 8:00pm, "Jane and I both agreed that your presentation on Babylon was the best we had ever heard on the subject. The Book Of Revelation, apocalyptic and foreboding, is actually "FRAMED" by the GOSPEL OF SALVATION in Jesus Christ. 3. World Monuments Fund safeguards cultural heritage around the globe, ensuring our treasured places are preserved for present and future generations. Some of the walls, with their 2,500-year-old clay reliefs of dragons and bulls associated with the gods still stand. But conservation isn't taught in universities here. As a result of WMF and SBAHs partnership, Babylon was officially inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List on July 5, 2019. Cultural, religious, archeological, and biblical tourism is a big opportunity for Iraq, Allawi told me. The year before, many stayed away for fear of being caught up in violence at demonstrations in nearby cities., But some local investors believe in the promise of domestic tourism in places like this that have long been under-visited, she added. AFTER the FINAL FALL of Babylon, the site will never again have 1. In 1927, the British ran a railway line through the site, and in the 1980s Hussein built a highway through part of it, along with a palace for himself, complete with a helipad. Is America Babylon?6. Now, she said, we see that after decades the cement is damaging things.. Jeremiah told Seraiah to read God's judgment on Babylon when he visited with King Zedekiah: I think rebuilding Babylon is a wonderful idea, as long as it is not done at the expense of the antiquities themselves., He even added that a theme park built near Babylon to draw more tourists would be a good idea, as long as its done outside of Babylon, away from the archeological sites.. Many historians now believe that the fabled Hanging Gardens of Babylon may actually have been built 300 miles (482 kilometers) away in Nineveh by King Sennacherib of the Assyrian Empire, rather than Nebuchadnezzar. There is no place on earth today where stands the largest structure in the world, used for a religious purpose, all worshipping in one tongue regardless of their mother tongue, and is holy to more than 1.5 billion people on earth that is called Mount Babel, except the one in Mecca overlooking the Ka'ba. I should acknowledge up front that those who reject the teachings of the Bible understandably have a difficult time imagining a season of peace and prosperity emerging in Iraq. And contrary to all that the Bible says, Armstrong said one of the proofs of the Bible is that the City of Babylon would never be re-built. The site of Babylon was first identified in the 1800s in what is now Iraq. Evil Babylon, the antithesis of Jerusalem, the good city, prompted its own literature in the 1990s, and [Tim] LaHayes tens of millions of readers praised his series as making the Bible and its supposed predictions come alive, sniped Phillips in his own 2006 book, American Theocracy,in which he mocked prophecy believers who accept the biblical view that Babylon will one day actually be rebuilt on its ancient ruins.. ALLEN: So be very careful about how you put down so you maintain these edges. FACT #3-- After the FINAL FALL Babylons Stones will Never Again be Used. So it looked more like an archaeological site than it did a minimal correctional facility. The location is less than four miles from the Capitol Building Kevin Phillips, the best-selling author and former Republican strategist, was one such skeptic, among many. Shepherds 6. The world's first-known civil code was written here; Alexander the Great died here; countless Bible stories take place here.. In the early 20th century, German archeologists recovered remnants of the Processional Way and reconstructed its blue-glazed tile murals at the Pergamon Museum in Berlin. PHOTOGRAPHIC PROOF THAT BABYLON OF CHALDEA MUST RISE AGAIN. Most of Babylon was rebuilt by Saddam Hussein on its old foundations, but pictured here is the original Ishtar gate Credit: Getty - Contributor. And an incentive for more tourists to come here. Is Babylon, Iraq, the "Mother" of all religious "Harlots"?7. Between 2009 and 2015, WMF collaborated with Iraqs State Board of Antiquities and Heritage (SBAH) to document Babylon, complete condition surveys, and develop conservation plans. On April 18, 2006, the New York Timesreportedin a front-page story that Babylon, the mud-brick city with the million-dollar name, has paid the price of war. Among those who accept a tradition (Jeremiah 29:10) that the exile lasted 70 years, some choose the dates 608 to 538, others 586 to about 516 (the year when the rebuilt Temple was dedicated in Jerusalem). For more than a decade, WMF has continued to implement the Babylon site management plan, undertaking conservation work at specific sites within the archaeological park such as assisting with the conservation and stabilization of the Lion of Babylon. Cultural tourism could become Iraqs second biggest industry, after oil, said