SEGMENT 8
DANIEL 11
Segment 8 – Daniel 11:36 –
12:13 The
King of the North page 2
Daniel 11:40-43 (KJV) –
Part II
“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. He shall enter also
into the glorious land, and many
countries shall be overthrown: but
these shall escape out of his hand,
even Edom, and Moab, and the chief of
the children of Ammon. He shall
stretch forth his hand also upon the
countries: and the land of Egypt
shall not escape. 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.”
Interlaced commentary on Part
II
“Gabriel said, “When the
sixth trumpet sounds (Revelation
9:13-21), the devil will attack his
adversaries by land, air, and with a
great fleet of ships. He will invade
and destroy many countries, and his
forces will sweep through the nations
like an irresistible and devastating
flood. Lucifer’s angels will
kill one-third of mankind. The devil
will invade the homeland of Israel
and many countries around will fall,
but throughout the world, a remnant
of people will remain faithful.
Remember how some of your people
escaped Nebuchadnezzar’s
destruction by fleeing to the remote
areas of Edom and Moab?God
will sustain His people in the same
way during the end time. Like the
leaders of Ammon, who protected your
people when Nebuchadnezzar destroyed
Jerusalem (Jeremiah 40:11,12), God
will deliver His people from the
devil’s hand. As the ruler of
Earth, the devil will extend his
power over many countries. Egypt,
which represents Pharaoh’s
opposition to God (the king of the
south), will not escape
Lucifer’s dominion. The devil
will control all of the treasures of
gold and silver. All of the riches of
the world will be his. No person will
be able to buy or sell unless he
obeys the devil’s laws and
submits to his beastly
government.’”
Daniel 11:44-12:1 (KJV)
– Part III
“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. 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. 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 shall be found written in
the book.”
Interlaced Commentary on Part III
“Gabriel said, ‘Near the
end of the Great Tribulation, people
throughout the Earth will hear peals
of loudest thunder. At that time,
Jesus will announce that the king of
the north is to be destroyed. The
devil will be alarmed when he hears
this thunder because he will know
that his rule has ended. In a rage,
he will attempt to annihilate all of
God’s people by setting up a
universal death decree, but
God’s people will be delivered.
The devil will establish a palace in
Jerusalem. He will sit enthroned as
though he were Almighty God.
Jerusalem will serve as one of the
palaces of Babylon, that great city
that rules the nations of Earth. The
devil will consolidate the world into
one empire and he will have
undisputed rule over the world for a
short time. Yet, the devil will come
to his end and no human being will be
able to prevent these things from
happening. When the devil implements
the mark of the beast (a tattoo
showing allegiance to Lucifer), he
will take his seat on his throne to
rule over Earth. He will claim to be
lord of lords and king of kings. At
that very moment Michael/Jesus, the
great Prince of Heaven who protects
His people, will arise from His seat
at the right hand of God’s
throne. Jesus will end His
intercessory work on behalf of the
human race. At that time, Jesus will
send the seven last plagues upon His
enemies. The distress and suffering
caused by the plagues will be
terrible. Never, since the history of
humankind, has such suffering covered
the face of the Earth. But your
people – everyone whose name is
found written in the Book of Life
– will be delivered from death
and these plagues.’”
Daniel 12:2-4 (KJV) –
Part IV
“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. And
they that be wise shall shine as the
brightness of the firmament; and they
that turn many to righteousness as
the stars fro ever and ever. But
thou, O Daniel, shut up the words,
and seal the book, even to the time
of the end: many shall run to and
fro, and knowledge shall be
increased.”
Interlaced
Commentary on Part IV
“Gabriel said, ‘A few days
before the Second Coming, Jesus will
resurrect multitudes of martyrs who
died during the fifth seal in a
special resurrection. He also will
resurrect those who crucified Jesus,
so that they can see the Son of Man
coming in the clouds of glory. Their
shame and contempt will remain on
them until Jesus destroys them at the
Second Coming. On that glorious day,
the 144,000 will be declared
victorious. They will shine with the
brightness of Heaven because they led
many people to righteousness, and the
144,000 will be the “movie
stars” in the new Earth. But
you, Daniel, close up and seal the
words of this vision. This
information is reserved for the time
of the end. Many generations will try
to understand these prophecies; they
will go here and there to increase
knowledge, but the Most High God has
sealed this book until the final
generation arrives.’”
Daniel 12:5-9 (KJV) –
Part V
“Then I Daniel looked, and,
behold, there stood two, the one on
the side of the bank of the river,
and the other on that side of the
bank of the river. 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 ah half; and when he shall
have accomplished to scatter the
power of the holy people, all these
things shall be finished. And I
heard, but I understood not: then
said I, O my Lord, what shall be the
end of these things? And he said, Go
thy way, Daniel: for the words are
closed up and sealed till the time of
the end.”
Interlaced
Commentary on Part V
“Then I, Daniel, looked up and
saw two glorious angels. One angel
stood on this side of the river and
the other stood on the opposite bank.
One of the angels said to Jesus, the
Man who was clothed in linen and was
standing above the waters of the
Tigris, ‘How long will it be
before the astonishing events in
these visions are fulfilled?’
