1. Daniel 11
Our problem
Tribulation narratives
The last World War

2. Picking up in the Middle
Dan 11:29 "At the appointed time he will invade the South again, but this time the outcome will be different from what it was before.
30 Ships of the western coastlands will oppose him, and he will lose heart. Then he will turn back and vent his fury against the holy covenant. He will return and show favor to those who forsake the holy covenant.

3. Picking up in the Middle
Dan 11:29 "At the appointed time he will invade the South again, but this time the outcome will be different from what it was before.
30 Ships of the western coastlands will oppose him, and he will lose heart. Then he will turn back and vent his fury against the holy covenant. He will return and show favor to those who forsake the holy covenant.
Antiochus IV
(Selucid king)

4. Picking up in the Middle
Dan 11:29 "At the appointed time he will invade the South again, but this time the outcome will be different from what it was before.
30 Ships of the western coastlands will oppose him, and he will lose heart. Then he will turn back and vent his fury against the holy covenant. He will return and show favor to those who forsake the holy covenant.
Refers to his persecution of Israel

5. Picking up in the Middle
35 Some of the wise will stumble, so that they may be refined, purified and made spotless until the time of the end, for it will still come at the appointed time.

6. Picking up in the Middle
In vs. 36, the narrative changes
The “despicable one” becomes “the king”
Once again, Antiochus IV is typical of that later ruler who also persecutes believers -- The Beast

7. 7 reasons for a prophetic gap at 11:36
1. Vs. 31 “His armed forces will rise up to desecrate the temple fortress and will abolish the daily sacrifice. Then they will set up the abomination that causes desolation.”

8. 7 reasons for a prophetic gap at 11:36
1. Vs. 31 “His armed forces will rise up to desecrate the temple fortress and will abolish the daily sacrifice. Then they will set up the abomination that causes desolation.”

9. 7 reasons for a prophetic gap at 11:36
Tied by Christ and Daniel to the end times
1. Vs “His armed forces will rise up to desecrate the temple fortress and will abolish the daily sacrifice. Then they will set up the abomination that causes desolation.”

10. 7 reasons for a prophetic gap at 11:36
1. Vs “His armed forces will rise up to desecrate the temple fortress and will abolish the daily sacrifice. Then they will set up the abomination that causes desolation.”
2. Vs. 35, 40 “It pertains to the end time” “at the end time”

11. 7 reasons for a prophetic gap at 11:36
3. 12:1,2 “At that time. . . There will be a time of distress such as has not happened from the beginning of nations until then. (cf. Mat 24:21)
4. vs. 36, change of title from “dispicable one” to “the king”

12. 7 reasons for a prophetic gap at 11:36
5. vs. 40 this “king” goes to war with “the king of the north” but earlier, Seleucids were the king of the north
6. Everything through vs. 35 = fulfilled, but 36ff = unfulfilled

13. 7 reasons for a prophetic gap at 11:36
7. Vs. 37,38 won’t fit Antiochus IV, who was faithful to Greek gods

14. The Last World War Narrative 1 Daniel 11
36 "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.

15. The Last World War
37 He will show no regard for the gods of his fathers or for the desire of women, nor will he regard any god, but will exalt himself above them all.
38 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.

16. The Last World War
Rev. 13:4 “and they worshiped the dragon, because he gave his authority to the beast”
37 He will show no regard for the gods of his fathers or for the desire of women, nor will he regard any god, but will exalt himself above them all.
38 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.

17. The Last World War
39 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.

18. The Last World War
40 "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.

19. The Last World War
40 "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.

20. The Last World War
40 "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.

21. The Last World War
41 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.
42 He will extend his power over many countries; Egypt will not escape.

22. The Last World War
43 He will gain control of the treasures of gold and silver and all the riches of Egypt, with the Libyans and Nubians in submission.
44 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.

23. The Last World War
45 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.

24. The Last World War
12:1 “Now at that time Michael, the great prince who stands guard over the sons of your people, will arise. And there will be a time of distress such as never occurred since there was a nation until that time; and at that time your people, everyone who is found written in the book, will be rescued.”

25. The Last World War Narrative 2: Exekiel 38,39
38:1 The word of the LORD came to me:
2 "Son of man, set your face against Gog, of the land of Magog, the chief prince of Meshech and Tubal; prophesy against him
3 and say: 'This is what the Sovereign LORD says: I am against you, O Gog, chief prince of Meshech and Tubal.

