The Assyrian Connection

by Phillip Goodman

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This is the book that set Prophecy Watch apart as an original research ministry in Bible prophecy—well received reviews in a paper delivered by the author to The Tim LaHaye Pre-Trib Study Group.

What are the roots of the Antichrist? The answer lies in a careful search of the scriptures, with great respect given to the plain, straightforward understanding of God’s Word. The Bible tells us the Antichrist will arise from within a new Europe/Mid-East political union, specifically, in the eastern sector of that restored Roman Empire—more specifically from the region of a long-dead empire within the realm of modern Syria-Iraq. Follow the Biblical clues which converge on the astonishing specter of the coming Beast.

THE ASSYRIAN CONNECTION

by Phillip Goodman

  1. The specific identity of the Beast lies in the identity of the “slain” Head.
    1. Though 6 of the 7 Heads of the Beast live, the Beast does not live until the “slain” Head comes to life.
  2. The 7 heads are 7 Mountain-Kings, that is, 7 Empires.
    1. Among the 4 Kingdoms of Dan 2, the “king” of Babylon is also the “kingdom” of Babylon (2:38, 39), which is also a “mountain” (Je 51:25), & Greece has 4 “heads” (7:6) which are also 4 Grecian “kingdoms” (8:22), & all of these are superceded by the “kingdom” of Christ (2:44) which is also a great “mountain” (2:35).
    2. Before Satan gives his accumulated worldly Empires to the Beast, these same “7 heads” are seen under his control with crowns on them (Rev 12:3)—signifying Satan’s temporary kingship over kingdoms (Mat 4:8-10; Jn 12:31).
    3. Daniel 7 shows 4 Beast Empires with a total of 7 Heads. Revelation 13 shows the same 4 Beast Empires joined together into a single composite Beast Empire, but with the same 7 Heads. Since the 7 Heads of Daniel 7 are Empire-Heads, so too must the 7 Heads of Revelation 13 be Empire-Heads.
  3. The 7 Empires are Egypt, Assyria, Babylon, Persia, Greece, Rome I and the Ottoman Empire.
    1. Of the kingdoms impacting Israel’s history and prophetic future, all are comparative molehills alongside the 7 “mountain-size” kingdoms—or Empires—which dominated the world of their times.
  4. Chronologically, one of the Empires has a double existence because the Beast comes as an 8th Empire—yet there are only 7!
    1. The Beast has only 7 heads—not 8 (Rev 13:1 & Rev 17:3,7,9,11).
    2. Head 8, then, is one of the 7—just as Rev 17:11 says.
    3. Therefore, one of the heads—or Empires—has a double existence!
  5. There are 3 chronological periods in Revelation 17 that are framed around John’s time (the time of Rome) and outline a chronological order of existence for both the 7 Empires and for the Beast & his Empire.
    1. Jesus Christ sets a precedent in Rev 1:19 for a past, present, and future chronological system in Revelation.
    2. This system is confirmed—with John himself as the reference point—by the Rev 17:12 statement that, from John’s perspective, the 10 Kings are still future.
    3. Revelation 17:8-11 places the time of both the Beast and the 7 Empires within this timeframe.
  6. The Beast comes from the “Was” period—or the “East” sector of Rome (all of the “Was” Empires were from the east).
    1. Is there anything that would prevent the Beast from coming from the East since he must be a Roman (Dan 9:26)?
    2. The “east” sectors of Rome are still Rome just as Dan 8:22 says the “east” sectors of Greece are still Greece.
    3. The 10 Kings are already a complete Revived Roman Empire (Rev 17:17) before the 11th King-Beast arrives (Da 7:24, “after them”). Revived Rome already exists before the Beast.
  7. The Beast comes from a slain and resurrected Empire.
    1. One of the Beast’s heads is slain and revived in Rev. 13.3.
    2. Since the 7 heads are identified in Rev 17 as 7 Empires, one of the Beast’s Empires has been “slain” & “resurrected.”
    3. If the “head” that was slain had been one of the 4 heads on the Dan 7 “leopard,” it would have been one of the Grecian kingdoms that was “slain.”
    4. The Beast is Empire #8, but there are only 7, meaning one Empire has a double existence, having been “slain” & “resurrected.”
  8. The only slain/resurrected Empire is Assyria.
    1. The other Empires have an “extended life” after they lose their dominion (Dan 7:12; cmp Dan 2:35).
    2. History bears out that Assyria disappeared without a trace from history while the other kingdoms shrank back, but lived on.
  9. The land of the extinct Empire of “Assyria” became “Syria,” and was the land of the ‘proto-antichrist,’ Antiochus IV, from whose land & legacy will stem the final Antichrist.
    1. Both the Assyrian namesake & the Assyrian political realm became Syria.
    2. In both Dan 8 & 11 the Syrian Antiochus merges almost imperceptibly into the final antichrist.
    3. Syria (Assyria) reappears in the “latter time of their rule” to produce the Antichrist (Dan 8:23).
    4. The Beast is “like” Greece in Rev 13:2, whose Syrian sector was dominant among the 4 Grecian “heads.”
  10. The “Prince of Assyria” of Daniel 10 ascends out of the Pit and gives the Beast-Empire a double existence, and gives the Beast-Person a double personage….MORE IN THE BOOK…
 

