More from Latter Days in Jeremiah

Jeremiah 48:47

“Yet I will bring back the captives of Moab

In the latter days,” says the LORD. 

Thus far is the judgment of Moab.

Today, Moab is the nation of Jordan. Chapter 48 describes the punishment of Moab, which was a kingdom that caused trouble for Israel, but verse 47 says God will bring back the captives. Just as Moab fought Israel, Jordan has been part of the Arab coalition that invaded Israel in 1948, 1967, and 1973. The Genesis 12:3 promise (I will bless those who bless you, and I will curse him who curses you) applies to Jordan as well. While in most cases I have emphasized the literal over the allegorical, perhaps verse 47 is an exception. It could be that the captivity that Jordan is under is spiritual and that in the future there will be a turning to Yeshua in Jordan. 

Jeremiah 49:39

‘But it shall come to pass in the latter days:

I will bring back the captives of Elam,’ says the LORD.”

Today, Elam is in the nation of Iran. Just as with Jeremiah’s prophecy for Moab, Elam is mentioned in Genesis 14, as having participated in a war in the time of Abraham, involving Chedorlaomer, the king of Elam, which is in present day Iran. Today, it is obvious that Iran is a hater of Israel. But there is a huge underground church that will hopefully be part of the spiritual rebirth of Iran. Many Muslims in Iran and elsewhere are having dreams and visions about Jesus. Let us pray it continues.