keep your eyes on the middle east- spotlight jordan!
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The Hashemite Kingdom of
JordanSunni Islam
King Abdullah II of Jordan & Queen Rania
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jordan
Jordan is located in W. Asia on the E. bank of the Jordan River.
The country is bordered by Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Syria, & Israel.
3 Kingdoms emerged from ancient Jordan:
Ammon, Moab, & Edom.
Jordan is considered the safest country in
the Middle East & the safest Arab
country.
Modern Jordan
Thousands of Iraqi Christians, fleeing ISIS, have found refuge in Jordan.
Jordan is a Constitutional
Monarchy.
Jordan is a founding
member of the Arab League.
At one time, 30% of the population was Christian. Now only 6% of the population are Christian.
Jordan is predominantly
Sunni Islam.
The Jordanian Trust oversees
the Temple Mount.
(A.K.A.-Waqf)
Jordan has good relations with the U.S. & the U.K.
Jordan is part of a 34 member Islamic
military alliance recently formed by
Saudi Arabia to combat terrorism.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/joseph-v-micallef/saudi-arabias-declaration_b_8907472.html
The Islamic Military Alliance includes the countries of:
Egypt Jordan UAE Pakistan Bahrain
Bangladesh Benin Chad Togo Tunisia
Turkey Djibouti Senegal Sudan Sierra Leone
Somalia Gabon Guinea The PNA Comoros
Qatar Ivory Coast Kuwait Lebanon Libya
Maldives Morocco Mauritania Niger Nigeria
Yemen
Jordan summons Iran envoy over Saudi embassy
attack.
http://gulfnews.com/news/mena/jordan/jordan-summons-iran-envoy-over-saudi-embassy-attack-1.1649618
Jordan confirms there are 12,000
Syrian refugees at its border awaiting
entry!
http://www.foxnews.com/world/2016/01/05/jordan-confirms-12000-syrian-refugees-amassed-at-border.html
The Muslim Brotherhood is the
largest political party in Jordan.
http://www.foxnews.com/world/2016/01/05/jordan-confirms-12000-syrian-refugees-amassed-at-border.html
Does the Biblical text mention
jordan?
In the Bible, Jordan is known
as Ammon, Moab, & Edom.
Ammon & Moab were the result of an incestuous union between a
father & his 2 daughters. (Gen. 19)
Edom (Esau) was a son of Isaac (Gen. 25)
A Moabite woman, was the great
grandmother of King David & an
ancestor of Jesus!
All the people who were in the court, and the
elders, said, “We are witnesses. May the
LORD make the woman who is coming into
your home like Rachel and Leah, both of whom
built the house of Israel; and may you
achieve wealth in Ephrathah and become
famous in Bethlehem.”
Ruth 4:11
Psalm 83 speaks of a future war where Ammon, Moab, & Edom (Jordan) join with other Muslim countries to try to
destroy Israel.
Some prophecy teachers
see this as unfulfilled and imminent!
The Old Testament book of Daniel
declares that Moab, Ammon, & Edom will escape the hands of the future Antichrist!
He will also enter the Beautiful Land, and many countries will fall; but
these will be rescued out of his hand: Edom, Moab and the foremost of the
sons of Ammon.-Daniel 11:41
Keep Your Eyes on the Middle East
