Syria in

Bible Prophecy

Also Egypt in Bible Prophecy

CRAIG C. WHITE

copyright 2013 Craig C. White

HIGH TIME TO AWAKE

Syria in Bible Prophecy

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Jesus: Thank you for your forgiveness and for the illumination to understand the things that are written in your book so that I might be able to write this book.

Yours, Craig C. White

The city of Damascus is the capital of Syria. It is a large prosperous city with modern amenities and an ancient history. Damascus is one of the oldest inhabited cities in the world. It was founded by the Aramaeans over four thousand years ago, and was inhabited two thousand years before that. Damascus is a living depiction of human history. Today Damascus is dying.

According to Old Testament prophets Isaiah and Jeremiah; Damascus, Syria will be destroyed. Syria has been fighting for the past two years, in the midst of a civil war. During that time Damascus has suffered some damage, but has been mostly spared. That seems to have changed now. Lately bombings and destruction have found the city of Damascus.

Contents

Syria in Bible Prophecy

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Preface

High Time to Awake

Chapter One

Damascus Syria in Bible Prophecy

Chapter Two

Isaiah 17 predicts the destruction of Damascus

Chapter Three

The Nations are disquieted over Syria

Chapter Four

Intelligence reports reach Hamath

Chapter Five

Who is Fighting in Syria?

Chapter Six

Iran, Sudan, and Libya; present and accounted for!

Chapter Seven

Syrian Salad

Chapter Eight

Damascus is Dying

Chapter Nine

3 million Syrian refugees

Chapter Ten

Syrian chemical weapons removal ahead of schedule

Chapter Eleven

Syria only the beginning

Chapter Twelve

The Burden of Egypt

Chapter Thirteen

Egypt’s Cruel Lord, Fierce King

Chapter Fourteen

The King of Egypt?

Chapter Fifteen

Egypt shall not escape

Chapter Sixteen

There shall be a highway out of Egypt.

Chapter Seventeen

New World Order

About the Author

Craig C. White

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Preface

High Time to Awake

copyright 2011 Craig C. White

Midnight is past, noon is upon us.

Romans 13:11

By Craig C. White

The phrase “High Time to Awake” comes directly out of Romans 13:11.

Rom 13:11 And that, knowing the time, that now it is high time to awake out of sleep: for now is our salvation nearer than when we believed.

The apostle Paul assumes that we know the time, or that we understand the season. If we do understand the season then we must stir from our spiritual sleep and become alert. We must be prepared for our salvation. In this verse salvation is not our spiritual rebirth but our physical resurrection, rapture and gathering together to meet Jesus Christ. In this way we will escape the wrath that is to come on earth. Salvation from wrath on earth is also explained in Romans chapter 5.

Rom 5:7-10 For scarcely for a righteous man will one die: yet peradventure for a good man some would even dare to die. 8 But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us. 9 Much more then, being now justified by his blood, we shall be saved from wrath through him. 10 For if, when we were enemies, we were reconciled to God by the death of his Son, much more, being reconciled, we shall be saved by his life.

Rom 13:12 The night is far spent, the day is at hand: let us therefore cast off the works of darkness, and let us put on the armour of light.

Verse 12 above literally tells us that midnight is past and that noon is upon us. Works of darkness are actions freely performed by people who do not have the light of the Holy Spirit or the knowledge of God’s Word in their hearts. But instead, their hearts are literally in the shade. Sin is a work of darkness, but Jesus offers forgiveness of sin. Rebellion is a work of darkness. Rebellion is when you refuse to accept God’s offer of forgiveness. Without repentance there is no remission of sin.

To put on the armour is to be busy using the offensive weapons of war! The light is that ray of pure light that illuminated your soul and embodied your spirit when you first believed on Jesus. That is to say, the light is the Holy Spirit!

Rom 13:13-14 Let us walk honestly, as in the day; not in rioting and drunkenness, not in chambering and wantonness, not in strife and envying. 14 But put ye on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make not provision for the flesh, to fulfil the lusts thereof.

Since our redeemer will come soon we ought to live soberly. We ought not to be getting drunk or practicing sexual sin. Perhaps more difficult, we ought not to quarrel or be jealous of another believer in Jesus Christ.

Many bible prophecies are just now coming into focus. For example, the destruction of Damascus appears to be eminent, the Turkish led battle of Gog and Magog is gathering, also Russia is about to reclaim territory. We can only recognize these events as we examine scripture, and keep watch as they are happening!

The end time as prophesied in the Bible is here. When I say “end time” I mean the period just before the return of Jesus Christ to gather his Church. Some end time events are already happening. Some end time personalities are already on the world stage. I want every believer to be prepared with the knowledge of his near salvation. That is, our gathering together to Jesus at the resurrection. It is high time to discern the season.

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Chapter One

Damascus Syria in Bible Prophecy

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The destruction of Damascus may be a prelude to the battle of Gog and Magog!

By Craig C. White

The destruction of Damascus Syria is the next event to look for in the prophetic calendar. The city of Damascus, Syria may soon be destroyed as Isaiah 17:1 and Jeremiah 49:24-27 predicts.

Damascus is the capital of Syria and its second largest city, with about 2.6 million people in the metropolitan area. Today Syria is in the midst of a civil war. There is a movement to oust Syrian President Bashar Assad. While most Syrians support the more westernized Assad, Islamist factions led by the Muslim Brotherhood are fighting for control of the country. Today Syrian rebels along with defecting military personnel and foreign jihadists are fighting the Syrian army near the city of Damascus. Damascus has already suffered some damage, but according to Isaiah 17: 1 Damascus will be taken away from being a city. Today, fighting in Damascus is on the rise.

World governments are scrambling. The UN and US leadership want Syrian President Assad gone. The CIA has been smuggling weapons to the Muslim Brotherhood in Syria as well as providing flour and funding. Russia and Iraq want Assad to stay. The US is pushing for Middle Eastern led military action. The US, UN, Britain, France, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and other world powers are pushing for an escalation of force to oust the Syrian President.

At this point people are reaching the consensus that the Rebels will eventually overtake the Syrian army. The key to victory is a capture of the seat of power in Damascus. However, rebel fighters say that they do not have the military might to take Damascus. Turkey has deployed many troops and heavy artillery along the Syrian border. NATO has deployed several Patriot missile batteries as well. The missiles are manned by 400 US soldiers. It looks like foreign military force will be brought to bear at some point.

In Isaiah 17 the city of Damascus is prophesied to be destroyed. Damascus was conquered once already when Assyria invaded Syria and northern Israel in 734 B.C. However, the bible predicts its complete destruction. Bible prophecy often represents two similar events usually separated by time. Conditions are ripe for a present day destruction of Damascus.

Isa 17:1 The burden of Damascus. Behold, Damascus is taken away from being a city, and it shall be a ruinous heap.

Jeremiah chapter 49 (below) suggests that Damascus (metro population 2.6 million) will turn to flee. Today many Syrians have already fled the fighting; seeking refuge in Turkey, Jordan, Lebanon and other regional countries. There are currently over 3,000,000 Syrian refugees in surrounding countries. Over six million Syrians have left their homes. We are now seeing a mass exodus out of Damascus as it is being attacked. Attention: High Alert! Bible prophecy is unfolding concerning Damascus.

Jer 49:24-27 Damascus is waxed feeble, and turneth herself to flee, and fear hath seized on her: anguish and sorrows have taken her, as a woman in travail. 25 How is the city of praise not left, the city of my joy! 26 Therefore her young men shall fall in her streets, and all the men of war shall be cut off in that day, saith the LORD of hosts. 27 And I will kindle a fire in the wall of Damascus, and it shall consume the palaces of Benhadad.

Note: Benhadad is the title of several Syrian kings who ruled in Damascus (1 Kings 15:18).

In Jeremiah 49:27 (above) God will kindle a fire in the wall of Damascus. To “kindle a fire” means that God will send an army to invade Damascus. Turkish troops are lined up along the Syrian border. Tensions are heating up between the Syrian and Turkish armies. I think that God may be sending the Turkish army against Damascus.

The prophet Amos also condemns Damascus. This prophecy was fulfilled when Tiglath-pileser the Assyrian king conquered Damascus in 734 B.C. and carried the Syrian (Aramean) captives away to Kir (mountainous region in western Jordan). However, like many bible prophecies this may also refer to a current event. Today the region of Kir in Jordan is called Kerak. There are about one half million Syrian refugees in Kerak today. This is further evidence that the destruction of Damascus as described in the bible is eminent. It is also evidence that the God of Israel is the one true God and that we all had better heed his word and we had also better humble ourselves before him while there is still time! In verse 5 the plain of Aven is a valley in the northeast part of Lebanon near the Syrian border. Today it is called the Bekaa valley. It has been suggested that Saddam Hussein hid WMD’s here before the invasion of Iraq.

