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Dan
11: A
Time Line Given to Daniel Concerning
the
Kings
of the North and South
By the time you finish reading this vision of Daniel you
will understand that the last days empire is a revived Islamic empire. This
vision takes us from the first King of the North in the time of Daniel up to
the last King of the North, who is the leader of the last days beast.
Daniel had been beseeching the Lord for three weeks for an answer and after
three weeks an angel came and gave him this time line. A time line that would
go from the time of Darius the Mead, a king of the north in Daniel's time, all
the way to the last king of the North, one that we call the antichrist Empire
in our time.
It is important to remember that the "he" in these verses refers only
to Kings who ruled in the North (from an area between the Tigris and the
Euphrates rivers) and to the King of the South, (who was the ruler from Egypt).
This prophecy is a time-line. It begins with the last of the Median-Persian
kings, which are then conquered by the Grecian/Macedonian Empire under
Alexander the Great. This empire was divided into satraps between 22 of
Alexanders generals, but in the Ram and Goat vision God centers in on the four
most powerful of this group and the last one that will still be in place at the
time when John wrote the Book of Revelation.
At some point in time, it was decided by scholars who these four generals
should be, and included Lysimachus of Thrace instead of the satrap of Parthia
as the last horn, but Parthia became one of the most powerful empires, not
Thrace under Lysimachus. I believe the true four horn dynasties were; Ptolemy
dynasty in the South (Egypt), and Seleucid dynasty in the North
(Babylon-Anitola), Antipater in the west (Macedonia) and east, ,
Philip-Phrataphernes (Parthia) which fell in 224 AD.
Dan 11 lists the exploits of the generations of two of these generals. Seleucus
Dynasty (Babylon) and Ptolemy Dynasty (Egypt). This is to show us that in the
end times a revived empire will be a king of the North, just like all of the
former kings listed in this prophecy. These kings of the North ruled over
Israel from the Babylon area, and so will the last king of the North. The lands
of all of these former kings are now Islamic countries.
The kingdom of Babylon was taken over by the Media-Persians
who took possession of the kingdom and ruled over Israel from Babylon.
Dan 10:1
In the third year of Cyrus king of Persia a thing was revealed unto
Daniel,
559-530 BC: Cyrus II The Great, first king of Persia, (ends 70 year exile
of the Jews)
Dan. 11:2a And now I will tell you the truth. Behold,
three more kings are going to arise in Persia.
530-521 BC: Reign of Artaxerxes (Ahasuerus in Hebrew),
Cambyses II
522-522 BC: There was a usurper for 10 months in 522. He
faked being Smerdis, Cyrus' son, who had been killed.
522-485 BC: Reign of Darius I, the Great
485-465 BC: Reign of Xerxes I, Invaded Greece in
480 BC
In my Opinion the remaining Persian kings,
until the fall of the Empire, are not listed by God in this prophecy, only
those that ruled before the Empire of Greece is stirred up against
Media-Persia.
(Note: The next king, 465-424 BC: Reign of
Artaxerxes I, Longimanus, in his 7th year issued the decree for Ezra go to
Israel (457-8 BC) to rebuild the city, followed by Nehemiah in the 20th year
(444-5 BC) of this king.) to rebuild the walls.
Dan. 11: 3-4 And a mighty King will arise, and will rule with
great authority and do as he pleases. But as soon as he has arisen, his kingdom
will be broken up and parceled out towards the four points of the compass, not
to his descendants, nor according to his authority which he wielded; for his
sovereignty will be uprooted and given to others besides them.
This was Alexander The Great, King of the Grecian Empire. When he took over Babylon he also made it his palace and
ruled from there and died there, making him also a king of the North.
Dan 11:4 "But as soon as he has
arisen, his kingdom will be broken up and parceled out toward the four points
of the compass, though not to his {own} descendants, nor according to his
authority which he wielded, for his sovereignty will be uprooted and {given} to
others besides them.
When he died his kingdom was not passed on to his
son, which he had through a Persian woman, but to his Generals (Princes). Two
of these Generals became very great, Ptolemy,
who took over Egypt in the South, and Seleucus I, who took the area of old Babylon, founding the city of Seleucia on the River Tigris. His
kingdom stretched from Syria to India, and, because of this, he is sometimes
referred to as the king of Syria. Seleucus
I,
became the next king of the North.