Jesus lifted His right and left hand
toward Heaven, and I heard him swear
by the Most High God who lives
forever, saying, “The gospel of
salvation will be preached throughout
the whole world during 1,260 days.
When the power given to the 144,000
has come to an end, all these things
will be completed.’ I heard
these words, but I did not understand
the meaning. So I asked, “Lord,
what will be the outcome of all these
events?’ He replied, ‘Do
not worry about this Daniel, because
the words of this prophecy are closed
up and sealed until the final
generation arrives. The righteous who
lives during those days will
understand this vision.’”
Daniel 12:10-13 (KJV)
– Part VI
“Many shall be purified, and
made white, and tried; but the wicked
shall do wickedly: and none of the
wicked shall understand; but the wise
shall 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. Blessed is he that waiteth, and
cometh to the thousand three hundred
and five and thirty days. But go thou
thy way till the end be: for thou
shalt rest, and stand in thy lot at
the end of thy days.”
Interlaced Commentary on Part
VI
“Gabriel said, ‘God’s
people must be refined, purified, and
made spotless. The wicked will
continue to be wicked. None of the
wicked will understand these things,
but at the appointed time of the end,
the people who are wise in spiritual
matters, the ones who are listening
for my voice through the Spirit, will
understand the importance of these
things. Daniel, write the following
things down because God’s people
will need to know when the appointed
time arrives. A time is coming when
Jesus will end His intercession on
behalf of the world. At that time,
Jesus will cease from the daily work
He has been doing on behalf of
humanity ever since sin began. He
will no longer stand between
God’s wrath and a guilty world.
When He steps aside, a great
earthquake will shake the Earth. This
event will mark the end of
Christ’s corporate ministry in
the Heavenly sanctuary. From the day
that Christ’s daily intercession
ceases until the devil establishes a
universal death decree for God’s
people, there will be 1,290 days.
Blessed are the saints who patiently
endure the Great Tribulation to reach
the end of the 1,335 days.’
“Then the King will say to those
on his right, ‘Come you who are
blessed by my Father; take your
inheritance, the kingdom prepared for
you since the creation of the
world.” (Matthew 25:34) ‘As
for you Daniel, go on with your
business until the end of your life.
Then, you will rest with your fathers
in sleep. At the end of Earth’s
days, you will be resurrected to
receive your allotted inheritance.
The Lord will surely reward you for
your faithfulness.’”
Summary
Even though the information in Daniel
is very important, the book of Daniel
does not tell us everything we need
to know about the end-time. This is
why God gave John the vision recorded
in Revelation. When the prophecies in
the two books of Daniel and
Revelation are properly related, the
alignment of details and the harmony
of facts are astounding!
The prophecy in Daniel 10-12 contains
a warning message for those who will
live during the Great Tribulation.
Man’s great adversary is coming
and will crush every religion and
government. He will destroy hundreds
of millions of people and will
establish himself as Almighty God on
Earth. He will do everything in his
power to destroy the people of God.
The Great Tribulation will last a
maximum of 1,335 days, and the final
abomination that causes desolation (a
universal death decree upon
God’s people) will occur on the
1,290th day. Fro
1,335 days, God’s people will be
caught in the middle of a series of
wars. Many of God’s people will
perish. Christians need to know these
facts now. Christians need to
understand God’s plans;
otherwise, the horrors of tomorrow
could overpower our faith in God.
Most Christians have no idea about
the events that are coming. They are
like the Jews living inside ancient
Jerusalem. Vespesian’s departure
did not mean an end to Rome’s
hostilities against Jerusalem, as the
Jews mistakenly presumed. It was
merely a signal of a reprieve –
a window of opportunity to escape.
Christian believers who understood
Jesus’ words knew what was
coming next and fled the doomed city.
In our day, people who understand
Daniel’s words can know what is
coming next and when the time becomes
appropriate, they will flee from
Babylon and separate themselves from
this horrible system that will form.
God wants His people to know His
plans so they will not be overwhelmed
with loss, disappointment and
depression. Therefore, God had the
book of Daniel written forour
generation so that coming events will
confirm our faith insteadof
destroying our faith. What a
thoughtful and caring God.
Epilogue
Gabriel told Daniel that his visions
were sealed up until the time of the
end. (Daniel 12:4,9) Has the time of
the end arrived? Has the book of
Daniel been unsealed with the
discovery of the four rules that
govern the interpretation of
apocalyptic prophecy? Time will soon
tell. Now that the four rules of
Daniel are known, and the books of
Daniel and Revelation interlock into
one comprehensive harmonious story,
we better understand the plans of
God. We have carefully examined the
contents of Daniel and we now know
several things that previous
generations could not have known.
We found in
Daniel 2 that our current
generation is living during
the time period of the feet
that are composed of iron and
clay. When the Antichrist
appears, he will gain control
of the world and will appoint
ten puppet kings to be
responsible for
administrative details.
(Revelation 17:12) The toes
of Daniel’s metal man
represent these ten kings.
