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Fall of Bashar al-Asad in Syria 

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Fall of Bashar al-Asad in Syria
Spiritual Meaning
Fall of Asad Chart
Bashar al-Asad Birth Chart
Conclusion

Fall of Bashar al-Asad in Syria  

December 8, 2024 (Day 343):  The rule of President Bashar al-Assad in Syria came to an end when the capital of Damascus was conquered by an Arab rebel army.  President Asad was forced to flee his palace before dawn on December 8, 2024 and was granted asylum in Russia by President Putin.  The army of Syria offered little resistance and ran away in the face of the rebel forces led by Ahmad al-Sharaa, 42, a former al-Qa'eda terrorist with many aliases. 

Al-Sharaa consolidated his power in Idlib on the Turkish border under the terrorist group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS).  With allies from other terrorist groups HTS seized power in Idlib and launched a surprise offensive on November 27 to advance to Damascus and take over Asad's government.  His rebel army took over the large city of Aleppo in three days, and proceeded to take Hama and Homs the next week.  They then took Damascus during the night of Dec. 7 and morning of Dec. 8 before dawn.  As they attacked, Asad's forces ran away and put on civilian clothes.  President Bashar al-Assad fled on a plane to Russia at 4:49 AM local time (0149 GMT).

On Dec. 8 the HTS rebel commander Ahmad al-Sharaa went to the Umayyad Mosque and declared a victory for the Islamic nation.2   People came out to celebrate, and prisoners in the notorious Saydnaya prison were set free.  The intention of the rebels was to use the Syrian Prime Minister to form a new government under Islamic Law.  However, with other terrorist groups scattered across the country anxious to share the spoils, it remains to be seen how the power vacuum will be filled.  Israel and the US both bombed terrorist targets in Syria to protect their interests.  

Spiritual Meaning

The fall of Bashar al-Asad was the latest Arab dictator to fall from the curse of the Abrahamic Covenant (Gen. 12:2, 3).  Nations that practice antisemitism do not survive.  Dictators of nations that have fallen since 2001 include Muammar Qaddafi of Libya, Hosni Mubarak of Egypt, Saddam Hussein of Iraq, and many others (ref. Arab Spring).5  The fall of Asad was the strategic end of his rise to power to facilitate terrorism under the Cycles of National Cursing.

ElephantThe weather over the United States at the time of the fall of Asad included two weather elephants.  One stretched across Texas, Louisiana, and the Southeastern states of Mississippi, Alabama,  Georgia, and Tennessee.  Texas corresponds to the region of Reuben in the Client Nation Model.  Louisiana is in the region of Simeon, and the southeaster states are in the region of Levi.  Reuben, Simeon, and Levi were sons of Jacob who lost their inheritance due to evil behavior.  A weather elephant symbolizes Baal, the enemy of children, marriage, and Israel.  The rebel leader who toppled Asad was 42, for Baal, the bear, and Russia.  Asad fled to Russia.  Asad is 59, for Simeon criminality.  Assad crushed a pro-democracy uprising in 2011that led to a war against his own people.  Hundreds of thousands were killed and  millions were forced to flee.  Others were locked in prisons.  Military support from Russia, Iran, and Lebanon destroyed Syrian neighborhoods and reduced buildings to rubble.

The parallel of Simeon and Levi to Asad is that Simeon and Levi were brothers in terrorism.  Asad was a medical doctor and was studying ophthalmology in London when his older brother died in a car accident.  Asad was called home and began training to follow his father as President of Syria.

The war that Asad waged against various terrorist groups had continued since 2011 (13 years) when the surprise attack from the HTS group succeeded in two weeks.  What happened?  The answer is that it was spiritual.  God decreed the curse of Abraham, and the angels and demons made it happen.  Syrian forces gave up because they were under the power of Satan and his demons.  The rebels got rid of Asad and freed the prisoners, but they are Arab terrorists under the power of Satan. 
The HTS rebel commander Ahmad al-Sharaa is planning to set up a government under Islamic Law.  He is Satan as an angel of Light. The people will not have freedom.  They will be slaves to Satan as Baal. 

Bashar al-Asad was President of Syria from July 17, 2000 to December 8, 2024, where 17 is for lawlessness, 8 is for the new birth, and 24 is for strategy.  The 24 years of Asad's rule stands for strategy and archangels.  Satan's strategy is the destruction of Israel.  Asad's rule in Syria ended strategically in 2024 after 24 years per the meaning of the year 2024.  As a sign of the end of Asad's rule, the prisons were opened and the prisoners were set free.  "The LORD sets the prisoners free" (Ps 146:7).  That was Spiritual.
 

Fall of Asad Chart

Fall of AsadThe Chart at the time of the fall of Bashar al-Asad is taken to be the time he boarded the plane to leave Damascus.  The Chart contains a Mystic Rectangle , a Plow, and a Locomotive. 

The Mystic rectangle balances two sets of opposition, which symbolize the complexities of ruling an Arab state full of lawlessness.  The Mystic Rectangle can also be taken to symbolize the rebel army in tanks and trucks overrunning Damascus.

