The Endtime Antichrist (CW108)

        World War 3 is at Hand - 2'
 
Dan 11:36     “Then the king (king of the North) shall do according to his own will: he shall exalt and magnify himself above every god, shall speak blasphemies against the God of gods, and shall prosper till the wrath has been accomplished; for what has been determined shall be done.”
   After the death of Ayatollah Ali (a Shia Muslim), Satan will incarnate using his corpse to become the new king of the North (Endtime Antichrist), who exalts and magnifies himself above every god.
2 The 2:3-5     Let no one deceive you by any means; for that Day will not come unless the falling away comes first, and the man of sin is revealed, the son of perdition, who opposes and exalts himself above all that is called God or that is worshiped, so that he sits as God in the temple of God, showing himself that he is God.  

The Religion of Islam

  To really understand Islam, we must look into the beliefs and practices of Muslims in Saudi Arabia – the home of Islam where Muslims throughout the whole world gather to perform the Hajj.

Dan 11:37     “He (king of the North) shall regard neither the God of his fathers nor the desire of women, nor regard any god; for he shall exalt himself above them all.”

1. God of his fathers 

a) God (YHWH in Hebrew) is the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac and the God of Jacob. The Arabs or Ishmaelites are the descendants of Hagar who rejected Isaac as the first born of Abraham. So Allah in the Quran is not the Almighty God YHWH, who is the God of Isaac and Jacob.

b) Triune Godhead

   God is One but He reveals to man as the Triune Godhead or Trinity. The Muslims reject the Triune Godhead so Allah is not YHWH.

2. Desires of women – Saudi Arabia the home of Islam Wahhabi Muslims has no regard for the desires of women (husband’s love, husband of one wife, control of family, freedom to dress and socialize).

3. No regard of any god –   

  Though Allah is the Arabic word used to refer to God, yet Muslims only accept the word Allah as their God. Even though we believe in God (in English) and YHWH (in Hebrew) as the Creator, the Almighty God, yet Muslims will not accept Him unless He is called ‘Allah’.

Dan 11:38     “But in their place, he shall honor a god of fortresses; and a god which his fathers did not know he shall honor with gold and silver, with precious stones and pleasant things.”

4. god of fortresses –   

  At the Hajj in Mecca, it appears that the Muslims are worshipping the black fortress housing the Kaaba stone.

5. honor with gold, silver, etc. – The black cloth covering the fortress is embroidered and decorated with gold, silver and precious stones.

Dan 11:39     “Thus he shall act against the strongest fortresses with a foreign god, which he shall acknowledge, and advance its glory; and he shall cause them to rule over many, and divide the land for gain.”

6. Advance Allah’s glory –   

Muslims will fight only for Allah (a foreign god) and not for their own countries by proclaiming ‘Allahu Akbar’ (Allah is Great). They will fight or rebel against all institutions, countries, to advance Islam and glorify Allah.

7. To rule over many, and divide the land for gain – after conquering the whole world, he will form the ‘One World Order’ and then divide the land among his 10 kings, who will impose taxes (gains) on the people.

This new king of the North (the Antichrist - Satan incarnate) is definitely a Shia Muslim

God described the religion of Islam in such simplicity and with such great accuracy. Unfortunately, around the 2nd Century BC, the faithless Priesthoods reduced the book of Daniel (major Prophet in the Christian Bible) to Ketuvim (writings or history) in the Hebrew Bible, because its earlier prophecies (especially Dan 11:1-28) were fulfilled in such great accuracy that it could only be historical..

Note  Dan 11:33-35 is after World War 3 (4th Seal), during the period of the 5th Seal.

