Babylon's remains, mounds of mud-brick buildings spread over about 30 square kilometers, are in present-day Iraq, south of Baghdad. When we say "Whaaaaaaaaat"!, that is not what my eyes see", we're told "not to believe our lying eyes". ARRAF: That damage is part of the reason Babylon hasn't met criteria of UNESCO, the U.N. culture organization, to list it as a World Heritage Site. Its hanging gardens were said to be one of the seven wonders of the world. Jeremiah 51:12. Iraqi university students on their first visit to Babylon. Allen calls training local technicians to conserve the site the future of Babylon. It will never be inhabited or lived in from generation to generation; Nor will the Arab pitch his tent there Isaiah 13:20DID THAT HAPPEN? It was located near the Euphrates River . This website is using a security service to protect itself from online attacks. The earliest king to unite warring Mesopotamian tribes into a single powerful city-state was the remarkable Hammurabi in the 18th century B.C.E. True, neither the city nor the country is what they will one day be. You can email the site owner to let them know you were blocked. After years of conflict, although not violence-free, Iraq is safe enough for younger Iraqis who have never seen most of their own country to come to Babylon. It reminds me of the feeling I get when a Bible Study on Isaiah 13:19-20 concludes that "Original Babylon on the Euphrates River in Iraq has disappeared like Sodom and Gomorrah". Once the wealthiest and most powerful cities in the world indeed, a wonder of the ancient world Babylons empire was defeated by the Persian monarch, Cyrus the Great, in 539 B.C. The antiquities are beautiful, said Mr. Juwad, 23, an art student. ALLEN: So what happens is the salts get into the brickwork and dissolves brickwork matrix. That new 'Tower of Babel' now exists in the form of the UN, but once again, the God of Creation has been excluded. He concerned himself with food distribution and public safety in a city that represented something entirely new the intermingling of hordes of people from wildly different cultures. Current plans, detailed in conceptual drawings, will address drainage issues with faades of metal netting and local stones. 4. then Literal Babylon must Rise Again to meet its Final Fall in the future. 2. since the Bible says there will never again be Inhabitants at Babylon of Chaldea after its Final Fall. Will people one day say of Babylon a city that didnt exist for much of the past 2,000 years Where is there another city as great as this? as John predicts in Revelation 18:18? 2. Art historians referred to his attempt as Disney for a despot. Some of Saddams recreations were destroyed during wars in the region, though others remain accessible to the public today. Iraqi officials are back at it, and have persuaded the United Nations to name Babylon a UNESCO World Heritage Site. And an incentive for more tourists to come here. "And he will make a firm covenant [peace treaty] with the many for one week [week of years = 7 years], but in . Yes, there are certainly rumblings. Tel: +1 646 424-9594. For a city that has figured so large in the worlds imagination, remarkably little is known for certain about Babylon. Hammurabi ordered the construction of intricate canals to provide Babylon's citizens with fresh water, and fortified the city's walls against invaders. Still, Iraqis though preoccupied with the countrys precarious security situation and pressing political and financial problems feel a deep connection here. Rev 16:19 - The great city was split into three parts, and the cities of the nations collapsed. One may take PHOTOGRAPHS of Inhabitants , etc. The mud-brick walls were weakened by a Hussein-era concrete roof that they could not support, which collapsed in 1999, and a second mud roof that replaced it, which was damaged by post-invasion military occupation. . NPR transcripts are created on a rush deadline by an NPR contractor. Most of Babylon was rebuilt by Saddam Hussein on its old foundations, but pictured here is the original Ishtar gate Credit: Getty - Contributor. High poverty. It was great and terrible Nebuchadnezzar II who rebuilt Babylon as a magnificent paean to the creator god Marduk. (Washington, D.C., June 29, 2009) -- Keep your eye on Iraq. Like many Iraqis, he feels Babylons past is not just ancient history but his history. If you look at a picture