Dan. 11: 5-6 "Then the king of
the South will grow strong, along with {one} of his princes who will gain
ascendancy over him and obtain dominion; his domain {will be} a great dominion
{indeed.} After some years they will form an alliance, and the daughter
of the king of the South will come to the king of the North to carry out a
peaceful arrangement. But she will not retain her position of power, nor will
he remain with his power, but she will be given up, along with those who
brought her in and the one who sired her as well as he who supported her in those
times.
Verse 6 begins with Ptolemy II king
(309-246 BC) (south) who gave his daughter, Bernice, as wife to
Seleucus's son, Antiochus II (north). This made her next in line to be Queen of
the Seleucus Kingdom. But within a few years Antiochus' former wife had her
killed, and her infant son, and then also had Antiochus II himself killed.
Dan. 11: 7-8 But one of the descendants
of her line will arise in his place, and he will come against their army and
enter the fortress of the king of the North, and he will deal with them and
display great strength. :8 Also their gods with their metal images and their
precious vessels of silver and gold he will take into captivity to Egypt, and
he on his part will refrain from attacking the king of the North for some
years.
But one of Bernice's descendants was
Ptolemy III, who avenged her death as we
see in verse 7-8 as he not only defeats the king of the North but also brings
back the riches into Egypt.
Dan. 11: 9 Then the latter will
enter the realm of the king of the South, but will return to his own land.The "latter" being the North in the last
verse.
This Northern king was Seleucus
II attacked Egypt but was not successful.
Dan. 11: 10 "And his sons will mobilize and assemble a
multitude of great forces; and *one of them will keep coming and
overflow and pass through, that he may again wage war up to his very
fortress".
These were the two sons of Seleucus II, namely Seleucus III (226-223)and
his brother Antiochus III (223-187 BC) .They
were the next generations of Kings of the North that attacked the Southern
kingdom.
The next 9 verses describe this war:
Dan. 11: 11-12 The king of the South will be enraged and go forth
and fight with the king of the North. Then the latter will raise a great
multitude, but that multitude will be given into the hand of the former. :12
When the multitude is carried away, his heart will be lifted up, and he will
cause tens of thousands to fall; yet he will not prevail.The king of the
South was Ptolemy V.
Dan. 11: 11-12 The king of the South will be enraged
and go forth and fight with the king of the North. Then the latter will raise a
great multitude, but that multitude will be given into the hand of the former.
:12 When the multitude is carried away, his heart will be lifted up, and he
will cause tens of thousands to fall; yet he will not prevail.
Antiochus III brought in Philip, the king of Macedonia, and his armies to help defeat Ptolemy IV and Ptolemy V but
this was unsuccessful.
Dan. 11: 15-16 Then the king of the North will come, cast up a
siege ramp and capture a well-fortified city; and the forces of the South will
not stand their ground, not even their choicest troops, for there will be no
strength to make a stand. :16 But he who comes against him will
do as he pleases, and no one will be able to withstand him; he will also stay
for a time in the Beautiful Land, with destruction in his hand.
Antiochus III was soldier of great ability. Between 212 to 205 BC he conquered
Jerusalem from Ptolemy V along with his entire empire outside of Egypt.
Antiochus's newly captured territory included Judea and Jerusalem.
Dan. 11: 17 He will set his face to come with the power of his
whole kingdom, bringing with him a proposal of peace which he will put into
effect; he will also give him the daughter of women to ruin it. But she will
not take a stand for him or be on his side. 18-19 Then he
will turn his face to the coastlands and capture many. But a commander will put
a stop to his scorn against him; moreover, he will repay him for his scorn. :19
So he will turn his face toward the fortresses of his own land, but he will
stumble and fall and be found no more.
Antiochus III began attacking the coastland but Rome came against him and he
lost quickly. He was later killed while sacking a temple in Persia. Antiochus
III sought to bring peace between Syria and Egypt (under duress by Rome) by
giving his daughter, Cleopatra to marry Ptolemy V Epiphanies of Egypt. Although
Antiochus III hoped to destroy the land of Egypt through his daughter, he did
not succeed because she always sided with her husband Ptolemy V
(Note: This was not the famous Cleopatra; she was number 7.)
Dan. 11: 18-19 Then he will turn his face to the coastlands and
capture many. But a commander will put a stop to his scorn against him;
moreover, he will repay him for his scorn. :19 So he will turn his face toward
the fortresses of his own land, but he will stumble and fall and be found no
more.
This was Seleucus IV. Rome
got a foothold by taking his infant son and holding him hostage. Rome then
demanded taxes in payment. They never returned his eldest son. Seleucus IV died
of natural causes.
