Revelation 13: Saddam Hussein, the former evil dictator of a modern-day Babylon, and the Wars in Iraq
-- A Bible prophecy and New Age analysis
We will discuss here the issue of Iraq by using Biblical prophecy to understand the war in Iraq. On December 13 2003 Saddam Hussein of Iraq was captured by the U.S. Army; Saddam was found hiding underground in a hole in the ground in Iraq.
This brings to mind Revelation 13 where the 2nd beast comes out of the earth, like Saddam coming out of his hole in the ground. Also, Saddam was found near a sheep pen, bringing to mind also Revelation 13 where the second beast has "two horns like a lamb", Revelation 13:11 King James version:
"13:11 And I beheld another beast coming up out of the earth; and he had two horns like a lamb, and he spake as a dragon."
Also, the sheep pen near where he was found was shaped like the Greek letter Omega, bringing to mind the "Alpha and Omega" quote in Revelation concerning Christ: "I am Alpha and Omega, the first and the last". And Saddam was captured when he was exactly 66.6 years old, 666 being the number of the beast in Revelation 13.
Saddam has been a dangerous and evil psycho who was likely to attempt to unleash
some evil scheme on the world as revenge. There has a great danger that Saddam
tinkering with chemical, biological and nuclear weapons could come up with some
method of mass destruction, such as a doomsday virus; it was very important for the
safety of the world that Saddam be removed from his position of power. Remember
the 700 oil well fires Saddam set on fire during the first Iraq war? Remember Saddam
firing off missles at
Israel during the first Iraq war? Saddam's crimes against
humanity include using nerve gas against the people of Iraq. There was a major concern that Saddam could have been working on a Smallpox biological weapon, since when the weapons inspections were done previously, one piece of equipment was noticed that was labeled "Smallpox" in Arabic. He could have been working on biological weapons to unleash on the West, or even give them to Osama. Suggested reading: the very scary book "The Demon in the Freezer", by Richard Preston, published in 2002 by Random House. "The Demon in the Freezer" discusses viruses and biological weapons including Smallpox, and discusses what is known of Saddam's research into Smallpox and other biological weapons. Previous arms inspections in Iraq had found definite evidence that Saddam was developing Smallpox and similar viruses for weapons use. "The Demon in the Freezer" discusses how when the U.N biological weapons inspection team in Iraq in 1995 talked to Dr. Hazem Ali, Iraq's top virus expert, who had a Ph.D. in virology from England, and when they asked him what he was doing in his Level 3 Biolab in Iraq, he replied that he was trying to turn Camelpox virus into a bio-weapon, Camelpox being a close relative of Smallpox that infects Camels. If that was what he was doing in his lab, its an odd area of research. Although maybe he was actually working with Smallpox. The scariest possibility mentioned in "The Demon in the Freezer" is that Smallpox could be changed by genetic engineering into a form that vaccines no longer work on, that could quickly wipe out mankind. A similar example in the book concerns Mousepox virus, that infects mice, being modified by an Australian group of scientists into an unstoppable mouse-killer virus that vaccines would not stop. So the same thing might be done to Smallpox, modifying it to make it more lethal, and so that vaccines would not stop it.
Saddam might have developed a vaccine for this super-Smallpox, and vaccinate himself, his friends, and his army against this virus, and then turn this doomsday virus loose on the world. Osama bin Laden would do the same thing.
The interesting thing about Iraq is how it fits into the pattern of Biblical prophecy,
especially the prophecies of the book of Revelation and the Book of
Daniel.
In the Book of Daniel, Nebuchadnezzar, King of Babylon, had his dreams
of future events interpreted by the prophet Daniel. Today Iraq is located
where Babylon was, and I have read that Saddam (in his insanity) believed
he was Nebuchadnezzar returned, and therefore he thought he was destined to
rule over a new resurrected empire of Babylon. That is why he had been
rebuilding the ancient city of Babylon, so he could sit on the throne there
like a reincarnated Nebuchadnezzar. (Note also that in the Book of
Daniel 4:33 Nebuchadnezzar becomes insane, and "did eat grass as oxen".)
This attempt to create a new Babylonian Empire explains Saddam's
unfortunate attempt to expand Iraq.
