Daniel's Rise and Fall of Empires

Daniel's Rise and Fall of Empires

Kings of the South and the North

Daniel 11:40 "And at the time of the end shall the king of the south push at him: and the king of the north shall come against him like a whirlwind, with chariots, and with horsemen, and with many ships; and he shall enter into the countries, and shall overflow and pass over."

at the time of... This definitely identifies the time of fulfillment of the main purpose of the vision (Dan. 11:40; 8:19; 9:27; 11:35, 11:45; 12:1, 12:7-13). The vision concerns the very end of the Gentile world powers symbolized by the image of Dan. 2:1-49 and the beasts of Dan. 7:1-28 and Dan. 8:1-27; Rev. 13:1-18; Rev. 17:8-17. At the time of the end of this age in which we live, "shall the king of the south (Egypt) push at him (that is, the king of the north); and the king of the north (Syria) shall come against him (that is, the king of the south) like a whirlwind" with his armies and navies and conquer many countries (Dan. 11:40).

Revival of the Grecian Empire:

The above quotation refers to the little horn or Antichrist coming out of the 10 horns of Revised Rome, and after them to get power over them in the first half (3 1/2 years) of Daniel’s 70th week. He subdues 3 of them (Dan. 7:23, 24). The others submit to him without further struggle (Rev. 17:12-17). He comes from Syria, one of the 4 divisions of the Grecian Empire (Dan. 8:9, Dan. 8:23; 11:36-45) and overthrows the other 3 divisions—Greece, Turkey, and Egypt. He thus revives the old Grecian Empire, which is symbolized by a leopard (Dan. 7:6; Rev. 13:1-2). The other 6 kingdoms of the old Roman Empire submit to him, making him their leader in a war with the north and east (Dan. 11:44; Rev. 17:12-17).

he shall enter into... The "countries" here are the ones of the old Grecian Empire divisions, as dealt with in this chapter, as well as Dan. 8:8-9, Dan. 8:20-23.

Notice, it appears the king of the north and the king of the south are both against the same man. The antichrist. This reminds us very much of the army in Ezekiel chapter 38.