18 Comments:

  • 1 At 1:34 pm Jul/10/08 Andrew Johnson said...

    This is such an insightful book!

  • 2 At 1:38 pm Jul/10/08 Phillip Goodman said...

    Thanks! I'm so glad that you like it!

  • 3 At 3:34 am Sep/29/08 al Shostal said...

    I have just finished reading your book The Assyrian Connection an enjoyed it very much. Looking forward to meeting you at another Prophecy Conference in Saskatoon. The Lord bless you and your ministry. Al Shostal.

  • 4 At 3:23 pm Oct/10/08 Ron McCamey said...

    I am currently serving in Iraq and Philip Goodman's book makes so much sense in light of the Meditereanean Union, Iranian Influence, and the long yearning by Assyrian and Caldeans for a homeland. It is not talked about in Christian Prophecy cirlces, but the Assyrians of today believe that they will be given back their homeland. The next middle east wars along with a U.S. pull out of Iraq (Isaiah 17, Psalm 83, and Ezekiel 38 and 39) will clear the way for the senario laid out by the Assyrian connection.

  • 5 At 9:27 pm Oct/30/08 E. Ervin Millsaps said...

    Hello, I enjoye your program so much. "God Bless" My question is, how do I order your book "The Assyrian Connection?"

  • 6 At 4:17 pm Nov/01/08 Paul Miller said...

    With all due respect, if the "Beast" is to rise from Assyria, how are we to reconcile the prophecy of Isaiah 17:1? Since Damascus has never been destroyed, we must assume this is in the future, probably a nuclear attack.

  • 7 At 7:15 pm Nov/08/08 ELEASE HODO said...

    WHAT do people need to do, If the people don't go up in the rapture, and everything is control by the Antichrist, how will the people live if the Antichrist is in control of everything. KNOW MONEY KNOW FOOD, CAN'T PAY YOUR BILL,

  • 8 At 10:19 pm Nov/14/08 Amber Porter said...

    Check out www.beastfromtheeast.org for further confirmation.

  • 9 At 7:43 pm Jan/07/09 David Whitaker said...

    I have read reviews and commentaries on the book. but so far have been unable to find one not being scalped..($55 is a bit ridiculous)

  • 10 At 11:52 pm Feb/10/09 Michael John said...

    Hi there

    I am from South Africa and really would like to get this book, Assyrian Connection. Do you have an ISBN number for the book to see if I can trace it in South African Bookstore.

    Please assist me if you can.

    Thank you

    Michael John

  • 11 At 2:33 pm Feb/16/09 Mary Goodman said...

    You can order The Assyrian Connection from our store Thy Kingdom Come & Prophecy Watch Ministries for $15.00. You can place your order on the web....go to store & you'll find it there... By mail: 7301 E 14th St. Tulsa, OK 74112 By phone: 918-835-6978

    P.S. All proceeds from the sales of this book or any work by Phillip Goodman go toward spreading the Gospel of the soon return of our Lord Jesus.

  • 12 At 3:13 pm Feb/16/09 Mary said...

