Prophecy 5
& Epilogue – Wars Between
the North & South
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Daniel
11:14-15
And
in those times there shall many stand
up against the king of the south:
also the robbers of thy people shall
exalt themselves to establish the
vision; but they shall fall. So the
king of the north shall come, and
cast up a mount, and take the most
fenced cities: and the arms of the
south shall not withstand, neither
his chosen people, neither shall
there be any strength to withstand.{14} “During
the reign of Ptolemy IV, many people
will rebel against this arrogant King
of the South. Zealots and violent men
from among your own people will rebel
against him in fulfillment of this
vision, but they will not succeed.
{15} However, Antiochus
III, the King of the North, will come
and build siege ramps and will
capture the fortified city of Sidon.
The forces of the King of the South
will not be able to resist; even
their best troops will not have the
strength to resist.
Daniel
11:16-17
But
he that cometh against him shall do
according to his own will, and none
shall stand before him: and he shall
stand in the glorious land, which by
his hand shall be consumed. He shall
also set his face to enter with the
strength of his whole kingdom, and
upright ones with him; thus shall he
do: and he shall give him the
daughter of women, corrupting her:
but she shall not stand on his side,
neither be for him.{16} “Years
later, a new group of invaders from
the north will appear and they will
do as they please and no one will be
able to resist them. They will
eventually establish a huge empire,
engulfing the Beautiful Land of
Canaan. They will have power to
destroy anyone who rebels against
them.
{17} These
invaders from the north will be
called Romans. The ruler, Julius
Caesar, will come with the might of
many legions of soldiers and he will
make an alliance with Ptolemy XI, the
King of the South, in an effort to
keep peace. The two children of
Ptolemy XI, Cleopatra and Ptolemy
XII, will be placed under the
guardianship of Rome. In the years to
come, Cleopatra and Ptolemy XII,
heirs of the throne in the south,
will try to eliminate Roman control
over Egypt. Cleopatra will seduce
Julius Caesar and Mark Antony into
illicit love affairs to gain power.
But later, Julius Caesar will be
assassinated and Mark Antony will be
killed in battle. Therefore,
Cleopatra’s plans will not
succeed or help Egypt.
Daniel
11:18-20
After
this shall he turn his face unto the
isles, and shall take many: but a
prince for his own behalf shall cause
the reproach offered by him to cease;
without his own reproach he shall
cause it to turn upon him. Then he
shall turn his face toward the fort
of his own land: but he shall stumble
and fall, and not be found. Then
shall stand up in his estate a raiser
of taxes in the glory of the kingdom:
but within few days he shall be
destroyed, neither in anger, nor in
battle.{18} “When
an alliance is made with Ptolemy XI,
Julius Caesar will subdue the people
living on the islands of the
coastlands of Africa. In doing so,
Julius Caesar will end the rebellion
of Scipio and turn his rebellion into
defeat.
{19} Julius
Caesar will then return home and
receive many honors and titles, but
remember, he is a mortal man and not
a god. An assassin will kill him and
he will be seen no more.
{20} Caesar’s
successor, Octavius – later
named Augustus – will send tax
collectors all over the kingdom to
maintain his royal splendor. After
reigning 40 years, he will die, not
in anger or in battle, but of natural
causes.
Daniel
11:21-22
And
in his estate shall stand up a vile
person, to whom they shall not give
the honour of the kingdom: but he
shall come in peaceably, and obtain
the kingdom by flatteries. And with
the arms of a flood shall they be
overflown from before him, and shall
be broken; yea, also the prince of
the covenant.{21} “Tiberius,
a contemptible person who will not
come through the royal line, will
succeed Augustus Caesar. Augustus
will adopt Tiberius and thus, he will
become the legal heir to the throne.
Tiberius Caesar will take the throne
of the kingdom without conflict. In
fact, he will seize it through
intrigue and the help of his
manipulating mother, Livia.
{22} Tiberius
will prove to be a brilliant general.
He will succeed against powerful
armies that oppose him in Germany,
Armenia, and Parthia. During the
fifteenth year of his reign, the Holy
One of Israel, the Messiah, will
begin His ministry, but your people
will reject the Holy One. He will be
cut off from His inheritance as a
criminal is cut off from his
inheritance. The great Prince of
God’s everlasting covenant, the
Messiah, will be put to death by His
own people.
Daniel
11:23-24
And
after the league made with him he
shall work deceitfully: for he shall
come up, and shall become strong with
a small people. He shall enter
peaceably even upon the fattest
places of the province; and he shall
do that which his fathers have not
done, nor his fathers' fathers; he
shall scatter among them the prey,
and spoil, and riches: yea, and he
shall forecast his devices against
the strong holds, even for a time.{23} “The
rise of the Roman Empire will mean
the destruction of Israel later on.
During its rise to power, Rome will
offer mutual assistance pacts to
various kingdoms. After these
kingdoms have reached a friendly
agreement with Rome, Rome will act
deceitfully and betray them. With
only a few people controlling its
great army, Roman leaders will grasp
great power and no one will be able
to defend themselves against them.