of Babylon today, it is abandoned and in ruin, no one lives there, but why? Allarab News: A fascinating story is being written in the shifting sands of Arabia. Universal peace will follow the destruction. Will original Babylon rise up again to exist as the leading city of the Antichrist at the End Time?PHOTOGRAPHIC PROOF THAT BABYLON OF CHALDEA MUST RISE AGAINAfter its Final Destruction, Babylon of Chaldea, will never be inhabited or lived in from generation to generation. Under the rulers leadership, Babylon was the most modern city of the ancient world. The ancient city of Babylon plays a major role in the Bible, representing a rejection of the One True God. It's not hard to believe that Old Testament authors may have modeled their Tower of Babel after the Marduk temple, known as the "house of the frontier between heaven and Earth.". Even his castle, which overlooks the ruins, is now open to the public. Now, Babylon, like many of Iraqs archaeological sites, has fallen into disrepair. As a result of WMF and SBAHs partnership, Babylon was officially inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List on July 5, 2019. Inside Babylons outer city walls, Iraqs oil ministry is building a metering station for one of the three pipelines that have been laid in recent years. Now, that mailbox is rusting and abandoned, and police guarding the site have taken over the souvenir shop. "Babylon" and "Babylonia . The concept of Babylon being rebuilt has attracted a great deal of speculation over recent years, and I suspect it has sold many books on the subject. 2022World Monuments Fund. 445-425 BCE - Nehemiah the Prophet Rebuilds the Walls of Jerusalem; City Confined to Eastern Hill. Babylon was located in Shinar, in ancient Mesopotamia on the eastern bank of the Euphrates River. 7 QUESTIONS That Deserve An ANSWER BELOW. 162.214.125.20 This initiative led to the creation of the Future of Babylon project in 2008, designed to serve as a template for documenting heritage, assessing conditions, and developing conservation plans at sites across the country. FACT #6-- After the FINAL FALL of Babylon there will never again be any "PASSERS-BY", Her cities A land in which no man lives, And through which no son of man passes. Indeed, as I was doing research for Epicenter, I interviewed then-Iraqi Finance Minister Ali Abdul-Amir Allawi. Past a Disneyesque recreation of the Ishtar Gate you could choose a postcard from a rotating metal rack and post it in the metal mailbox. Gazing out at an ancient well that local legend says is the abode of the mischievous angels Harut and Maruthung there for eternity by God for teaching magic to mortalsthe WMF project manager Osama Hisham notes: This is only one of many temples that need urgent repair.. Iranian uranium enrichment reportedly dangerously close to nuclear bomb capability Im just not sure anybody knows when., I cited this important story in Epicenter., In April 2009, I reportedthat the government of Iraq is moving forward with plans to protect the archaeological remains of the ancient City of Babylon, in preparation for building a modern city of Babylon. Isaiah prophesied that when Babylon is destroyed by the Medes it will become as Sodom and Gomorrah, never to be rebuilt again. For hundreds of years until the mid-1900s, Babylon suffered the ignominy of surrounding townspeople dismantling its walls to cart away the ancient bricks for their own building projects. PART 1 PROMINENCE of Eastern Leg main page, PART 2 PROMINENCE of Eastern Leg main page, The Signs 'Time Warp' Acceleration (prophetic "EVENT-TIME". 1. In the Bible, it was named "Mistress of Kingdoms" and was the capital of the third world power of Bible history. What else can you see in Babylon? Now, Ham admits that "this structure might seem like an odd addition for a ministry devoted to upholding the authority of God's Word and spreading the gospel through its many outreaches." But he assures us that his motives are "diametrically opposed to the reasons of the original builders over 4,000 years ago." Well, that's a relief. On the Date that Babylon is Finally Destroyed, for ever-after there will be no more Photographs at Babylon of Inhabitants, Arab Dwellers, Recycled Stones, Trees and Gardens, Shepherds and Sheep, or Visitors. Skeptics and cynics abound, but there is growing evidence the Iraqi government is serious about rebuilding this ancient wonder of the world. "Visitors can stroll through the remnants of the brick and clay structures which stretch across 10 square kilometers [3.8 square miles], and see the famed Lion of Babylon statue, as well as large portions of the original Ishtar Gate," reported Reuters in 2019. And Iraq will become vastly more attractive for investors and even for tourists. Its a sense of pride to have Babylon a World Heritage Site, and during that process the state board for heritage was able to get people to behave better, Mr. Allen said. But they were hardly the first encroachment. 