THE FINAL CAMPAIGN

The rivalry between the king of the north and the king of the south-whether by military, economic, or other means-is nearing its end.  Revealing the details of a conflict yet to come, Jehovah's angel said:  "There will be reports that will disturb him [the king of the north], out of the sunrising and out of the north, and he will certainly  go forth in  a great rage in order to annihilate and to devote many to destruction. And he will plant his palatial tents between the grand sea and the holy  mountain of Decoration; and he will have to come all the way to his end, and there will be no helper for him." -Daniel 11:44, 45.

With the disbanding of the Soviet Union in December 1991, the king of the north suffered a serious setback.  Who will be this king when Daniel 11:44, 45 is fulfilled?   Will he be identified with one of the countries that were part of the Soviet Union? Or will he change identity completely, as he has done a number of times before?  Will the development of nuclear weapons by additional nations result in a new arms race and have a bearing on the identity of that king?  Only time will provide the answers to these questions. We are wise not to speculate.  When the king of the north embarks on his final campaign, the fulfillment of prophecy will be clearly discerned by all who have Bible-based insight. 

However, we do know what action the king of the north will soon take.  Moved by the reports "out of the sunrising and out of the north," he will conduct a campaign 'in order to annihilate many.' Against whom is this campaign directed? And what "reports" trigger such an attack?  

Next time: ALARMED BY DISTURBING REPORTS 

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