Harvest in World War 3 (CW107)

        World War 3 is at Hand - Pt 2

Dan 11:32      "Those who do wickedly against the covenant he shall corrupt with flattery; but the people who know their God shall be strong, and carry out great exploits"
   In these last days, Christians can be divided into 2 distinct groups:-
1. The Glorious woman in Rev 12, representing Jesus disciples
2. The Harlot in Rev 17-18, representing the sinful, covetous, heretic and abominable Christians and leaders

those who do wickedly against the covenant (the harlot) he shall corrupt with flattery
  The West (former Christian nations) was the light to the world, preached the gospel and upheld the truth in the bible. 
  Without God and His words since 1962, the West depends solely on worldly and demonic wisdom. Satanic deceptions (corrupt with flattery) of the West were extremely successful resulting in many Christian leaders becoming savage wolves (antichrists).
  In the last days, these wolves (tares) revealed themselves as worldly, covetous, heretic, carnal, wicked, rich, powerful (even as homosexual) Christian leaders.

Removal of Tares (wolves)

Mat 13:40-42      Therefore as the tares are gathered and burned in the fire, so it will be at the end of this age. The Son of Man will send out His angels, and they will gather out of His kingdom all things that offend and those who practice lawlessness and will cast them into the furnace of fire. There will be wailing and gnashing of teeth.

   In the last days, God will send His angels to harvest the tares first. He will use World War 3, the last war before Rapture, to kill all those tares (covetous, faithless, carnal, abominable and heretic Christian leaders) and send them to the fire of Hades before He begins His greatest end-time harvest of souls (wheat).

Can these wolves escape God's Judgment?

Nuclear Bunkers

  God knew that in the last days, millionaires would build underground nuclear bunkers or shelters in the mountains, which can withstand earthquakes and nuclear fallouts (Rev 6:15-17).  

  No one can flee from God. Those, who think that they are safe in nuclear bunkers, will be killed by plagues, poison, illness, etc.

Psalms 139:7-8      Where can I go from Your Spirit? Or where can I flee from Your presence? If I ascend into heaven, You are there; If I make my bed in hell, behold, You are there.

the people who know their God (glorious woman)

  These are Christians, who love the Lord by keeping His words and know the truth. These knowledgeable Christians are strong in their faith in God for:

a) They understand His everlasting gospel - His sufferings, death, redemption, resurrection and anointing.

b) They understand His will, truth in His words, endtime signs and Satan's endtime deceptions and wicked schemes.

c) They are full of faith and the Holy Spirit and they are free from heresies.

d) They have crucified their flesh and loved one another as Jesus had loved them.

carry out great exploits

  During World War 3, these faithful and fearless disciples filled with love will move out into the neighbourhood to comfort, care and help these miserable, fearful, frightened and starving non-believers who are victims of the war.

 They know that God will use His power to miraculously heal and provide for His disciples.

  When the people witness how God through His disciples, heals the wounded and sick, and how He miraculously supplies all their daily needs to feed the thousands in the neighbourhood, they will all come to His salvation knowledge. 

  During this period of war and calamities, all these new converts with the Holy Spirit can be discipled within a month. They can quickly understand the gospel, the endtime prophecies, having witnessed the miracles when they pray for healing of the sick and provisions to feed the crowd. Each disciple can then start his own group in his own home to evangelize and disciple those affected by the horrific war, famines, earthquakes and pestilences.

Abomination of Desolation (CW106)

        Israel and Iran War

Abomination of Desolation
Mat 24:15     “Therefore when you see the ‘abomination of desolation,’ spoken of by Daniel the prophet, standing in the holy place” (whoever reads, let him understand),
   Our Lord Jesus confirmed that Daniel 11:29 onwards are endtime prophecies and He also directed us to read the book of Daniel for a better understanding of endtime signs and prophecies (whoever reads, let him understand) 
  However, scoffers and mockers in the last days will reject Jesus' words, replacing them with worldly and demonic wisdom of Jewish historians and false theologians. 
Jude 1:18-19     how they told you that there would be mockers in the last time who would walk according to their own ungodly lusts. These are sensual persons, who cause divisions, not having the Spirit.

Dan 11:31     “And forces shall be mustered by him, and they shall defile the sanctuary fortress; then they shall take away the daily (sacrifices), and place there the abomination of desolation.”

