An Assyrian Will Be The Anti-christ

Syria has some historical connections to ancient Assyria, including some similar territory. Historically, speaking Assyria was one of the Great Mesopotamian powers along with the Babylonians and the nearby Persians. The areas they occupied are roughly close to the borders of modern day Syria (Assyria), Iraq (Babylon) and Iran (Persia). Assyria in particular, was located to the east and Northeast of the Northern Kingdom of Israel stretching into Mesopotamia (the broad plain between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers).

There are several allusions to the Anti-Christ mentioned in the Bible and according to the Bible, in the following passages, he is referred to as the “Assyrian.“

Isaiah 10:5 : O Assyrian, the rod of mine anger, and the staff in their hand is mine indignation.

Isaiah 10:24 : Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD of hosts, O my people that dwellest in Zion, be not afraid of the Assyrian: he shall smite thee with a rod, and shall lift up his staff against thee, after the manner of Egypt.

Isaiah 14:25 : That I will break the Assyrian in my land, and upon my mountains tread him under foot: then shall his yoke depart from off them, and his burden depart from off their shoulders.

Isaiah 30:31 For through the voice of the LORD shall the Assyrian be beaten down, which smote with a rod.

Micah 5:5 And this man shall be the peace, when the Assyrian shall come into our land;

Micah 5:6 And they shall waste the land of Assyria with the sword, and the land of Nimrod in the entrances thereof: thus shall he deliver us from the Assyrian, when he cometh into our land, and when he treadeth within our borders.

Many of the Shi’ite leaders in Iran hold fast to the notion that the Syrian revolution could be the catalyst for sparking a worldwide conflagration that will usher in the arrival of the Mahdi. They also believe that the Mahdi will lead a global revolution and establish a worldwide Islamic empire and rule the earth as the final Caliph of Islam. The question is will the Mahdi and the anti-christ possess some Assyrian blood? The Bible verses above seem to indicate that.

Could the next leader of Syria also possess some Assyrian blood?

Regardless of what the outcome may be, it is important to develop a knowledgeable perspective when viewing current events unfolding in the Middle East. I have stated before that there has been an acceleration of prophetic events, especially  in the Middle East where it all began is where it all will come to a conclusion with the return of Jesus Christ which day by day seems to be getting closer and closer and closer.