Tag Archives: Burden of Damascus
10
Aug
Russia, Turkey, & Iran…Peace Makers in Syria
Ezekiel 38:1-2 The word of the Lord came to me: “Son of man, set your face toward Gog, of the land of Magog, the chief prince of Meshech and Tubal…
Ezekiel 38:6 Gomer and all his hordes; Beth-Togarmah from the uttermost parts of the north with all his hordes—many peoples are with you.
Ezekiel 38:5 Persia, Ethiopia and Put with them, all of them with shield and helmet…
https://paulthepoke.com/category/ezekiel-38-39/
Ezekiel 38-39 says Russia allied...
24
Jul
Russian Military Police to “Safe Zone” Near Golan Heights
Ezekiel 38:8 After many days you will be summoned; in the latter years you will come into the land that is restored from the sword, whose inhabitants have been gathered from many nations to the mountains of Israel which had been a continual waste; but its people were brought out...
12
Jul
Ceasefire Holding Near Golan Heights
Isaiah 2:13 And it will be against all the cedars of Lebanon that are lofty and lifted up, against all the oaks of Bashan…
Bashan is the modern day Golan Heights. This would be the area in the far north east corner of modern day Israel. This place is south of modern day Damascus, Syria....
19
Jun
Locust Plague in Syria
Joel 1:4 What the gnawing locust has left, the swarming locust has eaten;
and what the swarming locust has left, the creeping locust has eaten;
and what the creeping locust has left, the stripping locust has eaten.
Granted the context of Joel 1 is the land of Israel. The prophet does offer a glimpse...
19
Jun
US F18 Shoots Down Syrian Fighter Jet
Isaiah 17:1 The oracle concerning Damascus. “Behold, Damascus is about to be removed from being a city and will become a fallen ruin.”
Isaiah 17:9 In that day their strong cities will be like forsaken places in the forest, or like branches which they abandoned before the sons of Israel; and...
27
Apr
ISIS & Al-Qaeda To Join Forces???
April 26, 2017: While the rest of the world is watching heightened political and military tension on the Korean Peninsula, this story is flying under the radar. ISIS and Al-Qaeda are considering joining forces, a terrorism dream team.
In the beginning, ISIS spun off from Al-Qaeda over philosophical differences. Al-Qaeda wanted...
07
Apr
Syria… “All Options Are On The Table”
Isaiah 17:1 The oracle concerning Damascus. “Behold, Damascus is about to be removed from being a city and will become a fallen ruin.”
Sadly, chemical gas attacks on the Syrian population are nothing new in the Syrian civil war.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CkxiJc6ft4M
Ghouta, Syria: Sarin gas was used in 2013 that resulted in the death...
31
Mar
Chemical Weapons in Syria; Battle for Euphrates Dam Intensifies
Jeremiah 49:23 Concerning Damascus. “Hamath and Arpad are put to shame, for they have heard bad news; they are disheartened. There is anxiety by the sea, it cannot be calmed.
Hamath: The name means “fortress”. In the times of Jeremiah, Hamath was a city in valley of the Orontes River. Hamath was the...
30
Jan
Stroke Rumors Swirl Around Syria’s al-Assad
Author: Paul Lehr
January 30, 2017: Rumors are swirling around the Middle East and Syria regarding the health of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. The president is 51 years old.
Last week the Saudi publication al-Sharq al-Awsat quoted sources in Russia and said Assad was “exhausted” due to “psychological pressures”. He was reported...
17
Jan
Damascus Water Crisis Deepens
Author: Paul Lehr
Isaiah 17:6 Gleanings will be left in it, as when an olive tree is beaten— two or three berries in the top of the highest bough, four or five on the branches of a fruit tree, declares the LORD God of Israel.
January 16, 2017: The water crisis in...