Palmyra was the eastern frontier of the Roman Empire.
The Romans respected the Gods of others, especially in trading, so there are MANY different gods and cults represented there.
Which is why ISIS has vowed to destroy it, because there can be no “false idols” before Allah.
Palmyra and Tadmur are situated in a strategically important area on the road between the capital, Damascus, and the contested eastern city of Deir al-Zour, and close to gas fields.....Taking control of the area would therefore be an important strategic gain for ISIS,... says BBC Arab affairs analyst, Sebastian Usher.
It is mathematically impossible, that all the Biblical prophesy’s coming true, especially in such a short period of time, leaves me with the only logical conclusion, that there is much more going on than people can even fathom ... GREAT DECEPTION??? Probably part of it, but ISIS. the perfect name for a radical Ancient Babylonian/Egyptian/ISLAMIC group, who kills, destroys, and all in the name of a god, who was deemed to Not be a true prophet of Israel after the time of Jesus, yet the destruction of Damascus was prophesied long before Jesus, or anyone would know if that would even remain a city in the 2nd Millennium A.D. Way too many coincidences for me on this one.
I know you mentioned Allah, and how, “there can be no “false Idols” before him. Then it hit me like a lightning bolt, what if Allah was the ultimate false Idol? That would mean that statement would be true, and no other FALSE IDOL could be in his presence if he was the only one, as in the SATAN. Not, that I think that, necessarily, but Wow, that truly rocked my psyche, as I have been researching prophesies, archaeology, and history lately, relating to just these subjects, and it is plausible, that someone claiming to be Allah, who has no accurate pictures, that were made, as it also cannot be drawn, as the religion demands it, and punishment is real.
You claim, [that] there can be no “false idols” before Allah. But the God of the Holy Bible, has a Commandment referring to not worshiping false idols, as He is jealous (and so would I, if I were the only true God, whose people/creation (us) were being usurped/deceived), and God also tells us how the false idols will be thrown into the lake of fire, after the return of Jesus. Good topics of discussion, its good to see people finally thinking critically.