Syrian insurgents, backed by Turkiye and led by Hayat Tahrir Al-Sham, HTS, formerly Al Nusra, the Syrian branch of Al Qaeda, started a large scale assault against government forces a few days ago, taking them and other Iran-linked groups such as Hezbollah by surprise. Some of these jihadists are wearing American-style helmets. Today, they entered Aleppo for the first time in years (ref. 1). Hezbollah, which has been decimated by Israel, was the main force on the side of the government in the city of Aleppo.
This war for Syria which started in 2011 is Bible prophecy. In these last days, around the time the beast begins his reign, Isaiah 17 prophesies that “Damascus” will fall, meaning Bashar Al Assad will be toppled from power. After that, the beast and his armies will take northern Israel, “Ephraim”.
The burden of Damascus. Behold, Damascus is taken away from being a city, and it shall be a ruinous heap. The cities of Aroer are forsaken: they shall be for flocks, which shall lie down, and none shall make them afraid. The fortress also shall cease from Ephraim, and the kingdom from Damascus…
Isaiah 17:1-3
But then, on the day of the LORD, all of this area will be taken back by Jesus Christ and the 144000 saints. So, if there are any Syrians left alive at that time they will live on within the kingdom of God.
The fortress also shall cease from Ephraim, and the kingdom from Damascus, and the remnant of Syria: they shall be as the glory of the children of Israel, saith the LORD of hosts.
Isaiah 17:3
They will live on probably as labourers and farmers and that sort of thing.
And strangers shall stand and feed your flocks, and the sons of the alien shall be your plowmen and your vinedressers.
Isaiah 61:5
But these will be the Syrians that refused to side with the Islamists – ie. Christians, ex-Marxists, atheists, etc. Everyone in Syria that pledges allegiance to the Antichrist will be killed supernaturally on the day of the LORD. This is because Syria is a part of the promised and holy land.
Those Syrians that do survive might have some lineage to the ancient Israelites. Remember, David’s kingdom once reached Aleppo. The Aleppo codex and all that.
Those Syrians that descend from Christian Franks and Crusader States of the Middle Ages should have migrated to Germany and Europe a few years ago when Angela Merkel made her generous offer.
Anyway, this resumption of the Syrian civil war, which was frozen late 2019, is a sign that things are now very close to the fourth seal – the re-emergence of “the Assyrian”, also known as the Antichrist.
The final 42 months is a time of war and “tribulation” for Israel – a test of faith.
And in that day it shall come to pass, that the glory of Jacob shall be made thin, and the fatness of his flesh shall wax lean. And it shall be as when the harvestman gathereth the corn, and reapeth the ears with his arm; and it shall be as he that gathereth ears in the valley of Rephaim. Yet gleaning grapes shall be left in it, as the shaking of an olive tree, two or three berries in the top of the uppermost bough, four or five in the outmost fruitful branches thereof, saith the LORD God of Israel. At that day shall a man look to his Maker, and his eyes shall have respect to the Holy One of Israel.
Isaiah 17:4-7
To some extent, the test has already started: “Al Aqsa Flood”.
Woe to the multitude of many people, which make a noise like the noise of the seas; and to the rushing of nations, that make a rushing like the rushing of mighty waters! The nations shall rush like the rushing of many waters: but God shall rebuke them, and they shall flee far off, and shall be chased as the chaff of the mountains before the wind, and like a rolling thing before the whirlwind.
Isaiah 17:12-13
The water of this metaphorical flood is from Satan himself.
And the serpent [Satan] cast out of his mouth water as a flood after the woman [Judah], that he might cause her to be carried away of the flood.
Revelation 12:15
This is why the beast having seven heads and ten horns rises up out of the sea.
And I stood upon the sand of the sea, and saw a beast rise up out of the sea, having seven heads and ten horns, and upon his horns ten crowns, and upon his heads the name of blasphemy.
Revelation 13:1
Still, this time of Jacob’s trouble will not go on forever.
And behold at eveningtide trouble; and before the morning he is not. This is the portion of them that spoil us, and the lot of them that rob us.
Isaiah 17:14
In the end, evil will lose, because evil can never be stronger than good.
References:
1. ABC (30 November 2024), “Syrian rebels breach city of Aleppo after launching shock offensive, catching government forces by surprise”, abc.net.au