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The Prophecy Against Elam

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The Prophecy Against Elam

Nathan Jones: Iran has declared that they now have enough nuclear material to build a nuclear weapon, though they might not use it on Israel. Rather, they’re threatening to use their missiles on the United States!

We have finally reached the red line that the former Prime Minister of Israel, Benjamin Netanyahu, so direly warned the world about a few years back. He solemnly warned that if Iran was left to continually build their nuclear enrichment they would eventually achieve a nuclear weapon. Iran’s leaders have announced that they finally have enough fissile material, but as Amir Tsarfati reveals, when Iran announces something it usually means they are already on the next step. So, we have to assume that Iran — a hostile nation that funds terrorism throughout the world — already possesses a nuclear weapon.

Where does a nuclear-capable Iran fit into Bible prophecy?

Tim Moore: This question weighs heavy on a lot of Christian’s minds. In one of our recent annual conferences, a guest asked about Iran relative to the prophecy against Elam found in Jeremiah 49. In that chapter, the prophet Jeremiah foretells the destruction that will befall Elam. Elam covers the area of south-western Iran. It’s located very close to the Persian Gulf, just across the Euphrates River, from Iraq and Kuwait. The prophet says that God is going to bring judgment against this portion of what today is called the nation of Iran.

But, I think the principle of God’s judgment applies to all of the nations that in the Old Testament were called out by Him for destruction and judgment due to their idolatry and hatred of Israel. Even the nations of today are going to come under God’s judgment for rejecting God’s Son, Jesus Christ, and for continually cursing His Chosen People, Israel.

And, wow, Iran has really multiplied its curses on Israel over the last 50 years! And, so too, their judgment.

Nathan Jones: Right now Iran’s been waging a proxy war against Israel by supporting the terrorist groups Hezbollah in Lebanon, Hamas and Islamic Jihad in the Gaza Strip, and others. Iran funds their ongoing skirmishes against Israel by providing missiles and materials of war. Every time Israel has to go in and clean out the missiles from Gaza, it’s not too long before these terrorist organizations are restocked within a year or two, and all of this weaponry has been coming from Iran.

Why? Iran wants Israel destroyed and the Islamic Mahdi ushered in. Iran says they’re doing this for the Palestinians, but if they drop a nuclear bomb on Israel, how is that helping the Palestinians? Of course, it won’t. The Palestinians will die at the hands of their supposed benefactors.

When we turn to Jeremiah 49, we can read about God’s judgment against Elam where the Lord Almighty declares, “See, I will break the bow of Elam, the mainstay of their might” (Jeremiah 49:35). What’s interesting about Elam, this southwestern section of what has long been know as Persia, sits along a fault line. Strangely enough, this faultline is also where Iran has been building their nuclear facilities. So, the prophecy could be saying that God will bring destruction to the area of Elam, particularly where their nuclear might — their bow — is positioned.

The Prophecy of the Gog-Magog Invasion

Nathan Jones: In Jeremiah 49:36, God promises, “I will scatter them [Elam] to the four winds, and there will not be a nation where Elam’s exiles do not go.” An Iranian exile is where this prophecy can get confusing in the overall biblical picture, for could God destroy Elam and yet Iran remains to fight Israel in the Gog-Magog War of Ezekiel 38-39? After all, we know Iran will be at its peak of power when it unites with Russia, Turkey, Sudan, and the other Islamic ‘Stan nations.

We’re seeing very recently all over the news Russia’s Vladimir Putin and Turkey’s Recep Erdogan and Iran’s Ebrahim Raisi meeting and conspiring together. The relationship between Russia and Israel has soured greatly as of late, to the point where Russia has been joining Israel’s enemies in holding war games in Syria. Russia’s rhetoric as of late has been constantly threatening to Israel. It appears the Gog-Magog proto-alliance has already formed.

Because Iran cannot be in exile and still fight the Gog-Magog War, I don’t think that God’s going to supernaturally destroy the nuclear reactors and poison the Iranian people so that they flee to the four winds. It’s pretty obvious in Ezekiel 38-39 that God is going to show Himself great to the world by defeating the invaders, and one of those nations is Persia dwelling in their land. The prophetic timeline really does not allow for a long gap to permit an Iranian exile.