Amos 1:3-5 Thus saith the LORD; For three transgressions of Damascus, and for four, I will not turn away the punishment thereof; because they have threshed Gilead with threshing instruments of iron: 4 But I will send a fire into the house of Hazael, which shall devour the palaces of Benhadad. 5 I will break also the bar of Damascus, and cut off the inhabitant from the plain of Aven, and him that holdeth the sceptre from the house of Eden: and the people of Syria shall go into captivity unto Kir, saith the LORD.

Talk of a military conflict between Israel and Iran is also on the rise. In Ezekiel 38 a Turkish led invasion into Israel is described. Turkey is Joined by Iran, Ethiopia/Sudan (The original Hebrew word Cush more accurately describes Sudan), and Libya. It may be that shortly after the destruction of Damascus a Middle East invasion into Israel will occur.

In Ezekiel 38:4 below God is talking to the leader of Turkey.

Eze 38:4-5 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: 5 Persia, Ethiopia, and Libya with them; all of them with shield and helmet:

I am convinced that Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan is the modern day fulfillment of Magog the primary leader of the land of Turkey described in Ezekiel chapter 38. So I expect the battle of Gog and Magog to happen soon! Turkey may destroy Damascus. Turkey may also then lead a Middle Eastern invasion into Israel. It is High Time to Awake and watch!

Chapter Two

Isaiah 17 predicts the destruction of Damascus

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Photo info: The Umayyad Mosque, or the Grand Mosque of Damascus, is one of the largest and oldest mosques in the world, completed in 715 AD.

Ruin, Respect, Rush, Rebuke

A verse by verse study through Isaiah chapter 17

By Craig C. White

Isaiah 17 predicts the destruction of Damascus. There is a rule in bible prophecy that some predictions apply to two separate events usually separated by a long span of time. I guess you could say that God instructs us to learn about future events by observing past events. Much of the prophecy in Isaiah 17 was fulfilled during the Assyrian invasion of Damascus in 734 BC. However, Damascus was not destroyed at that time. As a matter of fact it continued as an important city of the Assyrian Empire. So Isaiah’s dire predictions may also apply to future events.

Damascus is under siege today. A lot of bible buffs say that Damascus will be destroyed suddenly. They say that Damascus will probably be obliterated by a nuclear bomb. I don’t see that scenario communicated in scripture. Instead Jeremiah 49:27 says, “I will kindle a fire in the wall of Damascus”. This terminology is used several times in the Old Testament. To kindle a fire means that God will send an invading army against Damascus; just as God sent the Assyrian army to invade Damascus in 734 BC.

God has certainly sent an army against Damascus today. The “Free Syrian Army” is fighting in Damascus against the Syrian Army. By the way, after Assyria invaded Damascus they turned south into Israel. It is possible that the armies invading Damascus today may also turn south to come against Israel. We are allowed to learn from past events!

Isa 17:1-2 The burden of Damascus. Behold, Damascus is taken away from being a city, and it shall be a ruinous heap. 2 The cities of Aroer are forsaken: they shall be for flocks, which shall lie down, and none shall make them afraid.

There are several Middle Eastern cities called Aroer, but this Aroer most probably refers to the southern region of Syria. The cities of Aroer refer to Damascus and its nearby cities. The destruction described here may even spill over into nearby Lebanon.

Remember that these verses directly apply to the past Assyrian invasion of Damascus. After Assyria conquered Syria they then invaded northern Israel and carried away captives. In verse 3 below Ephraim refers to the northern kingdom of Israel. God is saying that Syria as well as northern Israel will be conquered and carried away captive so that not many people are left in their land. This is exactly what happened long ago. Assyria took Syrians captive into north western Jordan and Israel was carried away into today’s Iraq! The following verses definitely describe what happened long ago, but they also seem to describe a future destruction of Syria and northern Israel. During Israel’s future seven year “Tribulation” period only a few Jews will remain in the entire land of Israel (Zechariah 13-14). Perhaps Isaiah is telling us that Israel’s Time of trouble follows closely after the future Destruction of Damascus.

Isa 17:3-6 The fortress also shall cease from Ephraim, and the kingdom from Damascus, and the remnant of Syria: they shall be as the glory of the children of Israel, saith the LORD of hosts. 4 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. 5 And it shall be as when the harvestman gathereth the corn, and reapeth the ears with his arm; and it shall be as he that gathereth ears in the valley of Rephaim. 6 Yet gleaning grapes shall be left in it, as the shaking of an olive tree, two or three berries in the top of the uppermost bough, four or five in the outmost fruitful branches thereof, saith the LORD God of Israel.

Isaiah 17:6 above tells us that a few Jews will be left living in Israel. This is God’s way of telling us that a future restoration of the people and land of Israel is possible!

Guess what? Isaiah is finished talking about Damascus. In verse 7 below God is describing the Jewish people’s response during a time of national distress. Perhaps this describes Israel’s behavior during the Tribulation period. Isaiah is saying that Israel will act respectfully toward God but will still suffer judgment. They will honor God outwardly and not look to false Gods. However, verse 10 explains that the Jews have not truly remembered their God. These verses may be explaining a period of national recognition of Old Testament laws and practices, such as renewed temple sacrifices during the Tribulation period (Dan 9:27).

Isa 17:7-11 At that day shall a man look to his Maker, and his eyes shall have respect to the Holy One of Israel. 8 And he shall not look to the altars, the work of his hands, neither shall respect that which his fingers have made, either the groves, or the images. 9 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. 10 Because thou hast forgotten the God of thy salvation, and hast not been mindful of the rock of thy strength, therefore shalt thou plant pleasant plants, and shalt set it with strange slips: 11 In the day shalt thou make thy plant to grow, and in the morning shalt thou make thy seed to flourish: but the harvest shall be a heap in the day of grief and of desperate sorrow.

Israel will suffer for their past and present neglect of God. Isaiah explains this in the verse below. Jesus quoted Isaiah in Matthew 15:8.

Isa 29:13 Wherefore the Lord said, Forasmuch as this people draw near me with their mouth, and with their lips do honour me, but have removed their heart far from me, and their fear toward me is taught by the precept of men:

Now for something completely different! Isaiah 17:12-14 below describes a multi-nation invasion into Israel. These verses refer to an event that happened around 701 BC. Assyria’s king Sennacherib was in position to attack the city of Jerusalem. Overnight, God wiped out his army while they slept. Isaiah describes God’s intervention below.

Isa 37:36 Then the angel of the LORD went forth, and smote in the camp of the Assyrians a hundred and fourscore and five thousand: and when they arose early in the morning, behold, they were all dead corpses.

The following verses may also describe a future intervention. As a matter of fact I think they may describe two future interventions by God to save Israel!

The terminology of rushing waters and floods are often used in bible prophecy to describe a large scale overwhelming military invasion. God’s wrath is also described as being poured out in an overwhelming flood (Nah 1:6-9).

Isa 17:12-14 Woe to the multitude of many people, which make a noise like the noise of the seas; and to the rushing of nations, that make a rushing like the rushing of mighty waters! 13 The nations shall rush like the rushing of many waters: but God shall rebuke them, and they shall flee far off, and shall be chased as the chaff of the mountains before the wind, and like a rolling thing before the whirlwind. 14 And behold at eveningtide trouble; and before the morning he is not. This is the portion of them that spoil us, and the lot of them that rob us.

Ezekiel 38 describes a multi-national invasion into Israel led by Turkey. God fights against these armies with rain, fire, and confusion. Every nation listed in Ezekiel 38 is currently fighting in Syria. Isaiah may be telling us about a Turkish led invasion into Israel that soon follows the near time destruction of Damascus. Turkey will be joined by the Free Syrian Army made up mostly of Libyan soldiers, and Hezbollah militia from Iran and Sudan.

Isaiah 17:12-14 may also describe the judgment of the nations by Jesus Christ after his second coming at the end of the Tribulation period. However, let me say this. The judgment of the nations by Jesus is described in much more horrid terms, and on a much broader scale elsewhere in the bible. I think that Isaiah 17’s rebuke by God may be a more localized event. In other words, it may describe a battle and not the entire war.

Let’s remember that these events were all preceded by the destruction of Damascus, Syria. It is high time to awake to the Damascus alarm. Israel will soon suffer its seven year period of indignation. Jesus Christ will soon save Israel from peril. Before all that, Jesus Christ will come in the clouds to gather every Christian who has trusted him since his resurrection, body and soul!

Chapter Three

The Nations are disquieted over Syria

verse by verse through Jeremiah 49:23-27

By Craig C. White

Jeremiah 49:23  Concerning Damascus. Hamath is confounded, and Arpad: for they have heard evil tidings: they are fainthearted; there is sorrow on the sea; it cannot be quiet.

What is Jeremiah telling us? Obviously this prophecy is concerning Damascus, Syria. In the verse above Jeremiah mentions two cities. Hamath and Arpad are both located in northwestern Syria. Today Hamah is Syria’s fifth largest city with a population of 313 thousand. Hamah is further south but still close to the Turkish border. Arpad is modern tell Erfad about 25 miles north of Aleppo and about 20 miles south of the Turkish border. These cities are along the path of an invasion launched from Turkey headed towards Damascus.

