Since the moment the war in Iran began, Christians have been looking for any biblical or prophetic context that might be connected with it. CBN News spoke with prophecy expert Pastor Jack Hibbs to get his perspective, and he pointed to several specific biblical prophecies.
KEY RELEVANT PROPHECIES:
Wars and Rumors of Wars: Jesus predicted an increase in wars as the “last days” approach.
In Matthew 24:6, Jesus said that would be one of the signs of the times. He said, “You will hear of wars and rumors of wars, but see to it that you are not alarmed. Such things must happen, but the end is still to come.”
He points out, “Jesus said in John 14:29, ‘I’ve told you these things in advance that when they come to pass you might believe that I Am He’ (the Messiah).”
Israel as the Apple of God’s Eye: Hibbs points out that any events relating to Israel are significant because God calls Israel “the apple of My eye.”
The Scattering and Return of Elam (Iran): Hibbs says the prophetic passage in Jeremiah 49:34-39 seems relevant because it talks about how the people of Elam, a geographical section of the ancient Persian Empire, modern-day Iran, would be scattered to the “four winds.” It also talks about their eventual return. He points to the Iranian diaspora, which began with the brutal Islamic Revolution in 1979, when more than a million Persians fled. If they’re able to return in the coming months and years, that could be a fulfillment of this prophecy.
He points to the verse that says, “‘But it shall come to pass in the latter days,’ the last days, end times, ‘that I will bring back the captives of Elam, says the Lord.'”
He asked rhetorically, “Is it possible that we’re watching the fulfillment of Jeremiah 49:34-39, where God now is destroying the king and his princes, that’s his descendants, and He’s going to bring back all those that were driven out?”
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