3. Jeremiah told Seraiah to read God's judgment on Babylon when he visited with King Zedekiah: You can see the rebuilt ruins from Saddam Hussein's area. Who are some of the Bible-prophecy experts who expect Literal Babylon to Rise Again for its Final Fall? The Palace, which is adjacent to the remains of the ancient city of Babylon, was purged of anything of value by looters as Saddam's regime fell in April 2003 Credit: Getty Images - Getty. During his more than twenty years in power, Saddam worked toward rebuilding the ancient city of Babylon. It is still called Babylon and is situated in the Babylon Governorate of Iraq, on the Euphrates River south of Baghdad. That's why it is an "interpretation-imperative" that we quit skipping over the word "Chaldea" ? Iraq is now the fifthlargest producer of oil, Babylon was named a UNESCO World Heritage Site. He told me he absolutely loved the idea of rebuilding Babylon. For that reason, many Bible students believe that the ancient city of Babylon will be resurrected to power during the Antichrist's end-time, world reign. Desolate Desert (no greenery; trees, gardens, groves). The site's remains were first excavated by Robert Koldewey, a German architect, at the end of the nineteenth century. While Iraqi officials went to great lengths to protect the site while vying for the coveted World Heritage Site designation, those efforts appear to have since eased. After a yearlong delay because of the pandemic, the World Monuments Fund team is back in Babylon, deciding how best to address the damage in places where trying to chisel out the concrete could do still more harm. If you believe in the Literal interpretation of Bible prophecy,1. then there is nothing more Literal when you affirm that. Some researchers proposed that . Indeed, they began rebuilding the famed Ishtar Gates and the citys walls, as well as restore the city walls and some of its buildings. It is a tale of greed, hubris, empire and religious persecution; also of human. In 2006, I wrote my first non-fiction book, Epicenter,in which I explained that according to Bible prophecy, the ancient and long-forgotten city of Babylon will one day be literally rebuilt. There is no place on earth today where stands the largest structure in the world, used for a religious purpose, all worshipping in one tongue regardless of their mother tongue, and is holy to more than 1.5 billion people on earth that is called Mount Babel, except the one in Mecca overlooking the Ka'ba. History carving of Hammurabi Though traces of prehistoric settlement exist, Babylon's development as a major city was late by Mesopotamian standards; no mention of it existed before the 23rd century bce. For instance, when Saddam Hussein was in power, he vowed to rebuild Babylon and make it the great city it . With support from the U.S. Department of State, the U.S. Embassy Baghdad,, the Samuel H. Kress Foundation, the Annenberg Foundation, and the J. M. Kaplan Fund. A new World Monuments Fund (WMF) project in Babylon, funded as part of a $3m donation by the US embassy in Baghdad first bestowed in 2018, aims to repair and restore the famed Ishtar Gate by this summer. Then came the Romans. UNIDENTIFIED PERSON: (Foreign language spoken). In order to keep the peace among people without ties of blood or religion, Hammurabi created his famous Legal Code, essentially a detailed list of crimes and their associated punishments: This early system of retributive justice inscribed on an 8-foot (2.4-meter) diorite obelisk that is housed in the Louvre in Paris is believed to have been the basis of the ancient Hebrews' code of laws laid out in Exodus, known as "an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth.". I should acknowledge up front that those who reject the teachings of the Bible understandably have a difficult time imagining a season