Category: Prophecy

Oh Damascus!

by atharris, posted in Damascus, Prophecy

The face of the Middle East is changing very rapidly. Rebel forces backed by Turkey have made a huge swath through the Syrian Assad regime taking it out in less than 2 weeks. Assad has sent his family to Russia and as of this writing Russian media from the Kremlin: “former Syrian President Bashar Assad and his family members are in Russia. They were granted political asylum for humanitarian reasons”.

The last holdout for Assad was Damascus and has fallen into the hands of the rebels. The rebels or Hayʼat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) is led by Abu Mohammad al-Jolani (previously Al-Qaeda). They are backed by Turkey.

Meanwhile, Israel has taken Mount Hermon in southern Syria. Listen to Netanyahu in this important announcement. 

With no specific timeline, I will make a prediction and of course I can be 100% wrong.  At some point we will see Isaiah 17 play out in Damascus under this new leadership. Israel will strike Damascus as the Rebels are more of a threat than the Assad axis was. Netanyahu had already threatened to destroy Damascus after Hamas attacked Israel in October of 2023. “The enemy wanted war, and it shall receive war. Israel’s actions will resonate for generations to come“.  “IDF will destroy Damascus, target Syrian President Assad if Hezbollah joins war.”

Iran is weaker than ever now that their supply line to Hezbollah has been cut off by the rebels. And will only become weaker especially if Israel attacks their nuclear facilities. However, I feel they may play a role in Isaiah 17. In desperation, Iran may make a deal with the rebels to attack or harm Israel. You may remember the major blast at the port of Beirut caused by ammonium nitrate fertilizer back in August of 2020. One of the largest non-nuclear explosions on record. Supposedly there is still a much larger amount of this fertilizer in Damascus (placed by Hezbollah) which I believe will be the cause of that city’s destruction rather than nuclear.

There is yet too much prophecy in the general area for a nuclear explosion to take place. People would have to avoid that area for a very long time. If it is destroyed by the fertilizer, there is no radioactive fallout to avoid, and life goes on. Again, I could be wrong and nuclear is the destructive force. One thing is certain, the destruction is caused by Israel, but Israel will also suffer from this wide conflict. Not only is Damascus destroyed, but other cities in Jordan are abandoned.

In that day shall his strong cities be as a forsaken bough, and an uppermost branch, which they left because of the children of Israel: and there shall be desolation. Isaiah 17:9

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. Isaiah 17:4

The cities of Aroer are forsaken: they shall be for flocks, which shall lie down, and none shall make them afraid. Isaih 17:2

Isaiah 17 may also be the trigger for Ezekiel Gog & Magog war. Why? “And I will turn thee back, and put hooks into thy jaws, and I will bring thee forth, and all thine army, horses and horsemen, all of them clothed with all sorts of armour, even a great company with bucklers and shields, all of them handling swords:” Ezekiel 38:4. Turn thee back from what? The destruction of Damascus. Israel is becoming if not already the main superpower in this region and the Damascus ordeal will be too much for the enemy to dismiss and they will attack with a very large coalition to try and put an end to Israel’s victories. Regardless, it would be very difficult for Gog to march his army towards Israel if a nuclear warhead goes off in Damascus.

BTW, as I have mentioned, Gog is not Putin and Russia is not the leader of the Gog & Magog war. Identifying Rosh as Russia and Meshech as Moscow is a false analogy by making connections simply because words sound the same. Gog will be a spiritual entity (fallen angel). How do we know this? Gog will return at the end of the Millennial reign.

And shall go out to deceive the nations which are in the four quarters of the earth, Gog and Magog, to gather them together to battle: the number of whom is as the sand of the sea. Revelation 20:8

Just for fun, someone pointed out the similarity between Zelensky and Jolani. They even were the same clothes.

 

A statement from HTS: “We announce the end of this dark era and the beginning of a new chapter for Syria. In this new Syria, everyone coexists in peace, justice prevails, and truth is upheld”

We shall see.

Son of the Right Hand! Update.

by atharris, posted in Israel, Prophecy

I am reposting this entry from November 24, 2019, as I feel it is more relevant than ever. Netanyahu was the first world leader to congratulate Donald Trump: “Your historic return to the White House marks a new beginning for America and a strong renewal of the great alliance between Israel and the United States. This is a tremendous victory.”

Some of the facts have been updated below, others here.

Netanyahu is now 75 years old, and this is his 7th Knesset as PM (Israel’s house of representatives, the parliament). 

On November 21st of 2019, thirty-one days after his 70th birthday, AG announces Netanyahu to stand trial for bribery, fraud and breach of trust. This is the first time in Israel’s history that a serving prime minister has faced criminal charges. Similarly, here in the United States, President Trump is under impeachment hearings, the first in 21 years since President Bill Clinton was impeached by the House of Representatives. Are Trump and Netanyahu inextricably linked? Are they part of God’s plan for the last days….

