Well, now—that's the big question, isn't it?

There's so much uncertainty about the current events in the Middle East, everyone wants to know how it's going to turn out.

Or more precisely, what will the Middle East look like when the dust settles?

So-called prophetic "experts" are engaging in a lot of speculation right now about how the fall of Mubarak was (they say) prophesied in the Bible.

This always happens. When Saddam Hussein invaded Kuwait, these guys said it was predicted in the prophetic Scriptures. When the US invaded Iraq, they said the same thing. And with these latest developments in Egypt, it's the same, tired, old routine.

Everyone is selling a DVD, it seems.

Don't you ever wonder why they didn't see it in the Bible before it happened? Why is it always after the fact?

Does anyone really know what the final outcome will be?

Yes, I think so.

Many years ago, an old evangelist friend of mine was an avid fan of Zane Grey novels. In his library, he had a whole wall of shelves of Zane Grey's books—hundreds of them. He said that if he was reading one of these adventures and it was looking grim for the hero, he would just flip over to the last page so he could see how the story ended. Then he would go back to his place in the story and continue reading—this time, with no sense of fear or trepidation because he knew how the whole thing was going to end!

Some people might consider it cheating, but my friend found that technique helpful. The villain in the story might be poised to throw the good guy over a cliff—or worse—but my friend wasn't worried because he already knew the outcome.

Similarly, the Bible tells us how the Middle East scenario will ultimately play out:

1. The nations of the world will increasingly align themselves against the State of Israel.
2. Eventually, there will be a military campaign with its main staging area in Megiddo, Israel.
3. The Messiah will appear and bring the Armageddon Campaign to an abrupt conclusion before Jerusalem can be destroyed.
4. The Jewish people will recognize their Messiah as Yeshua of Nazareth.
5. Post-war, clean-up operations will begin as preparations are made for the Kingdom of God on earth.
6. The survivors of the Armageddon Campaign (and the Tribulation), including believers from all nations (including Egypt), will come to worship the LORD:

All the ends of the world
Shall remember and turn to the LORD,
And all the families of the nations
Shall worship before You (Psalm 22:27).

There you have it, my friend. You've just fast-forwarded history to its ultimate conclusion.

Now you can return to real-time with the assurance that there's no need to fear (2 Tim. 1:7).

And just think—you didn't even have to buy a DVD.