Once we have studied the relevant passages and taken time to
understand what they say, and have taken time to study the history, we gain a
general idea of who the primary players are in the prophecy. As we have seen in Daniel 11, the King of the
South definitely appears to be a Middle Eastern nation or consortium, and the
King of the North appears to involve a European alliance, neither of which were
major powers in Daniel’s day As we saw, the northern powers defeated the
southern kingdom, which later rebelled and began to try to seize power
again. This seems to be where we are in
the prophecy today.
The accuracy of the prophecy is completely dependent on the
source, so it is entirely dependent on whether God is the omniscient God or
not. The fact that the prophecies have consistently
predicted events far in the future with no contradictions indicates they are
from God and can still be taken seriously as predictors of the future. Daniel’s
next major prophecy is found in Daniel 11:13-16.
“For the king of the
north shall return, and shall set forth a multitude greater than the former,
and shall certainly come after certain years with a great army and with much
riches. And in those times there shall
many stand up against the king of the south: also the robbers of thy people
shall exalt themselves to establish the vision; but they shall fall. So the king of the north shall come, and cast
up a mount, and take the most fenced cities: and the arms of the south shall
not withstand, neither his chosen people, neither shall there be any strength
to withstand. But he that cometh against
him shall do according to his own will, and none shall stand before him: and he
shall stand in the glorious land, which by his hand shall be consumed.” (Daniel
11:13-16)
According to Daniel, this effort by the southern forces to
seize control of the European countries will result in major war, with the
Northern coalition or group invading and defeating the Southern, historically
Islamic forces. Many other groups will
join with them in the effort to bring them back under control. Ezekiel 38:2-5 Tells us more about This
invasion. “Son of man, set thy face against Gog, the land of Magog, the chief
prince of Meshech and Tubal, and prophesy against him, And say, Thus saith the
Lord GOD; Behold, I am against thee, O Gog, the chief prince of Meshech and
Tubal: And I will turn thee back, and put hooks into thy jaws, and I will bring
thee forth, and all thine army, horses and horsemen, all of them clothed with
all sorts of armour, even a great company with bucklers and shields, all of
them handling swords: Persia, Ethiopia, and Libya with them; all of them with
shield and helmet: Gomer, and all his
bands; the house of Togarmah of the north quarters, and all his bands: and many
people with thee.”
Literally, God says they will be forced to form a powerful
coalition and invade the Middle East in an effort to protect themselves and their
culture. Going back in history and researching
the names Ezekiel lists, we find that some of those countries are in fact
Islamic countries today, and are almost as desperate to stop the Jihadist
movement as the European countries.
Others are more concerned with gaining power over Israel than stopping
the Jihadists, according to Daniel.
Literally, the next major event predicted in Daniel 11 is a
major conflict in the Middle East as a result of the ongoing invasions of so
called Islamic “refugees” and their constantly growing efforts to take over the
countries where they settle. It will involve a major number of the
countries of the world, not just America or Russia. Today, we see many countries struggling with
the refugee problesm and Islamic efforts to take over the territories of the
people who have attempted to help them it is no big step of faith to accept
Daniel’s prophecy as again being accurate about this event. The only real question is how long the
nations of the world will continue to put up with the present situation. Sooner or later, they will be forced to take
action.
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