The name Benjamin in the Hebrew means “Son of the right hand” and Netanyahu is currently the longest serving PM in the history of Israel at 4991 days or 13.86 years as of this writing. Recently turning 70 years old, he was also the only Israeli born PM to take office until 2022 when Yair Lapid served briefly from July–December 2022.

President Donald Trump, in his miraculous win for the presidency in 2016, was born exactly 700 days before the nation of Israel was formed on May 14th, 1948. He has done more for Israel than perhaps any president in history. Today, President Trump is 73 years old. Abraham ‘departed’ from Haran at age 75….

The number of days between the birth of Trump and the birth of Netanyahu is 1225. Divided by 7 gives us 175, the number of years Abraham lived. It was through Abraham that God gave His blessings to all nations Gal 3:8. Trump, representative of the gentile nations and Netanyahu representative of Israel, the Jewish people. In these last days, think about that.

With both Trump and Netanyahu under attack, it seems the enemy is winning on all fronts and it is to be expected to a point. We know from the bible that there will be a falling away first prior to the rapture 2Th 2:3 and men will no longer endure sound doctrine 2Ti 4:3 while heaping treasure together for the last days Jas 5:3. All of this continues to come to past.

But all is not lost as the Lord, possessor of heaven and earth has never and will never lose a battle! It is hard to fathom the Lord will take His bride home limping and beaten in defeat. Vengeance and judgment belong to Him. Are we about to see the tables turn on the enemy in this late hour and see the victory of the Lord’s hand in all of this for both Trump and Netanyahu and the church?? Perhaps it has already started.

Prince Andrew kicked out of Buckingham Palace over Jeffrey Epstein scandal

Noah’s Ark ‘buried in Turkish mountains’ as experts say 3D scans will prove Biblical ship’s existence

Will the Epstein scandal lead to the fall of other prominent politicians. If the Lord decides to expose all the corruption that has been plaguing the political scene around the world, it will happen very fast. We may even see cases of treason. In the U.S., punishment for high treason is death.

The bible does not speak of a last day’s revival before the rapture, but that does not mean it can’t happen. This author believes the Lord will show His hand in a mighty way to bring honor and glory to Himself while blessing Israel and the church before the end begins. Let us see what the final Trump impeachment hearings and trial of Netanyahu brings.

October 7th mastermind Eliminated

by atharris, posted in Gog & Magog, Israel, Prophecy

Then said Jesus unto him, “Put up again thy sword into his place, for all they that take the sword shall perish with the sword. Matthew 26:52

Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar eliminated incidentally by a mortar shell fired at 3 terrorists one of which happened to be Yahya. On the body, the IDF found fake passports and lots of cash money as he was about to run from Gaza on his last leg to cross into Egypt and disappear. A miracle indeed! 

The current conflict with Israel is the catalyst that eventually will lead to the 3rd world war of Gog and Magog. 

 

The Fall of Islam

by atharris, posted in Israel, Prophecy

Back in October of 2023, I stated “I believe we are watching the beginning of the downfall of Islam”. 

If you have been watching the news concerning Israel, you would know they are decimating their enemies starting with Hamas in the Gaza strip. Most of Hamas leadership has been eliminated. The Hezbollah terrorist group in Lebanon has had all of its leadership eliminated even taking out the new leader Hassan Khalil Yassin within one day of eliminating Hassan Nasrallah, head of Hezbollah. The exploding pagers and radios of Hezbollah by Israel was pure genius. Israel has removed a few of Iran’s high-ranking generals and have had success targeting strategic targets in Yemen. There are even reports as of this writing that the Syrian regime has lost contact with Maher al Assad, Bashar’s Assad’s brother, head of the 4th Division in a strike on his villa in Yafour in rural Damascus. According to the same reports, he was in a building that was attacked by Israel earlier today in the Yaafur area near Damascus. 

Benjamin Netanyahu at the UN Yesterday said “the United Nations is a house of darkness… a swamp of antisemitic bile… It is an anti-Semitic Flat Earth Society” and THEN he went to his hotel to issue the order to take out Hezbollah HQ in Beirut. Netanyahu is the right PM for this time in Israel’s history. His name means the Son of the right hand. 

