"Israeli Airstrikes Target Damascus: What's The Prophetic Significance?"

There are two kinds of Bible prophecy: fulfilled prophecy and prophecy awaiting fulfillment. What God has decreeded will surely come about. Every prophetic utterance that has not yet taken place will, in God's time, be fulfilled to the letter (see 2 Peter 3:9).

Damascus, with its population of 2 million, is the capital of Syria and ranks among the oldest cities in the world. The history of Dasmascus is one of upheaval, bloodshed, invading armies, destruction, rebuilding, and more destruction.

It's true Dasmascus has been conquered, knocked down, and counted out many times, but it has never stayed down. Like the mytholgical Phoenix, Damascus has always managed to rise again from the ashes.

Twenty-five hundred years ago, the Hebrew prophet Isaiah propheised of the final destruction of Damascus: "Behold, Dasmascus shall cease to be a city, and shall become a ruined heap" (ISAIAH 17:1).

Most scholars place this final destruction just prior to the 7 years of tribulation.

Why? Because Ezekiel predicts a last days surprise attack against Israel (Ezekiel 38) that involves a Russian-led alliance of nations including Iran, but excluding Syria.

In fact, Syria isn't numbered among any of the various protagonists prophesied to participate in the conflicts of the last days.

This week, Israel carried out airstrikes in Syria, specifically targeting the capital of Damascus.

Though Israel's MO is to keep their mouths shut, reports say there is a Syrian military complex developing WMDs along with chemical and biological weapons for use in a future confrontation with Israel.

And while Damascus is still one of the world's oldest inhabited cities going back thousands of years, Isaiah says that may be about to change.

A wise man once said: "Damascus is an ancient city, but in all of its lifespan it has never been wiped out. Are we seeing--in our day--the stage being set for Damascus to be obliterated like the Bible says--where no human will be able to live there again? Something's gonna happen in Damascus." --Jack Hibbs, senior pastor CCCH

"Even so, when you see these things happening, you know that the Kingdom of God is near. Truly, I tell you, this generation will certainly not pass away untill all these things have happened, Heaven and earth will pass away, but My words will never pass away" (LUKE 21:31,32).

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"Are You Woke To The Days We're Living In?"

In his classic book Escape The Coming Night, David Jeremiah wrote:

"Jesus told the disiples that before He returned, the earth would be as it was "in the days of Noah". While Noah was building the ark on dry land, his neighbors were laughing at what they believed were the efforts of a madman. They really didn't care what that family of religious fanatics did, because the people's lives were so evil and self-centered that God's warnings were ignored...In the days before the flood, people were looking out for number one, until that final hour when the Noah family and their animal friends entered the ark. When the flood came, the remaining citizens of earth had no dry ground or life rafts to rescue them. With thrir last drowning breath, it was too late to ask God for mercy."

Jesus and the prophets warned us of all the signs to watch for signaling that the time of the final judgment is near. Those signs are here right now, but as in the days of Noah,the warning is falling on deaf ears.

Why? Because let's face it,gang-it's hard to believe. Nothing like it has ever happened before, at least not since the days of Noah. The people of Noah's time didn't believe in Noah's warning because they had never experienced rain before-let alone a flood.

The Bible says,

"...that in the last days there will be scoffers who will laugh at the truth and do every evil thing they desire. This will be their argument: Jesus promised to come back did He? Then where is He? Why as far back as anyone can remember,everything has remained exactly the same since the world was first created" (2 PETER 3:3-4).

According to Greg Laurie, of Harvest Christian Fellowship,

 "The scoffers in this passage mistook Christ's delayed return to earth to mean that there would be no final judgment at all. They not only doubted Christ's return but forgot about God's judgment in the past. More importantly, those scoffers overlooked God's love and mercy. It is for their sake that God is restraining His judgment because "He is not willing that any should perish but that all should come to repentance" (2 PETER 3:9).

God will surely accomplish His purposes and promises, even though it may appear that He is slow in doing so. Someday our time here on earth will be up, either through death or the Rapture of the Church.

What happens to us after that? Depends on what we do now.

A wiseman once said: "No one can deny that the world is in trouble. Tragedy stalks our streets. Violence and bloodshed fill the news. Today's political debates spotlight the deep and bitter divsion in a society that often seems to be coming apart at the seams. How do we explain so much chaos? Jesus said there would be days like this".  -David Jeremiah, author

"Everything I prophesid has come true, and now I will prophesy agaim. I will tell you the future before it happens" (ISAIAH 42:9). 

"He will bring salvation to all those who are eagerly waiting for Him" (HEBREWS 9:28).

"Look I am coming soon!" (REVELATION 22:7). 

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