Here, at the Community Christian Church of Christ, we have been anxiously awaiting the outcome of Wilson's and Winnie's divorce proceedings. Even this preacher, who came after the events, was subpoenaed by the plaintiff. There has been an equitable settlement and we are free to continue with our daily lives. We are hopeful that all involved will be able to live at peace. We want God to be glorified in all that we do. The doctrine of Jesus Christ is all we want to preach. We are now anxiously awaiting the decision of those who may be standing off waiting for these events to come to an end, to return and become active in the congregation. No matter if our group stays small or grows we will keep our attention fixed on the word of God and the teaching thereof. I repeat, there is no reason for our neighbors to miss a service here at the Community Christian Church of Christ. Our schedule has changed because of my schedule at work. Please come and support your community church. We haven't heard from several of you or a while. Come visit with us soon. We will be changing the signs to reflect the time change, as we are able.

David Vaughn Elliott has written several articles about the city of Babylon of old. The city of Babylon has been of interest to certain preachers of the premillennial end time doctrine. This author informs us of the truth surrounding the city of Babylon. I cannot present all the articles on Babylon in this issue so be looking for more next time. I have had several articles by him here in the past. His web site is http://insight 2bp.homestead.com. He also has a new Web site to order his new book Nobody Left Behind at, www.nobodyleftbehind.net

He tells more about what the Bible says about the end times. I will have more of his articles later.

How would Nebuchadnezzar have reacted to an American tank rumbling down the street of Babylon? "Is not this great Babylon," he had said, "that I have built... for the honor of my majesty?" (Dan. 4:30). Yet, from the second to the twentieth century, the majestic city of Babylon lay in utter ruins, fulfilling Bible prophecy. Enter Saddam Hussein, a man who seriously considered himself a successor of Nebuchadnezzar. Since 1987, each autumn has witnessed the Babylon International Festival, with its slogan: "From Nebuchadnezzar to Saddam Hussein, Babylon rises anew on the path of construction and glorious jihad." The Festival's medallion depicts the profiles of Hussein and Nebuchadnezzar. The rebuilding of Babylon began in the late 1970's as a tourist and archeological attraction. However, the eight-year Iraq-Iran war (translate Babylonian-Persian war) changed that, as did Israel's preemptive air attack on a nuclear reactor near Baghdad. The rebuilding of Babylon became more of a national symbol against Iran and  symbol for uniting Arabs against Israel. Saddam desired to repeat Nebuchadnezzar's exploits. However, Saddam's invasion of Kuwait in 1990, followed by the Gulf War and the UN trade sanctions, brought a halt to the rebuilding of Babylon. Since then, nothing has been done there except to complete Saddam's umpteenth unused palace. Now with Saddam Hussein ousted, and Iraq in such dire straits, it is difficult to envision any further rebuilding in the near future. Indeed, since the rebuilding was more a cult of Saddam than anything, it may now be a thing totally of the past.