According to the prophets Isaiah and Jeremiah, a time is coming when the city of Damascus will face Divine judgment from the God of Israel. That judgment has not yet seen its fulfillment, but with Damascus now under the control of an Islamist army that is largely comprised of remnants from ISIS, Al Qaeda et al, the reason for its impending destruction is coming into focus. Damascus is not far from Israel. Trying to get as close as it can to its prey, a leopard can conceal itself and its intent before striking, but it can never change its spots. And what the fall of Damascus entails for any remaining Christian communities in Syria, well, that remains to be seen. If history is any indication, it will not be good …
Jeremiah 49:23-27, “This message was given concerning Damascus. This is what the LORD says: ‘The towns of Hamath and Arpad are struck with fear, for they have heard the news of their destruction. Their hearts are troubled like a wild sea in a raging storm. Damascus has become feeble, and all her people turn to flee. Fear, anguish, and pain have gripped her as they grip a woman in labor. That famous city, a city of joy, will be forsaken! Her young men will fall in the streets and die. Her soldiers will all be killed,’ says the LORD of Heaven’s Armies. ‘And I will set fire to the walls of Damascus that will burn up the palaces of Ben-hadad.’”
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Israel National News – “The rebel forces in Syria announced on Sunday morning morning that ‘the free Syrian people have toppled the regime of Bashar Al-Assad.’
Earlier, the rebels had reached ‘beyond enemy lines’ in the Syrian capital, Damascus, and had begun searching for President Bashar Al-Assad.
The rebels stated that they had freed prisoners from the Saydnaya military prison on the outskirts of the Syrian. Two sources from the rebel forces told Reuters that there appeared to be no Syrian army deployment in the city. Al Jazeera reported that officers and security officials withdrew from the Ministry of Defense headquarters in Damascus.
Meanwhile, two senior Syrian officers told Reuters that President Bashar al-Assad had left Damascus for an unknown destination. According to reports in Syria, Assad’s plane took off from the country shortly after the rebels took over the capital, but the plane later disappeared from radar and at this point it is unclear what happened to it.
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, an opposition organization based in London, told the AFP news agency that the Syrian army and security forces had withdrawn from Damascus International Airport following the rebels’ advance toward the capital.
Syrian Prime Minister Mohammad Razi Al-Jalali made a special statement following the toppling of the Assad regime in which he said that his government is ready to cooperate with any leadership chosen by the Syrian people.” Read more.
Isaiah 17:1, “This message came to me concerning Damascus: ‘Look, the city of Damascus will disappear! It will become a heap of ruins.’”
