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From the Arab Spring to Daniel 11′s Kings: What to Look For Next
11.19.2012One of the most important end-time, prophetic passages in all of Scripture is Daniel 11. As history has traversed through this chapter, we are now in the foothills of 11:40.
Upon the sudden death of Alexander the Great in 323 BC, four of his generals rose to power and broke up his kingdom into four regions [Daniel 7:6, 8:8]. Daniel 11 highlights the exploits of two of these four kingdoms. Daniel names them the King of the North and the King of the South and, consequently, keeps our focus on the Middle East.
Originally, these two kings were Seleucus in the north and Ptolemy in the south. Here’s an illustration of the geographic area of their rule:
Seleucus’ empire included modern-day Syria, Lebanon, Turkey, Iran and Iraq. Ptolemy’s empire included Egypt, Libya and Sudan.
After taking us through a couple hundred years of military conflict between these two kings and their progeny (which is now history to us), there’s a pause while Daniel 11′s prophecy switches to our yet-to-be future. And it’s here, in 11:40, where Daniel names the future Antichrist as the king of this north kingdom. He writes,
“At the end time (the yet-to-be future) the king of the South will collide with him (the Antichrist), and the king of the North (the Antichrist) will storm against him (the king of the south) with chariots, with horsemen and with many ships; and he will enter countries, overflow them and pass through.” [Daniel 11:40 NASB]
*parentheses added by me for clarification
Read the entire chapter. A good study Bible will identify these areas for you.
From the Arab Spring to Daniel 11′s Kings
God has been shaking up the Middle East with the so-called Arab Spring and these two kingdoms are now reforming.
Despite what we’re being told by the mainstream news media, the nations involved in the current Islamic uprising are being overrun by Sharia, not western democracy.
The end result will be the formation of a revived Islamic Kingdom – the Antichrist’s kingdom. Both Egypt and Turkey believe they should lead this kingdom, or Caliphate. This tension will only increase and will result in military action between the two as Daniel 11:40 says.
The King of the South
If Egypt is indeed the King of the South, we would expect to once again see it reunite in some way with Libya and Sudan to form this south kingdom.
Just recently, leadership in Egypt has made a statement concerning a wish to implement Sharia law and unify northern Africa.
“In the absence of direct American influence, Egypt can affect and lead the process of building a democratic and constitutional regime that will become a dream for African and the southern hemisphere.”
Nevermind it says “democratic” and “constitutional”. As anyone can find out, the Muslim Brotherhood is a strong proponent of Islam and Sharia law.
Why this ambition? Because Egypt, in many ways the cultural center of the Islamic world, believes it should be the leader of the revived Islamic Caliphate.
This is the King of the South in Daniel 11.
The King of the North
In recent years, Turkey’s government has been shifting away from secular rule to Islamic rule. Turkey, also, believes it should lead the revived Islamic Caliphate and is more militarily in the position to do so than Egypt.
- Obama Administration Supports Turkish Caliphate (Joel Richardson)
Likewise, if Turkey is indeed the King of the North, we would expect to once again see it reunite in some way with Syria, Lebanon, Iran and Iraq to form this north kingdom.
And with the unrest in Syria, we’re hearing of reports of the Turkish military building up forces on the Syrian border (cnn) and Syrian fighting spilling over into Lebanon (bbc). Military action is one way in which this might happen.
- Turkey-Syria on the Brink of War (oilprice)
- Turkey’s parliament authorises military action in Syria (bbc)
This is the King of the North in Daniel 11.
The King of the North will eventually come south
Now that we’ve identified the players, let’s return to the future military conflict between these two kings starting in Daniel 11:40. The man who leads this campaign, the King of the North, will be the Antichrist. Let’s walk through the text:
Daniel 11:40-45 ESV “At the time of the end, the king of the south shall attack him, but the king of the north shall rush upon him like a whirlwind, with chariots and horsemen, and with many ships. And he shall come into countries and shall overflow and pass through. [41] He shall come into the glorious land. And tens of thousands shall fall, but these shall be delivered out of his hand: Edom and Moab and the main part of the Ammonites.
The Antichrist, at some time during his southern campaign into Egypt, will then invade Israel – “the glorious land”. The land that will be kept from his invasion, Edom, Moab and the Ammonites, is modern-day Jordan. Jordan is being considered by many as the refuge in the desert God gives to Israel during this time [Matthew 24:15-20; Revelation 12:6].