The people of northwestern Syria have heard intelligence reports that the Turkish army is about to invade Syria. The army’s target is Damascus and they are coming through their cities! The people of northwestern Syria are terrified. Their hearts faint with fear

There is sorrow on the sea; it cannot be quiet. The sea in bible prophecy can refer to the Mediterranean Sea when it is accompanied with the definite article “the”. The sea can also refer to the nations. There is no article used here in the original Hebrew. I think that Jeremiah is saying that the nations will have great anxiety over the coming Turkish invasion into Syria. The Hebrew word translated sorrow means anxiety, fearfulness, carefulness, or heaviness.

So the nations will be very nervous concerning the coming Turkish invasion into Syria. The Turkish army’s goal is the destruction of Damascus. The English says it well here. The nations will not be able to be still. The Hebrew word translated quiet is defined below. The nations of the world will not be able to be at rest. I think that they are already feeling uneasy concerning Syria.

Quiet – shaqat, shaw-kat’

A primitive root; to repose (usually figuratively): – appease, idleness, (at, be at, be in, give) quiet (-ness), (be at, be in, give, have, take) rest, settle, be still.

Jeremiah 49:24  Damascus is waxed feeble, and turneth herself to flee, and fear hath seized on her: anguish and sorrows have taken her, as a woman in travail.

Damascus is waxed feeble. This is the idea of failing in your old age. Damascus is about to die. Damascus turneth herself to flee. This could refer to the city preparing to relinquish its life and it could also refer to the cities inhabitants as they attempt to escape.

The Hebrew word translated fear means to tremble with terror. Anguish and sorrows have taken her, as a woman in travail; literally Damascus is feeling a localized tightness like a woman about to give birth.

Jeremiah 49:25  How is the city of praise not left, the city of my joy!

Two different Hebrew words for city are used in the verse above. The city of praise is a fortified city that has been celebrated in song. When God says “how is the city not left” he could be communicating his astonishment that even after a terrible assault on Damascus, the city has still not surrendered. When God calls Damascus “the city of my joy!” he is specifically saying that he delights in the cities old buildings. Damascus is the oldest continually inhabited city on earth. It was founded by the Aramaeans over four thousand years ago, and was inhabited two thousand years before that. Damascus is a living depiction of human history.

Jeremiah 49:26  Therefore her young men shall fall in her streets, and all the men of war shall be cut off in that day, saith the LORD of hosts.

In this verse the young men are contrasted to the men of war. It sounds like the young men of Damascus will stay behind to defend the city. Perhaps they will be the first line of defense. Today, Syria has formed a new civilian National Guard called the “National Defense Force”. I think that they are in fact represented by the young men in this verse. The young men of Damascus will die in its streets. The Syrian army will be bunkered in Damascus. When God says that all the men of war shall be cut off he means all. Jeremiah isn’t necessarily saying that this assault on Damascus will last only one day. That day refers to the entire duration be it one day or longer.

Jeremiah 49:27  And I will kindle a fire in the wall of Damascus, and it shall consume the palaces of Benhadad.

Let’s remember that this prophecy refers to two separate invasions of Damascus. The first invasion happened in 734 BC. The Assyrian empire invaded Syria, overthrowing several cities as they marched toward Damascus. The Assyrian army conquered Damascus but did not destroy the city. I think that Jeremiah is also prophesying about a second invasion of Damascus that seems to be forming now. God used the terminology kindle a fire to mean that the Assyrian army would besiege the city. Just as the ancient Assyrians assaulted the city in 734 BC, I think that the Turkish army will do likewise soon. The palaces of Benhadad refer to the ancient thrones of Syrian Kings in Damascus. Like the ancient invasion, this future invasion will also destroy Damascus’ seat of government.

So the Turkish army will march down from Syria’s northwestern border terrorizing cities along the way. Their goal is the destruction of Damascus. The nations of the world will be in a tumult. They will not be able to calm down. Damascus will prepare to die. The people will flee and the young men and army will fight to the death never surrendering. The oldest city on earth will be destroyed along with its historical buildings. Jeremiah describes a city under siege not a city obliterated by a single bomb.

Chapter Four

Intelligence reports reach Hamath

Turkey prepares to attack Damascus

By Craig C. White

Turkey’s parliament just passed a mandate that allows the Turkish army to enter Syria over the next year. Turkish involvement in Syria has been protested by the Turkish people for the past few years. According to Jeremiah 49 Damascus will suffer attack and be destroyed.

Jeremiah 49:23 says that intelligence reports of the attack come to Syria’s northwestern cities. The attack emanates from Turkish border!

Jeremiah 49:23 Concerning Damascus. Hamath is confounded, and Arpad: for they have heard evil tidings: they are fainthearted; there is sorrow on the sea; it cannot be quiet.

Guess what? Syria’s northwestern cities are hearing those intelligence reports now!

Starting in early September 2013 Turkey has begun moving heavy military equipment along Syria’s northwestern border. Turkey’s military equipment includes tanks, rocket-launchers, missile launchers, and anti-aircraft guns. Turkish military planes have also flown in to the region; those include F-16 fighters, tanker, and cargo planes.

We have been told that Syria may have used chemical weapons, and that justifies overthrowing the Syrian government. Don’t be fooled. Whether or not Syria used chemical weapons; world powers will overthrow Syria. Jeremiah 49:25-27 tells us that Damascus will be besieged. The Syrians will not surrender; and all of the young men and Syrian army will be killed inside of the city.

I suspect that intelligence reports of a gathering attack will continue to increase. The next events that Jeremiah records are of terrified citizens in Damascus as they flee the city running for their lives. Damascus has a population of about 2.6 million in the metropolitan area. Hundreds of thousands of Damascus residents have already fled the city. Hundreds of thousands of Syrian refugees have also fled to Damascus from outlying areas. I suspect that the entire city will empty except for the young men and the Syrian Army (Jeremiah 49:26).

Chapter Five

Who is Fighting in Syria?

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Persia, Ethiopia, and Libya with them

Ezekiel 38:5

By Craig C. White

Ezekiel 38 describes a Middle Eastern invasion into Israel. It is called the battle of Gog and Magog. Most teach that this battle is led by Russia. It is high time to rethink that position. Every nation that is listed in Ezekiel 38 is now fighting in Syria! This battle is led by Turkey!!! The first phase of the battle of Gog and Magog may begin very soon!!!

Gog is the land of modern Turkey. Magog is its leader. Ezekiel 38 describes a Turkish led invasion into Israel.

Ezekiel 38:5 Persia, Ethiopia, and Libya with them; all of them with shield and helmet:

Ezekiel 38:5 above describes the armed forces that will join Turkey in its invasion into Israel. Turkey will be joined by Iran (Persia), Ethiopia/Sudan (The original Hebrew word Cush more accurately describes Sudan), and Libya.

Ezekiel 38:5 also describes an event that is happening now! The Free Syrian Army is fighting against Syrian President Bashar Assad and the Syrian army. The Free Syrian Army is advertised as being Syrian freedom fighters, but they aren’t. They are a band of foreign jihadists fighting to install Muslim Brotherhood leadership in Syria.

So, what current event is Ezekiel 38:5 describing? Soldiers from Turkey, Iran, Sudan, and Libya are all fighting in Syria today. The Free Syrian Army is made up of mostly Libyans and is fighting under Turkish leadership!

Reports are mixed, but the rebel army fighting against Assad and the Syrian army may consist of some 300,000 troops. Their General is Mahdi al-Harati, commander of Libya’s Tripoli Brigade. The fighters are not Syrians from Damascus or Aleppo but they are imported jihadists. The Syrian people are working to identify and remove the foreign fighters. In the field the majority of “freedom fighters” are under Turkish command. The fighters are professionals who fought in Afghanistan, Bosnia, Chechnya, or Iraq. The largest contingency of the Free Syrian Army is made up of Al Qaeda terrorists from Libya. Add to the mix jihadists from Iraq and Jordan and you have the Free Syrian Army.

Hezbollah militia from Iran and Sudan are also fighting in Syria against the Free Syrian Army.

In Ezekiel 38:6 below, Gomer and Togarmah are people who settled in today’s Turkey. They are joined by “many people” in their invasion into Israel.

Eze 38:6 Gomer, and all his bands; the house of Togarmah of the north quarters, and all his bands: and many people with thee.

In Ezekiel 38 Turkey leads the bands from Iran, Sudan, and Libya into Israel. The Turkish army is now conveniently amassed on the Syrian border.

It is my contention that the Turkish led Free Syrian Army will destroy Damascus as prophesied in Isaiah 17:1 and Jeremiah 49:24-27, and then possibly turn south a few miles into Israel. The stage is now set for the first part of the battle of Gog and Magog described in Ezekiel 38. This is a situation that the church should be watching.

Please read my commentaries about the soon coming Middle Eastern invasion into Israel. I have compiled them in my new eBook titled “Halfway to Armageddon”. You may also find them on my website. Don’t be in the dark. It is high time to awake!