Dan. 11:20
“Then in his place one will arise who will send an oppressor through the Jewel
of his kingdom; yet within a few days he will be shattered, though not in anger
nor in battle.
This was Seleucus Philopator
Note: Notice when it says "In his place" The word
"place" means "estate, base", which means a new king of the
same kingdom as the previous one mentioned in the prior verse. This is seen in
vrs 7, 20, 21.
Now at this point we can look back to the Goat
vision and see what he did and how much time was allotted to him for the desecrating
of the temple and stopping of the daily sacrifice. Notice that this is the same
person.
(In Dan 8 it says "Then the male goat
magnified {himself} exceedingly. But as soon as he was mighty, the large horn
was broken; and in its place there came up four conspicuous {horns} toward the
four winds of heaven. 9And out of one of them came forth a
rather small horn which grew exceedingly great toward the south, toward
the east, and toward the Beautiful {Land.} 11It even magnified
{itself} to be equal with the Commander of the host; and it removed the regular
sacrifice from Him, and the place of His sanctuary was thrown down. 12And on account of
transgression the host will be given over {to the horn} along with the regular
sacrifice; and it will fling truth to the ground and perform {its will} and
prosper.
8:23``And in the latter period of their rule, When
the transgressors have run {their course,} A king will arise Insolent and
skilled in intrigue.24``And his power will be mighty, but not
by his {own} power, And he will destroy to an extraordinary degree And
prosper and perform {his will;} He will destroy mighty men and the holy people.25``And through
his shrewdness He will cause deceit to succeed by his influence; And he
will magnify {himself} in his heart, And he will destroy many while {they are}
at ease. He will even oppose the Prince of princes, But he will be
broken without human agency)
The prince of the covenant and the Price of princes is the
High Priest.
Antiochus IV (King
175-163 BC) who
was called Antiochus Epiphanies, was this "despicable" or
"vile" person who came to the throne of Syria/Babylon in 175 BC.
These prophesies fit him like a glove. "Epiphanies" means
"illustrious" but he was only so in his own eyes, though he flattered
many. As the son and a
potential successor of King Antiochus III, Antiochus became a political hostage
of Rome in 188 BC. When his older brother, Seleucus IV followed his
father onto the throne in 187 BC, Antiochus was exchanged for his nephew
Demetrius I (the son and heir of Seleucus). After King Seleucus was
assassinated by a usurper, in 175 BC, Antiochus in turn ousted him. Since
Seleucus' legitimate heir, Demetrius I Soter, was still a hostage in Rome,
Antiochus, with the help of King Eumenes II of Pergamum, seized the throne for
himself, proclaiming himself co-regent for another son of Seleucus, an infant
named Antiochus (whom he then murdered a few years later).
Dan 11-29-30 At the appointed time he (king of North)
will return and come into the
south, but this last time it will not turn out the way it did before. :30; for
the ships of Kittim will come against him; therefore he will be disheartened,
and will return and become enraged at the holy covenant, and take action, so he
will come back and show regard for those who forsake the holy covenant.
Antiochus attempted to attack Egypt one more time
but was stopped by the Roman's who drew a circle in the sand threatening
him to retreat or face the armies of Rome. Antiochus retreated, but returned to
Israel to vent his rage.
Dan. 11:31
"And forces from him will arise, desecrate the sanctuary
fortress, and do away with the regular sacrifice. And they will set up the
abomination of desolation.
The Jews, under the Maccabees, defeat the Seleucid empire and Antiochus IV and declare Israel's independence in 165 BC
Antiochus IV dies in Persia and his son takes over and the empire fades away into history.This is the end of the Seleucid rule over the land of Israel.
NOW, I don't know if you have been counting heads since God showed us the four beasts of Dan 7 but this is the 5th head. One lion's head/Babylon. One head of Media-Persia. Three of the four heads of the Leopard beast/Grecian empires. We need to know what the 6th head was. Why does this matter? Because Jesus in the Book of Revelation chap 13 is showing a composite beast with these same 7 heads. He isn't telling something new. They are the same 7 heads of the four beast of Daniel's vision an John is told that 5 have fallen by the time of John and One is Now. The one that IS NOW in John's time is the last of the Grecian heads.At this point people want to insert Rome as the final beast head and just skip the last head of the four Grecian leopard heads.
