THE KING ACTS "EFFECTIVELY"

"He [the king of the north] will actually go back and hurl denunciations against the holy covenant and act effectively; and he will have to go back and will give consideration to those leaving the holy covenant."  ( Daniel 11:30b) So prophesied the angel, and so it proved to be.

After the war ended, in 1918,the victorious Allies imposed a punitive peace treaty on Germany. The Germany people found the terms of the treaty harsh, and the new republic was weak from the start. Germany staggered for some years in extreme distress and experienced the Great Depression that ultimately left six million unemployed. By the early 1930's, conditions were ripe for the rise of Adolf Hitler.  He became chancellor in January 1933 and the following year assumed the presidency of what the Nazis called the Third Reich.

Immediately after coming to power, Hitler launched a vicious attack against "the holy covenant." represented by the anointed brothers of Jesus Christ. (Matthew 25:40)   In this he acted "effectively"  against these loyal Christians, cruelly persecuting many of them. Hitler enjoyed economic and diplomats successes, acting "effectively" in those fields also. In a few years, he made Germany a power to be reckoned with on the world scene. 

Hitler gave "consideration to those leaving the holy covenant."  Who were these? Evidently, the leaders of Christendom, who claimed to have a covenant  relationship with God but has ceased to be disciples of Jesus Christ.  Hitler successfully called on "those leaving the holy covenant" for their support.  For example, he made a concordat with the pope in Rome.  In 1935, Hitler created the Ministry for Church Affairs. One of  his goals was to bring Evangelical churches under state control. 

Next time: THE "ARMS' PROCEED FROM THE KING

From the book: PAY ATTENTION TO DANIEL'S PROPHECY! 1999