Since Jesus Christ proclaimed that only God knows the hour or day of the Second Coming,
preachers and self-appointed doomsayers have been predicting when it would occur – and
seeing the sun rise on yet another generation.
Even those who chastise date-setters often say, "God's final judgement is coming soon,
probably in our lifetime, so get ready."
In recent weeks, prophecy interpreters have cited a new reason for believing the apocalypse
is approaching.
Anxious debates have erupted on prophecy websites, in Bible study groups, and in churches.
But why are they all so concerned right now?
What exactly is the reason behind it?
To know about this, we have to tell you about the terrifying story of the Euphrates River.
So, stay with us till the end because you don't want to miss out on this one!
Many civilizations have thrived along the Euphrates' banks, notably in ancient times.
The Mesopotamian Empire was one of its most prominent civilizations.
Ancient Mesopotamia occupied the area between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers, which is
known as the "Fertile Crescent."
That region of the world is now located in Iraq.
With a length of 1,740 miles, the river is the longest in Western Asia.
Its source is in Eastern Turkey, and it flows to the Persian Gulf.
It passes through Turkey, Syria, and Iraq along the way.
The Euphrates River passes across several diverse vegetation zones.
Although millennia of human occupancy have substantially altered the landscape in most
regions of the Euphrates basin, remnants of ancient flora survive.
The Euphrates obtains the majority of its water from rainfall and melting snow, resulting
in peak flows from April to May.
You've probably heard of Babylon!
This part of the river was once a showcase of water management in Babylon.
Babylon was the capital of the great Babylonian empire.
The ruins of the city, which was founded more than 4,000 years ago as a tiny harbor on the
Euphrates River, are located in modern-day Iraq.
Under Hammurabi's rule, Babylon grew to become one of the most powerful cities in the ancient
world.
Following World War 1, the borders in Southwest Asia were redrawn at the Treaty of Lausanne
(1923), when the Ottoman Empire was partitioned.
The treaty required the Euphrates' three riparian governments (at the time, Turkey, France for
its Syrian mandate, and the United Kingdom for its Iraq mandate) to negotiate a mutual
agreement on the use of its water and the construction of any hydraulic infrastructure.
An agreement reached in 1946 between Turkey and Iraq required Turkey to report to Iraq
on any hydraulic changes made to the Tigris-Euphrates River system, and permitted Iraq to build
dams on Turkish territory to govern the flow of the Euphrates.
With the implementation of the Southeastern Anatolia Project, or GAP, in the 1970s, Turkey
embarked on an ambitious plan to harness the waters of the Tigris and Euphrates for irrigation
and hydroelectricity production, as well as to offer economic stimulus to the country's
southeastern districts.
Turkey and Syria finished their first dams on the Euphrates, the Keban Dam and the Tabqa
Dam, within a year of each other, and reservoir filling began in 1975.
At the same time, the area experienced severe drought, and river flow toward Iraq decreased
from 15.3 cubic kilometers in 1973 to 9.4 cubic kilometers in 1975.
This sparked an international crisis, with Iraq threatening to bomb the Tabqa Dam.
After Saudi Arabia and the Soviet Union intervened, Syria and Iraq eventually negotiated an accord.
The development of dams and irrigation schemes on the Euphrates has had a tremendous impact
on each riparian country's ecology and society.
Since then, dams built as part of GAP in both the Euphrates and Tigris basins have impacted
382 villages, and about 200,000 people have been relocated elsewhere.
However, in recent years, water levels in the Euphrates River have dropped to dangerously
low levels.
The flow rate from Turkey into Syrian territory is less than 200 cubic meters per second,
which is less than half of the amount agreed upon by the two nations in 1987.
Recent photographs taken along the Euphrates River's banks show that a substantial portion
of the river has dried up.
These places, which were formerly vital to the region's survival, have now devolved into
desert lands.
Images obtained at the Rojava Dam (Tishrin), Syria's second largest dam on the Euphrates
River, reveal that the river's waters have substantially fallen.
The Turkish state, which has been exploiting the Euphrates as a weapon against the Syrians
for years, effectively cuts off the flow of water into Iraq and Syria.
Turkey is supposed to deliver 500 cubic meters of water per second to Syria, according to
the agreement struck in 1987 between the administrations of Damascus and Ankara.
However, the invading state is not abiding by the agreement, now delivering barely 200
cubic meters of water per second.
The negative consequences of diminishing waters are clearly seen on the land.
Water levels in Syria's dam lakes have plummeted as a result of the water cuts, while electrical
output and supply to the region have reduced.
Furthermore, the amount of agricultural land on the Euphrates' banks is shrinking.
Most critically, access to safe drinking water has grown increasingly problematic.
This scenario is producing serious health issues.
The Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria warned that the Turkish state's
goal of reducing the Euphrates River's levels will generate humanitarian crises in the region,
threatening 9 million Syrians who live along the river.
The Dams Administration of North and East Syria has urged the international community
and human rights organizations to put a stop to Turkey's provocative actions.
However, concerns have been raised about the old river's rapid drying!
And the dropping water levels have concerned geological scientists, leaving them perplexed
and anxious about what is creating this frightening crisis.
The UN has also warned that the Mediterranean will face increasingly severe heat waves.