26. The Last World War Josephus and others say these are the Sythians
Narrative 2: Exekiel 38,39
38:1 The word of the LORD came to me:
2 "Son of man, set your face against Gog, of the land of Magog, the chief prince of Meshech and Tubal; prophesy against him
3 and say: 'This is what the Sovereign LORD says: I am against you, O Gog, chief prince of Meshech and Tubal.

27. The Last World War Josephus and others say these are the Sythians
37:6 “from the far north”
38:2 “I will bring you from the far north”
Narrative 2: Exekiel 38,39
38:1 The word of the LORD came to me:
2 "Son of man, set your face against Gog, of the land of Magog, the chief prince of Meshech and Tubal; prophesy against him
3 and say: 'This is what the Sovereign LORD says: I am against you, O Gog, chief prince of Meshech and Tubal.

28. The Last World War Could be “the king of the north”
Josephus and others say these are the Sythians
37:6 “from the far north”
38:2 “I will bring you from the far north”
Narrative 2: Exekiel 38,39
38:1 The word of the LORD came to me:
2 "Son of man, set your face against Gog, of the land of Magog, the chief prince of Meshech and Tubal; prophesy against him
3 and say: 'This is what the Sovereign LORD says: I am against you, O Gog, chief prince of Meshech and Tubal.
Could be “the king of the north”

29. The Last World War
4 I will turn you around, put hooks in your jaws and bring you out with your whole army--your horses, your horsemen fully armed, and a great horde with large and small shields, all of them brandishing their swords.
5 Persia, Cush and Put will be with them, all with shields and helmets,

30. The Last World War Could be “the king of the south”
4 I will turn you around, put hooks in your jaws and bring you out with your whole army--your horses, your horsemen fully armed, and a great horde with large and small shields, all of them brandishing their swords.
5 Persia, Cush and Put will be with them, all with shields and helmets,
Could be “the king of the south”

31. The Last World War
6 also Gomer with all its troops, and Beth Togarmah from the far north with all its troops--the many nations with you. . .

32. The Last World War
8 "After many days you will be summoned; in the latter years you will come into the land that is restored from the sword, whose inhabitants have been gathered from many nations to the mountains of Israel which had been a continual waste; but its people were brought out from the nations, and they are living securely, all of them.

33. The Last World War
8 "After many days you will be summoned; in the latter years you will come into the land that is restored from the sword, whose inhabitants have been gathered from many nations to the mountains of Israel which had been a continual waste; but its people were brought out from the nations, and they are living securely, all of them.

34. The Last World War
8 "After many days you will be summoned; in the latter years you will come into the land that is restored from the sword, whose inhabitants have been gathered from many nations to the mountains of Israel which had been a continual waste; but its people were brought out from the nations, and they are living securely, all of them.

35. The Last World War
10,11 On that day. . . You will say, "I will invade a land of unwalled villages; I will attack a peaceful and unsuspecting people--all of them living without walls and without gates and bars. . .

36. The Last World War
14 "Therefore, son of man, prophesy and say to Gog: 'This is what the Sovereign LORD says:
19 In my zeal and fiery wrath I declare that at that time there shall be a great earthquake in the land of Israel.

37. The Last World War
20 The fish of the sea, the birds of the air, the beasts of the field, every creature that moves along the ground, and all the people on the face of the earth will tremble at my presence. The mountains will be overturned, the cliffs will crumble and every wall will fall to the ground.

38. The Last World War
21 I will summon a sword against Gog on all my mountains, declares the Sovereign LORD. Every man's sword will be against his brother.
22 I will execute judgment upon him with plague and bloodshed; I will pour down torrents of rain, hailstones and fire and brimstone on him and on his troops and on the many nations with him.

39. The Last World War
39:2 I will bring you from the far north and send you against the mountains of Israel.
3 Then I will strike your bow from your left hand and make your arrows drop from your right hand.
4 On the mountains of Israel you will fall, you and all your troops and the nations with you. I will give you as food to all kinds of carrion birds and to the wild animals. . .

40. The Last World War
6 "And I shall send fire upon Magog and those who inhabit the coastlands in safety; and they will know that I am the LORD.