The Plow is a sign of intense suffering.  It points to the God of the covenants in Aquarius, corresponding to the suffering of the Flood and the Noahic Covenant.  The Moon is in conjunction with the God of the Covenants in Aquarius, for disciples, corresponding to the adherents of Islam.  The two planets in conjunction in Aquarius are also in the same sign in the Birth Chart of Asad.  His destiny under the Four Generation Curse was to follow his father and then fall from power and become an outcast.

The Locomotive symbolizes strategic vision.  The Locomotive points to the conjunction of the Sun and Savior Planet in Scorpius.

    Sun - Satan as an angel of light - such as in the rebel leader Ahmad al-Sharaa.
    Savior - a Satanic attack on a believer.

The result is that even after Asad has been driven away, Satan still controls Syria and the people are enslaved.

There are three conjunctions in the Chart, symbolizing a Flood.  Millions of refugees will be flooding in and out of Syria and its towns as a result of the hope of freedom without Asad.

The Red Planet was in Cancer, for a captive, corresponding to the prisoners set free as a sign of defeat of the national ruler and loss of his sovereign power.
 

Fall of Asad Chart

Asad ChartThe date of birth of Bashar al-Asad was September 11, 1965, where 11 is for a witness and 65 is for going down.  September 11 was the date of the bin Laden terrorist attack on the Twin Towers.  The Birth Chart of Bashar al-Asad contains a Pole, a High Place, and a Locomotive.  There is a Stellium of four planets in Leo, which gives great power to the influence of the sign, which corresponds to ruling.  A Pole is for strong opposition.  Asad was opposed by millions of his own people.  A High Place is for offering sacrifices to God or Satan  Asad, as an unbeliever, was dedicated to Baal in the Islamic religion. 

A Locomotive is strategic vision.  The Locomotive points to the conjunction of the Moon and God of the Covenants in Aquarius.  This was the same sign in the Chart of Asad's fall.  This means his destiny was to fall as the dictator of Syria in 2024, corresponding to a strategic failure and the result of the Four Generation Curse.

A slightly out of tolerance Plow points to  the Almighty God planet in Gemini, for a marriage feast.  Asad accumulated great riches and lived like a king as President of Syria.  Gemini corresponds to the location of Israel in Asia.  Israel and the curse of the Abrahamic Covenant was the reason for Asad's fall.  A Plow symbolizes intense suffering, corresponding to Asad's demise as President of Syria.

Three planets in Libra symbolize a family.  Asad's life was related to his father, who was the previous President of Syria.

    Morning Star - cataclysmic judgment, for the civil was in Syria.
    Red Planet - bloody judgment.
    Redeemer - Fire Testing, corresponding to war in Syria.

Conclusion

Syrian President Bashar al-Asad fell from power after a surprise attack from a rebel faction led by Ahmad al-Sharaa, 42, where 42 is for Baal, the bear, and Russia.  After 13 years of bloody civil war against the opposition, the Syrian forces suddenly melted away in the face of the rebel army.  Asad fled before dawn on December 8, 2024 and was granted asylum in Russia by President Putin. 

The sudden demise and desertion of the Syrian Army can be attributed to spiritual factors.  God decreed Asad's fall, and angels and demons made it happen.  Asad's fall was the strategic end to his rule, but it was also the end of the Arab dictators who opposed Israel, including dictators of Iraq, Libya, Egypt, and Afghanistan.  Iran and Turkey appear to be next on the list.  The fall of the dictators can be attributed to the curse of the Abrahamic Covenant.  Those who curse Israel will be cursed.  No nation can survive antisemitism.  The Arab nations under Islamic law are doomed due to antisemitism.

The rebel conqueror of Syria promises freedom for those who will be in a nation under Islamic Law, but disciples of the Islamic religion are slaves to Baal.  The Arabs are looking for peace and prosperity in a false Millennium apart from Israel.  That will never happen.  God's blessing includes unconditional covenants to Israel that will be fulfilled at the Second Advent.  God has not forgotten Israel.  The fall of Asad and previous Arab dictators is a strategic end of the Cycle of National Cursing of terrorism that existed in 2001.  The fall of Asad gives credibility to former President George Bush's decision to  conquer Iraq and topple Saddam Hussein even though Saddam had no weapons of mass destruction.  It was God's will, and President Bush was used to retaliate for antisemitism.  Asad fell from power per the meaning of the year 2024 for strategy.  Satan's strategy is destruction of Israel, but God will not permit it.        

References

1.  David Gritten, "What just happened in Syria and who's in charge?" BBC News, Dec. 9, 2024.
2.  
Kareen Chehayeb, "Who is Abu Mohammed al-Golani, the leader of the insurgency that toppled Syria’s Assad?)," AP, Dec. 8, 2024.
3.  Jill Lawless
, "How it happened: Two seismic weeks that toppled Syria’s government," AP, Dec. 8, 2024.
4. 
David Gritten, "Assad is in Moscow after fleeing Syria and will be given asylum, Russian state media report" BBC News, Dec. 8, 2024.
5.  "Arab Spring," Wikipedia, Dec. 9, 2024.
6. 
"Bashar al-Assad," Wikipedia, Dec. 10, 2024.
7.  Charlie Rose,
"CBS This Morning," CBS News, YouTube via Browser, Oct. 10, 2018.

Released December 10, 2024

Author:  Larry Wood