Syrian President Says He Is Ready to
See Damascus Destroyed
“An oracle concerning
Damascus: ‘See, Damascus will no longer be a city but will
become a heap of ruins.’” (Isaiah 17:1)
In a remarkable exchange that echoed Bible prophecy
concerning
Damascus, one of the world’s oldest continuously inhabited
cities, Syrian
President Bashar al-Assad recently said he would continue
fighting
Syrian rebels, even if it meant the utter ruin of
Damascus.
“I will win
the war, even if Damascus is destroyed,”
he told international UN envoy to Syria, Lakhdar Brahimi.
Brahimi had told Assad that he would not be able to maintain
power, and
that, most likely, the opposition will defeat him, prompting
Assad’s
determined reply. (Times of Israel)
Wounded Syrian civilians arrive at a hospital in Aleppo, Syria, which has
also been hit hard by ongoing battles between Syria and rebel forces.
Last Monday, damaged infrastructure and tapped
government finances led to the first overnight power
failure in Damascus since
the fighting began. Cold temperatures and
fuel shortages had residents wrapping themselves in
blankets.
"We covered ourselves from the cold in blankets because
there was no
diesel or electricity for the heaters," said retired teacher
Mariam
Ghassan, 60. "We changed our whole lives to get
organized for power
cuts, but now we have no idea when the power will come or
go." (HuffingtonPost)
Meanwhile, as fighting continues to rage in and around
Damascus, the UN
is aiming to raise $1.5 billion for the “millions of people
made
homeless, hungry and vulnerable by the 22-month-old
conflict.” (Jpost)
As the collapse of the Syrian regime draws near, Israel is
keeping an eye on Syria's
stockpile
of chemical weapons that could fall into the hands of
Hezbollah and/or other radical Islamist group bent on
the annihilation
of Israel.
As an apparent preventative measure, the Israel Defense
Forces (IDF)
deployed two Iron Dome missile defense batteries in Israel's
north,
near the border with Syria. The IDF described the move
as "routine." (Jpost)
Please help us comfort Israel during these perilous
end times.
Comfort ye, comfort ye my people, saith the Lord.
Speak comfort to Jerusalem. (Isaiah
40:1)
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