Abomination – Satan, idolatry, abominable practices.

Desolation – complete destruction of our faith in Jesus and His words.

   So ‘abomination of desolation’ in the last days is likely the Antichrist or the abominable so-called ‘Temple of God’ where the Antichrist will dwell within, to deceive Christians to apostasy.

   Presently, on the Temple Mount are the Dome on the Rock and the Al Aqsa mosque, which calls Muslims to prayer – 5 times daily.

  In order to deceive the unlearned Christians and Jews, the Antichrist as head of the ‘One World Order’ will sign the Peace Treaty with the Israelites to migrate back to Israel to rebuild the temple of God. Only the Jewish Priesthood will be allowed to build the temple.

   So when the Antichrist the new Persian (Iranian) King orders the Muslims to cleanse the Temple Mount for the building of the Temple of God, all Jews and unlearned Christians will rejoice for another Persian King Cyrus is here.

Dan 9:27a     “Then he shall confirm a covenant with many for one week... “

Wicked scheme of Satan

2 The 2:3-4     Let no one deceive you by any means; for that Day will not come unless the falling away comes first, and the man of sin is revealed, the son of perdition, who opposes and exalts himself above all that is called God or that is worshiped, so that he sits as God in the temple of God, showing himself that he is God.

  Satan knows that God will not dwell in a physical building as long as Christian bodies are His temple. This so-called temple of God is actually the temple of the Antichrist or Abominations of Desolation.

Present Day Temple of God

1 Cor 6:19-20      do you not know that your body is the temple of the Holy Spirit who is in you, whom you have from God, and you are not your own? For you were bought at a price; therefore, glorify God in your body and in your spirit, which are God’s. 

   Our Lord Jesus sacrificed His life on the cross to redeem you from damnation. He cleanses you of your sins and gives you the Holy Spirit to dwell within you making your body the temple of God.

  Whenever you sin, your body is filled with your sins. The Holy Spirit dwelling inside your body will be completely immersed in your foul and nauseating sins (Imagine yourself thrown into the foul, revolting and nauseating pond filled with excreta with worms getting into your nose, eyes and ears).  

  Even under such great sufferings and grief, the Holy Spirit is reluctant to leave you. Don't ever let Him suffer anymore because of your sins. Otherwise the Holy Spirit will have no other choice but to leave you, and then you will lose your salvation and be condemned to the Lake of fire.

Eph 4:30      And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, by whom you were sealed for the day of redemption. 

Note  Only after World War 3, will be the removal of the Al Aqsa mosque to build the Abomination of Desolation.

Fall of Jerusalem (CW105)

        Israel and Iran War
 
Dan 11:31     “And forces shall be mustered by him, and they shall defile the sanctuary fortress (Jerusalem); then they shall take away the daily [sacrifices], and place there the abomination of desolation.”
 
forces shall be mustered by him
  Having seen the incarnation of the new Ayatollah, many Muslim countries will align with Iran. Deceived Muslims and sympathisers throughout the whole world, will rise up when the Antichrist calls for Jihad. Iranian close allies Russia and China too will immediately send their warships to prevent Iran from being annihilated by the mighty West.   
  Many other countries who are unhappy with Israel and the West annihilating the weakened Iran will rush to help Iran.
  It will not take long before Iran musters a powerful military to fight alongside its weakened military.

Start of World War 3

defile the sanctuary fortress

   Having annihilated the troubled invincible warships of the West with his Satanic power, the Antichrist along with his new powerful allies will destroy all the military bases of the West in the Arab world. 

  With lightning speed he will conquer Jerusalem, (sanctuary fortress).

The moment the Antichrist conquers Jerusalem, this will start the horrific World War 3 killing a quarter of mankind

Luke 21:20-22, 24      “But when you see Jerusalem surrounded by armies, then know that its desolation is near. Then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains, let those who are in the midst of her depart, and let not those who are in the country enter her. For these are the days of vengeance, that all things which are written may be fulfilled... And they will fall by the edge of the sword, and be led away captive into all nations. And Jerusalem will be trampled by Gentiles until the times of the Gentiles are fulfilled."

