THE KING MAGNIFIES HIMSELF

Regarding the king of the north, the angel added: "The king will actually do according to his own will, and he will exalt himself and magnify himself above every god; and [refusing to acknowledge Jehovah's sovereignty ] against the God of gods he will speak marvelous things. And he will certainly prove successful until the denunciation will have come to a finish; because the thing decided upon must be done. And to the God of his fathers he will give no consideration; and to the desire of women and to every other god he will give no consideration; And to the desire of women and to every other god he will give no consideration, but over everyone he will magnify himself." -Daniel 11:36, 37.

Fulfilling these prophetic words, the king of the  north rejected "the God of his fathers," such as the Trinitarian divinity of Christendom.  The Communist bloc promoted outright atheism. Thus the king of the north made a god of himself,' magnifying himself over everyone.'  Giving no consideration "to the desire of women" -subservient lands, such as North Vietnam, that served as handmaids of his regime-the king acted "according to his own will."

Continuing with the prophecy, the angel said:  "To the god of fortresses, in his position he will give glory; and to a god that his fathers did not know he will give glory by means of gold and by means of silver and by means of precious stone and by means of desirable things." (Daniel 11:38)  In fact, the king of the north placed his trust in modern scientific militarism, "the god." sacrificing enormous wealth on  its altar.

 "He will act effectively against the most fortified strongholds, along with a foreign god. Whoever has given him recognition he will make abound with glory, and he will actually make them rule among many; and the ground he will apportion out for a price." (Daniel 11:39)  Trusting in his militaristic "foreign god," the king of the north acted most "effectively," proving to be a  formidable military power in "the last days." (2 Timothy 3:1) Those who supported his ideology were rewarded with political, financial, and sometimes military support.

Next time: "A PUSHING"IN THE TIME OF THE END

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