[42] He shall stretch out his hand against the countries, and the land of Egypt shall not escape. [43] He shall become ruler of the treasures of gold and of silver, and all the precious things of Egypt, and the Libyans and the Cushites shall follow in his train.
Here, Libya is directly mentioned and so are the Cushites. Our Bibles often translate Cush as Ethiopia, but history shows that ancient Cush is modern-day Sudan (wikipedia).
[44] But news from the east and the north shall alarm him, and he shall go out with great fury to destroy and devote many to destruction.
Because this verse mentions “news from the east and north”, it’s here where many are tempted to believe that Bible prophecy predicts an invasion of the Middle East from Russia, China or both. Though these forces may be players at some time, I do not believe the Bible prophesies about them. For an example of my reasoning, let’s consider Ezekiel 39:2 when it says “And I will turn you (The Antichrist) about and drive you forward, and bring you up from the uttermost parts of the north, and lead you against the mountains of Israel.” Since Daniel names the Antichrist as the King of the North and identifies the geographic location of this north kingdom as Turkey et al, the “uttermost parts of the north” is simply referring to the northernmost parts of this north kingdom – the northernmost parts of Turkey. Again, this doesn’t mean Russia won’t someday attempt to invade the Middle East, but this does mean that Bible prophecy doesn’t say it will. It’s the same with China. There are many Islamic nations to the east of Israel before we get to China. See also Ezekiel 38:6 & 38:14-16.
Let’s continue:
[45] And he shall pitch his palatial tents between the sea and the glorious holy mountain. Yet he shall come to his end, with none to help him.
After invading Israel, The Antichrist will make his headquarters between the Mediterranean Sea and Mount Zion. It is here where Christ defeats Him upon His return.
The subduing of the three
Because we know the Antichrist will defeat this south kingdom, many people believe these three nations, Egypt, Libya and Sudan, are the three subdued kings from Daniel 7:24.
As for the ten horns, out of this kingdom ten kings will arise; and another will arise after them, and he will be different from the previous ones and will subdue three kings. [Daniel 7:24 NASB]
This verse is telling us that this ten-nation kingdom will first be formed before the Antichrist rules. This is what we are watching take place now. This kingdom will form and then the Antichrist will seize it. At some point afterward, he will lead a southern military campaign against Egypt, Libya and Sudan for exclusive control of the Caliphate.
Let me lay it out for you:
- Daniel’s 11′s north and south kingdoms are being reformed right now as a result of the Arab Spring
- Ten nations will eventually emerge from all this as the powerbase for a revived Islamic Caliphate
- The Antichrist will arrive on the scene, defeat three kings and seize the Caliphate
- Afterward, he will invade Israel
- Christ will return to defeat him
Consider, it is also possible that this invasion of Egypt will serve another purpose. As we learned above, Egypt has already expressed its desire to rule the Caliphate from Jerusalem. By defeating this King of the South, perhaps the Antichrist will emerge as Israel’s great protector filling the void being left by the United States and lulling them into a false sense of security for the first three and a half years of the Tribulation [Daniel 9:27].
What are the implications of Daniel’s prophecy?
Scripturally speaking… doctrinally speaking… it means we can STOP looking in Europe for the Antichrist. It means the next event on the prophetic calendar is NOT the rapture but the revival of the north and south kingdoms from Daniel 11 leading to the ten-nation kingdom of the Antichrist. It means Babylon is NOT Rome, the Vatican or America, the United Nations or the West but the geographic region that actually bears its name – the Middle East.
All of the secular analysis of the events of the Middle East and the world quite simply lacks the eternal perspective that only God’s Word can give. Even most Christian analysis doesn’t recognize the severity of the concern. Why? Because most Christians are still looking in Europe for a revived Roman Empire. American politics, the coming financial collapse, the United Nations’ Agenda 21, the spread of the “Religion of Peace”, the New World Order, the growing hatred of Israel, the beginning of tyranny in America, Benghazi… these are all symptoms of the greater truth which is widely unrecognized.
Please challenge your friends and family with this information. I believe knowing these things and recognizing them for what they are – recognizing Islam for what it is – will awaken a desire for Christians to be spiritually prepared for the future and will greatly reduce the amount of suffering many Christians might endure. It will also help you in your preparation for sharing Christ with Muslims if you ever get the chance, which seems increasingly likely. Remember, “Muslim” is only the name given to someone who is under the influence of Islam, and God desires all men to be saved.