Israel has yet to take action against Iran and Syria, but it is coming. To elaborate on Islam’s fall:

  • All remaining prophetic enemies that come against Israel prior to the Tribulation are largely Islamic countries or at least have Islamic leadership. The one exception is the Gog & Magog coalition while majority Islamic, will include some non-Islamic countries. All are defeated by Israel with God intervening personally in the Gog & Magog war. This is not to say Israel will not suffer but will be a military superpower at the time of the signing of the covenant with the Antichrist.
  • The one world religion going into the Tribulation is led by the Catholic church. Some say it will be a mix of Islam and Catholicism. But I disagree, more like Catholicism and New Ageism. There is even some belief the Catholic church is responsible for the creation of Islam and perhaps will become the scapegoat. 
  • In the entire biblical history, God has Always shown He is the one true God at the time of His choosing. It will be no different with Islam. It even states that during the Gog Magog war. “And thou shalt come up against my people of Israel, as a cloud to cover the land; it shall be in the latter days, and I will bring thee against my land, that the heathen may know me, when I shall be sanctified in thee, O Gog, before their eyes.” Ezekiel 38:16 “So will I make my holy name known in the midst of my people Israel; and I will not let them pollute my holy name any more: and the heathen shall know that I am the LORD, the Holy One in Israel.” Ezekiel 39:7 

Syria with the destruction of Damascus and Iran with the Prophecy against Elam must yet take place before the Gog Magog war. The prophecy against Egypt I am not sure if it is before or after the Tribulation begins, probably before. “Behold, therefore I am against thee, and against thy rivers, and I will make the land of Egypt utterly waste and desolate, from the tower of Syene even unto the border of Ethiopia.” Ezekiel 29:10 The tower of Syene was not present when this prophecy was made, so it is yet future. It seems Israel will destroy the Aswan dam at some point when Egypt betrays them. 

What about our own country here in the U.S.? In early 2021 I was posting about the possibility of reformation, revival and justice at the hand of God. I will admit as time progressed, I became bitter to what was happening in our country and lost my belief in that. However, I am reminded that God is still in control and can do to His liking. Perhaps there is yet a small chance for that to happen here in the U.S. Let us pray that it will. Remember that King Saul tried twice to kill the future King David with a Javelin and missed both times. The year is quickly coming to an end, the make-or-break year for the U.S. 

For the LORD your God is he that goeth with you, to fight for you against your enemies, to save you. Deuteronomy 20:4

 

Jewish Temple update 8-2024

by atharris, posted in Israel, Prophecy

In my opinion, they are telegraphing in this video, especially towards the end. The time for the 3rd temple is very near. 

The Temple Institute: Building the Holy Temple!

Darkness

by atharris, posted in Prophecy, Wonders in Heaven and Signs in the Earth

One of the most important and overlooked verses in the Bible. Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth. 2 Timothy 2:15.

Why is it important? To understand the Bible, the way God intended us too, we must ‘rightly’ divide the word of truth. Many Christians will only perform a cursory reading of the Bible; missing much of the deeper truths that it reveals.  Others will refuse to look beyond the first principals of Christ, affirming the Gospel is enough for them. However, the Word says, “Therefore leaving the principles of the doctrine of Christ, let us go on unto perfection; not laying again the foundation of repentance from dead works, and of faith toward God,” Heb. 6:1. In other words, Jesus is the foundation. Without Him we can go no further, but once the foundation is laid, one must continue to build upon the house so it may be ‘approved’ to live in rather than constantly laying down the foundation or abandoning the foundation altogether.

So how does one ‘rightly’ divide the Word? There are many ways. This post will be one such example, but it will only work using the KJV. The following will be a good deal of scripture to read but promises a blessing for the reader at the end. We will look at the word “darkness” within the Bible to understand how God determines its meaning.

The most abundant condition in the universe is darkness. Certainly, God is the creator of darkness (Isa 45:7, Isa 50:3), however, unlike light, it has no source. It just exists. Why is most of the universe in darkness and why has God never called darkness “good” in all of scripture?  

 

– For the enemies of God, darkness is used as a judgement.

And the Lord said unto Moses, Stretch out thine hand toward heaven, that there may be darkness over the land of Egypt, even darkness which may be felt. 22 And Moses stretched forth his hand toward heaven; and there was a thick darkness in all the land of Egypt three days: 23 They saw not one another, neither rose any from his place for three days: but all the children of Israel had light in their dwellings. Exodus 10:21-23
Woe unto you that desire the day of the Lord! to what end is it for you? the day of the Lord is darkness, and not light. 19 As if a man did flee from a lion, and a bear met him; or went into the house, and leaned his hand on the wall, and a serpent bit him. 20 Shall not the day of the Lord be darkness, and not light? even very dark, and no brightness in it? 21 I hate, I despise your feast days, and I will not smell in your solemn assemblies. 22 Though ye offer me burnt offerings and your meat offerings, I will not accept them: neither will I regard the peace offerings of your fat beasts. 23 Take thou away from me the noise of thy songs; for I will not hear the melody of thy viols. 24 But let judgment run down as waters, and righteousness as a mighty stream. Amos 5:18-24
But with an overrunning flood he will make an utter end of the place thereof, and darkness shall pursue his enemies. Nahum 1:8
Such as sit in darkness and in the shadow of death, being bound in affliction and iron; 11 Because they rebelled against the words of God, and contemned the counsel of the most High: Psalm 107:10-11

– Darkness is used as a divider.