Copyright 2013 Craig C. White

Who is fighting in Syria - Map

It seems that Turkey, the Muslim Brotherhood, and the U.S. want Syria’s President Bashar Assad gone! This is a further effort to unite the Middle East under the extreme Islamist Muslim Brotherhood’s mantle! We have all been told that Syrian citizens are rising up against President Assad. Not true! The rebels call themselves “The Free Syrian Army”. They consist mostly of Libyan jihadists fighting under Turkish leadership on the field. Their General is Libyan. The “Free Syrian Army” is supported by the Muslim Brotherhood.

Iran and Sudan are represented in Syria by Hezbollah militia. Hezbollah is pro-Assad and is fighting against “The Free Syrian Army”. Lebanon is also pro-Assad and is acting as a base of operations for the Hezbollah militia.

Turkey has the real military power in this fight. Jeremiah 49 predicts the destruction of Damascus, Syria’s capital city. I think that Turkey will eventually invade Syria and destroy Damascus.

All of the nations mentioned in Ezekiel 38:5 are now fighting in Syria. Ezekiel 38 tells us about an invasion into Israel led by Turkey. This invasion is referred to as the battle of Gog and Magog. Gog is Turkey. Magog is its ruler. Also Isaiah chapter 10 tells us about a future leader who will invade Syria and then Invade Israel just like the ancient Assyrians did in 700 BC. This leader is called “The Assyrian” in Isaiah chapter 10. I think that after Turkey destroys Damascus they will lead all of the armies listed in Ezekiel 38:5 (Iran, Libya, and Sudan) in an invasion into Israel. I would be surprised if this invasion doesn’t happen this year (2013).

The Turkish led invasion into Israel called the battle of Gog and Magog in Ezekiel chapter 38 is the major prophetic event of the pre-Tribulation period. It Identifies “The Assyrian” and sets end time events into hyper-drive!

Chapter Six

Iran, Sudan, and Libya; present and accounted for!

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750 Thousand Troops; 3 hour march to Israel Border!

By Craig C. White

In Ezekiel 38 we are told that Iran, Sudan, and Libya will invade Israel. So if we were to see all of these troops amassed on the Israel border then we would all be alerted to the probable invasion. Well my friends all of these armies are mobilized just north of the Israel border. They are all fighting today in Syria!

Ezekiel 38:5 Persia, Ethiopia, and Libya with them; all of them with shield and helmet:

Ezekiel 38:5 above describes the armed forces that will join Turkey in its invasion into Israel. Turkey will be joined by Iran (Persia), Ethiopia (includes Sudan), and Libya.

How many Troops are likely to turn to Invade Israel? The Turkish Army is amassed along the Syrian border. The Turkish Army has over 400,000 troops.

The Free Syrian Army is fighting against the Syrian President Bashar Assad’s regime. The Free Syrian Army is made up of primarily Libyans, along with some Iraqis, Syrians, and Jordanians. There are some 300,000 soldiers in the Free Syrian Army. Please note that these numbers are growing every day!

Iran and Sudan are represented in Syria by Hezbollah. For some reason nobody wants to admit that Hezbollah is present in Syria. Nobody wants to say how many Hezbollah soldiers are in Syria. However reports say that their numbers are increasing. I heard early reports that some 10,000 Hezbollah soldiers were in Syria, but judging by the damage that they are doing I think their numbers are closer to 50,000. Also the high leader of Hezbollah has called for every Hezbollah member to join their brothers in the fight in Syria.

So there are some 750,000 soldiers available to Invade Israel. That is not counting the 300,000 active soldiers in the Syrian Army. Since Syria is not mentioned among the Armies that invade Israel in Ezekiel 38 we won’t include their numbers.

Ezekiel 38:4 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:

After the Turkish army with the Free Syria Army destroys Damascus then God may turn them toward Israel. All of the armies described in Ezekiel 38 are present and accounted for in Syria.

Chapter Seven

Syrian Salad

Saudi Arabia is tossed into the mix.

Ezekiel 38

By Craig C. White

Please allow me to clear up a widely held misconception. The Syrian people are not revolting against their President Bashar Assad. The rebel forces fighting in Syria are foreign terrorists supported by the US, Turkey, and Saudi Arabia. The US is supplying money, flour, and facilitating arms shipments all on a wide scale.

You will not find a homegrown fighting force anywhere in Syria. The rebels fighting against Syrian President Bashar Assad consist mostly of Al-Qaeda terrorists from Libya joined by a smaller group from Iraq. Fighting against the rebels are Hezbollah jihadists from Iran and Sudan. Lately a new group of soldiers have joined the fight. They are yet another band of Al-Qaeda fighters from Saudi Arabia. You might think that these fighters would get along with the Al-Qaeda rebels from Libya and Iraq but they don’t.

Al-Qaeda terrorists cause a lot of trouble in Saudi Arabia. Yet the Saudi government is supporting them in Syria. Saudi Arabia fears that Al-Qaeda from Libya or Hezbollah from Iran will gain the upper hand in a vanquished Syria. Saudi Arabia has taken a firm stand against Syria and its President. Saudi Arabia is arming Al-Qaeda in Syria as well as sending in its own Al-Qaeda terrorists. Saudi Arabia is also trying to deal with Russia to drop its support for Syrian President Assad. Russia has shown no interest in complying.

The arrival of Saudi fighters in Syria is significant in light of bible prophecy. Ezekiel 38:5 lists a small group of nations that will invade Israel led by Turkey. They are Libya, Iran, and Sudan. As mentioned above, all of these nations are fighting in Syria today! Saudi Arabia is also mentioned later on in Ezekiel 38. Sheba, and Dedan refer to Saudi Arabia in Ezekiel 38:13 below.

Eze 38:13 Sheba, and Dedan, and the merchants of Tarshish, with all the young lions thereof, shall say unto thee, Art thou come to take a spoil? hast thou gathered thy company to take a prey? to carry away silver and gold, to take away cattle and goods, to take a great spoil?

So what am I saying? Turkey will lead an invasion into Israel. Libya, Iran, and Sudan will be with them. Saudi Arabia is also involved. Ezekiel chapter 38 doesn’t necessarily implicate Saudi Arabia as part of the force that invades Israel, but they do obviously play a role. Although Al-Qaeda terrorists from Saudi Arabia are fighting in Syria, they may not participate in the invasion into Israel. Art thou come to take a spoil? This sort of reasoning sounds like a way for Saudi Arabia to condone the actions of the invaders without actually taking action against them. I would expect to hear this sort of statement on the news shortly.

Chapter Eight

Damascus is Dying

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Damascus residents are now fleeing the city!

By Craig C. White

The city of Damascus is the capital of Syria. It is a large prosperous city with modern amenities and an ancient history. Damascus is one of the oldest inhabited cities in the world. It was founded by the Aramaeans over four thousand years ago, and was inhabited two thousand years before that. Damascus is a living depiction of human history. Today Damascus is dying.

According to Old Testament prophets Isaiah and Jeremiah; Damascus, Syria will be destroyed. Syria has been fighting for the past two years, in the midst of a civil war. During that time Damascus has suffered some damage, but has been mostly spared. That seems to have changed now. Lately bombings and destruction have found the city of Damascus.

Damascus today is a refuge to Palestinians, Iraqi Christians, and civil war fleeing Syrians.

Some six million Syrians have been displaced. Over 3,000,000 have gone into foreign countries. Hundreds of thousands had taken refuge in Damascus. Now the inhabitants of Damascus are fleeing! According to Jeremiah Damascus will flee in fear. That day is here!

Jeremiah 49:24-27 Damascus is waxed feeble, and turneth herself to flee, and fear hath seized on her: anguish and sorrows have taken her, as a woman in travail. 25 How is the city of praise not left, the city of my joy! 26 Therefore her young men shall fall in her streets, and all the men of war shall be cut off in that day, saith the LORD of hosts. 27 And I will kindle a fire in the wall of Damascus, and it shall consume the palaces of Benhadad.

Tens of thousands of Damascus residents are now fleeing the city! Bible prophecy is unfolding. Notice in verse 26 above that the Syrian Army will be left in the city then the city will be destroyed. In verse 27 “kindle a fire” means that God will send an army into the streets of Damascus. My bet is that the Turkish Army along with the Free Syrian Army will invade Damascus. I would be remiss if I didn’t mention this: After the destruction of Damascus these armies may turn south for an invasion into Israel! By the destruction of one of the oldest cities in the world God is telling us that he is about to dramatically intervene in human history. The final Gentile world empire is about to be created, Israel is about to be tried, and Jesus Christ is about to take his world throne in Jerusalem!

Chapter Nine

3 million Syrian refugees

Jordan will be Damascus escape route

By Craig C. White

The Prophet Jeremiah tells us that the citizens of Damascus, Syria will flee from the city before its destruction. Today over 6 million Syrians have already fled their homes. Many have fled from Damascus. Many have also fled to Damascus. Ultimately the inhabitants of Damascus will empty the city leaving it behind along with its young men and soldiers. The armed forces defending Damascus today are looking more like the forces described in Jeremiah 49:26.

