Iran’s Prophesied Disaster, Regime Change and Dispersion
on Wednesday, January 28, 2026 by Bill Salus
About 2600 years ago, in a prediction that has been vastly overlooked by most of today’s top Bible prophecy experts, the Hebrew prophet Jeremiah predicted Iran would undergo a massive, possibly nuclear, disaster! Jeremiah declared that this epic event would be caused by the Lord and occur in the latter days.
Additionally, the foretelling predicts a regime change and the worldwide dispersion of many Iranian refugees. Jeremiah 49:38 declares, “I will establish my sovereignty over Elam. I will destroy their king and their leaders,” says the Lord.” Some translations say, “I will set My throne in Elam.” Jeremiah 49:36 states that “there will not be a nation where Elam’s exiles do not go.”
THE PROPHECY OF ELAM: (Jeremiah 49:34-39)
“The word of the Lord that came to Jeremiah the prophet against Elam, in the beginning of the reign of Zedekiah king of Judah, saying, “Thus says the Lord of hosts: ‘Behold, I will break the bow of Elam, The foremost of their (military) might. Against Elam I will bring the four winds From the four quarters of heaven, And scatter them toward all those winds; There shall be no nations where the outcasts of Elam will not go. For I will cause Elam to be dismayed before their enemies And before those who seek their life. I will bring disaster upon them, My fierce anger,’ says the Lord; ‘And I will send the sword after them Until I have consumed them. I will set My throne in Elam, And will destroy from there the king and the princes, (leaders or officials),’ says the Lord.” (Jeremiah 49:34-39, NKJV; emphasis added)
THE PROPHECY OF ELAM SUMMARIZED AND EXPLAINED
Bible prophecy predicts that Iran faces double trouble in the end times. These foretellings are found in Jeremiah 49:34-39 addressing ancient Elam and Ezekiel 38:5 concerning Persia. In my book entitled, Nuclear Showdown in Iran, Revealing the Ancient Prophecy of Elam, I point out that these are two distinctly different prophecies.
(Read this article) –Are Jeremiah 49:34-39 and Ezekiel 38 the same event? What about Psalm 83?
(In the short video above, Dr. Bill Salus and Tom Hughes discuss the Elam prophecy)
Jeremiah issued his prophecy of Elam around 596 BC and about a decade or two later, Ezekiel penned his predictions about Persia. The map of Iran in this article identifies the location of these former territories, which have always been geographically isolated from each other by the Zagros Mountains.
There once was a time around the 6th century BC, when Elam and Persia, renamed Iran in 1935 AD, were in good standing with the Lord. This former period was when King Cyrus the Great ruled over the dominant Persian Empire. Ezra 1:3 informs that King Cyrus recognized that, “The Lord God of Israel (He is God).” Thus, Cyrus was apparantly a believer, but according to Jeremiah the leaders presiding over Iran in the latter years will not be of the same spiritual mindset. Therefore, the Lord destroys the regime and subsequently sets His throne or somehow positions His authority over the territory.
Below is a summary of the details of the Jeremiah 49:34-39 prophecy. Jeremiah 49:34-37 presents bad news for Iranians, but Jeremiah 49:38-39 offers them good news. The Lord says that He will perform the nine following events.
1. He will bring disaster upon Iranians because of His fierce anger. (Jer. 49:37)
2. He will destroy from there the king and the princes apparently causing a regime change. (Jer. 49:38)
3. He will break the bow of Iran at the foremost of its might. (Jer. 49:35)
4. He will bring the four winds from the four quarters of heaven. (Jer. 49:36)
5. He will scatter Iranians toward all those winds, (worldwide). (Jer. 49:36)
6. He will cause dismay in Iran before its enemies who seek Iranian lives. (Jer. 49:37)
7. He will send the sword after them until He has consumed them. (Jer. 49:37)
8. He will establish His throne in Iran. (Jer. 49:38)
9. He will, (in the latter days), bring back the captives of Iran. (Jer. 49:39)
In a nutshell, Jeremiah predicts that in the end times, the leadership of Iran will fiercely anger the Lord. Since these are the latter days, then that likely alludes to the present rogue Islamic regime. The Lord is apparently fiercely angry because these leaders want to launch something lethal somewhere.
The Lord prevents this from happening by somehow incapacitating Iran’s missile launching capabilities and He specifically aims to destroy the chief place of Iran’s military might, which likely alludes to its nuclear program.
Iran launched many missiles into Iraq between 1980-1988 and the Lord did not prevent this, so it must be a different country that the Lord is attempting to protect, presumably Israel. The present leaders of Iran have publicly stated their intentions to wipe Israel off of the map, which is an event that the Lord will absolutely not allow!
This destruction upon Iran occurs in the ancient territory of Elam as shown on the map and it causes a catastrophe! This is the location of most of Iran’s missiles and launchers as well as the following nuclear and missile development sites:
Isfahan: Iran’s largest nuclear research facility.
Natanz: Iran’s primary enrichment facility.
Shiraz: Iran’s special weapons and missile development facility.
Bushehr: One of Iran’s nuclear reactors.
The predicted disaster in Iran occurs at a time during the latter days when Iran has an assortment of enemies, which is the case today, namely Israel, America.
All of the above, results in an apparent humanitarian crisis, because Iranian exiles are forced to flee worldwide.
(Read this article) – Does the Bible Predict Iranians Will Soon Flee to America?
Some Bible prophecy experts teach that this prophecy has been historically fulfilled, but no such historical records prove this.
(Read this article) – Has the Prophecy of Elam in Jeremiah 49:34-39 Been Historically Fulfilled?
For more information about Jeremiah’s prophecy of Elam, pick up the book and DVD entitled, Nuclear Showdown in Iran, Revealing the Ancient Prophecy of Elam. In addition to exploring and explaining the details of the Elam prophecy in great depth, the book addresses the following important topics.
1. Why has Jeremiah’s Iran prophecy been vastly overlooked?
2. Was the Elam prophecy fulfilled, or partially fulfilled, in the past?
3. What are the clear evidences that this prophecy is related to Iran’s present nuclear program?
4. Are Jeremiah 49:34-39 and Ezekiel 38 the same prophecy? (Click HERE to read a related article).
5. Will the Elam prophecy precede Psalm 83 and Ezekiel 38?
6. When in the future will Jeremiah’s Elam prophecy find fulfillment?
7. What will Iran’s military stature be when it joins Turkey and Russia in Ezekiel 38?
8. How will America and the world be adversely affected when the prophecy happens?
9. Why is Iran experiencing the fastest growing evangelical population in the world?
These are just a few of the timely topics presented in this book and DVD.
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Footnotes
(1) Statistics taken from 2016 census at this website: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jewish_population_by_country
(2) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iranian_diaspora
(3) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iranian_diaspora
(4) http://www.operationworld.org/hidden/evangelical-growth