And the angel of God, which went before the camp of Israel, removed and went behind them; and the pillar of the cloud went from before their face, and stood behind them: 20 And it came between the camp of the Egyptians and the camp of Israel; and it was a cloud and darkness to them, but it gave light by night to these: so that the one came not near the other all the night.Exodus 14:19-20

– Darkness is linked to “death” and “without any order”

Before I go whence I shall not return, even to the land of darkness and the shadow of death; 22 A land of darkness, as darkness itself; and of the shadow of death, without any order, and where the light is as darkness. Job 10:21-22    
And it was about the sixth hour, and there was a darkness over all the earth until the ninth hour. 45 And the sun was darkened, and the veil of the temple was rent in the midst. 46 And when Jesus had cried with a loud voice, he said, Father, into thy hands I commend my spirit: and having said thus, he gave up the ghost. Luke 23:44-46

– Darkness is equated with evil the opposite of goodness.

When I looked for good, then evil came unto me: and when I waited for light, there came darkness. Job 30:26
Woe unto them that call evil good, and good evil; that put darkness for light, and light for darkness; that put bitter for sweet, and sweet for bitter! Isa 5:20
And this is the condemnation, that light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil. John 3:19

– Darkness is connected to God’s wrath.

I Am the man that hath seen affliction by the rod of his wrath. 2 He hath led me, and brought me into darkness, but not into light. 3 Surely against me is he turned; he turneth his hand against me all the day. Lamentations 3:1-3
That day is a day of wrath, a day of trouble and distress, a day of wasteness and desolation, a day of darkness and gloominess, a day of clouds and thick darkness, Zeph 1:15

– Darkness is the “way of the wicked”.

The way of the wicked is as darkness: they know not at what they stumble. Proverb 4:19

– Darkness is a servant separated from the King.

Then said the king to the servants, Bind him hand and foot, and take him away, and cast him into outer darkness, there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth. Mat 22:13

– Forsaken of God is darkness.

Now from the sixth hour there was darkness over all the land unto the ninth hour. 46 And about the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, saying, Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani? that is to say, My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me? Mat 27:45-46

– Darkness signifies a betrayal against God.

Then Jesus said unto the chief priests, and captains of the temple, and the elders, which were come to him, Be ye come out, as against a thief, with swords and staves? 53 When I was daily with you in the temple, ye stretched forth no hands against me: but this is your hour, and the power of darkness. Luke 22:52-53

– Darkness is associated with spiritual wickedness in high places.

For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places. Eph. 6:12

– Darkness is linked to sin, death, judgement, and hell.

For if God spared not the angels that sinned, but cast them down to hell, and delivered them into chains of darkness, to be reserved unto judgment; 2 Peter 2:4

– Where God “dwells”, there is no darkness.

This then is the message which we have heard of him, and declare unto you, that God is light, and in him is no darkness at all. 1 John 1:5
And the city had no need of the sun, neither of the moon, to shine in it: for the glory of God did lighten it, and the Lamb is the light thereof. Rev. 21:23

– Darkness is associated to rebellion against God.

And the angels which kept not their first estate, but left their own habitation, he hath reserved in everlasting chains under darkness unto the judgment of the great day. Jude 1:6
Raging waves of the sea, foaming out their own shame; wandering stars, to whom is reserved the blackness of darkness for ever. Jude 1:13

If you have made it this far, congratulations. You have a definitive understanding of how God uses “darkness”. Now for the test. Using what you just learned, what happened in two of the most misunderstood verses in the bible?

In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.

2 And the earth was without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters. Genesis 1:1-2

For this they willingly are ignorant of, that by the word of God the heavens were of old, and the earth standing out of the water and in the water:  2Pe 3:5

 

 

 

Israel turns 76 Today

by atharris, posted in But as the Days of Noah were, Ministry, Prophecy

Today is the 76th anniversary for the independence of the State of Israel. Next year Israel will be 77 years old. 77, did you catch that? Seven, the biblical number of the program of God on behalf of man. 

And Lamech lived an hundred eighty and two years, and begat a son: 29 And he called his name Noah, saying, This same shall comfort us concerning our work and toil of our hands, because of the ground which the LORD hath cursed. 30 And Lamech lived after he begat Noah five hundred ninety and five years, and begat sons and daughters: 31 And all the days of Lamech were seven hundred seventy and seven years: and he died.

Lamech, the father of Noah lived 777 years. “But as the days of Noah were, so shall also the coming of the Son of man be. 38 For as in the days that were before the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day that Noe entered into the ark, 39 And knew not until the flood came, and took them all away; so shall also the coming of the Son of man be.” Mat. 24:37-39

Just saying….