of peace and prosperity emerging in Iraq. The elements and damaging reconstruction have left walls crumbling, and construction and fuel pipelines threaten. is a trademark of World Monuments Fund. BABYLON'S FINAL FALL Chart: It cannot be shown where a single one of these prophecies has been fulfilled. Rev 14:8 - Then a second angel followed, saying, "Fallen, fallen is Babylon the great, who has made all the nations drink the wine of the passion of her immorality.". Babylon has been inhabited for centuries, was one of the first megalopolises, and is even mentioned in the Bible. JANE ARRAF, BYLINE: Mohaned Ahmed is sponging the bricks around the relief of a dragon with a serpent's head. once wracked with unimaginable violence becomes increasingly stable and secure, direct foreign investment is going to flood in, and the region once known as. The projects at the Ishtar Gate and Ninmakh Temple, launched in 2016 and 2019 respectively, will be the beneficiaries of the US embassy funding. How will Babylon, Iraq, be converted to the "Great City" of Revelation 17-18?2. ALLEN: So be very careful about how you put down so you maintain these edges. It will be a place for creatures of the night. I certainly understand such views, but I completely disagree with them. While Babylon itself is mainly a ruin, it's located just a few miles from the modern city of Hilla (or al-Hillah) which has a population of about 500,000 people. Ancient sources attributed the Garden to King Nebuchadnezzar II in the 6th century BC as a gift to his wife, Amytis. World Monuments Fund safeguards cultural heritage around the globe, ensuring our treasured places are preserved for present and future generations. PHOTOGRAPHIC PROOF of the RE-use of Babylon's Stones since the First Fall of Babylon 4. Last fall, the Babylon International Festivalwas held again for the first time in two decades. A story that will confound atheists and agnostics. The first mention of the gardens was in 290 B.C.E., long after Nebuchadnezzar (the alleged builder) had died. 10. Starting in 1983, Saddam Hussein, imagining himself as heir to Nebuchadnezzar, ordered the rebuilding of . From its very beginnings, the Future of Babylon project considered not only immediate conservation needs but also the future of heritage preservation in Iraq. Think of what life was like only 30-40 years ago. The Book Of Revelation, apocalyptic and foreboding, is actually "FRAMED" by the GOSPEL OF SALVATION in Jesus Christ. And Babylon, the beauty of kingdoms, the glory of the Chaldeans' pride, Will be as when God overthrew Sodom and Gomorrah. On a recent weekend, Ahmed Juwad and his college friends stopped to take selfies as they strolled down the processional way, where Babylonian kings paraded statues of their gods and goddesses. Damage caused by military occupation is among the many ongoing challenges to the preservation of Babylon, along with illegal encroachments and large crowds of visitors. Site proudly built by Amazee Labs. Several empires rose and fell and rose again over the millennia on the same coveted soil between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers. 1. Therefore Babylon of Chaldea MUST Rise Again. Today, the Mecca Clock Tower is the 3rd tallest building in the world. Babylon will be destroyed with fire from heaven as God destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah (Rev. According to the Book of Revelation, the city of Babylon has to be rebuilt once again. So, should we believe the Hebrew prophets such as Ezekiel, Isaiah, Jeremiah, and Daniel that Babylon will really rise again in the last days? The elements and damaging reconstruction have left walls crumbling, and construction and fuel pipelines threaten vast areas of the huge, largely unexcavated city. The ancient city of Babylon is a World Heritage Site, but it faces threats old and new. ARRAF: That will have to wait for future excavations. The sites remains were first excavated by Robert Koldewey, a German architect, at the end of the nineteenth century. For more than a decade, WMF has continued to implement the Babylon site management plan, undertaking conservation work at specific sites within the archaeological park such as assisting with the conservation and stabilization of the Lion of Babylon. How the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World Work. The fall of Babylon was complete when the empire came under