Tim Moore: It certainly does not. There’s a reason why Iran hates Israel so much. Every despotic regime tries to distract its people from the terrible conditions and the repression they live under by pointing to a foreign enemy, somebody else whom they can blame for all of their troubles. That’s been happening in the Middle East in most of the Arab nations since Israel was founded. It may be bad in these Islamic nations, but “just look at the terrible things the Jews have been doing to the Palestinians in Palestine.”

Many Arab nations are starting to realize that this blame-game strategy is a fool’s errand. Instead, they’ve been allying with Israel in the Abraham Accords because they recognize that Iran is an even greater threat due to the difference between Sunni and Shiite Islam.

Let’s identify the core of the problem — Iran’s hatred of Israel is satanically inspired. That’s the reason exactly why God is calling out Iran and other nations in these prophecies. Jeremiah 49 is a prophecy not only against Elam but against Ammon and Edom and against any other nations that would dare come against Israel for the purpose of making the Jewish people become extinct.

And so, the Genesis 12:1-3 principle still applies to the nations today. If we do not bless Israel then we will come under the curse of God. What a warning, for America has been a very fickle friend. Even in regard to Iran’s acquiring nuclear material, we have not as a nation kept our eye on the ball or used our influence and clout to stop some of these potential horrors. Our administration’s appeasement will create an arms race throughout the Middle East that will result in an eventual cataclysm.

Nathan Jones: The Middle East nuclear arms race has already begun. Most people don’t talk about Saudi Arabia having bought nukes from either North Korea or Pakistan, for they actually paraded these missiles down their streets a few years ago. So, yes, the race is definitely happening.

What’s amazing is that it doesn’t matter how powerful these nations get, or how much of a threat they become to Israel, God promised through the prophet Ezekiel that when the time comes when the Islamic world becomes an existential threat to Israel, where Israel’s IDF, as powerful as it is, can’t hold its enemies at bay, that God Himself will step back into history. Ezekiel 38-39 foretells how God will send down fire upon the Gog-Magog invaders. Iran and Russia and Turkey’s armies will all turn on each other and then be swallowed up by devastating earthquakes. God will then send fire back on their nations to destroy them so that only a ninth of their people are left alive. So, when a nation comes against Israel, expect the wrath of God.

Now, we know that the Israel of today is a secular nation. But, God still has a plan to bring a remnant out of its people to salvation, and that’s who we’re trying to bless. That’s who we’re trying to protect. We would be called Christian Zionists because we know that one day Jesus Christ is going to return to defeat His enemies. And once He returns in victory, King Jesus will set up His kingdom with the capital located in Jerusalem. That glorious Millennial Kingdom is what we support, and that’s what we look forward to.

Tim Moore: Join with us and looking forward to our Blessed Hope — the return of Jesus Christ!

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As the Internet Evangelist at Lamb & Lion Ministries, Nathan reaches out to the over 4.5 billion people accessible over the Internet with the Good News of Jesus Christ. He also co-hosts the ministry's television program Christ in Prophecy and podcast The Truth Will Set You Free.

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  • Hello Nathan and Tim,
    You both really nailed it in this article. Highly informative and timely. I do pray it gets read and taken to heart by those who desperately need to realize that our only hope is in Jesus. Thanks for always putting out great biblical content.

  • Am I wrong in suspecting that God will cause a massive earthquake that will damage a nuclear reactor and force the Iranians to flee?

    • The Bible does not say anything that sounds like a nuclear reactor going off. Though, the scenario involving nuclear weapons would perfectly fit with the kind of swift, mass destruction spoken of in the book of Revelation. Indeed, considering the widespread death predicted by John, it would be hard for us to imagine anything other than a nuclear holocaust that could come close to producing such carnage.

      The poisoning of the waters (Revelation 8:11), the severe reduction in visibility (Revelation 8:12), the death of much of the earth’s vegetation (Revelation 8:7), malignant sores (Revelation 16:2), the end of ocean life (Revelation 16:3), and the inability of the atmosphere to block out harmful ultraviolet rays, resulting in severe burns (Revelation 16:8) are all expected results of nuclear war. The implications of these prophecies are not pretty — this earth has an appointment with devastation which shall be horrible beyond imagination.

