By The First Lady of Journalism The shrinking of the Euphrates River—one of the world's oldest and most historically significant waterways—is drawing renewed global attention. While scientists warn the river is facing an escalating environmental crisis, some Christians believe its decline echoes a prophecy described in the Book of Revelation. The Euphrates River stretches nearly 1,800 miles (2,900 kilometers) through Turkey, Syria, and Iraq before joining the Tigris River and