Jeremiah 49:23-26 Concerning Damascus. Hamath is confounded, and Arpad: for they have heard evil tidings: they are fainthearted; there is sorrow on the sea; it cannot be quiet. 24 Damascus is waxed feeble, and turneth herself to flee, and fear hath seized on her: anguish and sorrows have taken her, as a woman in travail. 25 How is the city of praise not left, the city of my joy! 26 Therefore her young men shall fall in her streets, and all the men of war shall be cut off in that day, saith the LORD of hosts.

There are currently some 2.2 million Syrian refugees registered in neighboring countries. There are an estimated 3 million Syrian refugees total. Over 6 million Syrians have been displaced from their homes. Even Iraqi refugees that fled to Syria are now returning to Iraq; many of them Christians. Here is an account of their numbers as of Nov 2013.

Syrian refugees in neighboring countries:

Lebanon: 800,000 registered, 1.4 million estimated

Turkey: 520,000 registered, 660,000 estimated

Egypt: 130,000 registered, 300,000 estimated

Iraq: 200,000 registered, 550,000 estimated

Jordan: 550,000 registered (equal to eight percent of Jordan’s population)

For more stats see The UN refugee agency UNHCR http://www.data.unhcr.org/syrianrefugees/syria.php

The prophet Amos also condemns Damascus. This prophecy was fulfilled when Tiglath-pileser the Assyrian king conquered Damascus (734 B.C.) and carried the Syrian (Aramean) captives away to Kir (mountainous region in western Jordan). However, like many bible prophecies this may also refer to a future event. There are currently over 550,000 Syrian refugees in Jordan. In verse 5 the plain of Aven is a valley in the northeast part of Lebanon near the Syrian border. Today it is called the Bekaa valley. It has been suggested that Saddam Hussein hid WMD’s here before the invasion of Iraq.

Amos 1:3-5 Thus saith the LORD; For three transgressions of Damascus, and for four, I will not turn away the punishment thereof; because they have threshed Gilead with threshing instruments of iron: 4 But I will send a fire into the house of Hazael, which shall devour the palaces of Benhadad. 5 I will break also the bar of Damascus, and cut off the inhabitant from the plain of Aven, and him that holdeth the sceptre from the house of Eden: and the people of Syria shall go into captivity unto Kir, saith the LORD.

Today the Syrian army is fighting Al-Qaeda rebels on many fronts. Damascus is under siege but many citizens still remain. About 80,000 Syrian Army troops are fighting inside of Damascus as of November 2013. These numbers include non-military security men (Jeremiah 49:26). According to Amos 1:5 above; the people of Syria will flee to Jordan. 550,000 have already fled there. In Jeremiah 49:23 we are told that Syria’s northwestern cities will hear of an invasion coming from the Turkish border. When the city of Damascus is attacked from the north by Turkey then Jordan may be the only route of escape.

Chapter Ten

Syrian chemical weapons removal ahead of schedule

By Craig C. White

The Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) in conjunction with the UN is working to remove and destroy chemical weapons from Syria. The final deadline is set for June 30th 2014, but they are now ahead of schedule! The OPCW confirmed that it had destroyed all of Syria’s declared chemical weapons production facilities ahead of the Nov. 1, 2013 deadline. The OPCW is now removing chemical weapon inventory from Syria under an aggressive schedule.

These chemical weapons are supposed to be removed and then destroyed. Where they will go and how they will be destroyed remains a mystery. I am certain that somebody would love to get their hands on them. As of now they will be loaded on ships destination undetermined.

This is an international effort to remove Syria’s chemical weapons. So far they are working fervently to remove these stockpiles. The international community wants these weapons removed quickly. The war in Syria is not a civil uprising! It is an outside takeover. The main opponents to the Syrian government are Al-Qaeda rebels from Libya, Iraq, and Saudi Arabia; all supported by the Muslim Brotherhood. After the chemical weapons are removed Syria will be overthrown. When is the last time that any international effort has been executed with such fervor? The bible predicts an end time destruction of Damascus, Syria. I suppose that if I wanted to overthrow a nation that I would also want to remove their weapons.

Chapter Eleven

Syria only the beginning

Turkey invades Israel!

By Craig C. White

New World Order types have been fighting to unify the Middle East under the mantle of the Muslim Brotherhood. They had Egypt under Muslim Brotherhood control and lost it. That made them furious. They’ll be darned if they allow Syria to slip the grip of Islamist rule. The US has threatened to attack Syria. If that happens then Russia has threatened to attack Saudi Arabia.

Who will attack Syria and destroy Damascus? I think that I will stick to the biblical model for this invasion. In 734 BC the Assyrian empire conquered Syria and then turned immediately south and attacked northern Israel. In 701 BC Assyria returned to attack southern Israel. Do I think that Assyria will attack Syria again? No, but I do think that the man called “the Assyrian” in Isaiah chapter 10 will attack Syria and destroy Damascus. This Assyrian isn’t from Assyria. The modern day Assyrian is from Turkey.

The bible predicts that Damascus Syria will be destroyed in the last days before a terrible time of God’s judgment on earth and before the day that Jesus Christ returns to defeat Israel’s enemies.

Isa 17:1 The burden of Damascus. Behold, Damascus is taken away from being a city, and it shall be a ruinous heap.

The Destruction of Damascus is a prophecy that seems to stand alone but it turns out that it is only the first in a sequence of even more dramatic and telling events. Ezekiel chapter 38 tells us about a Turkish led invasion into Israel. Turkey is accompanied by Iran, Sudan, and Libya (Ezekiel 38:5). Saudi Arabia is also mentioned in Ezekiel 38:13. Guess what? All of these nations are fighting in Syria today! Plus the Turkish army is aligned along the Syria border. The scene is set for the Ezekiel 38 battle of Gog and Magog. I know that Magog is a strange word but he is one of Noah’s grandsons. He is described as the most prominent prince amongst his brothers (Ezekiel 38:2). Today Magog represents the “primary governor” of Turkey. I would call him the Prime Minister of Turkey. Turkish Prime Minister Erdogan is the modern day fulfillment of Magog in Ezekiel 38. I think that he is also the fulfillment of the Assyrian in Isaiah 10.

After the destruction of Damascus, Turkish Prime Minister Erdogan will lead Al-Qaeda terrorists from Libya and also Hezbollah jihadists from Iran and Sudan in an invasion into Israel. As if this wasn’t bad enough, the bible identifies the leader of this invasion as the Antichrist. To put a little more fire under your britches, the revealing of the Antichrist is the sign that the Rapture of the Church is eminent!

Chapter Twelve

The Burden of Egypt

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Pucker up your Sphinx!

A verse by verse study through Isaiah chapter 19

By Craig C. White

Isaiah 19 tells us about “the burden of Egypt” in the last days. The burden of Egypt is the trouble that God will afflict upon them for their unbelief and hostility towards Israel. The Egyptian nation hasn’t been all bad, and neither is their fate. They will suffer seriously, but they will also be restored. Egypt took in Jacob and his family in time of drought, and preserved the nation of Israel (Gen 45). Of course they later enslaved the Hebrews, and God judged them. Christianity was the majority religion in Egypt during the 4th to 6th centuries. In 1965 Egyptian president Nasser said “Our basic objective will be the destruction of Israel. The Arab people want to fight.” which led to the six day war. Egypt attacked Israel again in 1973 during the Yom Kippur war. In 1979 Egypt and Israel brokered a peace agreement, and have kept it until now. Until recently Egypt has hosted the Coptic Christians and has been at peace with Israel. But in the past few years Egypt has persecuted and killed the Coptic Christians, and has turned against Israel. Their latest President Mohamed Morsi is determined to place a Palestinian state inside the land of Israel. The events described in Isaiah 19 happen around the time of Jesus Christ’s second coming. Some of these events seem to be happening already!

Isa 19:1 The burden of Egypt. Behold, the LORD rideth upon a swift cloud, and shall come into Egypt: and the idols of Egypt shall be moved at his presence, and the heart of Egypt shall melt in the midst of it.

Jesus will swoop down into Egypt at his second coming. Many Christians think that Jesus will descend out of heaven and immediately stand on the mount of olives (Zec 14:4), but I think that God will first bring his son out of Egypt (Num 24:8-9)! Please read my commentary titled “Revelation Wrath Path”.

Isa 19:2 And I will set the Egyptians against the Egyptians: and they shall fight every one against his brother, and every one against his neighbour; city against city, and kingdom against kingdom. 3 And the spirit of Egypt shall fail in the midst thereof; and I will destroy the counsel thereof: and they shall seek to the idols, and to the charmers, and to them that have familiar spirits, and to the wizards.

Today we are seeing Egyptians fighting against Egyptians. It seems that half of all Egyptians are protesting their ex-ruler Morsi and the Muslim Brotherhood as they grapple for absolute authority. The other half supports the Muslim Brotherhood and is terrorizing the country. Supporters of ousted Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi are being helped by the Muslim Brotherhood. As you know the protests are becoming more violent. Coptic Christians in Egypt are being persecuted more and more.

