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Nathan Jones<ref>{{cite web |url=http://lamblion.us/2008/08/prophetic-end-of-damascus.html |title=Nathan Jones of Lamb and Lion Ministries}}</ref> of the Lamb and Lion Ministries Blog – (the Evangelical Premillenial Premillennial ministry of David Reagan) suggests that an Israeli “nuclear warhead” will spell the demise of Damascus. Jones cites Israeli Prime Minister [[Ehud Olmert]] in his remarks as indicative of Israel’s ultimate quest for survival wherein Israel “would not hold back” if renewed attacks by [[Hezbollah]] were to inflict Israel once again (See: 2006 Lebanon War).

All of this (i.e., the current Syrophoenicia War in the [[Levant]] (See 2006 Lebanon War and Syro-Palestinian archaeology)) leads me to believe that [[Damascus]] will be destroyed before the [[Tribulation]] begins. I believe that Damascus is about to so threaten Israel’s existence by either launching or furnishing bio-chemical weapons or radioactive dirty bombs, that Israel will nuke them. Israel has sworn that it will implement the Samson Option against any nation that attacks them with any form of weapons of mass destruction. That means a thermonuclear strike. This may soon happen to [[Syria]]. (Hal Lindsey Oracle –Politically Incorrect – Prophetically Correct – 7/31/2006)

What is most important is that all this is setting up Ezekiel’s 2600-year-old prophecy in {{bibleverse||Ezekiel|38|NKJV}}. [[Persia]], or modern [[Iran]], is listed a chief among the [[Muslim]] nations Russia will lead into an all-out assault against Israel. This is predicted to be the first battle of the war of [[Armageddon]]. The one nation that does not seem to be listed is [[Syria]]. I believe this is because as a result of actions it is now taking against Israel, [[Isaiah]]’s prophecy about Damascus in the last days is going to be soon fulfilled. Twenty Seven hundred years ago, Isaiah warned, “An oracle concerning Damascus: ‘See, Damascus will no longer be a city but will become a heap of ruins … In that day the glory of Jacob will fade; the fat of his body will waste away.’ ({{bibleverse||Isaiah|17:1-4|NIV}}) To establish the time of this event, look at these factors.

In his '''''Prophetic Sequence''''':<ref>{{cite web |url=http://the-tribulation-network.com/dougkrieger/prophetic_sequence_intro.htm |title=Prophetic Sequence}}</ref> ''Trident Wars'';<ref>{{cite web |url=http://the-tribulation-network.com/dougkrieger/prophetic_sequence_pt1.htm |title=Trident Wars}}</ref> ''Damascus Will Cease from being a City'';<ref>{{cite web |url=http://the-tribulation-network.com/dougkrieger/prophetic_sequence_pt2.htm |title=Damascus Will Cease from being a City}}</ref> and ''Israel’s War'',<ref>{{cite web |url=http://the-tribulation-network.com/dougkrieger/prophetic_sequence_pt4.htm |title=Israel's War}}</ref> blogger Doug Krieger of the Tribulation Network,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://the-tribulation-network.com/ |title=the Tribulation Network}}</ref> distinguishes three prophetic wars<ref>{{cite web |url=http://the-tribulation-network.com/new_tribnet/ebooks/rise_or_fall/rise_or_fall_part_28.html |title=Three Prophetic Wars - Doug Krieger, the Tribulation Network}}</ref> to occur in ever-widening circles around Israel. The three are: The Oracle of Damascus (which Krieger claims will occur prior to the Prophecy of Seventy Weeks at the end of days ({{bibleverse||Daniel|9:24-27|NKJV}}) and before the infamous “Treaty of Death and Hell” ({{bibleverse||Isaiah|28:15|NKJV}} and {{bibleverse||Isaiah|28:18|NKJV}}) or “Covenant with the Many”- i.e., the “majority of Israel” ({{bibleverse||Daniel|9:27|NKJV}}) which will be made by the [[Antichrist]] with Israel; ) the Gog Magog War of {{bibleverse||Ezekiel|38:1-23|NKJV}}; {{bibleverse||Ezekiel|39:1-16|NKJV}}; and {{bibleverse||Daniel|11:40-43|NKJV}} which will occur during the first 40 days of the Prophecy of Seventy Weeks; and, finally: “The Campaign (See [[Armageddon]] Dwight Pentecost of Dallas Seminary and Dispensationalism) of Armageddon” which Krieger asserts will persist throughout the remainder the Prophecy of Seventy Weeks until the Second Coming of Christ at the conclusion of the 1290 days of desolations ({{bibleverse||Daniel|12:11|NKJV}}) – beginning in {{bibleverse||Daniel|11:44-45|NKJV}} and concluding in {{bibleverse||Daniel|12:12|NKJV}} with the climax occurring at the so-called “Battle of Armageddon” (Citing: {{bibleverse||Ezekiel|39:17-20|NKJV}}; {{bibleverse||Joel|2:30-32|NKjV}}; {{bibleverse||Joel|3:1-17|NKJV}}; {{bibleverse||Revelation|16:12-16|NKJV}}; {{bibleverse||Revelation|19:11-21|NKJV}}). (Please See: [[Abomination of Desolation]])

