With Iran in the news and acting belligerent, it is appropriate to look at the possibility of the prophecy about Elam being fulfilled soon. Elam is in the southwestern part of Iran along the Persian Gulf. It is where Iran’s main nuclear reactor is located.

Jer 49:35 Thus saith the LORD of hosts; Behold, I will break the bow of Elam, the chief of their might.
36 And upon Elam will I bring the four winds from the four quarters of heaven, and will scatter them toward all those winds; and there shall be no nation whither the outcasts of Elam shall not come.
37 For I will cause Elam to be dismayed before their enemies, and before them that seek their life: and I will bring evil upon them, even my fierce anger, saith the LORD; and I will send the sword after them, till I have consumed them:
38 And I will set my throne in Elam, and will destroy from thence the king and the princes, saith the LORD.
39 But it shall come to pass in the latter days, that I will bring again the captivity of Elam, saith the LORD.

This prophecy has never been fulfilled, so it is fulfilled before or during the tribulation. Had America already attacked Iran in response to the recent provocations, that alone probably would not have led to the fulfillment of this prophecy. However, since America is restraining itself and is instead trying to build a coalition of nations against Iran the fulfillment seems more likely and is probably not very far off.

The prophecy is clear that the attack against Elam will come from the four winds. The wording sounds like an air attack will be coming against Elam from a coalition of nations. It may be a U.N. approved action because of something that Iran did. The air attack could also be the last phase of an ongoing regional war where the war is finally brought to this part of the Iranian homeland.

Iran is the main aggressor in the Middle East. It is developing nuclear weapons and may already have untested nuclear weapons. The Iranians have given Hezbollah 150,000 missiles to use against Israel. The Iranians have military forces in Iraq and Syria and are actively destabilizing these and other nations. Recently, an Iranian faction attacked a major oil facility in Saudi Arabia using drones and cruse missiles. It is very likely that such belligerent actions by Iran will lead to a regional war that will lead to the fulfillment of the Elam prophecy.

President Trump has telegraphed that he does not intend to attack Iran. He talks about proportionate responses being used if there is any aggression against our interests. The Mullahs thus have good reason to believe that as long as Americans are not killed, America will not do much. The Iranians are taking calculated risks to advance their agenda in the region, but they are keeping their aggression within what they believe to be Trump’s red lines. If Iran really wanted to start a war with America, all they would have to do is attack America’s Fifth Fleet Headquarters at Bahrain. It would be no more difficult to target than the Saudi oil facilities.

The Iranians did a very limited attack on Saudi Arabia to send the Saudis a message and to send the world a message. They showed the Saudis that they can shut down their cash cow anytime they want. Even with this limited attack the Saudi were in total panic. They have no cash reserves for extended outages. The Saudi’s need to keep shipping their oil or they are in big trouble. The Saudis also apparently have inadequate self defense. The Iranians are telling the world that they have the ability to destroy Middle East oil facilities and wreck the economies of the world. They want an end of the sanctions and a deal.

They knew the effete Saudi’s were not prepared to stop the attack and would not have the backbone to get in a war with them over the attack. The Saudi’s have many billions of dollars in American military equipment but the effete Saudi’s are not prepared to use them. Americans now have to send in hundreds of military specialists to protect the Saudi oil facilities.

Under President Trump, America will only get directly involved in attacking Iran if American lives are lost or a coalition of nations is assembled against Iran because of continuing belligerent actions. That coalition is likely to happen if Iran continues to attack oil supplies that the world depends upon or if Iran gets condemned for not complying with UN directives. For example, Iran could openly develop nuclear weapons or actually go to war against Saudi Arabia.

The prophecy about Elam indicates that survivors in Elam will be being scattered to every nation on earth for a period of time. There is only one reason such an evacuation might happen and that is nuclear radiation. Iran’s main reactor is on the Persian Gulf coast. I do not believe it would be directly targeted in an attack, but the reactor might meltdown as a result of an EMP or of an extended power outage. There also are other possibilities such as Israel using nuclear weapons in the area or the Iranians nuking themselves because of a weapon malfunction.

A fulfillment of the  prophecy of Elam probably has nothing to do with the prophecy about Persia coming with Gog in the Ezekiel 38-39 war. Greater Iran would still exist and their army could invade across the northern route. The big question is could the prophecy of Elam occur before the start of the tribulation? That becomes doubtful because the fulfillment of obvious Bible prophecies like this one might make those blinded to scripture to see and repent and be saved. The fulfillment more likely occurs in the Day of the Lord when everything becomes known to all on earth.

Contrary to what some teach, all in the world cannot believe and become part of Bride of Christ. Only those the Father draws to the Son can become part of the Bride. Jesus only receives those the Father gives Him. This dispensation of delay of the fulfillment of all promised to Israel mostly only exists long enough to take out a Bride for the King of Israel. The people that God draws do not need signs. The great signs in the Day of the Lord come after the Bride is removed and taken to be with Jesus to accomplish the marriage. Shortly after the Rapture, the gospel of the coming Kingdom is then given to everyone on earth. Because the world rejects the message and rejects God’s Kingdom, they receive God’s wrath. The prophets speak of those events and in the Day of the Lord their prophecies will all be fulfilled.

I suppose I could be wrong and the Elam prophecy might play out before the Rapture before our eyes. Whatever the case, with all the belligerence coming from Iran and the nuclear development, it is getting hard to see how Iran will not be dealt with very soon by America and Israel. Having said that, there could be changes in Iran that could bring about a delay of the fulfillment of this prophecy until the tribulation. For example, a revolution in Iran could occur very soon. The Iranian economy is in collapse and the young people of Iran want nothing to do with the ruling Mullahs. If the Iranians revolt, and overthrow the Mullahs that could delay the fulfillment of the prophecy until the tribulation.

One thing is clear, something will radically change Iran very soon. The prophecy of Elam could even have implications for the prophecy about Babylon. If the Persian Gulf region becomes radioactive, many people around there will have to rapidly relocate. Millions of them could emigrate to the plains of Shinar just a short distance away.