Lately Saudi Arabia has been working with the Egyptian interim government and are curtailing Muslim Brotherhood activities.

Isa 19:4 And the Egyptians will I give over into the hand of a cruel lord; and a fierce king shall rule over them, saith the Lord, the LORD of hosts.

Speaking of cruel lord; Egyptian ex-President Mohamed Morsi was Egypt’s first Islamist president. He is a member of the Muslim Brotherhood. Morsi believes in establishing an Islamic state in Egypt and also in Israel. He is trying to take complete control of the nation of Egypt. It is possible that Egypt has had its cruel lord! Morsi is being imprisoned today in an Egyptian army barracks. There have already been break out attempts made by the Muslim Brotherhood. It is possible that we haven't seen the last of him. It is possible that President Morsi is Egypt’s cruel lord!

I expect another ruler to fulfill the position of Egypt’s fierce king. The Saudi royal family is heavily involved in the reorganization of the Egyptian government and its law. Perhaps Egypt’s fierce king will come from Saudi Arabia. I think that Egypt’s ex-President Morsi may yet make a comeback. Ultimately I think that Egypt will fall under the military might of Turkey but that is another story.

Isa 19:5 And the waters shall fail from the sea, and the river shall be wasted and dried up. 6a And they shall turn the rivers far away; and the brooks of defence shall be emptied and dried up:

God will dry up the Nile River! Today Ethiopia and Sudan are beginning to use a lot more of the Nile’s water. Several foreign countries and large agricultural companies are leasing huge tracts of land to grow crops. Ethiopia has plans to build a huge hydroelectric dam. So much less water will be reaching the Egyptian shores downstream. I’m sure that this is all just coincidence.

Isa 19:6b the reeds and flags shall wither. 7 The paper reeds by the brooks, by the mouth of the brooks, and every thing sown by the brooks, shall wither, be driven away, and be no more. 8 The fishers also shall mourn, and all they that cast angle into the brooks shall lament, and they that spread nets upon the waters shall languish. 9 Moreover they that work in fine flax, and they that weave networks, shall be confounded. 10 And they shall be broken in the purposes thereof, all that make sluices and ponds for fish.

Everything that grows along the Nile River will die. The Nile River supports most of the population living along it. Those folks will lose their way of making a living. Fishing in the Nile will cease. Flax will no longer grow along the Nile. Flax is used to make fine linen. The entire nation will become impoverished.

Isa 19:11 Surely the princes of Zoan are fools, the counsel of the wise counsellors of Pharaoh is become brutish: how say ye unto Pharaoh, I am the son of the wise, the son of ancient kings? 12 Where are they? where are thy wise men? and let them tell thee now, and let them know what the LORD of hosts hath purposed upon Egypt. 13 The princes of Zoan are become fools, the princes of Noph are deceived; they have also seduced Egypt, even they that are the stay of the tribes thereof. 14 The LORD hath mingled a perverse spirit in the midst thereof: and they have caused Egypt to err in every work thereof, as a drunken man staggereth in his vomit. 15 Neither shall there be any work for Egypt, which the head or tail, branch or rush, may do.

Zoan is a city in the Nile delta. Noph is the Hebrew name for the ancient Egyptian city of Memphis. It is near Cairo today. Verses 11-14 above are saying that the Egyptian leadership will make stupid decisions. Every idea that they have will result in further ruin. Today top Muslim clerics are urging the destruction of the Egyptian pyramids, Sphinx, and other non Islamist monuments. That sounds like a bad idea to me. Egypt’s tourism is already devastated due to protests. Destroying Egypt’s monuments would eradicate tourism to Egypt forever in one day. Egypt will be left without industry or livelihood.

Isa 19:16 In that day shall Egypt be like unto women: and it shall be afraid and fear because of the shaking of the hand of the LORD of hosts, which he shaketh over it. 17 And the land of Judah shall be a terror unto Egypt, every one that maketh mention thereof shall be afraid in himself, because of the counsel of the LORD of hosts, which he hath determined against it.

Egypt will fear southern Israel with whom they share a border. Judah is southern Israel including Jerusalem. Because of Egypt’s worsening condition, the Egyptian people will realize that the God of Israel has it in for them. Perhaps they will read Isaiah 19.

Isa 19:18 In that day shall five cities in the land of Egypt speak the language of Canaan, and swear to the LORD of hosts; one shall be called, The city of destruction. 19 In that day shall there be an altar to the LORD in the midst of the land of Egypt, and a pillar at the border thereof to the LORD. 20 And it shall be for a sign and for a witness unto the LORD of hosts in the land of Egypt: for they shall cry unto the LORD because of the oppressors, and he shall send them a saviour, and a great one, and he shall deliver them. 21 And the LORD shall be known to Egypt, and the Egyptians shall know the LORD in that day, and shall do sacrifice and oblation; yea, they shall vow a vow unto the LORD, and perform it.

After Egypt’s time of trouble the people will turn to the God of Israel! I don’t think that the word “savior” in Isaiah 19:20 refers to Jesus. But Jesus will send another person to Egypt to deliver the people from their tyrannical leadership. I think that these events happen sometime after Jesus returns and sets up his throne in Jerusalem.

Isa 19:22 And the LORD shall smite Egypt: he shall smite and heal it: and they shall return even to the LORD, and he shall be intreated of them, and shall heal them.

Isaiah 19:22 summarizes the entire 19th chapter of Isaiah. Now let me summarize Isaiah 19:22. Egypt will suffer seriously, but then they will be restored.

Isa 19:23 In that day shall there be a highway out of Egypt to Assyria, and the Assyrian shall come into Egypt, and the Egyptian into Assyria, and the Egyptians shall serve with the Assyrians. 24 In that day shall Israel be the third with Egypt and with Assyria, even a blessing in the midst of the land: 25 Whom the LORD of hosts shall bless, saying, Blessed be Egypt my people, and Assyria the work of my hands, and Israel mine inheritance.

Assyria is best represented today by northern Iraq. Guess what? This represents the land area that God originally gave to Abraham! God will keep his promise!

Gen 15:18 In the same day the LORD made a covenant with Abram, saying, Unto thy seed have I given this land, from the river of Egypt unto the great river, the river Euphrates:

Chapter Thirteen

Egypt’s Cruel Lord, Fierce King

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Isaiah 19:4

By Craig C. White

Well it happened. Egypt got its new President. His name is Mohamed Morsi. He was the Muslim Brotherhood’s candidate for President. Hamas; an associate terrorist organization celebrated Morsi’s election victory by firing 10 rockets into southern Israel from Gaza. Morsi believes in establishing an Islamic state in Egypt. He is Egypt’s first Islamist president. Also; he and his supporters believe in establishing a Palestinian state in Israel. Morsi has promised “we will preserve all national and international agreements”. This vaguely refers to the peace treaty between Egypt and Israel. Nobody believes that he will keep his promise. Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi and the Muslim Brotherhood’s ultimate goal is the establishment of an Islamic Empire (or Caliphate) covering the Middle East and Northern Africa.

According to Isaiah 19:4 Egypt will be led by a cruel ruler and also a fierce king. They will be in power possibly before, during, and after the Great Tribulation. They will dishonor God and cause the Egyptian people to suffer greatly. During their reign the Nile River will dry up. All of Egypt’s crops will fail. Their fish will die. Egypt’s leaders will make foolish decisions. There will be no work for the Egyptian people. Folks, we may have seen Egypt’s cruel lord come to power. If Mohamed Morsi is Egypt’s cruel lord, then Jesus Christ may come back to rapture his Church while Morsi is still around.

Isaiah 19:4 And the Egyptians will I give over into the hand of a cruel lord; and a fierce king shall rule over them, saith the Lord, the LORD of hosts.

Sometime after the great Tribulation when Jesus returns to earth with great power and judgment, Egypt will eventually honor God and be restored.

Psa 68:31 Princes shall come out of Egypt; Ethiopia shall soon stretch out her hands unto God.

Isaiah 19:21 And the LORD shall be known to Egypt, and the Egyptians shall know the LORD in that day, and shall do sacrifice and oblation; yea, they shall vow a vow unto the LORD, and perform it. 22 And the LORD shall smite Egypt: he shall smite and heal it: and they shall return even to the LORD, and he shall be intreated of them, and shall heal them.

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Egyptian President Morsi update

Well it seems that Egyptian President Morsi has been fired. However we may not have seen the last of him. He is being held in jail on charges that he participated in an attack on a police station with the Muslim Brotherhood in 2011. He is currently awaiting trial. His jail stay has recently been extended. Obviously the Egyptian interim government wants to get rid of him but is afraid to do anything drastic to the duly elected president. We will have to wait and see how the power struggle in Egypt plays out. The interim government has recently taken measures to restrict Muslim Brotherhood activity in Egypt. Violent protests among the Egyptian people are worsening. The Egyptian interim government is dumbfounded to find a solution.

