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BACK IN 1965 WE RECEIVED THE FAMOUS "WARNING PROPHECY" in which the Lord said: "Turn your eyes toward Memphis (the great political/commercial capital of the ancient Egyptian empire), for out of it shall come the Great Confusion!" He said that the Author of Confusion was already operating then and gathering nations around him in order to come, with the help of a great nation and nations of the East, to take over the World.
THIS "AUTHOR OF CONFUSION" DEFINITELY SOUNDS LIKE THE ANTICHRIST, and if so, then either he is to come from Egypt, or the beginning of this Endtime period will occur in Egypt or come out of Egypt in some way. Egypt, of course, has a great deal to do with Israel right now, and they are presently bound together in the "Camp David (Dis)Agreement" peace pact sponsored by the United States and opposed by most of the Arab World. So it's easy to see how Egypt could be very closely involved and have a major role in this last great drama of History on the stage of this World, fulfilling Bible Prophecy.
SO THE ANTICHRIST IS APPARENTLY EITHER GOING TO RISE OUT OF EGYPT or have something strongly to do with Egypt.--It must be that, just as the Lord considers Jerusalem so important to His World government of the future, so the Devil considers Egypt extremely important to his coming World government of the future.
APPARENTLY EGYPT IS VERY DEAR TO THE DEVIL, BECAUSE THOUSANDS OF YEARS AGO, DURING THE TIME OF THE GREAT PHARAOHS, IT WAS HIS WORLD CAPITAL, and at that time it was full of his demonic religion and his demon-possessed idols and demon-possessed people and witchcraft and magicians and all the rest! It was virtually a sample of the coming Antichrist World government. So perhaps the Devil, in a sense, is going to try to revive the grandeur and glory of ancient Egypt and his first great glorious Empire in the soon-coming government of the Antichrist! The famous prophetess, Jeanne Dixon, had a vision of the Antichrist as a descendent of the Pharaohs--and he's certainly a descendent of the Pharaohs in spirit, because he's anti-God, anti-Christ, anti the prophets of God, etc.!--So you'd better keep your eyes "turned towards Memphis"!
"EVEN NOW THE SKIES ARE RED, RED WITH WARNING!"
IF YOU RECALL FROM THE SCRIPTURES COVERED IN OUR FORMER STUDY ON THE "SIGNS OF THE TIMES!", WE'RE PRETTY SURE THAT THE ANTICHRIST IS EITHER GOING TO BE A RUSSIAN OR A COMMUNIST, or at least work with the Russian Communist World. Perhaps he's going to originally come from Egypt, but he might be up in Moscow taking his training and wind up being one of the leaders there who somehow gets into power and then comes down with his army and takes over Israel and establishes Jerusalem as an international city, etc. Let's take a look now at Daniel Chapter 11, which gives us a lot of detail on the Antichrist's movements and maneuvers.
"AFTER THE LEAGUE MADE WITH HIM HE SHALL WORK DECEITFULLY; for he shall come up, and shall become strong with a small people." (Dan.11:23.) I'm inclined to believe that this league is just another word for the Covenant. So it sounds like it's after the Antichrist makes this Covenant that he becomes powerful and rules the World!
"HE SHALL ENTER PEACEABLY EVEN UPON THE FATTEST PLACES OF THE PROVINCE; and he shall do that which his fathers have not done, nor his fathers' fathers; he shall scatter among them the prey, and spoil, and riches: yea, and he shall forecast his devices against the strongholds, even for a time." (Dan.11:24.) We've already covered these amazingly fulfilled verses in our "Signs of the Times!" study, paragraph numbers 56-64, but to refresh your memory, this certainly looks like a picture of Red Communism if I ever saw one! The Antichrist is at least going to use the tactics of Communism--which shows it works!
HE JUST WALKS IN PEACEABLY, HAVING WON THE HEARTS OF THE MASSES with his policies of sharing the wealth and "scattering among them the riches", etc.--"He shall come in peaceably and obtain the kingdom by flatteries." (Dan.11:21.) Of course with stubborn nations like the U.S. that refuse to "submit to the yoke" of this modern "King of Babylon" (Jer.27), "with the arms of a flood"--of atom bombs?--"shall they be overthrown from before him, and shall be broken." (Dan.11:22.) He gets his start with peaceful propaganda, but in the long run he takes over some by force.
ANOTHER REASON WHY WE BELIEVE THE ANTICHRIST WILL BE AN OUTSTANDING LEADER OF RUSSIA IS THAT THE SCRIPTURES SPEAK OF HIM AS "THE KING OF THE NORTH." (Dan.11:40.)--He's going to come from a nation in the North. From what we've heard from the Lord, he apparently originates down South, in North Africa, Egypt, but eventually the power of this dictator is going to be centered further North because he invades Israel from the North. And as we'll soon read from Ezekiel, he's even called Gog of the land of Magog, which is an ancient name for Russia.--So it's pretty definite that he's going to have something to do with Russia!