Daniel's prophecies help explain the Book of Revelation's prophecies of
a future empire to come, in Revelation 13. In chapter 7 of the Book of Daniel,
Daniel saw a vision of 4 beasts rising out of the sea, representing
future empires to come. The first beast was like a lion, and had
a man's heart. The second beast was a bear with three ribs in its mouth.
The third beast was a leopard with wings and 4 heads. The fourth beast
had iron teeth and 10 horns, one of which was a man that spoke great things.
These are believed the represent the Babylonian empire (the lion),
Medo-Persian empire (the bear), and Greek empire of Alexander (the
leopard-- Alexander had the speed of a leopard during military conquest),
and the Roman empire (with iron teeth). It is also believed that the final empire may be talking about the Antichrist -- the man who speaks great things.
Note that these beasts are combined into the 10-horned beast of Revelation
13, which has the mouth of a lion, feet of a bear, the speed of a leopard, and
10 horns representing a confederation of 10 states. This
could be Russia and the Commonwealth
of Independent States, evolving into this angry beast, or the SCO alliance of Russia, China, and 4 Central Asian nations. Since Revelation
13 describes the empire of the Antichrist as having the mouth of a lion
and the feet of a bear, this could mean that the lion had been Iraq under Saddam Hussein (where the
lion in Daniel's vision was Babylon, which is now Iraq) and the bear is Russia.
This may relate to the past alliance
between Russia and Iraq under Saddam, and also a Russian alliance with
Red China , since the beast gets its power from
the dragon.
Now I think the lion-bear-dragon is:
lion: Hong Kong, now part of Red China
bear: Russia
dragon: Red China.
Note that the lion shown above is on the
Ishtar Gate, from the ancient city of Babylon in Iraq.
And in Revelation 16, the River Euphrates in Iraq is dried up so
that the army of the King of the East (China?) can cross it to the
Battle of Armageddon. It is interesting that a severe drought was
drying up the River Euphrates in 1999, this was the worst drought in
Iraq in this century, and also Turkey is building dams upstream
which could dry up this river, so this is another sign that
Armageddon is approaching.
In Revelation 18:2, King James version of the Bible,
"Babylon the great is fallen, is fallen, and is become the
habitation of devils" (devils -- Saddam and his government of Iraq, and now Muslim terrorists in Iraq).
Concerning Saddam launching missles against the state of Israel in
the Gulf war, this can be explained by Nebuchadnezzar being
the conquerer of Jerusalem in chapter 1 of the Book of Daniel.
So apparently Saddam had dreamed of resurrecting a Babylonian empire
that includes Israel in his conquered territories. Also, on the page on the War against Terrorism I discuss how Osama bin Laden appears to be a demon from Hell in Revelation 9:11, the unholy angel of the bottomless pit, also called "The Destroyer". That is why Osama is so evil, because he is a demon. I think Saddam is also a second individual who is this demon of the bottomless pit, The Destroyer, in Revelation 9:11. And that is why Saddam is completely evil. Both Osama and Saddam are demons, also called unclean spirits in Biblical symbolism.
What is also something to consider is former President George Bush's role
in the Iraq war. Note the religious theme-- George Bush, reminds one of the illuminated
bush that God used to speak to Moses in the Bible. And George Bush (Senior)
was born in Milton, Massachusetts. This makes me think of the writer Milton's book
"Paradise Lost", where Satan falls from heaven to earth. This could refer to Former President
George Bush seeing Satan fall to earth in the form of Saddam Hussein and Iraq's
attempts to conquer territory. But Former President Bush did the right thing in undoing
Saddam's attempts at conquest. And President George W. Bush has done the right thing in invading Iraq in 2003. Removing Saddam and destroying
his biological and chemical weapons was a necessary part of the war against terrorism.
Saddam Hussein: a life of evil:
April 28, 1937. Saddam born in Iraq.
1959: General Abdul Karim Qassim, then leader of Iraq, was almost assassinated; Saddam says he was part of this plot.
1963: The Baath party takes power in Iraq, for 9 months. Saddam then worked as a torturer for them, torturing and interrogating political prisoners.
1968: Saddam rises to power in Iraq, to 2nd in command.
1969: The public hanging of 14 Iraqis is made by Saddam into a major festival event.
1979: Saddam becomes President of Iraq, and begins his reign of terror and murder.
