11.0b- The evil king of Syria, second part:
(Related
to the Antichrist)
In Daniel 11 verses 35 through 45 we read:
35 Some of those wise leaders will be killed,
but as a result of this the people will be purified. This will continue until
the end comes, the time that God has set.
36 “The king of Syria will do as he pleases. He
will boast that he is greater than any god, superior even to the Supreme God.
He will be able to do this until the time when God punishes him. God will do
exactly what he has planned. 37 The king will ignore the god his ancestors
served, and also the god that women love. In fact, he will ignore every
god, because he will think he is greater than any of them. 38 Instead, he will
honor the god who protects fortresses. He will offer gold, silver,
jewels, and other rich gifts to a god his ancestors never worshiped. 39 To
defend his fortresses, he will use people who worship a foreign god. He
will give great honor to those who accept him as ruler, put them into high
offices, and give them land as a reward.
40 “When the king of Syria's final hour has
almost come, the king of Egypt will attack him, and the king of Syria will
fight back with all his power, using chariots, horses, and many ships. He will
invade many countries, like the waters of a flood. 41 He will even invade the
Promised Land and kill tens of thousands, but the countries of Edom, Moab, and
what is left of Ammon will escape. 42 When he invades all those countries,
even Egypt will not be spared. 43 He will take away Egypt's hidden treasures of
gold and silver and its other prized possessions. He will conquer Libya and
Ethiopia.
44 Then
news that comes from the east and the north will frighten him, and he will
fight furiously, killing many people. 45 He will even set up his huge royal
tents between the sea and the mountain on which the Temple stands. But he will
die, with no one there to help him.”