    This msg. is for Michael John from South Africa...Yes, the first edition has an ISBN #9933451-15-6. publisher Prescott Press...306 pgs. including the Bibliography....the revised version is published by Prophecy Watch Books....136 pgs. the cost of the bk. is $15.00...

  • 13 At 8:15 pm Mar/02/09 Cindy said...

    From a study of the Books of Bible (Daniel Ezekiel Revelations) I believe the anti-christ will come from Syria. Consistency in all scripture is a must and all of these Books point to the Syrian region from which the anti-christ will come. If you will check out ProfoundProphecy.com and click on the podcast regarding the physical attributes of the antichrist, you will understand why I believe that Bashur Assad of Syria may be the anti-christ we are expecting. The storyline regarding Bashur reads like a novel. He had no political aspirations of ruling Syria because his older brother was next in line for power, so, Bashur went to London to study to be an OPTHALMOLOGIST. However, when his father died suddenly due to health reasons and then his older brother died suddenly in a car accident, Bashar was forced to assume power. Rumor has it that he accepted the office with much complacency, however, within just a very short time, he is now beginning to enjoy the power. He is young, in his early 40s, and his ties with Iranian ruler Achmadinejab[sp?] are quite scarey. Also, along with Iran, Egypt, Iraq, and most of the other middle-eastern countries look to Syria for mediation and advice. Bashar Assad from Syria fits the regional descriptions in the Bible and also the physical attributes from scripture, which state that the anti-christ will be “large in stature” [Bashar is VERY tall, which is unusual in the middle east] and he has what the Bible specifically describes as “haughty” eyes. Google his picture and you may agree! The real “kicker” to me, though, is that scripture states that the anti-christ has “EYES WITHIN EYES.” Before Bahur was thrust into the limelight, Biblical scholars mostly interpreted such to mean someone with “profound insight.” However, I now believe that this very specific scripture may actually be describing “OPTHALMOLOGY.” Pretty coincidental, huh? Regardless, Bashar Assad is definitely someone for us all to watch! http://www.answers.com/topic/bashar-assad

  • 14 At 12:28 pm Apr/08/09 neil esho said...

    please do not mix assyrian with syria .its very clear in the bible that the assyrians will nevr rise .only after the coming of christ they going to worship with the egyptions ..isaia 19..they have diffrent language and relgion..because iam assyrian and proud to be born again.jesus love u

  • 15 At 11:24 pm Apr/16/09 Phill said...

    People are looking for the anti christ as an individual.It is a system, not one individual person. Look for the woman dressed in scarlet holding the cup full of abominations whilst riding the beast.

    Hint...woman = church

    It to had/has two functions both political and religious :)

  • 16 At 4:05 pm May/06/09 Phillip Goodman said...

    Phill... The Beast is both a person and a kingdom... the Antichrist (the Beast-person) is a person, a man. The number of the beast "is that of a man." (Rev. 13:18) And it is "the number of his [personal pronoun] name." (Rev. 13:17) That is why he is called "the man of lawlessness" who exalts "himself" as God in the rebuilt Temple in Jerusalem during the Tribulation. (2 Thes. 2:3-4) You are correct in referring to the "system" of the Antichrist, which will envelope a globally unified religious, political, and economic system. See more in my book, this web page, "Store, Sequence Of End Time Events" Phillip Goodman

  • 17 At 4:26 pm May/06/09 Phillip Goodman said...

    Neil... In my book The Assyrian Connection I am careful not to identify the origin of the Antichrist by racial/ethnic category, thus I do not say that he will be of Assyrian stock. I believe the evidence of the prophecies supports his geo-political roots taking shape in the modern counterpart of the ancient Assyrian Empire boundaries. That would include for the most part Syria and Iraq today. Therefore, I cannot, and would not say that he is personally and ethnically or racially Assyrian. The type of the Antichrist, Antiochus Epiphanes, was ethnically Greek, but arose also from within the realm of the earlier Assyrian Empire when he reigned over the Greco-Seluecid Empire. Praise God for you and the many Assyrian Christians. Phillip Goodman

  • 18 At 10:21 pm Jun/30/09 jeff timmons said...

    i would like to read this book

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