THE ASSYRIAN ANTICHRIST
Syrian President’s Position is Precarious!
SUPPLEMENT TO ARCHIVE UPDATES 62 to 69
September 17, 2005
http://www.tribulationperiod.com/
As I have indicated in numerous Archive Updates, I do not expect the current Syrian President to be in office when 2007 begins. He is taking flack internally and externally on a variety of problems, which I believe will result in his being replaced by assassination or a bloodless coup. It is his repl acement th
at has been a source of interest to me for some time.
I have always believed the antichrist would arise out of the area once occupied by the Assyrian Empire around 700 BC when Micah wrote his prophecies. In 700 BC the territory occupied included northern Iraq, extreme southern Turkey, Lebanon, extreme northern Israel, and Syria.
The biggest chunk of it was what we call Syria today, and that has been my choice for the country in which he will arise.
(See Archive Prophecy Updates 62 to 69 for a verse by verse exposition on this subject)
The following article from last week by the Associated Press, which was carried by the Gulfnews.com, describes some of Bashar Assad’s current problems, as well as his words of encouragement to the terror groups to continue their attacks against Israel.
BEGIN GULF NEWS ARTICLE
Bashar Tells Militants to Continue Struggle
Damascus | AP | 12/09/2005
Syrian President Bashar Al Assad met yesterday with leaders of 10 militant Palestinian groups based in Syria, defying US pressure to crack down on these groups.
The meeting came as Syria is facing international demands on another front as well that it cooperate with a UN probe into the assassination of former Lebanese Premier Rafik Hariri.
Amid the pressure, Bashar decided not to attend the world summit at UN headquarters in New York
next week.
Bashar also received a US snub when it was announced in Washington on Wednesday that the Syrian leader will not get an invitation for a gathering of European and Middle Eastern leaders hosted by US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice next week in New York.
In addition, the United States is putt ing pressure on Syria to make greater efforts to prevent anti-US militants
infiltrating across its border into Iraq and to crack down on militant Palestinian factions based in Damascus.
In Saturday’s meeting, Bashar urged the radical Palestinian leaders including Khalid Meshaal, the political leader of the militant Hamas group to close ranks and continue the struggle in order to achieve their goal of an independent Palestinian state, Syria’s official news agency Sana reported.
The Palestinian leaders expressed their “appreciation of Syrian support for the Palestinian cause and stressed their desire to restore their rights, especially the right of return,” Sana said.
END GULF NEWS ARTICLE