Hi BR,
Technically, it appears it has already begun, but in the real sense you're correct!
I say this because it appears that when Trump recognized Jerusalem as the Capital of Israel on May 14, 2018, we crossed into the
Rev. 13:5 forty-two month timeline. So we're now waiting for the Armageddon event. As such, if one were perceptive one might anticipate the immediate fulfillment of
Daniel 11, verses 40-44:
40 “At the time of the end the king of the south shall attack him; but the king of the north shall rush upon him like a whirlwind, with chariots and horsemen, and with many ships; and he shall come into countries and shall overflow and pass through. 41 He shall come into the glorious land. And tens of thousands shall fall, but these shall be delivered out of his hand: Edom and Moab and the main part of the Ammonites. 42 He shall stretch out his hand against the countries, and the land of Egypt shall not escape. 43 He shall become ruler of the treasures of gold and of silver, and all the precious things of Egypt; and the Libyans and the Ethiopians shall follow in his train. 44 But tidings from the east and the north shall alarm him, and he shall go forth with great fury to exterminate and utterly destroy many.
... where it should be understood that the "
king of the south" is the
Lion/Eagle U.K./U.S.; the
"king of the north" is the
Bear Russia; and the "
tidings from the east" is the
Leopard (actually a Tiger) China.
Please be aware:
- When this text was written "Ethiopia" encompassed modern Ethiopia and Sudan. And if current geopolitical events continue, I suspect the participating nation will not be Ethiopia, but rather Sudan.
- This event is also depicted in Ezekiel 38 & 39
But of course, the final battle won't be until the end of the forty-two months, when the "
dreadful" United Nations is judged:
45 And he shall pitch his palatial tents between the sea and the glorious holy mountain; yet he shall come to his end, with none to help him.
Or so it would appear,
DaDad