Persian control. The Babylon festival was revived last year and the 2022 edition is taking place this month and features the famous Iraqi singer Ali Jasim Photo: Hadani Ditmars The new initiative is part of the. EDITORS NOTE: These early-stage photographs were not taken in pursuit of a Biblical agenda, but by secular sources-- explorers, archaeologists, and travelers-- with a focus on documenting the Middle East. 1. It will never be inhabited or lived in from generation to generation; Isaiah 13:20DID THAT HAPPEN? Much to the consternation of archaeologists, Saddam raised city walls of 38 feet (11.5 meters) and built a Roman-style arena on the ruins of old Babylon. Since there are a number of prophecies yet to be fulfilled regarding Babylon of Chaldea, then that is the "Babylon" we are focused on in this study--one may talk about other "Babylons", but it is Babylon of Chaldea that must rise up again to fulfill its Biblical prophecies. . 2. Join us in safeguarding significant places. Saddam actually began rebuilding the city of Babylon in the 1980s, but ran out of money during his war with Iraq. Babylon, the iconic ancient city, is once again rising from the ashes, just as Bible prophecy predicts - here is the latest Skeptics and cynics abound, but there is growing evidence the Iraqi government is serious about rebuilding this ancient wonder of the world Share this article by Joel C. Rosenberg | February 11, 2022 10. Therefore After its Final Fall, there can be NO MORE Photographs of Inhabitants at Babylon. It will never be inhabited or lived in from generation to generation; Nor will the Arab pitch his tent there, Nor will shepherds make their flocks lie down there. Terrorist insurgencies. ALLEN: Basically, we tried to initially subtract a lot of the modern additions that were on the site. (Isaiah 13:19-20 When I lead a prophecy study on Isaiah 13:19-20, I cannot teach what my eyes do not see. All Arab News Visit our website terms of use and permissions pages at www.npr.org for further information. . There are still three existing but non-functioning oil pipelines, two of which were built in the 1970s and 80s and the third of which is more recentwork on it was blocked after the SBAH filed a lawsuit in 2012. As soaring melodies from a concert at the amphitheatre built by Saddam Hussein in the 1980s, on the ruins of a third-century BC foundation, drifted over from the newly revived Babylon festival, the WMF programme director Jeff Allen toldThe Art Newspaper: The project will help usher in new tourism initiatives designed to enhance the visitor experience and help the local economy. Should we believe the Apostle John, the author of the Book of Revelation, that Babylon will one day become a great city and a center of extravagant luxury, as he wrote in Revelation chapter 18? No wonder so many Iraqis fled to other Arab countries, to Europe, and even to the United States, if they could. Cultural tourism could become Iraqs second biggest industry, after oil, said Philippe Delanghe, a United Nations official helping with the project. So, how does this relate to the very distinct probability the Tower of Babel is symbolically being rebuilt today? Dave Roos AFTER the FINAL FALL of Babylon, the site will never again have. This, then, is PHOTOGRAPHIC-PROOF that Babylon has NOT YET met its Final Destruction. Historians remember Babylon for Nebuchadnezzars successful reign. Cyrus II, the Persian conqueror, invaded Babylon, then largely ignored it during his rule. But many of the bricks are crumbling, and as the water table rises, entire walls are in danger of falling. BABYLON IS BEING REBUILT, JUST AS PROPHESIED. Fewer still cared. The story of Babylon is the ebb and flow of slaughter and mercy, war and peace, a microcosm of human history. Accuracy and availability may vary. So, terribly low oil revenues along with COVID-related lockdowns and travel restrictions flatlined economic growth and caused unemployment to spike. Two centuries later, Alexander the Great planned to make Babylon the jewel of his Asian empire, but ended up dying in the city in 323 B.C.E. The action you just performed triggered the security solution. Nevertheless, what fascinates me is that top Iraqi officials are determined to rebuild both, even though as Muslims they dont believe in the Bible, or know much about the prophecies it contains. The Greek historian Herodotus, writing centuries after Babylon's heyday, described eight towers stacked on top of one another. Still, since the publication of Epicenter sixteen years ago, the skeptics and cynics certainly seem to have had the upper hand. These cookies do not store any personal information. Olof Pedersen, a professor of Assyriology in Sweden, expects there are wonders underneath. The Babylonian kingdom fell to pieces and the city wouldn't return to glory for more than 1,000 years. 