THE COMING CRASH OF THE CAPITALIST ECONOMIES OF THE WEST COULD UNDOUBTEDLY GIVE RUSSIA and THE ANTICHRIST THEIR OPPORTUNITY and CHANCE TO RESTORE ORDER and the economy and stability to the World, and a one-World government. Then will be the time of the 7-year pact of Daniel 9:27. After "confirming" the 7-year pact or Covenant, internationalising Jerusalem and settling things between the Jews and Arabs in Israel, it says, "Then shall he return into his land with great riches; and his heart shall be against the Holy Covenant; and he shall do exploits and return to his own land." (Dan.11:28.) He came down and straightened out Israel and Jerusalem and no doubt captured a lot of wealth and riches down there before returning to his own land in the North.
"AT THE TIME APPOINTED HE SHALL RETURN, and COME TOWARD THE SOUTH"--obviously from the North--"but it shall not be as the former, or as the latter. For the ships of Chittim"--an ancient name for isles of the sea, and in this case, no doubt Britain--"shall come against him: therefore he shall be grieved, and return, and have indignation against the holy Covenant: so shall he do; he shall even return, and have intelligence with them that forsake the holy Covenant. And arms shall stand on his part, and they shall pollute the sanctuary of strength, and shall take away the daily sacrifice, and they shall place the Abomination that maketh desolate." (Dan.11:29-31.) Ahhhhh, now we see what's happening!
BECAUSE THIS ARMED INVASION OF ISRAEL WHEN HE "COMES TOWARD THE SOUTH" OCCURS AT THE SAME TIME THAT HE "PLACES THE ABOMINATION THAT MAKETH DESOLATE" IN THE JEWS' NEWLY REBUILT TEMPLE, WE KNOW THAT THIS IS 3-1/2 YEARS INTO HIS 7-YEAR REIGN!--This is when he becomes so angry that he completely invades Israel and conquers the whole Mideast and sets up his palace in Jerusalem, sets up his Image in the Temple area, and commands all the World to worship him as God! He commands that all that will not worship him shall be killed and that everyone should receive the Mark of the Beast, 666, in their hand or in their forehead or they'll not be able to buy or sell! (Rev.13:15-18.)
HE STOPS NOT ONLY THE JEWS' WORSHIP, but he stops the Muslims' and the Christians' worship also! But he's especially angry at the Jews, because they're the ones who are always causing the most trouble--the most rebellious, the most cantankerous, the most stubborn, the most disobedient and the most stiffnecked people on Earth! God said so and His prophets all said so! (Ez.2:3-8; Ac.7:51-53.) So he takes his "Image" to where the Temple of Jerusalem has been rebuilt and the Jews have started sacrificing again, as in their old Jewish worship, and he pollutes their sanctuary!
NOW THE SCRIPTURE SEEMS TO GO BACK and GIVE US A LITTLE MORE DETAIL ON THIS "MID-WEEK" INVASION OF THE MIDEAST: "At the time of the End shall the king of the South push at him." This could be an Israeli leader, or perhaps a pro-West Egyptian leader--we'll certainly see when the time comes. But when he pushes against him, "the king of the North shall come against him like a whirlwind, with chariots, and with horsemen, and with many ships; and he shall enter into the countries, and shall overflow and pass over!" (Dan.11:40.)
THIS IS ALMOST IDENTICAL TO EZEKIEL'S PROPHECY OF THIS MASSIVE INVASION OF ISRAEL BY THE ANTICHRIST, where God calls him "Gog, of the land of Magog, the chief prince of Meshech and Tubal." (Ez.38:2.)--"Gog" is the name given to the Antichrist here and "Magog" is the ancient Hebrew name for the land area which today is known as Russia. "Meshech and Tubal" are the ancient names for Moscow and Tobolsk.--The Lord tells him, "Thus saith the Lord God; Behold, I am against thee, O Gog, the chief prince of Meshech and Tubal. And I will bring thee forth, and all thine army, horses and horsemen, all of them clothed with all sorts of armour, even a great company with bucklers and shields, all of them handling swords." (Ez.38:3,4.)
"PERSIA"--IRAN--"ETHIOPIA, and LIBYA WITH THEM; ALL OF THEM WITH SHIELD and HELMET: Gomer"--Germany--"and all his bands: the house of Togarmah"--Turkey--"of the North quarters, and all his bands: and many people with thee." (Ez.38:5,6.)--If you're wondering which way Iran is soon going to go, well, it's going to turn to Russia, of course. Ethiopia is already pro-communist, and Libya is definitely working with Russia! Half of Germany, of course, is already in Russian hands, and Turkey will also wind up in the Soviet camp.
"AFTER MANY DAYS THOU SHALT BE VISITED: IN THE LATTER YEARS THOU SHALT COME INTO THE LAND THAT IS BROUGHT BACK FROM THE SWORD."--Now he's talking to Gog, the Antichrist leader of Magog, Communist Russia.--You're going to "come into the land that is brought back from the sword, and is gathered out of many people, against the mountains of Israel." (Ez.38:8.) Well, the Jews certainly have been brought back from suffering and persecution throughout the World and gathered out of many people, many nations all over the World.