Isaiah 19 tells about Egypt’s troubles during the period just before Jesus’ coming. Two things stand out that seem to be happening today. They are presented here in order. The first is that Egyptian will fight against Egyptian. Second is that Egypt will be ruled by a “cruel lord” and a “fierce king”.

Both of these things are true now. Egyptian President Morsi may be the “cruel lord” that Isaiah speaks about, but perhaps another individual will fulfill the role of Egypt’s fierce king.

Violence in Egypt has now escalated to the proportions that are described in Isaiah 19. Also the fighting between Egyptians that is described in Isaiah is presented before we are told about the “cruel lord”. Egyptians did protest against their previous President Hosni Mubarak which led to their last presidential election. Perhaps Morsi is that “cruel lord” and will somehow retain power. We will have to wait and see. At any rate events in Egypt are beginning to look a lot like Isaiah’s prediction.

Isaiah 19:2 And I will set the Egyptians against the Egyptians: and they shall fight every one against his brother, and every one against his neighbour; city against city, and kingdom against kingdom. 3 And the spirit of Egypt shall fail in the midst thereof; and I will destroy the counsel thereof: and they shall seek to the idols, and to the charmers, and to them that have familiar spirits, and to the wizards.

Chapter Fourteen

The King of Egypt?

a fierce king shall rule over them

Isaiah 19

By Craig C. White

Isaiah 19:4 tells us that in the last days Egypt will be ruled by a cruel lord; and a fierce king. These positions may be filled by two separate people.

Isaiah 19:4 And the Egyptians will I give over into the hand of a cruel lord; and a fierce king shall rule over them, saith the Lord, the LORD of hosts.

Ousted Egyptian President Morsi seems to fit Isaiah’s description of Egypt’s cruel lord. Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi was Egypt’s first Islamist president. He is a member of the Muslim Brotherhood. Morsi believes in establishing an Islamic state in Egypt. He tried to give himself complete authority in the nation of Egypt. The cruel lord mentioned in verse 4 above could describe ousted Egyptian President Morsi in that he was obstinate, stiff necked, and stubborn. He legislated a stern Islamist agenda without compromise which got him ejected. Morsi may fit Isaiah’s description of Egypt’s cruel lord, but he may not fit the description of the fierce king. Below are the Strong's Hebrew Bible Dictionary definitions of cruel lord and fierce king.

cruel: qasheh, kaw-sheh'

severe (in various applications): - churlish, cruel, grievous, hard ([-hearted], thing), heavy, + impudent, obstinate, prevailed, rough (-ly), sore, sorrowful, stiff ([-necked]), stubborn, + in trouble.

lord: adon adon, aw-done', aw-done'

From an unused root (meaning to rule); sovereign, that is, controller (human or divine): - lord, master, owner. Compare also names beginning with “Adoni-”.

fierce: az, az

strong, vehement, harsh: - fierce, + greedy, mighty, power, roughly, strong.

king: melek, meh'-lek

a king: - king, royal.

We should pay attention to the term fierce king. The word translated king in Isaiah 19:4 is a Hebrew word meaning royalty. President Morsi may not fit this description. It could be that we are about to see a King rule over Egypt! I would like to make an observation. Saudi Arabia’s royal family has been very active in Egypt’s reorganization. Perhaps Egypt’s fierce king will come from Saudi Arabia.

Chapter Fifteen

Egypt shall not escape

The Antichrist will invade Egypt then Israel.

Daniel 11:40-45

By Craig C. White

There is a movement in Northern Africa and the Middle East to bring the region under an Islamist umbrella. Egypt has loosed the bands of the Muslim Brotherhood for now, but ultimately Egypt will not escape. During the first half of the seven year Tribulation period Turkey will conquer Egypt!

Antiochus Epiphanies was the king over one quarter of the Grecian Empire headquartered in Syria. Antiochus Epiphanies is a forerunner and type of the Antichrist. The Antichrist will do many of the same things that Antiochus Epiphanies did.

Ezekiel 39:1 identifies the Prime Minister (chief prince) of Turkey as the future invader of Israel. Ezekiel chapter 39 describes the battle of Armageddon led by the Antichrist. So a Turkish Prime Minister will be the Antichrist. The battle of Armageddon happens at the end of the seven year Tribulation period.

Daniel chapter 11 describes an invasion into Egypt and then into Israel that happened in 167 BC led by Antiochus Epiphanies. I think that Daniel chapter 11 also predicts a future invasion of Egypt and then Israel led by the Antichrist. This isn’t the battle of Armageddon. Instead it is the attack that begins the Great Tribulation (Mat 24:21). This invasion into Egypt and then Israel happens in the middle of the seven year Tribulation period. In Daniel 11 below, the king of the south is Egypt. The king of the north is Turkey in this future invasion into Egypt and then into Israel!

Dan 11:40 And at the time of the end shall the king of the south push at him: and the king of the north shall come against him like a whirlwind, with chariots, and with horsemen, and with many ships; and he shall enter into the countries, and shall overflow and pass over. 41 He shall enter also into the glorious land, and many countries shall be overthrown: but these shall escape out of his hand, even Edom, and Moab, and the chief of the children of Ammon.

So Turkey will invade Egypt and even come into Israel (the glorious land). It sounds like Turkey will conquer all of Northern Africa and the Middle East except for Jordan. Edom, Moab, and Ammon all represent today’s Jordan.

Dan 11:42 He shall stretch forth his hand also upon the countries: and the land of Egypt shall not escape. 43 But he shall have power over the treasures of gold and of silver, and over all the precious things of Egypt: and the Libyans and the Ethiopians shall be at his steps.

The Antichrist (Turkish Prime Minister) will loot Egypt of its treasures. Turkey will be joined in its conquests by Libya and Sudan.

Dan 11:44 But tidings out of the east and out of the north shall trouble him: therefore he shall go forth with great fury to destroy, and utterly to make away many.

Remember that this account refers to two separate invasions of Egypt and then Israel. In 167 BC Antiochus Epiphanies heard news of a Jewish effort to take control of the temple in Jerusalem. He then invaded Israel to stop it. Turkey will invade Egypt in the future led by the Antichrist. He will probably also hear news from Jerusalem concerning the newly built temple.

Here is a historical account of Antiochus Epiphanies’ attack on Israel in 167 BC. The Turkish Antichrist will attack Israel in much the same way.

2 Maccabees 5:11–14 When these happenings were reported to the king, he thought that Judea was in revolt. Raging like a wild animal, he set out from Egypt and took Jerusalem by storm. He ordered his soldiers to cut down without mercy those whom they met and to slay those who took refuge in their houses. There was a massacre of young and old, a killing of women and children, a slaughter of virgins and infants. In the space of three days, eighty thousand were lost, forty thousand meeting a violent death, and the same number being sold into slavery.

Dan 11:45 And he shall plant the tabernacles of his palace between the seas in the glorious holy mountain; yet he shall come to his end, and none shall help him.

The seas described in this verse are typically thought to be the Mediterranean Sea and the Dead Sea. Jerusalem is between the two seas. The glorious holy mountain is Mt. Zion in Jerusalem. In 167 BC Antiochus Epiphanies took-over the temple in Jerusalem and declared that he should be worshiped as god. In the future the Antichrist will also take-over the temple in Jerusalem and declare that he should be worshiped there. This verse reflects the desecration of the temple spoken of in Dan 12:11 and referenced in Mat 24:15-16. When the Jews around Jerusalem see the Antichrist claiming to be god in the temple at Jerusalem then they are instructed to flee to the hills of Jordan!

In the middle of the Tribulation the Antichrist will attack Israel. This begins Jerusalem’s Great Tribulation (Mat 24:21)! Just before his armies invade Israel they will invade Egypt and carry away their treasures. So when Israel sees Turkey invade Egypt they will have an advanced warning that they will be attacked next!

Today Egypt has seemingly avoided a Muslim Brotherhood takeover but in the end the entire Middle East and northern Africa will be under the control of the Antichrist.

PS: Daniel chapter 11 doesn’t describe the other Turkish led invasion into Israel that is described in Ezekiel chapter 38. Turkey will first invade Syria and destroy Damascus. Then Turkey will lead Iran, Sudan, and Libya into Israel. All of these forces are fighting in Syria today! I think that this invasion could begin in 2014!

Chapter Sixteen

There shall be a highway out of Egypt.

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Rivers into Roadways

Isaiah 19:23

By Craig C. White

There are some good things and some bad things said about Egypt in Bible Prophecy. Isaiah 19 is about Egypt during the time period after Jesus Christ returns to earth. It is a fascinating read. Egypt will be ruled by a cruel leader and will suffer greatly. Read about Egypt’s Cruel Lord in Isaiah 19 (The Burden of Egypt). Eventually Egypt will turn to Jesus and their nation will be healed. They will serve the Lord along with Assyria. The Assyrian empire was headquartered in the city of Nineveh. Nineveh today is in northern Iraq. Traces of Its walls can still be seen. In the days after the tribulation there will be a highway from Egypt to Iraq.