   Our Lord prophesied the fall of Jerusalem in the last days as His vengeance for their unbelief in YHWH for legalizing homosexuality in 1988 and signing the abominable PLO-Israel Peace Treaty in 1993.  

they shall take away the daily [sacrifices]

  The original text does not have the word [sacrifices]. It can be daily ‘function’, or ‘chores’, or ‘prayers’. [Sacrifices] was added because only Jews offered daily sacrifices in the temple of God. The temple of God was completely destroyed by the Romans in 70AD (2,000 years ago), and since then Jews could not offer any sacrifice to Yahweh at all.

  Today, standing on the Temple Mount is the Al Aqsa Mosque, which calls Muslims to prayers (5 times daily).

[sacrifices] is best replaced by [call to prayer]

‘...they shall take away the daily call to prayer...’

  The Antichrist having conquered Jerusalem will be considered a Prophet of Allah. He will then proclaim that Allah is happy with Jerusalem and He wants to live among His people in the temple of God. Immediately the Muslims will remove the Al Aqsa Mosque, thus stopping 'the daily calls to prayer' of the Muslims. 

One World Religion

  Since more than half of the wars were driven by religious conflicts, the Antichrist will form the ‘One World Religion’ to prevent future religious warfare. The committee will comprise the heads of all religions, and it will formulate a new doctrine for this New Faith.

  The Antichrist will appoint the head of Christianity (possibly the Pope) to head the council, which is a collaboration between Jewish Priesthood, well known Christian leaders (depraved and apostates), Muslim leaders and also leaders of other faiths. All of them are to compromise their faith so that the ‘One World Religion’ will be a success.

   During the removal of the Al Aqsa mosque, the Antichrist will sign a 7 year treaty to encourage all Israelites (Jews) to migrate back to Israel to rebuild the so-called temple of God (Abomination of Desolation) - the centre of the 'One World Religion'. 

  Jews and unlearned Christian leaders will rejoice believing that God has sent another Persian King Cyrus to rebuild the temple of God.

Antichrist Calls Jihad (CW104)

        Israel and Iran War
 
Dan 11:30      "For ships from Chittim (the West) shall come against him; therefore he (king of the North) shall be grieved, and return in rage against the holy covenant, and do damage. So he shall return and show regard for those who forsake the holy covenant."  (KJV)
 
return in rage against the holy covenant
  The risen new king of the North (Antichrist or Mahdi) will call 'Jihad' (the Islamic holy war) against the powerful West (Christian nations) and its allies with the war cry 'Allah is great' (Allahu Akbar). Misled Muslims and Christians, (who were deceived to believe that the risen king of the North is God sent) and sympathizers worldwide will join him and revolt against their own countries. 

Is the West, comprising the US, UK, EU, Canada, Australia and New Zealand, still Christian?

 For a century, 'the West' refers to a group of rich Christian nations, which include US, EU, UK, Canada, Australia and New Zealand. 

  Even though God and the Bible were taken out from the administration and public schools since 1962, the Christian culture remains.

  However, after legalizing homosexuality and same sex marriages, which were abominations to the Lord, the new demonic Woke culture (promoting children are genderless) started by Obama is forced upon the people.  

  The rich and powerful West uses the UN Human Rights to force the rest of the world to accept this abominable Woke culture.  

  All those who reject this unnatural and demonic Woke culture were persecuted. Muslims and others, who were told to accept and assimilate to this Woke culture, assumed wrongly that it is a Christian culture. Faithful Christians too suffered much during this period.

