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.
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