According to reports coming out of The Middle East, the Euphrates river is drying up. How many of you knew that this could potentially be a Biblical prophecy coming to pass. Let’s take a look at the book of Revelation in the Bible. Revelation 16:12-16 “Then the sixth angel poured out his bowl on the great river Euphrates, and its water was dried up, so that the way of the kings from the east might be prepared. And I saw three unclean spirits like frogs coming out of the mouth of the dragon, out of the mouth of the beast, and out of the mouth of the false prophet. For they are spirits of demons, performing signs, which go out to the kings of the earth and of the whole world, to gather them to the battle of that great day of God Almighty.“Behold, I am coming as a thief. Blessed is he who watches, and keeps his garments, lest he walk naked and they see his shame.”And they gathered them together to the place called in Hebrew, Armageddon.”
Could we be witnessing the precursor to this judgment found in the book of Revelation? I believe that we are because this is just another of many Bible prophecies happening right before us. It doesn’t take much to find information on the Euphrates river; a simple Google search or YouTube search brings up plenty of articles and videos on what is happening to the river. What I found incredibly interesting is that Christians are not the only ones looking for this sign. According to Muslim tradition, they are also looking at the drying up of the Euphrates as a sign as well.
Let me share this quote from the Muslim Imam Suyuti: “The Euphrates river has uncovered a previously unknown ancient palace. It also uncovered a previously unknown or lost dynasty. Due to many factors, including drought and the Ataturk dam, both the Euphrates and Tigris rivers are diminishing in size and depth. Water shortages and drought before and during the major signs of the end times are foretold in hadith. More specifically, regarding the Euphrates, the hadith in Bukhari and others states, ‘The Euphrates shall uncover a mountain of gold.’ Imam Suyuti states, ‘This could be ancient treasure troves or an actual mountain of gold.’”
Whatever is happening to the Euphrates river is significant and quite frankly brings again into question if we are seeing these signs happening, why have we not been raptured yet? This event occurs in Revelation 16, way beyond Revelation 4. Just something to think about. God Bless. Keith