This is good, and it is pleasing in the sight of God our Savior, who desires all people to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth. [1 Timothy 2:3-4 ESV]
Additional Resources:
- Middle Eastern gentiles excited about the coming of the biblical Antichrist
- The identity of the Antichrist’s kingdom: Arrive at the conclusion Scripture is leading us to
- Beware the King of the North in Daniel 11 – Daniel reveals the geographic location of the Antichrist’s future kingdom
- The Antichrist: European Aristocrat or Middle Eastern Muslim? Part 1 – a historic examination of Daniel 9:26 points us to a revived Islamic Caliphate
- Mideast Beast: Official Full Trailer [VIDEO]
- Dr. John MacArthur teaching the Islamic End-Time Paradigm [VIDEO]
- Interview between Dr. Michael Brown and Joel Richardson about an Islamic Antichrist
- Will the Revived Kingdom Really Be Rome? – the Apostle John eliminates Rome as the future revived kingdom
- Daniel’s 4th Beast Isn’t Rome – a contextual examination of Daniel’s 4th beast with an illustration of King Neb’s statue
- Revelation 13:2 Reveals the Geographic Location of the Antichrist’s Kingdom
- Isaiah 21 Reveals the Geographic Location of the Antichrist’s Kingdom
The Collision of Two Runaway Trains
11.03.2012This article by Dr. Michael Youssef echoes the focus of this web site.
I am currently on an around-the-globe trip, going from the West Coast, to Down Under, Singapore, London, and then home again.
From the vantage point of this journey, the one striking and overwhelming image I get is of two runaway trains moving in opposite directions. And yet, in some strange way, they are about to cause a global collision.
Let me explain.
On one train, Islamists are violently demanding that the West bow to them as they seek to take the world back to the Arabian dark ages of the 7th century.
On the other, humanists, atheists, greens, and extreme liberals are pushing the West to abandon its historic morals and Judeo-Christian ethics. They demand that the West embrace a world of homosexual marriages, nature worship, environmental extremism, and godlessness.
Although I am a trained social anthropologist who is supposed to make sense of such things, I must confess that I am baffled on this front. How can two extreme movements, heading in opposite directions, be so perilously close to an unprecedented collision?
The one thing that both runaway trains have in common, however, is their hatred of Christians. To both, Christians represent a threat—although different types of threats.
To Islamists, the threat is theological. Christians believe that God became man, died on a cross to redeem the world, and rose again to justify everyone who would believe in Him. Every day, Muslims are turning their back on Islam and embracing the redemption that only Jesus offers. Through those conversions, the biggest fear of Islamists has come upon them.
To atheists, humanists, and environmental zealots, the threat is to their own consciences. They were created in God’s own image, and Christians represent a “photograph” of the life they were meant to lead. The liberal extremists cannot escape that image, and it burdens their inner guilt.
Thankfully, where social anthropology fails me, the Bible never does! It is only biblical knowledge that can make sense of the apparently senseless.
The Bible tells us that when sin increases, grace also abounds. Although I can’t promise Christians an easy time in life, based on Scripture, I can certainly assure them that God’s grace and light will shine brighter through them as the darkness increases.
Many of my friends would explain the current events in the world as the great “falling away” that will occur before the return of Christ. Certainly they have every reason to believe that. But I am in the business of reminding them that, regardless of this turmoil, our call is to lift up Jesus to all. And through lifting Him up, some may come to believe and be redeemed.
Not only is our God in control of history, He is the author and finisher of history. Therefore, He will have the last word.
So, my friends, get busy lifting up Jesus. Take courage and look up. For the day of your redemption draws nigh.
The West’s descent into tyranny is allowing a greater evil to thrive – Islam
11.01.2012The New Western Age (the age of globalism) and Islam are vying for control of the world.
An environment has been created by the West where it is no longer necessary to hide what has been the agenda for many decades. Part of that environment is the stark reality that we citizens have very little if any power or say in what actually happens and so it is no longer necessary to try to hide things.
The final blow will be when the people who have been hijacking our government suck up all of our money because they decided to crash our economies. It is my assessment that, because this is their intent, they are spending as much as they possibly can in order to establish the totalitarian infrastructure we may all be subjected to before the economies finally crash. After which, our money will be worthless along with any accompanying show of resistance.
With money comes power until you’re the one in power and then you don’t need any money.
