Future of Israel and Jordan

“In the April 12 edition of the Jordanian daily Al-Dustour, columnist Maher Abu Tair sheds light on what he calls the ‘sad’ contemporary situation in which the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan finds itself. He accuses Arab countries of turning their backs on Jordan and abandoning it, pushing Jordan totally into Israel’s economic and political lap” (Israel National News, April 27, 2015). “The naked truth is that Jordan no longer has any Arab allies, and today its only ally against the entire Arab east is Israel. If the Arabs had wanted a strong Jordan that did not throw itself at Israel, they would not have abandoned it economically and besieged it politically to the point that its foreign policy became fickle” (ibid.). “It is saddening to see that Jordan’s only option today is to its West [meaning Israel]. We don’t know who to blame [for this]” (ibid.).

The Bible shows that Israel and Jordan will be connected in some way at the end of the age. The prophet Daniel foretold that a European beast power or “king of the north” will overrun the “king of the south” and then “he shall also enter the Glorious Land, and many countries shall be overthrown; but these shall escape from his hand: Edom, Moab, and the prominent people of Ammon” (Daniel 11:41). Ammon or Amman is the capital city of Jordan. The Bible indicates that Jordan will be spared as this end-time “beast power” overruns the other Arab nations and takes full control of the area around Israel. Politics in the Middle East is setting the stage for this future event.

Read The Middle East in Prophecy for more on this fascinating topic!