1980: Saddam expels from Iraq 15,000 Shiite Kurds and 35,000 Arab Shiite Muslims. Eventually in the 1980s, during the Iraq-Iran War, 300,000 Shiite Muslims were deported from Iraq.
1980: Iraq attacks Iran, beginning a long war, that ended in 1988.
1987: Saddam uses poison gas weapons on Kurdish villages in Iraq.
Aug. 1990. Iraq invades Kuwait. Before expulsion from Kuwait the next year, Iraq forces set Kuwait's oil wells on fire, causing possibly the worst environmental disaster in history.
2000. Saddam's wealth was estimated at $7 billion, making him 55th in the list of the world's wealthy.
July 22, 2003. Saddam's sons Uday and Qusay were killed in a battle with U.S. troops. So the world now has two less psycopaths. Good job, U.S. Army!
Dec. 13, 2003. Saddam Hussein was captured by the U.S. Army; thank you, U.S. Army, for making the world a safer place! Saddam was 66.6 years old when captured.
March 2, 2004. Terrorists in Iraq working for Saddam set off a series of explosions during the Shiite Muslim holiday of Ashura; more than 140 deaths.
April 5, 2004. There is an uprising of the Shiite Muslims in Iraq.
June 28, 2004. In Iraq power was transferred today to the new Iraq govenment.
July 1, 2004. Saddam was brought to court in Iraq for his trial, and he made a statement. Note that also on this day the
Cassini space probe went into orbit around Saturn/Satan.
Oct. 19, 2005. The Saddam Hussein trial began in Iraq. It was then delayed for several weeks.
Nov. 28, 2005. The trial is set to continue. Saddam Hussein Trial resumed for one day, then adjourned.
Dec. 5, 2005. Saddam Hussein trial resumed, with Saddam making a lot of noise at it. Saddam says he won't go to the next trial session, and he curses the judges.
Dec. 12, 2005. Al Qaida and other terrorist groups in Iraq called the Iraq elections a "satanic project".
Dec. 19, 2005. In Iraq two women who had been biological weapons scientists for Saddam, "Dr. Germ" and "Mrs. Anthrax", were released from jail. See
this page on how these two women may represent "wickedness" being released into the world in a Zechariah 5:5-11 prophecy.
Dec. 27, 2005. A mass grave was discovered in Iraq, that had resulted from Saddam's murders.
Feb. 22, 2006. In Iraq the situation started to spiral out of control with the blowing up of the Askariya Shiite Muslim shrine in Iraq on Feb. 22, 2006, it being one of the most sacred places for Shiite Muslims.
It was followed by Shiite attacks on Sunni Muslim mosques in Iraq.
Because of this, Sunni-Shiite Muslim war is now possible in the future in Iraq and beyond it in the Middle East. Shiite Muslims are concentrated in Iran, Iraq, and Lebanon. The 1200 year old Askariya shrine had a 224 foot wide golden dome that was destroyed in the explosion. It contains the tombs of the 10th and 11th Imams in Shiite Islam, who were descendants of Mohammed. It is also said to be near the spot where the 12th Imam went into hiding, and he is prophesied to return as the Mahdi, a Muslim destroying Messiah, during the last days, as discussed on this page. It is assumed that Sunni Muslim terrorists blew up the shrine. This is the type of thing that is not forgotten in a hundred years in that part of the world. So Shiite-Sunni Muslim war could easily escalate out of control now, which is not good for the U.S. since it could disrupt oil supplies So Iran getting involved in the Iraq situation is possible.
June 8, 2006. The Iraq Muslim Terrorist leader Al-Zarqawi was hit by an air strike, and confirmed dead.
June 29., 2006. Iraq confirmed that Al Qaida was responsible for the blowing up of a Shiite shrine in Iraq in February.
July 23, 2006. Saddam was hospitalized and given intravenous feeding because of his two week hunger strike.
November 5, 2006. Saddam was sentenced to death by the Iraq court, but has automatic appeal.
December 27, 2006. Former Iraq dictator Saddam Hussein was sentenced to die by hanging within 30 days, by the Iraq court. On Dec. 29 Saddam Hussein was executed by hanging. This could be significant in terms of prophecy and world events, since Saddam is what I call a demon or unclean spirit, who is complete evil. Another completely evil demon is Osama bin Laden.
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