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The Confederacy of the South
The Southern Confederacy is made up of the nations descending from the
sons of Ham: Cush, Mizraim, Put and Canaan (Genesis 10:6). Egypt is Mizraim, the son of Ham.
The king will do as he
pleases. He will exalt and magnify himself above every god and will say
unheard-of things against the God of gods. He will be successful until
the time of wrath is completed, for what has been determined must take
place. He will show no regard for the gods of his fathers or for the
one desired by women, nor will he regard any god, but will exalt
himself above them all. Instead of them, he will honor a god of
fortresses; a god unknown to his fathers he will honor with gold and
silver, with precious stones
and costly gifts. He will attack the mightiest fortresses with the help
of a foreign god and will greatly honor those who acknowledge him. He
will make them rulers over many people and will distribute the land at
a price. At the time of the end the king of the South will engage him
in battle, and the king of the North will storm out against him with
chariots and cavalry and a great fleet of ships. He will invade many
countries and sweep through them like a flood. He will also invade the
Beautiful Land. Many countries will fall, but Edom, Moab and the
leaders of Ammon will be delivered from his hand. He will extend his
power over many countries; Egypt will not escape. He will gain control
of the treasures of gold and silver and all the riches of Egypt, with
the Libyans and Nubians in submission. But reports from the east and
the north will alarm him, and he will set out in a great rage to
destroy and annihilate many. He will pitch his royal tents between the
seas at the beautiful holy mountain. Yet he will come to his end, and no one will help him. Daniel 11:36-45
Egypt rebels against the Antichrist, and Russia rebels. The Antichrist
attacks the African nations, but the Eastern Confederacy marches in.
The very end of the tribulation period will be characterized by even
greater catastrophes than those already seen. These times
will be
so terrible that will probably only last for a few days, or perhaps a
couple of weeks, at the very end of the tribulation period.
Owen Weber 2009 |
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