In Dan 8 we read that the Goat was the Grecian empire with one horn,
but it is broke off, meaning Alexander the Great, who was the leader of
the empire, dies and is replaced by four horns. These horns are the
same as the four leopard heads. They are four of the most prominent
empires to come out of the empire and still be Grecian empires of their
own right. The southern horn was Ptolemy in Egypt and the northern horn
Seleucid as the King of the North, as pointed out in this vision. The
Western horn was Greece itself called Macedonia. The Eastern was
Parthia under Philip. Which was the last of the Grecian empires lasting
until 224 AD. So, those are the four horns of the Goat, and also the
four heads of the leopard beast in the previous visions of
Daniel. Parthia stopped Rome from taking the land of Babylon. So
Rome never became a King of the North to rule over Israel from Babylon,
and yet God continues the story of the kings of the North. ROME
IS NOT ONE OF THE 7 HEADS OF THE BEAST of REV 13. Period. Parthia
was the 6th head on that beast. John is told One is Yet to Come!
One more King of the north to come after John's time.
Hundreds
of years will pass until an empire is set up once again in old King
Neb's land located between the rivers Euphrates and Tigris that will
rule over the land of Israel.
The
next king of the North that will rule
over Israel from old Babylon/Seleucid area will be an Islamic
Caliphate. They will build their capital city of Baghdad and rule for
500 years.
Dan 11:36-38
"Then the king will do as he pleases, and he will exalt and magnify
himself above every god and will speak monstrous things against the God of
gods; and he will prosper until the indignation is finished, for that
which is decreed will be done. 38 "He will show
no regard for the gods of his fathers or for the desire of women, nor will he
show regard for any other god; for he will magnify himself above them
all. "But instead he will honor a god of fortresses, a god whom his
fathers did not know; he will honor him with gold, silver, costly stones and
treasures.
This king of the North
(Iraq/Syria area) Is the Islamic Empire.
So,
this was the 7th head of the beast of Rev 13 with 10 horns, which was
slain by the sword and yet didn't die. It is also the feet of the
statue with it's 10 toes in Dan 2. And is also the 4th beast of Dan 7
with it's ten horns, before the little horn comes up. Now we will be
shown the last king of the North which will be in our time. It is the
little horn that pus out 3 horns when it comes up. It is also the an
8th head that is really one of the 7 come back to life. As you can see
God tells this story many time from beginning to end. From King
Nebuchadnezzar all the way until Jesus returns for the raising of the
dead and the rapture. Jesus reveals more details in Revelation,
but it is the same story.
End Days Events
The next verses have never been fulfilled in history by anyone. This concerns
the revived empire of the end days. Also known as the little horn on the 4th
beast of Daniel 7:25.
Dan 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.
The king of the South always pushed at the North
from Israel. So this battle will take place there.
Dan 11:41a He shall enter also into the glorious land, and
many shall be overthrown:
This means the king of the North will enter
Israel. The king of the North always included the lands of Iraq and Syria so
these countries will be the base of his empire.
Dan 11:41b ..but
these shall escape out of his hand, [even] Edom, and Moab, and the chief of the
children of Ammon.
Edom, and Moab, and the chief of the children of Ammon are the country of
Jordan today.
Below we see that Egypt, although Islamic, will be
under attack by other Arab nations. Why? For two reasons. First, because the
Egyptian government (where the treasure is kept) have an agreement with Israel
that if Israel is attacked by an Arab country they will fight on the side of
Israel. Second, because Egypt represents the leaders of the Arab world and the
Arab world tends to listen to them. For the King of the North to take the
position as Leader of the Arab world through conquering Israel he must get rid
of the Egyptian rulers.
Dan 11:42 -43 He shall stretch forth his hand also upon the
countries: and the land of Egypt shall not escape. :43 But he shall have power
over the treasures of gold and of silver, and over all the precious things of
Egypt: and the Libyans and the Ethiopians [shall be] at his steps.
Egypt will be attacked by two of her neighbors and
they will take control of the government of Egypt and become the force against
Israel through the Sinai.
Historically, the King of the South is Egypt and
the king of the North was located in the Babylon area and included Syria and
Lebanon in its kingdom. In the middle was Israel. It was under the rule of one
or the other as a spoil of war over and over again. The wars of kings of the
North and kings of the South were most often fought in Northern Israel in what
God calls the valley of decision, also called Armageddon.
1. The South must push at the North. If a
Caliphate is set up in Iraq then one Muslim nation that will not want this will
be Egypt. I would expect them to try and put down this Caliphate.
2. Libya and Ethiopia, aligned with the
King of the North, must attack the government of Egypt. Egypt will be
conquered.