Philippe Delanghe, a United Nations official helping with the project. But things are changing and its time for an update. Jane Arraf, NPR News, Babylon. is a trademark of World Monuments Fund. What's so important about the Code of Hammurabi? The goal: to relaunch art, culture and even the economy of Iraq by making Babylon a showcase of a new Iraq,a must-see tourist attraction for visitors from all over the world, said one participant. To put it briefly, the Mesopotamian capital moved from Babylon to Seleucia-Ctesiphon to Baghdad. Therefore, I cannot teach 1. that Babylon was overthrown and erased from existence like Sodom and Gomorrah, HERE and HERE 2. that Babylon is without inhabitants today, remaining in that situation "from generation to generation" for centuries, HERE and HERE 3. that Babylon has no Arab dwellers today, and has been devoid of them "from generation to generation", HERE and HERE 4. that Babylon is without shepherds today, and has had none grazing their flocks "from generation to generation". Rather than Babylon simply being a tourist-attraction of Hillah, Isaiah 13:19. Babylon is called, "mother of prostitutes and of earth's abominations" in Revelation 17:5.Just as Satan is called the father of lies, the evil world system . After years of Iraqi effort, Babylon was inscribed two years ago as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, recognizing the exceptional universal cultural value of what was considered the most dazzling metropolis in the ancient world. Babylon has been inhabited for centuries, was one of the first megalopolises, and is even mentioned in the Bible. Yet TODAY such pictures exists. Suddenly, however, we are seeing a change in the wind, yet few people have noticed. For hundreds of years until the mid-1900s, Babylon suffered the ignominy of surrounding townspeople dismantling its walls to cart away the ancient bricks for their own building projects. Cement floors trapped water while a cement roof on one of the ancient temples pushed down the entire structure. One may take PHOTOGRAPHS of Inhabitants , etc. That identity of Babylon never changes in the Old or New Testament. Collaborating with the Iraqi State Board of Antiquities and Heritage (SBAH) until 2015, the WMF performed extensive surveys and documentation and developed conservation plans. The nonprofit funds Future of Babylon project, financed partly by the United States State Department, has shored up walls in danger of falling and stabilized the iconic Lion of Babylon statue. 2022World Monuments Fund. Why is it an "interpretation-imperative" that we quit skipping over the word"Chaldea" ? And should thrill Jews and Christians. Therefore, I must go with my eyes and conclude that, according to Isaiah 13:19-20, literal Babylon is prophetically programed to be Revived. And Babylon, the beauty of kingdoms, the glory of the Chaldeans' pride, Will be as when God overthrew Sodom and Gomorrah. A century ago, German archaeologists carted off the most significant parts of the city. FACT #4-- After the FINAL FALL Babylon will be a "DESOLATE DESERT" Forever, But she will be completely desolate A parched land and a desert.. Jeremiah 50:13; 51:43. However, as events unfolded, it became evident that Hussein was not the final enemy of God and that he would not be successful in restoring a Babylonian Empire. Eroded by dried salt from the water, some of the sun-baked bricks literally crumble to the touch. Its a sense of pride to have Babylon a World Heritage Site, and during that process the state board for heritage was able to get people to behave better, Mr. Allen said. CHART BELOW: Here is a visual look at these unfulfilled prophecies. A U.S.-funded program to restore the ruins of Iraq's ancient city of Babylon is threatened by a dispute among Iraqi officials over whether the priority should be preserving the site or making . The north faade of the Ishtar Gate, similar to the one pictured here in Babylon, was smuggled out of Iraq and is now housed in the Pergamon Museum in Berlin Photo: Hadani Ditmars. Furthermore, the prophecies of Babylon's "utter destruction" and "complete desolation" have never been fulfilled. Is Babylon being rebuilt 2020? Desolate Desert (no greenery; trees, gardens, groves). Allen has been coming back to Babylon for nine years with the World Monuments Fund. It will include 2.8 million square feet of new office space distributed across three 22-story buildings. Babylon in ancient Mesopotamia was known as the site of one of the seven wonders of the ancient world. The Babylonian Exile (586-538) marks an epochal dividing point in Old Testament history, standing between. Inhabitants, 4. Colonial powers looted it, Saddam Hussein rebuilt it, U.S. and Polish troops made it a military camp, and now Babylon, Iraqis hope, will draw tourists. Later excavations, undertaken by the German archaeologist Robert Koldewey in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, established that the city had