The ambition of every age. What we are witnessing is the age old satanic motivation of a single man wanting to control the entire world. This has been around since Babel and Nimrod. The seed was planted in the Garden – the infamous Genesis 3:5 lie, hence the corruption of mankind away from God, hence the first attempt at a one-world government [Genesis 10 & 11], hence God’s necessary action by the dispersion of the people into respective groups, hence the migrating of this “Nimrodic DNA” around the world. And, even despite the fact that God has confused all of our languages, we still try to unite the world. This act was merely a delay rather than a solution because God did say “Behold, they are one people, and they all have the same language. And this is what they began to do, and now nothing which they purpose to do will be impossible for them.” [Genesis 11:6 NASB]
Islam has the same ambition. What’s even more pressing than the West trying to take over the world is Islam. However, the West severely underestimates its hatred and that will be the West’s downfall.
The west’s totalitarian ideals have opened the door for something even more brutal and has actually been an enabler to Islam’s growth.
Consider our current state of the emasculation of our society through ideals such as tolerance, moral relativism, a non-belief in God (and evil), the idea that no one should ever feel offended and political correctness to name a few. Imagine those things on one side of the battlefield and the hatred of Islam for anything other than itself on the other. That’s what’s happening now.
Only one of these can win and it doesn’t look well for us, earthly speaking. You might even say Satan is stripping us bare while he builds the vehicle that will bring about his coming kingdom. I would.
The one common thing. Perhaps the most revealing thing about all of this is that both The New Western Age and Islam see Israel as a roadblock to success… and that’s putting in nicely. Where do you think that will leave Israel? Where is it already leaving them?
Israel will soon be forced to look away from the US for a protector, for someone to make peace between her and the surrounding Muslim nations. Who might this great protector be?
The most important truth to know about all of this. The most important thing we can know about all of this is that God tells us these things are supposed to happen in His Word… in prophecy… because He’s doing away with this world and bringing a new one for those who place their faith in Him.
I don’t know whether you believe Jesus or not, but I would encourage you to look to His finished work on the Cross because He is soon coming back as the Omnipotent Battlelord to put and end to totalitarianism and I would surely like to see you in His kingdom.
And I saw heaven opened, and behold, a white horse, and He who sat on it is called Faithful and True, and in righteousness He judges and wages war. His eyes are a flame of fire, and on His head are many diadems; and He has a name written on Him which no one knows except Himself. He is clothed with a robe dipped in blood, and His name is called The Word of God. And the armies which are in heaven, clothed in fine linen, white and clean, were following Him on white horses. From His mouth comes a sharp sword, so that with it He may strike down the nations, and He will rule them with a rod of iron; and He treads the wine press of the fierce wrath of God, the Almighty. And on His robe and on His thigh He has a name written, “KING OF KINGS, AND LORD OF LORDS.”
[Revelation 19:11-16 NASB]
Jon
Here’s an ad our Government is running in Pakistan that you and I as taxpayers have paid for
09.21.2012Well…
Here’s an ad that our Government is running in Pakistan that you and I as taxpayers have paid for:
h/t Creeping Sharia
The kind of behavior we are witnessing from our leaders defies the natural laws of logic and reason and is entirely contrary to rational thinking and good common sense.
Thank GOD we have Scripture to tell us why this is happening.
- Why is our attention being redirected toward a video? It’s a 3-part reason which is ultimately spiritual.
- The Eternal Perspective of the Assassination of Ambassador John Christopher Stevens
- 11 Years After 9/11 and Islam Is Thriving. Do You Know Why?
- Beware the King of the North in Daniel 11
- The Antichrist: European Aristocrat or Middle Eastern Muslim? Part 1
- Isaiah 21 Reveals the Geographic Location of the Antichrist’s Kingdom
- Revelation 13:2 Reveals the Geographic Location of the Antichrist’s Kingdom
- Middle Eastern gentiles excited about the coming of the biblical Antichrist
Why is our attention being redirected toward a video? It’s a 3-part reason which is ultimately spiritual.
09.18.2012After doing social work for a number of years, I know what redirection looks like. It’s a technique used to change someone’s focus or attention to something else when you don’t want them to continue to think what they’re thinking or do what they’re doing. Some synonyms for redirect include alter, avert, deflect and modify.
Of course, the assumption is you are redirecting behavior because the person is thinking or doing something he shouldn’t. However, in this case it’s being used to redirect our attention away from the truth.
The very good question:
Do you know why certain people keep redirecting our attention toward a YouTube video as the cause of the recent Islamic violence?
