Enemy from the North

[rynox]

What about the Palestinians as the enemy from the north spoke about in Daniel?

So the king of the north shall come, and cast up a mount, and take the most fenced cities: and the arms of the south shall not withstand, neither his chosen people, neither [shall there be any] strength to withstand. Dan 11:15

Any thoughts?

rynðx

 

[sarkazma]

maybe your right... i dono though, it doesnt seem like palestine would have the power or the means to destroy israel like that.... maybe with some help i dono

 

[Soldier4Yeshua]

Gog and Magog is supposed to be Russia and it's Middle Eastern/Arab/Muslim allies. Russia would definitely be some help.

 

[Brian45]

A few years ago there was only one evil power in the upper most parts of the north ( communism ) today there are two ( communism and Islam ) . For many years christians were concerned about russia , I sugest we be conserned about the other also . He;s got nukes to you know . And he's prepared to blow himself up to get to heaven .

 

[postrib]

...Enemy from the North...

I believe there will be a magnificent predecessor to the Antichrist who will conquer and unite the Middle East (Daniel 11:13-19) who could come from Iraq or Syria. After he suddenly dies or disappears, his weak successor (Daniel 11:20) will be followed by the Antichrist himself, who will take control stealthily (Daniel 11:21) and make a peace treaty under which he will consolidate his power (Daniel 11:23-24).

I believe most Christians will have been certain that the magnificent predecessor to the Antichrist was the Antichrist himself, so that when he suddenly disappears from the scene they will be left bewildered and more easily open to deception.

The war of the magnificent predecessor (Daniel 11:13-19) and its aftermath of famines and epidemics (Revelation 6:4-8) may be "the beginning of sorrows" spoken of by Christ (Matthew 24:7-8), after which comes great deceptions and apostasy (Matthew 24:11-12), all leading up to the rising up of the Antichrist and the abomination of desolation (Matthew 24:15, 2 Thessalonians 2:3-4).