The Future of Damascus

Joel C. Rosenberg
[Updated: September 5, 2013]
Over the past several years, I have been repeatedly asked whether the Bible speaks to the
future of Syria. Pastors and other Christian leaders have asked. So have a number of
U.S. leaders and those from other countries.
In 2012, for example, a prominent Member of Congress asked to meet with me in
Washington, D.C. I thought the topic was going to be the possible coming war between
Israel and Iran. Instead, the Representative asked, “What are your thoughts on Isaiah 17
and the possible destruction of Damascus?” A few months ago, a Member of the
Canadian Parliament asked me the same question.
As implosion of Syria accelerates, the question of what Bible prophecy says about the
future of Syria is being asked more frequently. During the horrific civil war that is
underway there, more than 110,000 Syrians have been killed thus far, including,
reportedly, through the use of chemical weapons in Damascus. More than two million
Syrians have fled their country. Another five million more Syrians have been “internally
displaced” – they have fled their homes and villages because of the brutal violence, but
have not yet actually left their country. The country is steadily falling apart and there is a
real question how in the world Syria would ever be put back together.
The larger question is whether the situation will actually go from bad to worse. Does the
Bible predict the catastrophic destruction of Damascus? If so, why, and how will it
happen? What are the implications of such a thing happening? How should Christians
live in light of such coming events, if they are legitimate?

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