   It is sad to see that the faithless and abominable West is still considered Christian (holy covenant) by the Muslims and the rest of the world.

do damage

  Misled Muslims and sympathizers will join the Antichrist to prevent further killing of innocent Iranian civilians for already hundreds of thousands of Iranians have been killed since the start of the war. They will sabotage all military installations, public transportation and administration of their own countries especially those in the middle East.

  Meanwhile the fallen angels (demons) will create havoc in the enemies camp (Israel, the West and allies) causing political, religious and racial confusions, uprisings, rebellions and military sabotages until they become self-destruct. The rest of the world will not be spared for they too will suffer much from warfare, natural disasters and deadly diseases.

   The Antichrist and demons with their demonic powers will neutralise all the warships of the West.

So he shall return and show regard for those who forsake the holy covenant

  He will accept and give honour to all deceived Western military personnel (so-called Christians), who will rebel against the authorities and fight alongside the Jihadist in sabotaging the US and the West's fleets, bases, military infrastructure, arsenal of weaponry, etc.

God's Judgment of the Church

1 Pet 4:17a     For the time has come for judgment to begin at the house of God;

  The church today has defiled itself by accepting the abominable homosexuality, same sex marriages and the stupid Woke culture.

   Many Christian leaders are hypocrites and agents of the devil. They are more wicked than the heathens. They are heretics, proud, worldly, carnal, unloving and merciless. They are deceivers without truth in them.

  I believe God will use the coming World War 3 to cleanse His house of tares (savage wolves and hypocrites) so that He can prepare new converts to become the bride of the Lamb at Rapture.

Brethren, repent now for it is the eleventh hour. If not, you will be judged as tares, killed and cast into the Lake of fire.

The New Ayatollah (CW103)

        Israel and Iran War

Dan 11:30      "For ships from Chittim (the West) shall come against him; therefore he (king of the North) shall be grieved, and return..."  (KJV)

Fall of Iran
therefore he shall be grieved
  It grieves Ayatollah Ali (king of the North) to witness their defeats and millions of innocent Iranian civilians killed by the powerful enemies, with Ayatollah Ali and the Iranian leadership hunted down and killed for regime change.

Satan cast down to Earth

Rev 12:9      So the great dragon was cast out, that serpent of old, called the Devil and Satan, who deceives the whole world; he was cast to the earth, and his angels were cast out with him. 

   I believe Satan has already been cast down to earth. With his fallen angels (demons), they have been creating havoc throughout the whole world possibly causing :-

1. Extreme Weather

  Deserts flooded, land suffers record temperatures, great droughts, typhoons, snowfall, etc.

2. Changes in Weather Patterns

  These have caused the decrease in food production, where droughts replace the rainy seasons and heavy downpours destroy the flowering season.

3. Mankind nowadays are wicked, selfish, covetous, brutal, loveless and easily angered. There is much racial, religious and ethnic hatred among the people.

2 Tim 3:1-5     But know this, that in the last days perilous times will come: For men will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boasters... slanderers, without self-control, brutal, despisers of good... lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God

4. Great confusion worldwide - mankind has lost their common sense with same sex marriages and the Woke culture. No one is sure of what the future will look like. 

Rev 12:12b      "...Woe to the inhabitants of the earth and the sea! For the devil has come down to you, having great wrath, because he knows that he has a short time.”

Incarnate of Satan

Rev 13:3     And I saw one of his heads as if it had been mortally wounded, and his deadly wound was healed. And all the world marvelled and followed the beast.

   Satan's main motive is to deceive mankind so that they will be cast into hell. So when he is cast down to earth, he will portray himself as the anointed sent by God to save mankind.

  He is now waiting for the Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali to be killed so that he can use his corpse to incarnate into the new King of Persia (Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah) to deceive :-

1. Muslims to accept him as the Mahdi (Saviour)

2. Jews to accept him as God sent King Cyrus of Persia.

3. Christians, who follow the Jews, to accept him as the new Persian King Cyrus

Incarnation of Ayatollah and return (from death)

  Only after Ayatollah Ali is apprehended and killed, the West can then appoint the new Iranian leader. Possibly, during the live broadcast of the funeral service of Ayatollah Ali viewed by the whole world, Satan will make use of the corpse of Ayatollah Ali to incarnate to become the new Ayatollah (Endtime Antichrist or Mahdi). 

