FINAL WARNING: The Curtain Falls
bound together with New Age philosophy. To legitimize his claim of
being called by God to lead the Church, he will use his mastery of the
occult to give the illusion of being able to perform
“miracles.” (Revelation 13:13-14)In the “midst” (or 3-1/2 years) of the covenant, it seems that diplomacy
was not enough to bring lasting peace to this region. In Daniel 11:40,
we find a conflict between the “king of the north” and the “king of the
south.” Chapter 11:42-43 and historical prospective (dual prophecy)
leads us to believe that the “king of the south” will be Egypt. The “king
of the north” has been identified as Syria, and it is believed that this is
the country that the Antichrist will come out of. This conflict is
identified as the vehicle through which the Antichrist gains control of
the nations (10 horns) of the old Holy Roman Empire. Well, that’s one
scenario.You have to ask yourself, why would Egypt attack Syria? Since signing
a peace treaty with Israel, Egypt has been involved in any armed
conflicts. If anything, I could see Syria (who has been very militant)
attacking Egypt because of their treaty with Israel. More important,
Syria is a small country, and does not have the military capability to do
all that is being attributed to it. Anyway, I think that the “king of the
north” is referencing western Europe. After the “ten kings” received
their power, they were as “one mind.” (Rev. 17:13) Therefore, as one
unified nation, they could be referred to as a “king.” And the nations of
the Roman Empire are north.Who is the “king of the south” actually attacking? Daniel 11:40 doesn’t
really say that the “king of the south” is attacking Israel. As I said
earlier, Egypt does have a treaty with them. Of course, that could be
broken. However, the passage seems to indicate that the “king of the
south” is attacking the “king of the north.” Apparently the European
Federation will have a protectionary force (peace keepers) in place in
the Middle East, and this is who the attack will be directed at. The
“king of the north” will then respond with a major ground and naval
offensive. However, in the process of putting down this rebellion,
“many countries shall be overthrown.” (Dan. 11:41). It is stated that
Edom, Moab, and Ammon will not be affected. Ironically, they, along
with the Israelites, Arabians, Ishmaelites, and Midianites were the
descendants of Arphaxad, the son of Shem, the middle son of Noah.