3. The North must attack Israel. After
first conquering the nations that haven't willingly joined him. Then this
Caliph will come at Israel with a great force.
Notice that all of the nations mentioned here
are Islamic nations. All are Israel's neighbors. Also see the Gog Magog war,
because it is the same war as this one with the same nations involved.
Dan 11:44 But tidings out of the east and out of the north
shall trouble him: therefore he shall go forth with great fury to destroy, and
utterly to make away many. :45 And he shall plant the tabernacles
of his palace between the seas in the glorious holy mountain; yet he shall come
to his end, and none shall help him.
He takes Jerusalem and will meet his end
because of it.
Note: This section is not about Antiochus IV.
He died in Persia.
Dan
12
Now at the time of this last
king of the North the resurrection/rapture will take place, as we see in the
beginning verses of Chapter 12.
Dan 12:1 And at that time shall
Michael stand up, the great prince which standeth for the children of thy
people: and there shall be a time of trouble, such as never was since there was
a nation [even] to that same time: and at that time thy people shall be
delivered, every one that shall be found written in the book. :2 And many of
them that sleep in the dust of the earth shall awake, some to everlasting life,
and some to shame [and] everlasting contempt.
This is referring to the Resurrection/Rapture at the end of the age.
Chapter 12 then goes
on to tell the times involved for the end days, in our time.
Dan 12:6-7 And [one] said to the man
clothed in linen, which [was] upon the waters of the river, How long [shall
it be to] the end of these wonders? And I heard the man clothed in
linen, which [was] upon the waters of the river, when he held up his right hand
and his left hand unto heaven, and sware by him that liveth for ever that [it
shall be] for a time, times, and an half; and when he shall have accomplished
to scatter the power of the holy people, all these [things] shall be finished.
Time by the Hebrew calendar: One Hebrew year,
times 3, plus a half of one year.
"time, times, and half" =
354x3=1062+177=1239 days
This is the same time frame given to the little
horn on the 4th beast of Dan 7:25 And
he shall speak great words against the most High, and shall wear out
the saints of the most High, and think to change times and laws: and they shall
be given into his hand until a time and times
and the dividing of time.
It is also the same as the 42 months spoken of in
the Book of Revelation given over to the Image of the First beast, if we use
the Hebrew calendar. 42 moons is
1239 days
Daniel's question is different than the
one above and refers us back
to verse 31 and the
desecration of the Temple and city During the reign of Antiochus IV, who was in
power at the end of the Seleucid dynasty.
Dan 12:8-11 As for me, I heard but could not understand; so I
said, “My lord, what will be the outcome of these events?”
He said, “Go your way, Daniel, for these words are
concealed and sealed up until the end time. “Many will be purged, purified
and refined, but the wicked will act wickedly; and none of the wicked will
understand, but those who have insight will understand. "And from the
time [that] the daily [sacrifice] shall be taken away and the abomination that
maketh desolate set up, [there shall be] a thousand two hundred and ninety
days.
Dan 12:12 Blessed [is] he that waiteth, and cometh to
the thousand three hundred and five and thirty days.
1290 + 45 =1335
I discussed this earlier concerning Antiochus IV and how he
stopped the sacrifices for 2,300 morning and evening sacrifices and yet
also in Dan 12:8-12 the sacrifices in the Temple begins again for 1290
days. Both of these prophecies are speaking of the time involved with
Antiochus IV and how long the sacrifices were stopped, which seems to
be a contradiction between the two prophecies.
So how can we reconcile these two prophecies
to what actually took place with Antiohus IV? Antiochus ruled from 175
BC until 164 BC. During this time the Jews were in a civil war between
the orthodox Jews and the Hellenization Jews. In 175 BC Antiochus
installed Jason, a Hellenized High Priest, which is said of him, “The
craze for Hellenism and foreign customs reached such a pitch, through
the outrageous wickedness of the ungodly pseudo-high-priest Jason, that
the priests no longer cared about the service of the altar. Disdaining
the temple and neglecting the sacrifices” 2 Maccabees 4:13
“In 171, Jason sent Menelaus, the brother of Simon the Benjamite, to
Antiochus IV, but Menelaus secretly betrayed him by outbidding him by
300 talents.” becoming High Priest. Menelaus robbed the temple of the
sacred vessels to pay off this debt, then continued to steal from the
Temple. Then in 170 BC while Antiochus was in Egypt Jason was
successful in defeating Menelaus and tried to take the Temple,
believing that Antiochus had died. When Antiochus heard of this he
regarded this move by Jason, and the Jews that backed him, as an
affront upon his majesty, and, having been compelled by the Romans to
leave Egypt, or else, he marched against Jerusalem, massacred many
inhabitants, and plundered the Temple and set up the statue of Zeus,
and began sacrificing pigs around 168 BC, for 1290 days. Any Jew that
wouldn’t eat pig was killed. However God did not recognize these
sacrifices as the morning and evening sacrifices so were part of the
2,300 days.