  • As always your assessment of current events and biblical prophecies is right on it saddens me greatly that the Christian church is absent that it appears as the Lord is separating the chaff from the wheat in regards to churches who profess Christianity and yet are so “woke” also some if not most pastors are terrified of teaching prophesy and then don’t the people who believe evolution and still say Christian appear to be the spear head of the church loosing its way and taking millions with them. How do we get your message across to them ????

  • Wow, we can see that this prophecy is more and more likely in our times. Dr. Reagan wrote about this prophecy awhile back. I find it totally fascinating and especially God’s words.
    Jeremiah is informing us that the Lord is fiercely angry with Elam, which would be Iran today.
    Jeremiah 49: 34. This is the word of the Lord that came to Jeremiah the prophet concerning Elam, early in the reign of Zedekiah king of Judah.
    “See, I will break the bow of Elam, the mainstay of their might.
    I will bring the four winds from four quarters of heaven; I will scatter them to the four winds and there will not be a nation where Elam exiles do not go. I will shatter Elam before their foes, before those who want to kill them; I will bring disaster on them, even my fierce anger, declares the Lord.
    “I will pursue them with the sword until I have made an end of them. I will set my throne in Elam and destroy her king and officials,” decades the Lord.
    39. Yet I will restore the fortunes of Elam in days to come”. declares the Lord.

    The throne represents God’s judgment and sovereignty. God would preside over Elam’s destruction. He is the King over all kings, INCLUDING ELAM’S.

    My bible commentary says At the height of its power, the Babylonian empire seemed invincible. But when Babylong had finished serving God’s. purpose of punishing Judah for her sins, it would be punished and crushed for its own. Babylong was destroyed in 539 B.C. by the Medo-Persians, (Daniel 5:30-31.)

  • Your prophetic perspective of the future events is of a great interest. Elam=Persia=Iran will be attacked “by four winds”—EU, USA, ISRAEL, Saudi Arabia. Nuclear weapon will be used. Jeremiah 49:35-39 ought to be connected with Daniel 11:40-45, as both prophets speak of the same events – destruction of Iran as “The King of the South”. It is Iran who will initiate military confrontation by “push” against “The King of the North”, which is EU led by Germany. You raised a good question: If Iran’s population is scattered all over the world, how then the prophecy of Ezekiel 38-39 will be fulfilled, if Persia absent as Gog’s ally? Actually, the answer is given by God in Jeremiah 49:39: “But it shall come to pass in the latter days that I will bring back the captives of Elam.” The events described in Jeremiah 49 concerning the judgment of Elam will happen much earlier and precede the Gog and Magog war. It will take a long period of time for the Iranian people to recover from nuclear disaster, regain independence, and acquire the economic and military strength to join the forces of Gog in the final attack against Israel. How long it takes? According to the Biblical texts, “in the later days,” which means that Gog’s attack on Israel is still of the distant future. Besides, the Ezekiel’s mandatory conditions of the beginning of this war are not met yet at all. It seems that the powerful lessons of the past will not prevent Iran over the perpetual hatred toward Israel and its God. By its own design, Iran will meet the God of judgment and find its graves on the mountains of Israel, as the prophecy clearly attests (Ezekiel 39:4, 11). Thanks 8/21/2022

  • I can see a possible scenario of the Psalm 83 War happening between Israel and it’s nearest neighbors Hezbollah, Hamas, Islamic Jihad in Gaza, and Iran. This war could create political and economic chaos after Israel takes out Iran’s nuclear facilities. Iran has threatened to cut off the oil coming through the Strait of Hormuz. This will create economic chaos and panic. This will also create desperation, fear, and calls for peace in the Middle East. Then soon after the rapture of the church occurs, the 7 year tribulation starts, the first seal judgment of the rider on the white horse being the antichrist appearing to bring a false peace treaty. Then the second seal judgment of the rider on the red horse which is the Gog and Magog War as Russia, Iran, and Turkey lead an invasion of Israel that God intervenes and wins the war for Israel. All of a sudden a spiritual awakening and revival happens in Israel and a remnant begins to recognize God’s intervention. The 6th seal ends with a nuclear bomb exchange that causes an earthquake which the Greek word means for earthquake. Rev. 6:12-17, John is describing the nuclear bombs going off and what it looks like in their aftermath. Fig leaves coming off trees with a great wind, scroll rolled away depicting a mushroom cloud, and every mountain and island moved out of its place. The aftermath looking like the moon turned blood red. Some food for thought!

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