41. The Last World War Narrative 3: Revelations 8,9,16
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- “Phenomenological” or “perspectival” language

42. The Last World War Narrative 3: Revelations 8,9,16
7 And the first sounded, and there came hail and fire, mixed with blood, and they were thrown to the earth; and a third of the earth was burned up, and a third of the trees were burned up, and all the green grass was burned up.
Narrative 3: Revelations 8,9,16
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43. The Last World War Narrative 3: Revelations 8,9,16
7 And the first sounded, and there came hail and fire, mixed with blood, and they were thrown to the earth; and a third of the earth was burned up, and a third of the trees were burned up, and all the green grass was burned up.
Narrative 3: Revelations 8,9,16
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- “Phenomenological” or “perspectival” language

44. The Last World War Narrative 3: Revelations 8,9,16
8 And the second angel sounded, and something like a great mountain burning with fire was thrown into the sea; and a third of the sea became blood;
9 and a third of the creatures, which were in the sea and had life, died; and a third of the ships were destroyed.
Narrative 3: Revelations 8,9,16
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45. The Last World War Narrative 3: Revelations 8,9,16
10 And the third angel sounded, and a great star fell from heaven, burning like a torch, and it fell on a third of the rivers and on the springs of waters;
11 and the name of the star is called Wormwood; and a third of the waters became wormwood; and many men died from the waters, because they were made bitter.
Narrative 3: Revelations 8,9,16
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46. The Last World War Narrative 3: Revelations 8,9,16
Rev And there were flashes of lightning and sounds and peals of thunder; and there was a great earthquake, such as there had not been since man came to be upon the earth, so great an earthquake was it, and so mighty.
Narrative 3: Revelations 8,9,16
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- “Phenomenological” or “perspectival” language

47. The Last World War Narrative 3: Revelations 8,9,16
Rev And there were flashes of lightning and sounds and peals of thunder; and there was a great earthquake, such as there had not been since man came to be upon the earth, so great an earthquake was it, and so mighty.
21 And huge hailstones, about one hundred pounds each, came down from heaven upon men; and men blasphemed God because of the plague of the hail, because its plague was extremely severe.
Narrative 3: Revelations 8,9,16
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48. The Last World War Narrative 4: Isaiah
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49. The Last World War Narrative 4: Isaiah
8 And they will be terrified, Pains and anguish will take hold of them; They will writhe like a woman in labor, They will look at one another in astonishment, Their faces aflame.
Narrative 4: Isaiah
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50. The Last World War Narrative 4: Isaiah
8 And they will be terrified, Pains and anguish will take hold of them; They will writhe like a woman in labor, They will look at one another in astonishment, Their faces aflame.
12 I will make mortal man scarcer than pure gold, And mankind than the gold of Ophir.
Narrative 4: Isaiah
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51. The Last World War Narrative 4: Isaiah
8 And they will be terrified, Pains and anguish will take hold of them; They will writhe like a woman in labor, They will look at one another in astonishment, Their faces aflame.
12 I will make mortal man scarcer than pure gold, And mankind than the gold of Ophir.
13 Therefore I shall make the heavens tremble, And the earth will be shaken from its place
Narrative 4: Isaiah
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52. The Last World War Narrative 4: Isaiah
the inhabitants of the earth are burned, and few men are left.
Narrative 4: Isaiah
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53. The Last World War Narrative 4: Isaiah
the inhabitants of the earth are burned, and few men are left.
19 The earth is broken asunder, The earth is split through, The earth is shaken violently.
Narrative 4: Isaiah
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54. The Last World War Narrative 4: Isaiah
the inhabitants of the earth are burned, and few men are left.
19 The earth is broken asunder, The earth is split through, The earth is shaken violently.
20 The earth reels to and fro like a drunkard, And it totters like a shack, For its transgression is heavy upon it, And it will fall, never to rise again.
Narrative 4: Isaiah
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55. The Last World War
Narrative 5: Zechariah

56. The Last World War Narrative 5: Zechariah Zechariah 14
12 Now this will be the plague with which the LORD will strike all the peoples who have gone to war against Jerusalem; their flesh will rot while they stand on their feet, and their eyes will rot in their sockets, and their tongue will rot in their mouth.
Narrative 5: Zechariah

57. The Last World War Narrative 5: Zechariah Zechariah 14
12 Now this will be the plague with which the LORD will strike all the peoples who have gone to war against Jerusalem; their flesh will rot while they stand on their feet, and their eyes will rot in their sockets, and their tongue will rot in their mouth.
Narrative 5: Zechariah

58. The Last World War Narrative 5: Zechariah Zechariah 14
12 Now this will be the plague with which the LORD will strike all the peoples who have gone to war against Jerusalem; their flesh will rot while they stand on their feet, and their eyes will rot in their sockets, and their tongue will rot in their mouth.
13 And it will come about in that day that a great panic from the Lord will fall on them; and they will seize one another's hand, and the hand of one will be lifted against the hand of another.
Narrative 5: Zechariah

59. King of the North Gog & Magog
Persia Cush & Put
Persia Cush & Put
Persia Cush & Put

60. The Beast The Beast The Beast
Dan 11:40 “He will invade many countries and sweep through them like a flood.”
The Beast

61. Dan 11:41 “He will also invade the Beautiful Land.”

63. Ezek 38:21 "And I shall call for a sword against [Gog and Magog] on all My mountains,” declares the Lord GOD. ” Every man's sword will be against his brother.