(Daniel 2:42) During the days
of the ten kings, Jesus will
return to Earth and destroy
all of the wicked. (Daniel
2:34,35) Daniel 2 indicates
that the kingdom of God will
not coexist with the kingdoms
of sinful men.
We found in
Daniel 7 that Heaven’s
court convened in 1798 and
billions of angels were
summoned to attend. Shortly
after the court convened,
Jesus began to review the
books of record and decide
the eternal fate of every
person who has ever lived. We
also found that the little
horn power in Daniel 7
represents the Roman Catholic
Church, and we know that the
deadly wound inflicted on the
church in 1798 will be healed
on or about the time of the
Great Tribulation.
We
found in Daniel 8 that Jesus
began reviewing the books of
record in 1844 – at the
end of the 2,300 day/years
mentioned in Daniel 8:14. We
also found that the horn
power coming from the north
in Daniel 8 will be the
Antichrist. He is the
stern-faced king who will
bring destruction upon the
whole world. He will cause
evil to prosper and will
inflict astounding
devastation on Earth. He will
take away the daily from
Jesus, man’s
intercessor. Many of
God’s people will perish
because of his actions. From
a human perspective, he will
be invincible. The
devil’s personation of
Christ (a physical body) will
be destroyed when Jesus
arrives in clouds of glory.Lucifer
is not annihilated until he
is destroyed at the end of
the 1,000 years.
We
found in Daniel 9 that Jesus
came to Earth and died on
time – April 7, A.D. 30.
God’s original plan
(“Plan A”) to
establish His kingdom on
Earth at the end of the
seventy weeks was not
fulfilled because Israel
rejected the Messiah.
Jerusalem and the temple were
destroyed in A.D. 70 as
predicted.
We
found in Daniel 10-12 that
Israel’s unbelief led to
Jerusalem’s destruction
by the Romans. Through
Daniel, God warned early
Christians to escape this
destruction. In a similar
manner, people who live
during the Great Tribulation
will be caught in the middle
of a great war. Christians
will be on Earth during the
world’s destruction and
God has included clues in the
final prophecy of Daniel
describing the actions,
identity and objectives of
the Antichrist. This vision
tells us that the Great
tribulation will last a
maximum of 1,335 days, and
the vision indicates there
will be a universal death
decree for the saints that
occur on the 1,290th day
of the Great Tribulation.
We
find in Daniel a prophetic
architecture that conforms to
four rules. This architecture
is a framework that enables
us to understand God’s
plans in advance. God has
hidden the knowledge of this
framework for twenty-six
centuries. Now this
architecture has been
discovered, the book of
Revelation becomes an
extension of the book of
Daniel. The two books combine
to form one comprehensive
story. The book of Daniel
provides the final generation
with advanced information
about God’s plans for
terminating the sin problem.
This is not a casual matter.
Given what is coming upon
earth, this knowledge is of
greater value than anything
the world can offer. The
present Heaven and Earth will
soon pass away, but
God’s Word will never
fail.
The
book of Daniel declares that
God rules and overrules. God
is eternal and God is
sovereign. He manages the
nations of Earth and He knows
the hairs on each of our
heads. This scope of
knowledge is hard to
comprehend. God deals with
macro issues (the rise and
fall of empires) and yet, He
deals with His children on
the micro level. He treats
each one of us with the
tenderest care. The book of
Daniel demonstrates these
things. Whether God is
destroying one empire or
delivering one man from a
lion’s den, the message
of Daniel is clear: God rules
and overrules. The book of
Daniel makes it clear that
God overrules events on Earth
from time to time so that He
can produce the best possible
outcome. He manages to do
this even within the chaos
and suffering that sin has
caused without violating the
will of men.
The book of Daniel has
taught me a sublime lesson: If I
surrender my will to God, to go, to
be and to do according to all that He
has commanded (go-be-do), I have a
place within His plans. Whether His
plans mandate life or death for me in
a temporal sense does not matter, for
with God, death is nothing. What
really matters is that each of us
finds our place within His plans.
When Daniel went to the lion’s
den, he did not know ahead of time
what the outcome would be. Yet, he
willingly went to the lion’s den
because he knew he was within
God’s plans. This is total trust
in God. May God grant within each of
us total trust and complete peace!
At the end of his vision, Gabriel
told Daniel that he was going to die
and that at the end of Earth’s
history, he would live again. Daniel
was told that he would “stand in
his lot at the end of the days.”
This phrase means that Daniel will
serve in his appointed place in
God’s kingdom when Jesus
resurrects the saints at the Second
Coming. Think about it. What greater
honor is there than to serve in anappointed position
throughout eternity? This outcome is
possible if we live a life of faith
in God. Daniel’s visions and
experiences are evidences of this
truth: God rules. The good news is
that God uses His incredible powers,
omnipotence, omniscience, and
omnipresence, not to insure His
position on the throne of the
universe, but to insure that the law
of love is eternally exalted
throughout His universe. No wonder He
is called the King of Love, whose
dwelling is on the sides of the
north, and He will forever rule over
His children with love. They will
have peace and joy and endless
happiness because “…. The
government will be on His
shoulders.” (Isaiah 9:6,
insertion mine)
