Current events taking place in the middle east mark striking fulfillment of  Bible prophecy.  The prophet Daniel predicted that the king of the north would cause the take-over of Egypt and other countries.   Jordan and other descendants of Edom, Moab and Ammon would escape.  But Libya and Ethiopia would “be at his steps”.   He will then move to set up his headquarters in Jerusalem.  Who is this king of the north that is behind recent uprisings in middle eastern and African countries?   Watch the next moves and you will see who will try to displace Israel and set up their headquarters in Jerusalem.  Daniel said:

“He shall stretch forth his hand also upon the countries: and the land of Egypt shall not escape.  But he shall have power over the treasures of gold and of silver, and over all the precious things of Egypt: and the Libyans and the Ethiopians shall be at his steps.” Dan. 11:42, 43

“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

Below is Daniel’s prophecy within its context:

“And at the time of the end shall the king of the south push at him: and 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.

He shall enter also into the glorious land, 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.

He shall stretch forth his hand also upon the countries: and the land of Egypt shall not escape.

But he shall have power over the treasures of gold and of silver, and over all the precious things of Egypt: and the Libyans and the Ethiopians shall be at his steps.

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.

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.

And at that time shall Michael stand up, the great prince which standeth for the children of thy people: and there shall be a time of trouble, such as never was since there was a nation even to that same time: and at that time thy people shall be delivered, every one that shall be found written in the book.” Dan. 11:40 – 12:1

When you see these things come to pass, know that the end is near.   The faithful followers of Christ will be persecuted but the mighty hand of God will deliver those whose names are written in the Book of Life.  Jesus says: “the time cometh, that whosoever killeth you will think that he doeth God service, and these things will they do unto you, because they have not known the Father, nor me.” (St. John 16:2, 3). But Jesus says: “I am the resurrection, and the life: he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live” (St. John 11: 25). He has promised to resurrect those who die believing in Him when He returns at His second coming – “For as in Adam all die, even so in Christ shall all be made alive.  But every man in his own order:  Christ the firstfruits; afterward they that are Christ’s at his coming.” (1 Cor. 15:22, 23). He is faithful to His promise and the fulfillment of prophecy assures us that the rest will be fulfilled as prophesied.

You can know the true followers of Christ by the love they have and manifest towards their fellow human beings: “By this shall all men know that ye are my disciples, if ye have love one to another”.  (St. John 13:35).

REFRENCE: J. N. Loughborough, “The Great Second Advent Movement”,  CHAPTER I, INTRODUCTORY, page 25 paragraph 1

The Scriptures reveal the purpose of God in creating the world; and from the word of prophecy we also learn his plan concerning the future: “Thus saith the Lord that created the heavens, God himself that formed the earth and made it; he hath established it, he created it not in vain, he formed it to be inhabited.”9 When he had formed it, he gave it to man. The psalmist says, “The heaven, even the heavens, are the Lord’s; but the earth hath he given to the children of men.”10 But when he gave it to man, man was upright, as expressed by the wise man, “This only have I found, that God hath made man upright; but they have sought out many inventions.”11

We read of the Lord’s dealing with the race, that “when he separated the sons of Adam, he set the bounds of the people according to the number of the children of Israel,”12 that is, according to the number of the true Israel that shall at last be gathered on the earth as subjects of his future kingdom. It is expressed by Paul in these words: “God . . . hath made of one blood all nations of men for to dwell on all the face of the earth, and hath determined the times before appointed, and the bounds of their habitation; that they should seek the Lord, if haply they might feel after him, and find him, though he be not far from every one of us; for in him we live, and move, and have our being.”13 When this original purpose respecting the earth is carried out, “thy people also shall be all righteous.”14 Again it is said of them in that state, “The inhabitant shall not say, I am sick: the people that dwell therein shall be forgiven their iniquity.”15 That will be the time when “the meek shall inherit the earth; and shall delight themselves in the abundance of peace.”16

References

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2. Hebrews 6:19.
3. 1 Thessalonians 2:19.
4. Acts 24:14, 15.
5. Acts 26:6-8.
6. Acts 28:20.
7. Titus 2:11-13.
8. 1 Peter 1:3-7.
9. Isaiah 45:18.
10. Psalms 115:16.
11. Ecclesiastes 7:29.
12. Deut. 32:8.
13. Acts 17:26-28.
14. Isaiah 60:21.
15. Isaiah 33:24.
16. Psalms 37:11.