"THOU SHALT ASCEND and COME LIKE A STORM, THOU SHALT BE LIKE A CLOUD TO COVER THE LAND, THOU, and ALL THY BANDS, and MANY PEOPLE WITH THEE. Thou shalt come forth from thy place out of the North parts." What direction is Russia from Israel?--Due North! "Thou, and many people with thee, all of them riding upon horses, a great company, and a mighty army." Is the U.S.S.R. composed of many different people? Is the Communist World composed of many different nations? And what are the modern horses of today?--Tanks, guns, planes, etc.! "A great company and a mighty army: And thou shalt come up against My people Israel, as a cloud to cover the land; it shall be in the Latter Days." (Ez.38:9,15,16.) When?--In these Last Days!
DAVID BEN-GURION, ISRAEL'S FIRST PRIME MINISTER, UNKNOWINGLY ATTESTED TO THE TRUTH OF EZEKIEL'S PROPHECY WHEN HE SAID, "WE ARE GOING TO BE INVADED BY RUSSIA and THE ARABS SOON. I feel it in my bones and I know how Russians think in their hierarchy. They want the minerals of the Dead Sea and the oil of the Middle East. But more than that they want the geographical position of Israel in the Middle East for themselves.
"THE LITTLE STATE OF ISRAEL IS A TINY BRIDGE TO THREE CONTINENTS. We are a bridge to Asia, Europe and Africa. Whoever controls this tiny strip of land has access to three major continents and this is the center of the Earth. You can go down the Red Sea to the Indian Ocean from our ports, and into the Mediterranean Sea to Europe and America from our ports. You have it all, and the Russians want it all!"
THAT THE RUSSIANS ARE PREPARED FOR THIS INVASION WAS BROUGHT OUT BY HENRY KISSINGER in his book, The White House Years. In this book, Kissinger quotes Soviet ambassador Anatoly Dobrynin, who told him, "If the Israelis threaten us, we will wipe them out within two days.--I can assure you our plans are made for this eventuality."--Now back to Daniel's account of the "king of the North's" Mideast conquest:
"HE SHALL ENTER ALSO INTO THE GLORIOUS LAND"--ISRAEL--"and MANY COUNTRIES SHALL BE OVERTHROWN: but these shall escape out of his hand, even Edom, and Moab, and the chief of the children of Ammon." (Dan.11:41.) Edom, Moab and Ammon are Jordan today, and Jordan's got a good king who has always been a very good man, King Hussein. He's almost like a Christian and I believe he's a sincere religious man. So God's going to be good to Jordan and the Jordanians and their "chief," King Hussein.
"HE SHALL STRETCH FORTH HIS HAND ALSO UPON THE COUNTRIES: and THE LAND OF EGYPT SHALL NOT ESCAPE!" (Dan.11:42.) He says Jordan will escape, but Egypt won't escape. What does this show us?--When the showdown comes, Egypt is obviously going to be on the wrong side, fighting against Russia and the Antichrist government.
"BUT HE SHALL HAVE POWER OVER THE TREASURES OF GOLD and SILVER and ALL THE PRECIOUS THINGS OF EGYPT: and the Libyans and the Ethiopians shall be at his steps." (Dan.11:43.) Libya and Ethiopia have both become allies of the Soviet Union, and when the Antichrist walks in they are going to be "at his steps", meaning a place of submission, a place of subservience, a place of agreement, a place of cooperation.
"BUT TIDINGS OUT OF THE EAST and OUT OF THE NORTH SHALL TROUBLE HIM: therefore he shall go forth with great fury to destroy, and utterly to make away many." (Dan.11:44.) So all is not sweetness, peace and light in the Antichrist's kingdom.--He has his problems, as all dictators do, and not everybody loves him! He's going to have trouble with some of the countries in the East, and he's even going to have a little trouble with his own country in the North!
"AND HE SHALL PLANT THE TABERNACLES OF HIS PALACE BETWEEN THE SEAS IN THE GLORIOUS HOLY MOUNTAIN; yet he shall come to his end, and none shall help him." (Dan.11:45.) Where is he going to make his capital, the tabernacle of his palace?--Between what seas?--What glorious holy mountain? Well, there's only one mountain to the Jews that's called the "glorious holy mountain" and that's Mount Moriah, Jerusalem, upon which today stands the Dome of the Rock, the Mosque of Omar, and upon which used to stand their Temple.--The holiest mount in the World to all Jewry, Mount Moriah. And Jerusalem lies right between the Dead Sea and the Mediterranean! Remember what we learned in 2nd Thessalonians 2?--"And he shall sit in the Temple of God, as God, showing himself that he is God!" (2Th.2:4.) (Continue on to part 8)
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