This caused the Jewish rebellion, to take place during the last three
years that Antiochus ruled. They defeated Antiochus and claimed their
independence in 165 BC. The Jews count from Keslev 25, 168 to Keslev
25, 165 BC during which time sacrificing took place in the Temple, made by a
false High Priest not appointed according to the Law. Then there would
be 45 more days from setting up of the A of D until the rededication of
the Temple.
One might think the Abomination of Desolation was the statue of Zeus in
the Temple, but we see from what is written by Paul to the
Thessalonians that the A of D expected to come is a man. One that
stands in the Holy Place. So, when Jesus says to look back to Daniel
for the answer then it is not the statue of Zeus that was the A of D
but in fact, the false High Priest making unholy sacrifices in the
Temple. A false High Priest not of the blood line is putting
himself above all that God calls Holy. Above the law as if he were
God. He is called the Lawless One. This is what also
happened in 70 AD.
What Jesus said about Daniel's visions
We are told in Mat 24 to look back to these events in Daniel to understand
about the Abomination of Desolation, which would tell us what to expect to
happen when the Temple, that would be torn down not one stone upon another, is
destroyed. We see from what is written by Paul to the Thessalonians that the A of D expected to come is a man.
The man of sin that stands in the Holy Place. So when Jesus says to look
back to Daniel for the answer then it is not the statue of Zeus that was the A
of D but in fact a person standing in the Holy Place. An illegitimate
High Priest putting himself above all that God calls Holy. Above the law, as if
he were God. He is called the Lawless One.
Note: In 66-70 AD history shows us there was
also a false High Priest standing in the Holy Place. (see my chap 8, on 2Thes on this website)
I believe that the 1,290 days from the time the Abomination of
Desolation was set up, which ended when the Jews defeated Antiochus IV and the 45
days is how long it took for the cleansing of the Temple until the Jews
were able to rededicate the Temple to God and also make the first morning
sacrifice and evening sacrifices.
Quick outline of
which empires are seen from Dan 11:21 -12:7
Dan 11:21-:35
Antiochus IV (King 175-163 BC) Seluecid
Dynasty- Grecian -Same as 4th head of Leopard, 4th horn of Goat.
Ruled over Jerusalem as King of the North from 175-165 BC
Dan 11:36-38
Islamic Caliphate in Iraq/Syria -Same as 4th beast of Dan 7
Ruled over Jerusalem as King of the North from
636 CE-1258 CE
Umayyad Caliphate (661–750) Syria
Abbasid dynasty- 762-1258 CE- 500 years
of rule in Iraq
Dan 11:40 -12:7
Revived Islamic Caliphate located in Iraq/Syria. Same as 4th beast with 10
horns and little horn. In Dan
7:25 the 4th beast, which is the same empire as the last King of the North,
shows this same "times, time and half time" appointed to it and is
referring to the last king of the North in the end days. Time by the Hebrew calendar. One Hebrew
year, times 3, plus a half of one year.
This is the same as the 42 months spoken of in the Book of Revelation. If we
use the Hebrew calendar. Same as 42 moons is 1239 days of the end days of
the Book of Revelation during which time Gog of Magog will attack Israel.
Something I found interesting. God seems to use certain numbers more than once
in the overall time line concerning Israel.
People also speak of shadows in the prophecies that can point to more than one
event. I thought this was interesting concerning these years when applied to
the Islamic empire. If we look at the blessed year of June 8,1967 when the Jews
captured Jerusalem and we count back 45 years it is 1922, when the Jews were
given a homeland of Israel. And if we count back 1290 more years it is June 8,
632 which is the very day Mohammad died. Now I am not sure how this works
but I know that the Caliph, Omar, that took over on the day of
Mohamed's death, conquered Jerusalem within 4 years and set up an abomination
that will at some time in our future bring about the destruction. This
abomination is the Al Aqsa mosque. The first one was built of wood and years
later replaced with the one we see today. It is because of this false religion
of Mohamed's that there no third Temple on the sanctuary fortress (Temple
Mount) all these years.
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