{24} When the
richest provinces feel secure, Rome
will invade and completely dominate
them. Rome’s authority will
extend far beyond that of earlier
empires. Rome will finance its
conquests by distributing the spoils
of war to mercenary soldiers.
Consequently, Rome’s army will
become large and its menacing power
will be unstoppable. Rome will plot
the overthrow of kingdoms everywhere
– but only for a time. According
to God’s Word, secular Rome will
come to an end in due time.
Daniel
11:25-27
And
he shall stir up his power and his
courage against the king of the south
with a great army; and the king of
the south shall be stirred up to
battle with a very great and mighty
army; but he shall not stand: for
they shall forecast devices against
him. Yea, they that feed of the
portion of his meat shall destroy
him, and his army shall overflow: and
many shall fall down slain. And both
these kings' hearts shall be to do
mischief, and they shall speak lies
at one table; but it shall not
prosper: for yet the end shall be at
the time appointed.{25} “Consider
the following information about
Augustus Caesar and his reign. This
information will eventually help the
saints who live in Jerusalem about
A.D. 70. Augustus Caesar will raise
up a large army with strength and
courage to attack Antony, the King of
the South. At the Battle of Actium
(31 B.C.), Antony will wage war with
a large and very powerful army, but
he will not endure because of the
plots devised against him.
{26} Some who
are very close to Antony, even those
who eat with him, will try to destroy
him. Antony’s army will be
destroyed and many will fall in
battle. However, Antony will remain
powerful for a little longer.
{27} Augustus
and Antony, with evil in each of
their hearts, will sit at the same
table and lie to each other, to no
avail. Both men will want to control
the world, but neither of them can
possibly dominate the world.
Daniel 11:28
Then
shall he return into his land with
great riches; and his heart shall be
against the holy covenant; and he
shall do exploits, and return to his
own land.
{28} “Augustus
will return to his own country after
the Battle of Actium with great
wealth from Egypt. Years later (A.D.
66), your people, those who are
trustees of God’s holy covenant,
will revolt against the emperor,
Nero. Nero will send his trusted
general, Vespasian, to attack many
rebellious cities, including
Jerusalem. Nero will commit suicide
in June A.D. 68 and Vespasian will
suddenly lift the siege around
Jerusalem and return to his own
country to take Nero’s throne.
“Shortly
after the sixth century A.D. begins,
Emperor Justinian will endeavor to
reunify the old Roman Empire by
creating the Holy Roman Empire. To
purify and unify the empire,
Justinian will give special authority
to the pope in A.D. 533. This
authority will give the pope (and his
appointed prelates) power to
determine who is an orthodox
Christian and who is a heretic, but
three of the original ten kings will
hate the church because of religious
differences. The Heruli, Ostrogoths,
and Vandals will show no respect for
Justinian or church authorities in
Rome. These tribal nations will be
uprooted by A.D. 538 and the pope
will begin to exercise civil
authority in A.D. 538. This process
explains how the eighth horn will
dominate the other seven for 1,260
years. (See Additional Note at the
end of this chapter.)
Daniel
11:29-31
At
the time appointed he shall return,
and come toward the south; but it
shall not be as the former, or as the
latter. For the ships of
Chittim shall come against him:
therefore he shall be grieved, and
return, and have indignation against
the holy covenant: so shall he do; he
shall even return, and have
intelligence with them that forsake
the holy covenant. And arms
shall stand on his part, and they
shall pollute the sanctuary of
strength, and shall take away the
daily sacrifice, and they shall place
the abomination that maketh desolate.{29} “During
April, A.D. 70, Titus, the
inexperienced son of Vespasian, will
invade the south. This time the
result will be different than before.
{30} Countries
with many ships from the western
coastlands of Africa and Egypt will
fight against him, and he will lose
his desire to fight them. Instead of
returning home, Titus will turn his
frustration and fury towards the
rebellious city of Jerusalem. Titus
will need to win a battle in order to
avoid shame and derision when
returning to Rome. The Romans will
harbor a special hatred for the Jews
and Titus will set siege against
Jerusalem. He will only spare the
lives of Jews who renounce their
religion.
{31} Titus will
conquer the city. He will burn the
city and the Romans will completely
destroy the temple complex which the
Jews will think is impregnable. Daily
services will never be conducted in
the temple again. Titus will bring
Jerusalem and those people who live
there to an end. All of Israel’s
genealogical records will be
destroyed in the fire. God declares
this future account before it happens
so the saints will know that His Word
will not fail. The wrath that was
promised in His covenant[17] with
Israel will surely come to pass.[18] Rome
will destroy Israel. Jerusalem will
be overrun with wars and desolations
until Jesus returns because Israel
will violate the grace that was
granted them for seventy weeks.”[19]
This
concludes the first portion of this
vision – the portion that
belonged to those who experienced the
destruction of Jerusalem. The
following four verses pertain to the
Dark Ages, the 1,260 years granted to
the little horn power in Daniel 7.
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