Daniel's Rise and Fall of Empires

Daniel's Rise and Fall of Empires

Kings of the South and the North

Daniel 11:42 "He shall stretch forth his hand also upon the countries: and the land of Egypt shall not escape."

shall stretch forth... The countries referred to here must be the three kingdoms he will subdue (Dan. 7:24), besides the rest of the ten kingdoms of Revised Rome that will submit to him (Rev. 17:12-17), plus Libya and Ethiopia (Dan. 11:43).

the land of... If the wars of Dan. 11:5-34 are only between Syria and Egypt, and if the last-day war of Dan. 11:40-43 is between Syria and Egypt, ending with the overthrow of Egypt (the king of the south) by Syria (the king of the north), then it settles the question as to where Antichrist comes from. He arises from Syria and will fulfill Dan. 7:8, Dan. 7:19-27; Dan. 8:9-14, Dan. 8:22-25; Dan. 9:27; Dan. 11:40-45; Dan. 12:1-7; Rev. 6:1-8; Rev. 13:1-18; Rev. 16:13-16; Rev. 17:8-17; Rev. 19:19-21.

Simultaneous with the invasion of Israel by the king of the South (Egypt) will be an invasion by the king of the North. Some Bible scholars equate this invasion with the one by Gog and Magog, for Gog will “come from… the far north” (Eze. 38:15). Others say the battle of Gog and Magog will occur in the first half of the 70th “seven” and thus before this two-pronged invasion in Dan. 11:40. They suggest that the battle of Gog and Magog will occur when Israel is at peace (Eze. 38:11, Eze. 38:14). According to that view, a difference is made between Gog who will come from “the far north” (Eze. 38:15) and a later invasion which will be headed by “the king of the North” (Dan. 11:40). Either way the king of the North in Dan. 11:40 is certainly not one of the Seleucid kings of the North in Dan. 11:5-35. This invasion has no correspondence to historical facts; it is yet future.

The king of the South and the king of the North will fight against the Antichrist. Israel will be occupied and many Jews will flee, seeking refuge among the Gentile nations

This powerful ruler that has set himself up as god in the temple in Jerusalem has control over many armies and many countries. At one point, they will all be subject to him.