been built and rebuilt several times, most notably on a lavish scale by its king, Nebuchadrezzar II (reigned 605-561 B.C.E . PART 1 PROMINENCE of Eastern Leg main page, PART 2 PROMINENCE of Eastern Leg main page, The Signs 'Time Warp' Acceleration (prophetic "EVENT-TIME". History carving of Hammurabi Though traces of prehistoric settlement exist, Babylon's development as a major city was late by Mesopotamian standards; no mention of it existed before the 23rd century bce. "Babylon" and "Babylonia . It is a clue to God's timetable because when the Temple is rebuilt the Antichrist will be set to confirm the covenant with Israel and begin the last 7 years of history for this age. Performance & security by Cloudflare. to 540 B.C. THEREFOREBabylon of Chaldea Must Rise Again. The Code of Hammurabi, one of the earliest recorded laws and punishment, came from Babylon. When I went there, like most days, it was deserted. Although some of the recreations were damaged during the prolonged occupations of the Iraq War (2003-11), many of the gaudily painted buildings remain and are open to the public, including Saddam's Babylonian palace. So did advances in astronomy and other sciences. Jeremiah 51:12. . With support from the U.S. Department of State, the U.S. Embassy Baghdad,, the Samuel H. Kress Foundation, the Annenberg Foundation, and the J. M. Kaplan Fund. When Headlines Seem To Conflict With Prophecy, Peace & Safety Occurs at Death of 2 Witnesses. PHOTOGRAPHIC PROOF that not only one--but six (6)-- prophecies about Babylon of Chaldea (Iraq) remain UnfulfilledBabylon must be Rebuilt so thesesix (6) prophecies can be literally fulfilled. ARRAF: This latest project, funded by the U.S., has Allen training local residents of Babylon to replace the mud mortar between the ancient bricks in the Ishtar Gate, the city's grand entrance. Since the liberation of Iraq in 2003, however, a great deal has happened. To visit Babylon today, you have to go to Iraq, 55 miles south of Baghdad. . These cookies do not store any personal information. PHOTOGRAPHIC PROOF of Visitors "passing through" Babylon 1. Once the wealthiest and most powerful cities in the world indeed, a wonder of the ancient world Babylons empire was defeated by the Persian monarch, Cyrus the Great, in 539 B.C. By July 2019, so much progress had been made that Babylon was named a UNESCO World Heritage Site. It was a unique feat of engineering and architecture built in the city of Babylon, located near modern-day Baghdad, Iraq. 162.214.125.20 So if they're irreversible, how do you deal with them as a material? Several tours now run from Baghdad to the scenic marshlands of the south which some scholars say may have been the biblical Garden of Eden where sleek buffalo swim through grasses and people live on islands. It was Saddam Hussein who took up Nebuchadnezzar's mantle and tried to reconstruct some of Babylon's former glory, but ended up with what art historians decried as "Disney for a despot." Today, there are many countries or groups of countries (e.g. According to historians, Nechuchadnezzar relocated conquered people around the empire to keep them from organizing rebellions against him under his leadership, Babylon became the biggest and most modern city in the ancient world. Olof Pedersen, a professor of Assyriology in Sweden, expects there are wonders underneath. https://allisrael.com/five-killed-and-15-wounded-in-alleged-israeli-airstrike-in-syria. PHOTOGRAPHIC PROOF of Shepherds and Sheep at Babylon 6. Now Iraqi officials are hoping to get back to the ambitious construction and investment plans they were hoping to pursue soon after the country was liberated from Saddam Hussein in the spring of. WMF also assisted SBAH with the completion of a World Heritage nomination for Babylon, holding workshops in 2017 to advance the research and writing necessary to achieve this goal. They comfort my soul.. Babylon, being in the middle of the desert, had no such natural greenery, however; calling into question of how such lushness would have survived in the dryness of the desert. Here's how you can be saved My "lying eyes" & Babylon We often hear from certain political circles (in 2022) that the economy is great, crime is under control, and the border is closed. And we say, embrace it. The ancient site of Babylon in Iraq has undergone a lot of damage in recent years but archeologists hope it will still get special status. Slowly but surely, we are seeing the Bible prophecies regarding Babyloncome to pass. The Bible doesn't. 445-425 BCE - Nehemiah the Prophet Rebuilds the Walls of Jerusalem; City Confined to Eastern Hill. Babylon must be Rebuilt so these six (6) prophecies can be literally fulfilled. Babylon's ruins, reconstructed in part by Saddam Hussein, lie about an hour and a half's drive south of today's Baghdad. They certainly have long had a difficult time imagining the rebuilding of the ancient Iraqi city of Babylon, at least on the scale described in the Left