Israel vs. [[Syria]]/[[Damascus]], [[Lebanon]] ([[Hezbollah]]), [[Gaza]] ([[Hamas]]) and the Palestinian Authority

The “[[Tyre]] and [[Sidon]]” or [[Lebanon]] would, under Krieger’s scenario, be galvanized against Israel through [[Hezbollah]] and the Palestinian entities of [[Gaza]] ([[Hamas]]) and the “Stronghold of [[Ephraim]]” would constitute today's Palestinian Authority.

Krieger asserts that ''Gog'' is a chief spiritual “principality” against Israel and that Meshech, Tubal, Gomer and Togarmah constitute peoples populating the modern state of [[Turkey]]; whereas they, together with [[Persia]], are allied as the “king of the North” in {{bibleverse||Daniel|11:40|NKJV}} and that the “king of the South” ({{bibleverse||Daniel|11:40|NKJV}}) is comprised of the modern states of Egypt, Libya and [[Sudan]] (ancient Ethiopia – not the Cush of the [[Levant]] or of ancient [[Assyria]]) - all allied against [[Antichrist]]. Those allied with Israel in the Gog-Magog conflict are the modern states of the Saudi [[Arabian Peninsula]] (Sheba and Dedan – {{bibleverse||Ezekiel|38:13|NKJV}}) and [[the West]] (i.e., “the merchants of Tarshish” headed up by the [[United States of America]]” – the leader of the West. Finally, Krieger conjectures, that whereas the center of the conflict in Ezekiel is Israel, the center of the conflict in {{bibleverse||Daniel|11:40-43|NKJV}} is [[Antichrist]] who is allied with Israel—the same conflict.

The late Premillenial Premillennial Evangelical John Walvoord of Dallas Theological Seminary (Dallas, Texas) believed that the Prophecy against Damascus was “fulfilled in history and prophecy” (i.e., there is no future fulfillment):

A large group of Protestant fundamentalists and evangelicals believe in Armageddon theology. That theology is based on three passages in the Bible. One is in {{bibleverse||Revelation|16:16|NKJV}}, which is supposed to predict a final battle at a place called [[Armageddon]], where God would destroy the world. Those who believe this have also chosen another Bible passage, {{bibleverse||Ezekiel|38-39|NKJV}}. In these chapters, there is reference to Gog of the country of Magog, which is far to the north and is assumed to be Russia. One passage, {{bibleverse||Ezekiel|38:15-16|NKJV}}, speaks of many peoples, "all of them riding on horses, a great host, a mighty army... [who] will come up against my people Israel.... A few verses later God says, "I will rain upon him and his hordes and the many people that are with him torrential rains and hailstones, fire and brimstone." According to Armageddon theology, this is a description of a nuclear holocaust. This prophecy is obviously an anachronism in the 21st century, because the weapons in Chapter 39 are not bombs, missiles, tanks, and artillery, but "shields and bucklers, bows and arrows, hand-pikes and spears." Nevertheless these religious fundamentalists, who believe every word in the Bible to be inerrant, are somehow comfortable assuming that Ezekiel's exact catalogue is a description of modern war.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qa3861/is_200207/ai_n9101870 |title=John M. Swomley, Armageddon Theology - A Worry for the Rest of Us}}</ref>

Stephen Sizer in his text, ''Zion's Christian Soldiers?'' criticizes his Evangelical counterparts for their embrace of a "prophetic Israel" and the pseudo Bible prophecy they trumpet. Various Christian - some Futurist Premillenial Premillennial Evangelicals would label him and those who celebrate his theology as clear supercessionism-style or replacement theology-style eschatology. Those who have critiqued Sizer's demonstrate their impassioned theological construct - a sample will suffice: