The Middle East in Bible Prophecy

The Middle East in Bible Prophecy

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Terrorist attacks that have shocked the entire world also brought home the fact that the Middle East impacts all of us, regardless of where we live.

Table of Contents

A photo showing the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001.

Introduction: Worlds in Turmoil

5 minutes
Learn the astounding story of the past, present and future of the Middle East that was laid out thousands of years ago within Bible prophecy.
View of Jerusalem and the Dome of the Rock.

The Middle East: Worlds in Collision

3 minutes
You need to understand what is prophesied to yet happen in the Middle East.
An elegant inlaid box excavated in Ur in southern Mesopotamia depict daily life in Abraham’s time.

The Sons of Abraham

7 minutes
It's impossible to understand the present Middle East without a knowledge of the three great religions that emanate from the area—Judaism...
Pyramid in Egypt.

The Rise and Fall of Ancient Israel

9 minutes
God can reveal the future. Nowhere is this more evident than in the remarkable prophecies of what would happen to Abraham's descendants through Jacob...
Parthenon in Athens

The Four Empires of Daniel's Prophecies

17 minutes
Daniel's book prophesied events fulfilled many centuries ago as well as major events yet to come. It reveals a history of the region, written in...
Cairo’s 14th-century Mosque of Sultan Hasan, left, stands next to the 19th-century Mosque of al-Rifa'i.

The Coming of Islam

13 minutes
The Arab religious landscape was to change dramatically with the prophet Muhammad and the religion he founded, Islam.
Dome of the Rock

The Jews: From the Dispersion to the Modern Israeli State

3 minutes
By the time the prophet Muhammad was preaching the tenets of the new Islamic religion, the Jews had not had a state for some five centuries.
David Ben Gurion, Israel’s first prime minister, declares the birth of the modern state of Israel on May 15, 1948, just before the British Mandate was due to end.

The Creation of the Modern Middle East

11 minutes
For hundreds of years the Arabs did not have a government of their own.

A Rising Tide of Arab Nationalism

5 minutes
One of the most significant developments in the region following the Treaty of Versailles ending World War I was rising Arab nationalism.
Muslim pilgrims gather around the Kaaba.

Fundamentalist Islam Resurges

11 minutes
Arabs call the Crusades al-Salibiyyah. The term is highly emotional to them, reminding them of European atrocities committed during the 200-year-long...
Map illustrating Arab League Countries

Anger Mounts Following Gulf War

5 minutes
On Feb. 23, 1998, the London-based Arabic-language newspaper Al-Quds al-Arabi published a piece titled "Declaration of the World Islamic Front for...
Muslim women pray, bowing toward Mecca.

Not Enemies Forever

2 minutes
In spite of the best efforts of the players in the current Middle East peace process, today the Arab and Jewish nations still have difficulty...
A person holding an open Bible.

"Why Do People Hate Us So Much?"

5 minutes
Respect and appreciation for America are not as great as they were before. The Bible helps us understand this change in America's fortunes.
A view over Jerusalem.

War and Peace in the Middle East

23 minutes
Jerusalem remains the most contested city on earth, having fallen to invading forces more than 20 times throughout its recorded history.
Artist rendition of John's vision in Revelation 17.

What Is the "Abomination of Desolation"?

11 minutes
What is the abomination of desolation mentioned in the Bible within the book of Daniel?
An open Bible laying on a table.

Prophecy of an Arab Confederation

2 minutes
Psalm 83 contains a prophecy of many Middle Eastern nations that appears to be as yet unfulfilled and to possibly tie in with end-time events.
A person reading a Bible.

What Should You Do?

6 minutes
Why does God reveal the future? Why does He tell us what is coming? One crucial reason is so we can see the need to change.