Psalm 83
We have the prophecy in Psalm 83 of a 10 nation confederacy which is formed for the purpose of destroying the nation of Israel. They are called by their ancient designations. Assyria is named as the 10th that has joined them to give strength to the alliance. All the nations named in that prophecy are Islamic today and they are well and truly bound together by their hatred of the nation of Israel just as The Bible foretold.
There is a small remnant of The Assyrian Church of the East in Iraq, their documents are in Aramaic using the Nestorian Syriac script. (Pray for them!) They have been heavily persecuted but it illustrates that after all this time despite the fact that the empire is long gone there are still people able to identify as 'Assyrian' in the world today.
Psalm 83 1-8 (NIV)
1 A psalm of Asaph.
O God, do not keep silent; be not quiet, O God, be not still.
2 See how your enemies are astir, how your foes rear their heads.
3 With cunning they conspire against your people; they plot against those you cherish.
4 "Come," they say, "let us destroy them as a nation, that the name of Israel be remembered no more."
5 With one mind they plot together; they form an alliance against you -
6 the tents of Edom and the Ishmaelites, of Moab and the Hagrites,
7 Gebal, Ammon and Amalek, Philistia, with the people of Tyre.
8 Even Assyria has joined them to lend strength to the descendants of Lot.
The descendants of Lot (by his daughters) are the Ammonites & Moabites named in the list.
This is happening NOW.
Psalm 83 (KJV)
Keep not thou silence, O God: hold not thy peace, and be not still, O God.
2 For, lo, thine enemies make a tumult: and they that hate thee have lifted up the head.
3 They have taken crafty counsel against thy people, and consulted against thy hidden ones.
4 They have said, Come, and let us cut them off from being a nation; that the name of Israel may be no more in remembrance.
5 For they have consulted together with one consent: they are confederate against thee:
6 The tabernacles of Edom, and the Ishmaelites; of Moab, and the Hagarenes;
7 Gebal, and Ammon, and Amalek; the Philistines with the inhabitants of Tyre;
8 Assur also is joined with them: they have holpen the children of Lot. Selah.