It’s a 3-part reason which is ultimately spiritual.
The alarming reason:
It is the agenda of our current government leadership to limit our 1st Amendment right to free speech. Part of this limiting includes controlling what is posted on the internet. This has been going on for some time.
The more alarming reason:
It’s no coincidence that there is a video about Islam being blamed. It is the goal of Islam to make it illegal for anyone anywhere in the world to criticize it. That’s Sharia. In fact, that is what the recent riots in the Middle East are all about.
The most alarming reason:
Ultimately, the reason why a video about Islam is being blamed, why an increasing majority of current news events even involve the religion of Islam at all, and why Islam has been allowed to thrive and receive such favor around the world in spite of its consistent example of hatred toward anything other than itself is spiritual. This is also why a majority of people, which I’m sad to say includes Christians, do not fully grasp the importance or significance of these things.
The Eternal Perspective
Just as God’s chosen people are the Jews, Satan’s chosen people are the Middle Eastern gentiles. Just as Jesus came through the Jews, the Antichrist will come through the Middle Eastern gentiles. This conflict has been highlighted throughout the Bible starting in the Book of Genesis and continues to this day [Genesis 3:15].
Consider, that every nation that Jesus does battle with upon His return is listed in the Old Testament by name and is currently occupied by Islam.
Islam is Satan’s chosen religion that he will use to propel his man to power and the Middle East is the base of that power. In fact, Middle Eastern Gentiles are actually excited about the coming of the biblical Antichrist because they believe him to be their prophesied savior and they are waiting to pledge their allegiance to him. The revived Islamic Caliphate on the lips of so many in the Middle East today will be the Antichrist’s future kingdom.
Knowing these things, how will this affect the spiritual decisions you make for you and your family?
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End Time Nations in Bible Prophecy:
Ancient Names Modern Names
Edom, Moab, Teman, Seir, Ammon ….. Jordan, Saudi Arabia
Magog, Gomer, Meshech, Tubal ………. Turkey
Philistine …………………………………………… Palestinian Territories
Tyre and Sidon …………………………………. Lebanon
Assyria/Asshur …………………………………. Iraq, Syria, Turkey
Togarmah …………………………………………. Turkey, Azerbaijan, Armenia
Aram, Bashan …………………………………… Syria
Elam, Persia ……………………………………… Iran
Media ……………………………………………….. Kurdish Regions
Cush …………………………………………………. Sudan
Phut, Put ………………………………………….. Libya
Teman, Dedan, Kedar ……………………….. Saudi Arabia
Sheshak ……………………………………………. Iraq
Ishmael ……………………………………………… Greater Islamic World
Rosh (not a nation) ………………………… Hebrew for “chief” and “head”
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Remember, “Muslim” is only the name given to a person who is under the influence of Islam. God desires all men to be saved and if He would be gracious enough to allow us to turn the tide on the cultivation of Sharia law here in our own countries, I believe it will be through witnessing to Muslims about Jesus Christ [1 Timothy 2:1-6]. As I’ve stated before, our battle is not with flesh and blood but with the spiritual forces of wickedness [Ephesians 6:12].
Remember, Christ has already won the war. There’s just one last battle left which takes place throughout our lifetime as Christians. And if you don’t know Him yet, I encourage you to take a good, honest look. He is salvation for all those who believe and the reason why we are not to worry about these things.
“For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish, but have eternal life. “For God did not send the Son into the world to judge the world, but that the world might be saved through Him.
[John 3:16-17 NASB]
Black Clouds and Black Flags on the Horizon
09.17.2012Historical commentary and biblical analysis regarding the black flag of Islam seen around the world.
Black Clouds and Black Flags on the Horizon | Joel’s Trumpet.
by Joel Richardson
The ‘Osama Spring’ must become the ‘Obama Autumn’
09.14.2012The ‘Osama Spring’ must become the ‘Obama Autumn’ | Joel’s Trumpet.
Commentary and biblical analysis by Joel Richardson.
Aaahhh, the irony of Muslims chanting “hands off Muslim land” to France while taking over England
01.31.2013So, the French are in Mali and Muslim protesters are chanting “hands off Muslim land”… while standing in England… the land they’re taking over.
Next, they’re yelling “Jihad for Mali” telling the British people they’re willing to commit Jihad… in England… someone else’s country… yes, right after telling the French to get out of Mali.
And this is all in the first 40 seconds of the video.
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