Behindnovels about the End Times (written by Evangelicals Tim LaHaye and Jerry Jenkins, and which sold more than 60 million books in the 1990s), or any of my novels or non-fiction books. During the 8-year-long war between Iraq and Iran, however, all such work ground to a halt. Iraq is making a new effort this year. Therefore, Babylon of Chaldea, Iraq, must Rise Up to meet that Final Destruction. Everywhere you look goes back to the history of some of the earliest civilizations. While Alexander the Great had intentions of rebuilding the city, he died before he could make that a reality. Allarab News: A fascinating story is being written in the shifting sands of Arabia. https://allisrael.com/iranian-uranium-enrichment-reportedly-dangerously-close-to-nuclear-bomb-capability, Five killed and 15 wounded in alleged Israeli airstrike in Syria But as has so often been the case for Babylon over the years, the biggest threats to the fragile site are human-made. When did God destroy Babylon? This is the heritage of Iraq, and we need to save it, said Mr. al-Taee, 29. Starting in 1983, Saddam Hussein, imagining himself as heir to Nebuchadnezzar, ordered the rebuilding of . Your IP: Answer (1 of 2): Well, that is an extremely interesting and indeed important question after all, according to the book of revelation, the nation of Babylon is: " The beast that thou sawest was, and is not; and shall ascend out of the bottomless pit, and go into perdition: and they that dwell on. 1. For a city that has figured so large in the worlds imagination, remarkably little is known for certain about Babylon. Unemployment will plummet. In total, Saddam Hussein spent over 20 years rebuilding the city of Babylon, and probably got about half of it rebuilt before he was taken out in the war with Iraq. Projects at Ishtar Gate and Ninmakh Temple, launched in 2016 and 2019 respectively, are still ongoing. Iranian uranium enrichment reportedly dangerously close to nuclear bomb capability We can only guess how deep it could be, said Dr. Pedersen, one of the worlds leading experts on the archaeology of Babylon. Copyright 2018 NPR. And God remembered Babylon the great and gave her the cup of the wine of the . Abdullah Dhiaa Al-deen for The New York Times. . It will also train and employ local Iraqis in heritage conservation techniques., The Babylon festival was revived last year and the 2022 edition is taking place this month and features the famous Iraqi singer Ali Jasim Photo: Hadani Ditmars. (Revelation 22:17. Most of the city we dont know very much about.. Construction, too, has taken a toll over the years. A new World Monuments Fund (WMF) project in Babylon, funded as part of a $3m donation by the US embassy in Baghdad first bestowed in 2018, aims to repair and restore the famed Ishtar Gate by this summer. Babylon was the capital city of the ancient Babylonian Empire, which itself is a term referring to either of two separate empires in the Mesopotamian area in antiquity. The authoritative record of NPRs programming is the audio record. Later, the Persian empire was defeated by Alexander the Great, and the Greeks ruled the earth. JANE ARRAF, BYLINE: Mohaned Ahmed is sponging the bricks around the relief of a dragon with a serpent's head. Babylon's remains, mounds of mud-brick buildings spread over about 30 square kilometers, are in present-day Iraq, south of Baghdad. Think of what life was like only 30-40 years ago. When the Iraq War broke out in 2003, it quickly became one of the biggest threats to cultural heritage in the region, exacerbating existing problems and creating new ones. Prophecies about Babylon in Jeremiah (and the entire Old Testament) specify "Babylon, the land of the Chaldeans" (Jer 50:1; Isa 13:19, etc.). Israel's "Exceedingly Great Army"WHEN? 10. As the country. All Arab News With 148 billion barrels of proven oil reserves, Iraq is now the fifthlargest producer of oilin the world. BABYLON'S FINAL FALL Chart: It cannot be shown where a single one of these prophecies has been fulfilled. But no one has ever touched them. Now, that mailbox is rusting and abandoned, and police guarding the site have taken over the souvenir shop. But Iraqi leaders and United Nations officials are not giving up on it. Jeff Allen has been working on the Babylon site since 2009. Mike Gendron, Proclaiming The Gospel Ministries. Just north of Mecca, is the city of Jeddah, where they are actively building what will be the tallest building in the world. By the beginning of the 21st century, the site of the Hanging Gardens had not yet been conclusively established. Hammurabi ordered the construction of intricate canals to provide Babylon's citizens with fresh water, and fortified the city's walls against invaders. Now, Ham admits that "this structure might seem like an odd addition for a ministry devoted to upholding the authority of God's Word and spreading the gospel through its many outreaches." 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