Sudan’s Forgotten War: CBN’s Rare Access Inside the World’s Worst Humanitarian Crisis
Sudan's ongoing civil war, marked by ethnic violence and famine, echoes the biblical pattern of nation rising against nation and kingdom against kingdom, as foretold by Christ and the prophets.
Joel 3:9-10
Prophetic Fulfillment“Proclaim this among the nations: Consecrate for war; stir up the mighty men. Let all the men of war draw near; let them come up. Beat your plowshares into swords, and your pruning hooks into spears; let the weak say, 'I am a warrior.'”
Why this passage
In its original context, Joel 3 is a prophecy of the Lord's judgment on the nations gathered against Jerusalem in the valley of Jehoshaphat. The call to 'beat plowshares into swords' is a reversal of the peace of Micah 4:3, signaling a time of universal war and divine judgment.
The plain sense is that before the Lord's final intervention, the nations will be consumed by conflict. Sudan's civil war, with its ethnic militias and regional involvement, exemplifies this pattern of nations and peoples arming for destruction.
Hear, O reader: the war in Sudan is not hidden from the Lord's eyes. As Joel 3:9 declares, 'Prepare war, stir up the mighty men; let all the men of war draw near, let them come up.'
This forgotten conflict, with its famine and slaughter, is a sobering reminder that the Prince of Peace will one day judge the nations. Pray that the Church in Sudan would be strengthened, and that the gospel would shine even in this darkness.
Today's Prayer
Pray for the suffering Christians and civilians in Sudan, that God would protect them and raise up aid and peace in the midst of this war.
Further Scripture
Additional passages that illuminate this event, each grounded in a distinct interpretive lens.
“And you will hear of wars and rumors of wars. See that you are not alarmed, for this must take place, but the end is not yet. For nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom, and there will be famines and earthquakes in various places.”
Why this passage
Christ's Olivet Discourse describes the 'beginning of birth pains' that precede His return. The pairing of war and famine is explicit: nation against nation, followed by famines.
This is not a single event but a recurring pattern throughout the age.
Sudan's war has directly caused famine, as the article notes the humanitarian crisis. The specific phrase 'nation will rise against nation' applies to the internal and regional conflicts tearing Sudan apart.
How it applies
The war in Sudan, with its resulting famine and displacement, is a textbook fulfillment of Christ's warning. The world's neglect of this crisis does not diminish its prophetic significance; rather, it underscores that such suffering is part of the birth pains that must occur before the end.
“Why do the nations rage and the peoples plot in vain? The kings of the earth set themselves, and the rulers take counsel together, against the Lord and against his Anointed, saying,”
Why this passage
Psalm 2 is a royal psalm describing the futile rebellion of the nations against God's sovereign rule. The 'raging' of the nations is a recurring pattern of human pride and violence that stands in opposition to God's kingdom.
Sudan's war, with its ethnic and political factions, is a contemporary example of this raging. The psalm's question—'Why do the nations rage?'—exposes the futility of such violence, as God's purposes will ultimately prevail.
How it applies
The war in Sudan is a vivid illustration of the nations' rage. The article's focus on the 'forgotten' nature of the crisis highlights how human power struggles are ultimately vain.
The psalm calls readers to see beyond the immediate horror to the sovereign God who will one day judge these rebellions.
Related by Scripture
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