  The whole world will marvel at his resurrection and all those deceived will follow him as though he is the anointed sent by God 

2 Cor 11:14     And no wonder! For Satan himself transforms himself into an angel of light.

Told You Before Hand

John 16:4      "But these things I have told you, that when the time comes, you may remember that I told you of them. And these things I did not say to you at the beginning, because I was with you."

  Our Lord told His disciples those things beforehand, so that when those things come to pass, they will remember what He had told them, and then they will believe.

  Then as each sign is being fulfilled, they will look forward to the next sign to be fulfilled. Having complete faith in His prophecies, they will eagerly and joyfully await their fulfillments.

   Brethren, make sure that you have a good understanding of Endtime signs and events.

John 14:29      "And now I have told you before it comes, that when it does come to pass, you may believe."

Fall of Iran (CW102)

        Israel and Iran War

Rumours of Wars
Mat 24:6   And you will hear of wars and rumors of wars. See that you are not troubled; for all these things must come to pass, but the end is not yet. 
  Our Lord said that the wars and rumours of wars during the last days will develop into the horrific World War 3 killing billions of mankind just like it is the end of the world (but the end is not yet)
   With so many wars and rumours of wars in Asia, Africa, Europe and the middle East, let's concentrate on the war between the king of the North (Iran and proxies) and the king of the South (Israel and allies).

Rumours of Iran and Israel
   Iran has been boasting that the first nuclear bomb will be to annihilate Israel.
   Israel, on the other hand promised to destroy all Iranian nuclear facilities if there were signs of Iran making the nuclear bomb.

King of the North

   Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi, commonly referred to as “the Shah of Persia” governed Persia (Iran) from 1953 through 1979 as a secular and authoritarian rule.

   In 1978, riots and demonstrations broke out across the country, pressuring the Shah to abdicate. The Shah left Iran in January 1979, and the country was soon declared an Islamic Republic by the Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, a previously exiled opponent of the Shah. 

  The present king of the North or Supreme leader of Iran is the 86 years old Ayatollah Ali Hosseini Khamenei, a Twelver Shia who believes in the soon coming Mahdi - the saviour of Islam and conqueror of the world.

  Since the fall of Saddam Hussein of Iraq in 1991, Iran had within these 3 decades strengthened its hold on the former Persian Empire with proxies in Syria, Iraq and Lebanon.

Iranian Nuclear Program

  Israel has targeted Iran’s nuclear programme before. It has assassinated a number of nuclear scientists over the years, and launched a number of attacks on the country’s nuclear facilities. Physical attacks have taken the form of drone strikes and commando raids, including one in January 2018 on a facility in Tehran.

  

Ship from the West

Dan 11:29-30a    "At the time appointed he (king of the North - Iran) shall return (retaliation), and come toward the south (Israel); but it shall not be as the former, or as the latter. For the ships of Chittim (the West) shall come against him; therefore he (king of the North) shall be grieved... "  (KJV)

  In 2024, many of the missiles and drones sent by Iran to attack Israel were shot down by the warships of the West (Chittim) stationed in the Mediterranean Sea, the Red Sea and the Persian Gulf.

therefore he shall be grieved

  It grieves Ayatollah Ali (king of the North) to witness their defeats and millions of innocent Iranian civilians bombed, maimed and killed by the powerful enemies. Its inferior arsenals are no match to the superior arsenals of Israel.

   Ayatollah Ali will not surrender but will continue to send his army to die in the hands of the powerful enemies. He believes that after the annihilation of Iran, their Mahdi (Saviour of Islam) will appear to conquer the whole world for Islam.

