Strike Fear in the Hearts of Men

An enemy strikes the land. The attack is plotted out by the merciless and executed by the brutal, designed to traumatize the nation, to inflict shock and fear... terror... the sign of the Assyrian.

Terrorism is defined as: the systematic application of terror, violence, and intimidation to achieve a specific end. Terror as an applied science - this was the dark gift the Assyrians gave to the world.
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from The Harbinger by Jonathan Cahn

Illustration of an Assyrian Skinning a Prisoner

This sketch is from a wall relief depicting the chief of the executioners flaying or skinning a captive alive. The wall relief was discovered among the ruins of the "Hall of Judgment" at an ancient Assyrian palace at Khorsabad.

The relief depicts a naked man with his limbs outstretched and his wrists and ankles fastened to the wall. Standing above him is a large bearded man who is peeling his skin off. The bearded man is the "chief of the executioners" doing his horrible work.

There are many examples revealing Assyrian severity. A captured king was taken to the capital and compelled to pull the royal chariot of triumph while being whipped.

Rings were put through the lips or noses of their captives.Hands, feet, noses and ears were cut off, they were blinded and their tongues were torn from their mouths. Prisoners were skinned alive and set on fire.


Their skins were hung near enemy city gates in order to collect tribute.