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Let's discuss Elam
Topic Started: September 28, 2012, 7:07 am (961 Views)
metroames
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Elam is the area in Iran where the nuclear facilities are located. There is an interesting prophecy regarding Elam in Jeremiah 49.

Jeremiah 49:34 The word of the Lord that came to Jeremiah the prophet against Elam, in the beginning of the reign of Zedekiah king of Judah, saying, 35 “Thus says the Lord of hosts: ‘Behold, I will break the bow of Elam, The foremost of their might. 36 Against Elam I will bring the four winds From the four quarters of heaven, And scatter them toward all those winds; There shall be no nations where the outcasts of Elam will not go. 37 For I will cause Elam to be dismayed before their enemies And before those who seek their life. I will bring disaster upon them, My fierce anger,’ says the Lord; ‘And I will send the sword after them Until I have consumed them. 38 I will set My throne in Elam, And will destroy from there the king and the princes,’ says the Lord. 39 ‘But it shall come to pass in the latter days: I will bring back the captives of Elam,’ says the Lord.”

I've dismissed this prophecy as being future, except for verse 39, because it reads to me that the return from exile will occur in the latter days, but it isn't clear that the "disaster" itself will take place in the latter days. Many scholars place the fulfillment of verses 34-38 at the time of the Assyrian conquest. But I was thinking last night, "What if there is future fulfillment leading up to the return from exile?" What if this future fulfillment has anything to do with the current tensions between Iran and the world? If this is the case, that means Israel will not strike Iran alone. The "disaster" would come from the "four winds". Based on Mark 13 below, the "four winds" are from the furthest reaches of Earth.

Mark 13:27 And then He will send His angels, and gather together His elect from the four winds, from the farthest part of earth to the farthest part of heaven.

Therefore, if there is future fulfillment of Jeremiah 49 about to occur, then a coalition will come against Israel. I could see this happening, if Bibi forces Obama's hand before the elections. What do y'all think?
Edited by metroames, September 28, 2012, 7:07 am.
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