  Mahdī, (Arabic: "guided one") in Islamic eschatology, a messianic deliverer who will fill earth with justice and equity, restore true religion, and usher in a short golden age lasting seven, eight, or nine years before the end of the world. The belief in the end-time Mahdi is almost universally accepted across all Sunni and Shi'a Muslim denominations. Before his reappearance (Arabic: ظهور, romanized: ṭuhūr), the world will plunge into chaos, where immorality and ignorance will be commonplace. There will be plagues, earthquakes, floods, wars and death.

The Iranians believe that the Mahdi is living in their midst and he will appear after Iran has been annihilated by its enemies. Then he will lead Iran to conquer the whole world for Islam.

  The Iranian leadership has been provoking Israel and its powerful allies of US and the West to attack and defeat Iran to hasten the appearing of their Mahdi.

Mysterious Ships from the West (CW101)

        Israel Iran War

Jesus Proclaimed Daniel a Prophet
Mat 24:15   "Therefore when you see the 'abomination of desolation,' spoken of by Daniel the prophet, standing in the holy place (whoever reads, let him understand)."
   While our Lord was teaching His disciples Endtime signs, He directed them to understand Prophet Daniel's Endtime prophecies (whoever reads, let him understand)
 Our Lord wants us to read and understand the prophecies in the book of Daniel which holds many mysteries to the understanding of important Endtime events.   
  Unfortunately, many Christian Theologians and historians reject Jesus' words and believe that Daniel's Endtime prophecies were fulfilled during the 1st Century BC and AD. Let's pray that they will repent and understand the truth in Jesus' words.

Appointed time is Endtime

Dan 8:19       And he said, “Look, I am making known to you what shall happen in the latter time of the indignation; for at the appointed time the end shall be.

    The appointed time is the end time, and the final war between the king of the North (Persia or Iran) and the king of the South (Israel, Egypt and allies) will only appear at the end time.

Ships from the West

Dan 11:29-30a          “At the time appointed (End-time) he (king of the North - Iran) shall return (retaliation), and come toward the south (Israel); but it shall not be as the former, or as the latter. For the ships of Chittim (the West) shall come against him..." (KJV)

Note  Chittim means the West or land of the West

Dan 11:29-30a         “At the appointed time he will again invade the south, but this time will be different from the first. Ships will come from the west to attack him..."  (God's Word translation)

Warships from the West (Chittim)

    As soon as Hamas attacked Israel on October 7, 2023, US President Joe Biden took the opportunity to send the newest and largest aircraft carrier Jerald Ford strike group to be stationed in the East Mediterranean to protect Israel.

  A week later, another aircraft carrier the Eisenhower strike group was sent to strengthen the defence of Israel. Many nations of the West (UK, France, Germany, Italy, etc.) also sent their warships to the Red Sea, Gulf of Persia and the Arabian Sea to help US maintain peace in the middle East and also prevent Iran from attacking Israel. Iran is now surrounded by the warships of the West.

Warships of the West taking down Iranian missiles and drones

1st. Iranian Retaliatory Aerial Attack

   On 2024 April 13, Iran unleashed a barrage of missiles and drones targeting Israel in retaliation for April 1’s suspected Israeli strike on its consulate in Damascus, which killed 13 people. 

   US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said on Sunday that the US also intercepted “dozens” of missiles and drones launched at Israel from Iraq, Syria and Yemen.

2nd. Iranian Retaliatory Aerial Attack

  On 2024 October 1, two US Navy destroyers launched around a dozen interceptors to help defend Israel against a massive attack by Iran on Tuesday, the Pentagon said.

   On October 26, Israel carried out what it described as “precise and targeted” airstrikes on Iran on Saturday, in retaliation for the barrage of strikes launched by Tehran against Israel earlier this month. This recent aerial strike had wiped out most of the Iranian air defense. Iran is now almost defenseless against any aerial attacks from Israel and the warships of the West.

King of the North

  The present king of the North (Supreme leader of Iran) is the 85 years old Ayatollah Ali Hosseini Khamenei, a Twelver Shia who believes that the Mahdi (the saviour of Islam and conqueror of the world) will appear as soon as Iran is annihilated by enemies.

