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Few people realize the immense wealth of minerals held by the Dead Sea that all the nations of the world look upon in envy. The attack by Gog & Magog upon Israel is looked upon by the forces of the West with their allies in the Middle East in an accusatory way:

Ezekiel 38:13 "Sheba, and Dedan, and the merchants of Tarshish, with all the young lions thereof, shall say unto thee, Art thou come to take the spoil? Hast thou assembled thy company to take the prey? To carry away silver and gold, to take away cattle and goods, to take great spoil?" (ASV 1901)

Included is an article that describes this great wealth in this most unusual place, rightly called, The Dead Sea.

It should be noted that the term "Palestine" was not used for the Land of Israel until Rome renamed it Palestinia. Gerlinda

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Mineral Wealth of the Dead Sea

When divine providence opened the great fissure from northern Syria through the Jordan valley to the Dead Sea, there was prepared one of the most remarkable phenomena of the earth. This little inland lake is 140 square miles in area. Its distinctive features are that it lies 1300 feet below sea level, and it has no outlet. Every day the Jordan and lesser streams pour 6,000,000 tons of water into it, and although there is no outlet the level shows practically no variation. The hot and constant sun carries away in vapor as much water AS flows in - no more, no less.

But this evaporation does not carry away the mineral atoms drawn from the soil of the surrounding countries by the trickling of water that finds its way into the sea. Thus, for centuries its bed has been a reservoir of mineral matter, which imparts its quality to the water. Though the water does not increase in volume, it has through the centuries been increasing in mineral qualities. It is five times as soft and buoyant as ocean water. No life can exist in it.

Through all the centuries nature has been gathering this mineral wealth. The world is now astounded by its immensity. So long as it was held by the Turk no advantage could be taken of it, but now that it has passed into the hands of Great Britain it is to be developed and utilized. The British and Palestine governments have appointed experts to determine its approximate wealth, and their report is almost unbelievable. They value its mineral wealth at 1,190,000,000,000 dollars. The United States is richer than the next five nations of the world, but this sea is almost three times as valuable as the entire wealth of the United States.

A merger has been effected between the leading chemical companies of Great Britain for the exploiting of this wealth. The company is known as "The Imperial Chemicals Ltd." Wealthy Jews in large number are interested in the merger. It has a content, according to the report of this committee of the leading chemists of the world, of:

1,300,000,000 tons of potash, valued at 750,000,000,000 dollars;

853,000,000 tons of bromide, valued at 47.500,000 dollars;

11,900,000,000 tons of salt, valued at 47,500.000 dollars;

81,000,000 tons of gypsum, valued at 1,200,000 dollars:

and 22,000,000,000 tons of magnesium chloride, valued at 825,000,000,000 dollars.

There are other minerals in smaller quantities. The exploitation, which will commence as soon as arrangements can be made, will be the greatest commercial enterprise ever undertaken by man. It will bring wealth to Palestine and be of great blessing to the world. The soil around the sea is bituminous, and it is possible that vast quantities of oil lie under it. We wonder if this may not be the fulfillment of the Old Testament prophecies concerning the great wealth of Palestine and its people.

One of the provisions of the concession is that the farmers of Palestine are to be furnished nitrates for fertilizers at cost. It is believed that this will result in re-fertilizing the denuded and neglected soil of Palestine, and made it again a land "flowing with milk and honey."

Some fear is entertained that this marvelous wealth will tempt the cupidity of Russia and lead to an alliance between that country and the Asiatic peoples, and bring on the great war that has been feared by many. German chemical concerns have tried to gain a partial control of these resources. It will not be easy for the surrounding nations to see Great Britain and Palestine alone reaping such unmeasured wealth. -"The Defender."

Source: http://webjournals.ac.edu.au/journals/AEGTM/1928-October/mineral-wealth-of-the-dead-sea-end-times/