64. 22 “And with pestilence and with blood I shall enter into judgment with him; and I shall rain on him, and on his troops, and on the many peoples who are with him, a torrential rain, with hailstones, fire, and brimstone.”

65. 22 “And with pestilence and with blood I shall enter into judgment with him; and I shall rain on him, and on his troops, and on the many peoples who are with him, a torrential rain, with hailstones, fire, and brimstone.”

66. Dan 11:42 He will extend his power over many countries; Egypt will not escape.

67. Dan 11:44 “But reports from the east and the north will alarm him,”
The Kings of the East
Dan 11:44 “But reports from the east and the north will alarm him,”

68. Dan 11:44 “But reports from the east and the north will alarm him,”
The Kings of the East
Rev. 9:14 "Release the four angels who are bound at the great river Euphrates."
Dan 11:44 “But reports from the east and the north will alarm him,”

69. Dan 11:44 “But reports from the east and the north will alarm him,”
The Kings of the East
Rev. 9:14 "Release the four angels who are bound at the great river Euphrates."
15 And the four angels who had been kept ready for this very hour and day and month and year were released to kill a third of mankind.
Dan 11:44 “But reports from the east and the north will alarm him,”

70. Dan 11:44 “But reports from the east and the north will alarm him,”
The Kings of the East
Rev. 9:14 "Release the four angels who are bound at the great river Euphrates."
15 And the four angels who had been kept ready for this very hour and day and month and year were released to kill a third of mankind.
16 The number of the mounted troops was two hundred million. I heard their number.
Dan 11:44 “But reports from the east and the north will alarm him,”

71. Dan 11:44 “But reports from the east and the north will alarm him,”
The Kings of the East
Rev. 9:14 "Release the four angels who are bound at the great river Euphrates."
15 And the four angels who had been kept ready for this very hour and day and month and year were released to kill a third of mankind.
16 The number of the mounted troops was two hundred million. I heard their number.
Dan 11:44 “But reports from the east and the north will alarm him,”

72. Dan 11:44 “But reports from the east and the north will alarm him,”
The Kings of the East
Rev. 16:12 The sixth angel poured out his bowl on the great river Euphrates, and its water was dried up to prepare the way for the kings from the East.
Dan 11:44 “But reports from the east and the north will alarm him,”

73. Dan 11:44 “But reports from the east and the north will alarm him,”
The Kings of the East
Rev. 16:12 The sixth angel poured out his bowl on the great river Euphrates, and its water was dried up to prepare the way for the kings from the East.
and [demons] go out to the kings of the whole world, to gather them for the battle on the great day of God Almighty.. .
Dan 11:44 “But reports from the east and the north will alarm him,”

74. Dan 11:44 “But reports from the east and the north will alarm him,”
The Kings of the East
Rev. 16:12 The sixth angel poured out his bowl on the great river Euphrates, and its water was dried up to prepare the way for the kings from the East.
and [demons] go out to the kings of the whole world, to gather them for the battle on the great day of God Almighty.. .Then they gathered the kings together to the place that in Hebrew is called Armageddon.
Dan 11:44 “But reports from the east and the north will alarm him,”

76. Armageddon

78. Dan 11:45 He will pitch his royal tents between the seas at the beautiful holy mountain.

79. Dan 11:45 He will pitch his royal tents between the seas at the beautiful holy mountain.

80. Dan 11:45 Yet he will come to his end, and no one will help him.

81. At This Point God has seen enough
The autonomous human project is an undeniable failure
Jesus Christ returns to set the world straight

82. The Lessons Why is war so prominent in end times prophecies?
Humankind think they are basically okay
“We may have some problems but we’re working on them”

83. The Lessons
God says our problems are desperate and hopeless apart from him
Our moral evil expressed not only in greed, oppression, and God-tight systems. . .
but also, supremely, in War

84. The Lessons
Short movie

85. The Lessons What do you think is going to happen?
Where will we look for a solution?

86. Next Time What does God mean when he says “rescue”? Dan 12:1
How should I react?

87. Daniel 11
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