Isa 19:23 In that day shall there be a highway out of Egypt to Assyria, and the Assyrian shall come into Egypt, and the Egyptian into Assyria, and the Egyptians shall serve with the Assyrians.

Guess what? There is a highway from Egypt to Iraq today! As a matter of fact there are several. So it seems to me that we are prepared for the return of Jesus Christ. Yup, there is a highway from Egypt to Iraq. However, during the final gathering of Jews to Israel that highway will be under further construction.

In Egypt God will dry up the Gulf of Aqaba on the Red Sea. He will also dry up the Nile River. God will also dry up the Euphrates and Tigris rivers in order to make a way to cross over them. Just like the day that God parted the Red Sea to let the Hebrews cross over; God will again put Egypt on the bible road-atlas!

The Hebrew word Aliyah literally means ascent. Aliyah is the immigration of Jews to the Land of Israel. When Jesus returns to earth after the tribulation, Jews will be raised from the dead and return to the land of Israel by the hundreds of millions. To accommodate all those travelers God will provide a highway from Egypt to Northern Iraq. God will also make some improvements along the way. The return of believing Jews to Israel is going to be first rate!

When Jesus returns he will raise the dead to life! At that time all faithful persons of ancient Israel will be resurrected (Dan 12:13)! Many of them were scattered to other countries so they will need to be brought back to their own land. The ancient Jews will ascend from the grave and then ascend back to their land.

Isa 11:11-12 And it shall come to pass in that day, that the Lord shall set his hand again the second time to recover the remnant of his people, which shall be left, from Assyria, and from Egypt, and from Pathros, and from Cush, and from Elam, and from Shinar, and from Hamath, and from the islands of the sea. 12 And he shall set up an ensign for the nations, and shall assemble the outcasts of Israel, and gather together the dispersed of Judah from the four corners of the earth.

Note: In Isaiah 11:11-12 (above) Assyria is northern Iraq, Egypt is the Sinai peninsula, Pathros is upper Egypt, Cush is Ethiopia, Elam is Iran, Shinar is southern Iraq, and Hamath means citadel (see the citadel at Shushan, or modern Shush in western Iran). I think it refers to Israel’s captivity under Persia (Iran). Remember some Jews remained under captivity after Babylon was conquered by the Medes and Persians, including Daniel the prophet.

The nation of Israel was taken captive first in Egypt, then Assyria, and then Babylon. Of course they have also been dispersed into all corners of the world. Well, God wants them back. Jesus will raise-up these captives and bring them back to the land of Israel! To do this he will need to make some improvements to the roadways.

Isa 11:15-16 And the LORD shall utterly destroy the tongue of the Egyptian sea; and with his mighty wind shall he shake his hand over the river, and shall smite it in the seven streams, and make men go over dryshod. 16 And there shall be an highway for the remnant of his people, which shall be left, from Assyria; like as it was to Israel in the day that he came up out of the land of Egypt.

God prepares a highway for the resurrected Hebrews to return to Israel. In Isaiah (above) Jesus dries up the Gulf of Aqaba on the Red Sea (that is the tongue of the Egyptian sea)! He will also dry up the Nile, Euphrates, and Tigris rivers in order to make a way to cross over them. Won’t that be nice for the ancient captives? One day they will be raised from the dead, and the next day they will be crossing the Red Sea just like Moses did! That sounds like a fun packed weekend. Drying up rivers seems to be God’s preferred method of providing highways. By the way Moses will only need to cross the Jordan River on that day. Moses was buried in today’s Jordan, just east of Israel (Deu 34:6).

Here are some more verses about turning rivers into roadways.

Isa 27:12-13 And it shall come to pass in that day, that the LORD shall beat off from the channel of the river unto the stream of Egypt, and ye shall be gathered one by one, O ye children of Israel. 13 And it shall come to pass in that day, that the great trumpet shall be blown, and they shall come which were ready to perish in the land of Assyria, and the outcasts in the land of Egypt, and shall worship the LORD in the holy mount at Jerusalem.

In Zechariah (below) “the pride of Assyria” is the Tigris River, and “the sceptre of Egypt” is the Nile River. God will gather the ancient Jewish captives to southwestern Syria (Gilead) and Lebanon until there is no more room! I am guessing that the highway described in Isa 19:23 (at the top of this commentary) runs from Egypt near Gaza, up the Mediterranean coast through Israel, into Lebanon, then turns due east through Syria, and runs all the way to Nineveh in northern Iraq. That’s my guess, you had better check with AAA before making the trip!

Zec 10:10-12 I will bring them again also out of the land of Egypt, and gather them out of Assyria; and I will bring them into the land of Gilead and Lebanon; and place shall not be found for them. 11 And he shall pass through the sea with affliction, and shall smite the waves in the sea, and all the deeps of the river shall dry up: and the pride of Assyria shall be brought down, and the sceptre of Egypt shall depart away. 12 And I will strengthen them in the LORD; and they shall walk up and down in his name, saith the LORD.

Jeremiah chapter 31 (below) is written to the northern kingdom of Israel which was taken captive to Assyria. The northern kingdom was headquartered in the land of the tribe of Ephraim in Samaria, north of Jerusalem. Jeremiah speaks of Israel and Ephraim in chapter 31; the Hebrew captives of Assyria have been raised from the dead and are walking back to Israel. In the verse below “waymarks” and “high heaps” are road markers. The Aliyah highway wouldn’t be complete without street signs!

Jer 31:21 Set thee up waymarks, make thee high heaps: set thine heart toward the highway, even the way which thou wentest: turn again, O virgin of Israel, turn again to these thy cities.

God will prepare the way for Israel to return (aliyah) to their land. Even so Israel aliyah, arise return!

Chapter Seventeen

New World Order

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The Political Will of the Nations

By Craig C. White

OK, before we begin I want to say this. This article is less of a bible study and more of my own observation on the political will of nations today. The will of the nations today reflect bible prophecy, particularly concerning the creation of the New World Order.

Today we must start by looking at Syria. As you know, Syria is in the midst of a civil war. Rebels led by the Muslim Brotherhood are fighting to overthrow the current government. The Syrian forces are led by Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. Syria’s capital city Damascus is prophesied to be attacked by an army and destroyed (Jeremiah 49:24-27).

There is a strong desire by the UN, US, European Union, Muslim Brotherhood, Turkey, and others to oust Syria’s President Assad. The US is reluctant to send troops. Russia is aiding the Assad government, not desiring a more radical Islamic neighbor.

World leadership is working to create a unified Middle East largely controlled by the Muslim Brotherhood. A united Middle East will more readily become part of their New World Order. In Biblical terms this is one quarter of the “final gentile world empire” (Dan 2:41-42). The final gentile world empire will be on earth during the 7 year “Great Tribulation” period. It will eventually be ruled by the Antichrist (Dan 7:8). Jesus Christ will destroy it at his coming!

Meanwhile in Turkey, Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan is struggling to keep his job. While he himself is a Muslim with virulent hatred toward Israel; he faces the same power struggle as most other Middle Eastern leaders these days. The Muslim Brotherhood is challenging Middle Eastern governments with a sweeping extreme Islamist rule. To demonstrate his solidarity with the Muslim Brotherhood and ultimately, keep his own job; Turkish Prime Minister Erdoğan has lined his army along Syria’s border. This is an answer to the prayers of the United States. Turkey invades Syria so the US doesn’t have to. In exchange for this, the US agrees not to interfere with a Turkish led invasion into Israel. Will the US allow a Middle Eastern invasion into Israel to advance the New World Order?

According to Ezekiel 38, Turkey will lead an invasion into Israel along with Iran, Libya, and Sudan. They do not succeed. This is called “the battle of Gog and Magog”.

The battle to oust Syrian President Assad rages on. At this point people are reaching the consensus that the Rebels will eventually overtake the Syrian army. The key to victory is a capture of the seat of power in Damascus. However, rebel fighters say that they do not have the military might to take Damascus. Turkey has deployed many troops and heavy artillery along the Syrian border. NATO has deployed several Patriot missile batteries as well. The missiles are manned by 400 US soldiers. It looks like foreign military force will be brought to bear at some point. Bible prophecy is unfolding before our eyes.

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About the Author

Craig C. White

Craig C. White was born in 1958 and born again in 1964. In the 1980’s he was an active member of Calvary Church in Santa Ana, California. The expositional bible teaching of then pastor Dr. David Hocking played a major role in building Craig’s biblical literacy. He has been a serious bible student ever since.

The views contained in my commentaries are solely my own. I do not accept other views just because they are popular. I try to understand what the bible says. You will find interpretations here that you will scarcely find elsewhere.

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Table of Contents

Preface

Chapter One

Chapter Two

Chapter Three

Chapter Four

Chapter Five

Chapter Six

Chapter Seven

Chapter Eight

Chapter Nine

Chapter Ten

Chapter Eleven

Chapter Twelve

Chapter Thirteen

Chapter Fourteen

Chapter Fifteen

Chapter Sixteen

Chapter Seventeen

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