December 7, 2024 – IS DAMASCUS GOING DOWN??

Scriptures: Matthew 11: 28 Come to Me all you who labor and are heavy laden and I will give you rest. Psalm 4: 8 I will both lie down in peace and sleep for You alone make me dwell in safety. 

Tom always wants to start with the Scriptures. The Scriptures and the Gospel are the things that matter. In perspective, 1,000 years from now we won’t be talking about the news but will be quoting Scriptures for all eternity. We will be proclaiming the Gospel for all eternity. The Gospel and Scriptures are the important things while we wait for the rapture. The things we see in the news can show us how close we are to the time of the rapture, and the start of the 7 year tribulation. 

News sources: Beginning of Sorrows, Times of Israel, Sky News Arabia, Wall Street Journal, Israel Today, Times of Israel, Insider Paper. 

Syria is falling into the hands of Al Qaeda and ISIS. Rebel forces are going into each city in Syria and the army is switching sides or leaving. The city in Syria where the civil war first began in 2011 has been taken over. Often in cites that are taken by the rebels they allow safe passage of Assad’s army in exchange for occupying the city. This started so quickly and has been going on for less than a week. Many areas have been taken over. Amir showed a map of the areas run by the Assad regime and the ones left, dramatic change. Amir said Assad is surrounded from the east, south and north, the final battle will be Damascus. Reports are they are in the final phases of circling the capital city of Damascus. US officials told Reuters we may witness the end of Assad in Syria in the coming hours. 

Amir said the rebels are moving now close to the border of Israel. Israel is making a buffer zone to keep them out. Digging huge trenches to protect its border.  Israel informed Iran through a 3rd party they would target any move of sending weapons or troops to Syria. Amir said Assad is evacuating the southern front faster than anyone thought. Yesterday Israel Air Force attacked a chemical and weapon storage facility to keep it out of the hands of rebels. 

Amir showed a picture of Assad and his father. The Assad family has ruled Syria with an iron fist for 53 years, Amir says witnessing a monumental historic moment in world history. The citizens of Syria are divided, some happy with Assad getting taken over and some are not and are fleeing. Some citizens are tearing up posters of Assad and the statue of Assad near  Damascus was knocked over.  Egyptian and Jordan officials told Bashar Assad to leave Syria. It was reported he took his wife and children to Moscow. His brother in law fled to UAE. Assad asked Turkey for help. UAE, Egypt, Jordan and Iraq all refused to give support and weapons.

Hezbollah is invading Syria to bolster the Syrian army against the rebels.

Many countries have told their citizens to leave. US, Canada and Jordan. Top diplomats from Iran, Turkey and Russia are meeting in Qatar for talks on Syria. 

It is a mess, this is in Bible prophecy. Bubba comments on Jeremiah 49: 23-24. The cites listed are the ones being invaded. Arpad is current day Aleppo, Hamath is current day Hama and the next is Damascus. The prophecy of the ruin of Damascus. 

Reports are that Qatar is returning to negotiate a truce and hostage deal in Gaza. They feel the election of Trump is more promising and say it may even be achieved before Trump comes into office. 

S. Korean president impeachment failed, lack of votes needed. He had apologized. Then the people took to the streets with 150,000 people protesting, demanded he step down. 

Putin said Russia is speeding up production of the new hypersonic missile and says it could deploy one to Belarus next year. 

A Polish company  called clone robotics says it has a new robot called Alpha. It is human like with over 200 bones and a synthetic breathing system. 16 preinstalled skills such as housework, can dialogue, ect. Said it will be coming out next year. 

Gospel: 1 Corinthians 15: 1-4, the Gospel of our salvation. Jesus died for our sins, buried and rose the 3rd day. Perfect sacrifice required without sin. Took our sins upon Himself so we could be forever forgiven of every sin past, present and future forever. Nothing we do or can do, He did it all. His blood powerful enough to wash away every sin, a free gift. 

Must admit of sin and need for a Savior. Without forgiveness cannot go to heaven but will be eternally separated from God in hell because rejected the payment for sins.

Believe and receive and will be born again, receive Holy Spirit, changed and rapture ready. Will not be here during the 7 year tribulation on earth but with Jesus and in the family of God forever. Be saved today.

Today’s Scriptures:

Matthew 11:28 NKJV

Come to Me, all you who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.

Psalm 62:1 NKJV

Truly my soul silently waits for God;

From Him comes my salvation.

Psalm 4:8 NKJV

I will both lie down in peace, and sleep;

For You alone, O Lord, make me dwell in safety.

Psalm 62:5 NKJV

My soul, wait silently for God alone,

For my expectation is from Him.

Isaiah 26:3 NKJV

You will keep him in perfect peace,

Whose mind is stayed on You,

Because he trusts in You.

Colossians 3:15 NKJV

And let the peace of God rule in your hearts, to which also you were called in one body; and be thankful.