The River Euphrates (together with Tigris) is one of two defining rivers in Mesopotamia “the land between the rivers.” Its source is in the Armenian highlands of Eastern Turkey and it flows through Turkey, Iraq, Syria, Iran and Kuwait.
[ATTACH=full]278817[/ATTACH]Aside from the very important role this river played in ancient civilization, River Euphrates is a river that is critical in biblical prophecy.
Now that we know the geographic location of River Euphrates, we can begin to appreciate several things-specifically why that region is always in chaos and the prospect of a major, large scale conflict.
“And the sixth angel sounded, and I heard a voice from the four horns of the golden altar which is before God, Saying to the sixth angel which had the trumpet, Loose the four angels which are bound in the great river Euphrates. And the four angels were loosed, which were prepared for an hour, and a day, and a month, and a year, for to slay the third part of men. (16) And the number of the army of the horsemen were two hundred thousand thousand: and I heard the number of them.” (Revelation 9:13-16)
The events transpiring in the Middle East cannot be analyzed without appreciating the great books of prophecy. Iran is right next to River Euphrates where these 4 angels, probably fallen angels, are waiting for a specific hour, day, and month when they shall be loosed upon the earth together with a great army of 200,000,000 demons to kill one third of the human population. I’m speculating that those 4 angels will rally the kings of the earth to battle. The current world population stands at 7.5 billion, so 1/3 is about 2.5 billion people. Dead. How else shall this happen except for a nuclear war??