  For the sake of the coming of their Mahdi, the Iranians are ready for the suicidal attack of powerful Israel and the invincible West.

Mysteries of the Book of Daniel (CW100)

        Israel-Iran War

Daniel was taken into captivity by the Babylonians in 586BC when he was about 18 years old. In 539BC the Babylonians fell to Cyrus the Great, who united the Medes and Persians to create the Achaemenid Empire from approximately 559BC to 331BC.
  The book of Daniel written in the 5th Century BC, prophesied the coming 1st-3rd Century BC Grecian Empire in great detail and accuracy. The book of Daniel was canonized by Ezra as a Prophetic book in the Tanakh or Hebrew Bible in the 5th Century BC.
   In the Letter of Aristeas to Philocrates, "the laws of the Jews" at the request of Ptolemy II Philadelphus (285–247 BCE) were translated into the Greek Septuagint (meaning seventy) by seventy-two Hebrew translators—six from each of the Twelve Tribes of Israel. It was rumoured that the translation took only 72 days.

Fulfillment of Prophecies

   The prophecies in the Book of Daniel was so accurately fulfilled that faithless theologians and historians classified the Book of Daniel as historic or writings. Some of these faithless theologians and historians even suggested that Daniel was only a myth and the book of Daniel was written around 100BC, well after all these historical events had happened. 

Wikipedia – In the Hebrew Bible, the book of Daniel is found in the Ketuvim (writings or historical), while in Christian Bibles it is grouped with the Major Prophets... Though the book is traditionally ascribed to Daniel himself, modern scholarly consensus considers it pseudonymous, the stories of the first half legendary in origin, and the visions of the second the product of anonymous authors in the Maccabean period (1st-2nd Century BC).

Jesus Proclaimed Daniel a Prophet 

Mat 24:15   "Therefore when you see the 'abomination of desolation,' spoken of by Daniel the prophet, standing in the holy place (whoever reads, let him understand)."

   We thank God that our Lord Jesus proclaimed Daniel a prophet of God. Not only that, the book of Daniel holds many mysteries to the understanding of Endtime prophecies. Our Lord wants us to read and understand the prophecies in it so that we will be able to understand those very important Endtime prophecies.

Start of the Grecian Empire 

Dan 11:4   "And when he has arisen, his kingdom shall be broken up and divided toward the four winds of heaven, but not among his posterity nor according to his dominion with which he ruled; for his kingdom shall be uprooted, even for others besides these."

  Alexander left a huge empire at his death. His generals jostled for control of this kingdom.  After much fighting and jockeying for position, Alexander's empire was divided into four major portions by 301 BC:

1. Cassander ruled over Greece,

2. Lysimachus ruled in Asia Minor (Turkey),

3. Seleucus I Nicator (king of the North) ruled in Babylon and Persia, and

4. Ptolemy I Soter (king of the South) ruled over the Holy Land and Egypt.

Dan 11:28 is the last prophecy for the king of the North (former Persian Empire) and the king of the South (Israel and Egypt) of the Grecian Empire, for the Romans defeated the Greeks to establish the Roman Empire, which unified both the kings of the North and South and the whole middle East as part of the Roman Empire.

Appointed time is Endtime

Dan 8:19    And he said, “Look, I am making known to you what shall happen in the latter time of the indignation; for at the appointed time the end shall be.

    The appointed time is the end time, and the final war between the king of the North and the king of the South will only appear at the end time.

Endtime Events

Dan 11:29    “At the appointed time he shall return and go toward the south; but it shall not be like the former or the latter." 

   Dan 11:29 onwards, are prophecies of the endtime or last days, where the affected countries are similar to those in the Grecian days.

I believe Daniel's Endtime prophecies will be as detailed and accurate as his earlier prophecies. Let us enjoy God's endtime signs together as we study Daniel 11.