1.7K 234K views 15 years ago The New Babylon (Sep 1997) In the sixth century BC, Babylon, was the greatest city in the world. If this werent bad enough, record low oil prices in recent years as low as$20 a barrelin 2020 severely hampered any chance at a true and lasting recovery. , at "Replacement Babylons" such as Rome or America TODAY. Babylon is also believed to be home to one of the Seven Wonders of the World, the Hanging Gardens of Babylon. For thousands of years, the Bible has adamantly stated that Babylon would be rebuilt, and would be the seat of power for the despot of the world. You also have the option to opt-out of these cookies. The world's first-known civil code was written here; Alexander the Great died here; countless Bible stories take place here.. Later, Iraq built an adjacent highway. Although the war significantly reduced tourism in the region, in recent years thousands of Iraqis visit the site each year. And the "new Babylon" has been located in New York City since 1952. In the early 20th century, German archeologists recovered remnants of the Processional Way and reconstructed its blue-glazed tile murals at the Pergamon Museum in Berlin. It has been ransacked, looted, torn up, paved over, neglected and roughly occupied. Because of Nebuchadnezzar's imperialist cruelty and penchant for golden shrines to pagan gods, Babylon appears as shorthand for everything ungodly in the Judeo-Christian tradition. The ancient site of Babylon in Iraq has undergone a lot of damage in recent years but archeologists hope it will still get special status. No archaeological evidence has uncovered the Hanging Gardens of Babylon, reputed to be one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. to the Persian Empire and two centuries later to Alexander the Great, who died there. Isaiah 13:20. Other pieces of Babylons walls were sold off to other institutions, including the Metropolitan Museum in New York. PHOTOGRAPHIC PROOF THAT BABYLON OF CHALDEA MUST RISE AGAIN. Should we believe him when he describes Babylon as one of the worlds great commercial hubs, where the merchants of the world come to trade great quantities of gold, silver, jewels, and pearls, along with all kinds of other expensive goods and services that entice the kings of the world and draw ships from everywhere on the planet (Revelation 18:9-12)? Jeremiah 51:49. Workshops for SBAH members both on- and off-site through WMFs Iraq Cultural Heritage Conservation Initiative helped develop local capacity toward the future preservation of Babylon and sites across Iraq, working with local stakeholders to support their continued stewardship of these treasured places. "And they will not take from you even a stone for a corner, Nor a stone for foundations, But you will be desolate forever," declares the LORD. Babylon declined after it was occupied by Darius and has been totally destroyed; today it is like Sodom and Gomorrah - barren desert. Suddenly, however, we are seeing a change in the wind, yet few people have noticed. A story that will confound atheists and agnostics. We also use third-party cookies that help us analyze and understand how you use this website. There IS a buildup of Babylon going on today, and for the past 1000 years. The Code of Hammurabi, one of the earliest recorded laws and punishment, came from Babylon. 18:18; 16:17-21). PHOTOGRAPHIC PROOF of the flourishing of Trees & Greenery (Gardens, Groves) at Babylon 5. Click to reveal https://allisrael.com/iranian-uranium-enrichment-reportedly-dangerously-close-to-nuclear-bomb-capability, Five killed and 15 wounded in alleged Israeli airstrike in Syria In total, Saddam Hussein spent over 20 years rebuilding the city of Babylon, and probably got about half of it rebuilt before he was taken out in the war with Iraq. Sign upfor our newsletter to receive regular updates on our projects, stories from the field, upcomingevents, and more! 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