According to the global climate Danger Index, Syria is one of the nation most at risk, with
Lake Assad suffering as a result of this cycle.
Because there are just a few logical explanations for why the river is drying up, people have
assumed that this occurrence is related to the biblical Book of Revelation.
Surprisingly, fewer people are surprised by the development since they believe it was
inevitable because the Bible mentions it.
What frightens people the most is that the Bible's prophecy of the end of the world is
becoming a reality right before their eyes.
Many people believe that key passages in the apocalyptic Book of Revelation reveal evidence
of Iraq's relevance in end-of-the-world scenarios.
The Euphrates River is mentioned in the Book of Revelation in Chapter 16.
According to the chapter, “The sixth angel poured out his bowl on the great river, the
Euphrates; and its water was dried up, so that the way would be prepared for the kings
from the east.”
According to this scripture, the sixth angel poured his bowl on the Euphrates River.
The bowl's contents caused the river to dry up.
Prior bowl judgments have either polluted or destroyed the majority of the world's water.
This judgment is not about tarnishing or removing the use of this water.
Rather, it appears to be about dismantling a defensive barrier in order to make way for
invading kings from the east.
The Euphrates is referred to as "the great river" five times in the Bible.
It marked the eastern limit of Israel's inheritance.
Because the river was difficult to cross and a wilderness to the west separated Israel
from the Promised Land of Canaan, it provided some protection for Israel.
It flows over 2,000 miles toward Palestine before turning southeast toward the Persian
Gulf.
When Revelation was written in the first century, the Euphrates separated East from West, and
the kingdoms of China and India lay beyond it to the east.
Centuries before, Cyrus of Persia's army conquered Babylon by diverting the Euphrates River,
which ran through the city.
They were able to march into Babylon and take the city on the dry riverbed.
In the great tribulation, the eastern invader will cross the Euphrates, march through Babylon,
and enter Palestine.
In Revelation 9:14, It is said to the sixth angel who had the trumpet, 'Release the four
angels who are bound at the great river Euphrates.'
What exactly does this mean?
These are the words of a voice that John hears emanating from the four horns of the golden
altar, which is recounted in Exodus 27:2.
This voice instructs the sixth angel with the trumpet to release the four angels imprisoned
at the Euphrates River, the ancient border between Assyria and Israel.
Revelation informs us once more that God is ultimately in charge of these happenings,
allowing or declaring each one.
At no point in the end times is evil allowed to run completely wild.
Because they are described as "bound" we know they are demonic beings.
Demons are fallen angels who are often bound in "chains of gloomy darkness" The Euphrates
Valley, where these four angels are imprisoned, has a notorious relationship to human sin.
The first murder was presumably committed near the Garden of Eden, in the Euphrates
region.
Recently, claims of strange voices believed to emanate from the depths of the drying River
have circulated, possibly in an attempt to justify this passage.
This reinforces people's beliefs that the current events are a sign of Christ's second
coming to conquer his enemies and establish his Heavenly Kingdom.
Joseph Kabuleta, pastor of the Watchman Ministries, recently conducted the Watcher's Conference
this year on the UMA premises, where he warned Ugandans to be on the lookout for the end
of the world.
At the 2022 Watchers' Conference on September 17, Joseph Kabuleta began, "Today we are here
to tell you things that are going to shock you...."
He did just that, untangling the knot of Bible prophecy and presenting irrefutable evidence
of various end time Biblical prophecies coming to pass in our day.
The return to life of the Dead Sea is one of the most recent realized end time prophecies.
Known as the saltiest sea on the planet, the Dead Sea cannot sustain any marine life nor
can any plant or animal life survive around it.
However, in Ezekiel 47, God warned the prophet Ezekiel that the water would become fresh
and live things would dwell it.
This prophecy came to true in 2016, when freshwater ponds with fish were discovered on its banks.
Kabuleta further elaborated on the catastrophic conflict foretold in Revelation 9 and Ezekiel
38 that would occur in the end days near the Euphrates River.
According to the Bible, the war will engulf countries along the Euphrates River, including
Turkey, Syria, Iraq, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, and Iran, as well as nations described as
Gog and Magog (the former Soviet Union, Russia, and China), who will join forces to form a
military force of 200 million soldiers and wage war against Israel.
Kabuleta claims that if Israel is overrun by an army of 200 million, it will have no
alternative except to utilize nuclear weapons or risk being wiped off the globe.
The Euphrates River will dry up, allowing soldiers to march freely in this fight, according
to Revelation 16:12.
This prophecy has also come to pass this year, with the drying up of the river.
Experts believe that if nothing is done, the river will be completely gone by 2040.
Because of the unprecedented devastation caused by war, the entire globe will join in the
pursuit for a temporary peaceful agreement among the warring parties.
Kabuleta deduces that this will result in the signing of the seven-year peace treaty
mentioned in Daniel 9:27.
According to the Bible, at the conclusion of those seven years, human government will
end, and Jesus will return.
People have begun to express their concerns, stating that they never expected to see Revelations
genuinely make sense.
While the most compelling theory about the river is with biblical prophecy, other hypotheses
connect current events along the Euphrates to political ambitions and climate change.
What do you believe is going on?
Is the river drying up due to climate change, or are the prophecies coming true?
Tell us in the comments.