The Middle East in Bible Prophecy

Terrorist attacks that shock the world also bring home the fact that the Middle East affects all of us, regardless of where we live.

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The Arab Spring, the Israel–Palestine conflict...Why has the Middle East dominated the news headlines so often?

This guide explores:

The Middle East as the birthplace of the world's three great monotheistic religions: Judaism, Christianity and Islam.
Why the conflict between Christians and Muslims, which has been a constant theme of history for 14 centuries, traces back to the one individual—Abraham.
How centuries of war and unrest in the Middle East will finally be resolved by the second coming of Jesus Christ.

Bible prophecy gives us clues to understand the troubled history of the Middle East, and its tumultuous future.

A photo showing the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001.

Introduction: Worlds in Turmoil

5 minutes

Learn the astounding story of the past, present and future of the Middle East that was laid out thousands of years ago within Bible prophecy.

View of Jerusalem and the Dome of the Rock.

The Middle East: Worlds in Collision

3 minutes

You need to understand what is prophesied to yet happen in the Middle East.

An elegant inlaid box excavated in Ur in southern Mesopotamia depict daily life in Abraham’s time.

The Sons of Abraham

7 minutes

It's impossible to understand the present Middle East without a knowledge of the three great religions that emanate from the area—Judaism...

The Rise and Fall of Ancient Israel

9 minutes

God can reveal the future. Nowhere is this more evident than in the remarkable prophecies of what would happen to Abraham's descendants through Jacob...

The Four Empires of Daniel's Prophecies

17 minutes

Daniel's book prophesied events fulfilled many centuries ago as well as major events yet to come. It reveals a history of the region, written in...

Cairo’s 14th-century Mosque of Sultan Hasan, left, stands next to the 19th-century Mosque of al-Rifa'i.

The Coming of Islam

13 minutes

The Arab religious landscape was to change dramatically with the prophet Muhammad and the religion he founded, Islam.

The Jews: From the Dispersion to the Modern Israeli State

3 minutes

By the time the prophet Muhammad was preaching the tenets of the new Islamic religion, the Jews had not had a state for some five centuries.

David Ben Gurion, Israel’s first prime minister, declares the birth of the modern state of Israel on May 15, 1948, just before the British Mandate was due to end.

The Creation of the Modern Middle East

11 minutes

For hundreds of years the Arabs did not have a government of their own.

A Rising Tide of Arab Nationalism

5 minutes

One of the most significant developments in the region following the Treaty of Versailles ending World War I was rising Arab nationalism.

Muslim pilgrims gather around the Kaaba.

Fundamentalist Islam Resurges

11 minutes

Arabs call the Crusades al-Salibiyyah. The term is highly emotional to them, reminding them of European atrocities committed during the 200-year-long...