THE MIDDLE EAST in Prophecy
THE SIGNIFICANCE OF THE MIDDLE EAST
The cradle of civilization-and three world religions
The Holy Land and God's plan
Prophecies of war and peace in the Middle East
LOCATION OF THE MIDDLE EAST
Route taken by Abraham and his family after they left Ur and sojourned in the land of Canaan
Israelite interactions with Moab and Ammon during the Exodus
Moabite and Ammonite interactions during the times of Israel's judges and kings
Ishmael, father of the Arabs
The kingdoms of Israel and Judah and neighboring peoples.
The God-Who-Sees names and blesses Hagar's child
The blessings and prophecies of Ishmael
Abraham's relationship with Ishmael
Ishmael and Hagar separate from Abraham and Sarah
Twin boys: Esau and Jacob
Contention between Esau and Jacob
Esau's descendants versus Jacob's descendants
AMALEKITE DESCENDANTS OF ESAU
Summary: seeds of conflict
The Arabs before Islam-divided and weak
Muhammad and the birth of Islam
THE FIVE PILLARS OF ISLAM
Muhammad embraces the sword
ISLAM: A RELIGION OF PEACE AND VIOLENCE?
Islam takes the world by storm
The forces of Islam set their sights on Europe
The rise of the Ottoman Turks
The decline of Islamic influence
Ancient tensions continue today
UNDERSTANDING THE SUNNI-SHIA DIVIDE
The Middle East versus the Roman Empire
The king of the South and the king of the North
ROMAN EMPIRE AND ITS TEN REVIVALS
Jerusalem: Focal point of conflict and dominion
A two hundred-million-man army
Armageddon and the final battle
Blessings of Abraham shared with all
Jerusalem will become the capital of the world
The Middle East will be united and at peace
God will enter a covenant with the Middle East
The Middle East will become like the Garden of Eden
What the story of the Middle East means for us
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