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| Russian Su-25 wreckage in Saraqib, Idlib Goverorate, Syria |
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| No question the Su-25 was a Russian jet from Hmeimim Air Base |
Update 3 February 2018: A Russian Su-25 (NATO Name: FROGFOOT) was shot down this morning in Saraqib (also Saraqeb), Idlib Governorate, Syria. The rebel group Haya'at Tahrir al-Sham used a MANPADS (Man Portable Air Defense System) to shoot the Russian aircraft out of the sky deep in territory they control. The Su-25 is a close ground support jet (roughly similar the U.S. A-10 Warthog), and was flying low and slow when at least one heat-seeking MANPADS scored a direct hit. The Su-25 was without question supporting the ongoing Syrian-Iranian militia offensive against rebel forces in Idlib. The pilot ejected but was apparently killed immediately during a firefight on the ground. Reportedly, at least one Russian naval ship cruising off Syria's coast has responded to the shootdown with a volley of Kalibr cruise missiles into Saraqib. Don't expect much to come of this, but given the region in which it has occurred it is noteworthy.
1 February 2018: Noting once again that the twin pre-70th Week war prophecies concerning Syria, Isaiah 17 and Jeremiah 49:23-27, are not being taken literally by many of our brethren. Many openly opine that foreign military forces, but principally the Russian bases, will remain in Syria indefinitely. This view is contrary, in the interpretive opinion of Eschatology Today, to Isaiah 17:3 and 13 as well as Jeremiah 49:26. What we are seeing transpire in Syria is the run-up to a literal fulfillment of these prophecies in real-time.
For the human observer, the passage of time is painstakingly slow until it suddenly becomes historical fact. So it was with Jesus' Olivet Discourse prophecy concerning Israel and Jerusalem. Take Matthew 24:2 for example. Assuming Jesus spoke these words circa 14 Nisan (7 April) 30 AD, the specific event of this prophecy took a full 40 years to become a literal and historical fact. The Roman conquest and subjugation of Israel began in 67 AD and was not complete until the fall of Masada, the last Jewish zealot redoubt, in 73 AD. That's a passage of 7 years in real-time.
Time for a recap. The war in Syria began as a civil war, a late blooming in what global corporate media so ignorantly referred to as "The Arab Spring." This uniquely Syrian war lasted essential from 2011 to 2014. Although Iranian military intervention began almost immediately in 2011, big power direct military intervention did not begin until the fall of 2015 by the US-led Coalition and the Russian government. So, we're just over two years into escalation to full-scale warfare by major world powers. That's were the ultimate and literal fulfillment of the specific verses cited above from Isaiah and Jeremiah are concerned. The escalation to that prophetic finality is in full swing and the specifc point of origin for the foretold catastrophe per Jeremiah is the battlefield in today's headlines.
Meanwhile, back on the battlefield, three times in the past 30 days Bashar al-Assad's forces have attacked the rebel-held East Ghouta section of Damascus with chemical weapons, specifically asphixiating chlorine gas. The most recent attack of this type occurred yesterday. So, don't be surprised if President Trump once again orders a strike against Syrian forces.
Meanwhile, back on the battlefield, three times in the past 30 days Bashar al-Assad's forces have attacked the rebel-held East Ghouta section of Damascus with chemical weapons, specifically asphixiating chlorine gas. The most recent attack of this type occurred yesterday. So, don't be surprised if President Trump once again orders a strike against Syrian forces.
from ESCHATOLOGY TODAY http://ift.tt/2nzRZDD
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