School of the Prophets 2004

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1 School of the Prophets 2004 The King of the North Part four: Verse The King of the North - Part 4. Verse

2 God s Helping Hand Everything that can be done should be done to circulate Thoughts on Daniel and Revelation.. I know of no other book that can take the place of this one. It is God s helping hand. Instruction has been given me that the important books containing the light that God has given regarding Satan s apostasy in heaven should be given a wide circulation just now; for through them the truth will reach many minds. Patriarchs and Prophets, Daniel and the Revelation,, and The Great Controversy are needed now as never before. They should be widely circulated because the truths they emphasize will open many blind eyes. Publishing Ministry,, 356. The King of the North - Part 4. Verse

3 Daniel 11:5 And the king of the south shall be strong, and one of his princes; and he shall be strong above him, and have dominion; his dominion shall be a great dominion. The king of the north and the king of the south are many times referred to in the remaining portion of this chapter. It therefore becomes essential to an understanding of the prophecy clearly to identify these powers. When Alexander s empire was divided, the different portions lay toward the four winds of heaven, west, north, east, and south; these divisions of course to be reckoned from the standpoint of Palestine, the native land of the prophet.... The divisions of Alexander s kingdom with respect to Palestine were situated as follows: The King of the North - Part 4. Verse

4 Cassander had Greece... which lay to the west; Lysimachus had Thrace,... Seleucus had Syria and Babylon,, which lay principally to the east; and Ptolemy had Egypt... which lay to the south. During the wars and revolutions which for long ages succeeded, these geographical boundaries were frequently changed.... But whatever changes might occur, these first divisions of the empire must determine the names which these portions of territory should ever afterward bear, or we have no standard by which to test the application of the prophecy: that is, whatever power at any time should occupy the territory which at first constituted the kingdom of the north,, that power... would be the king of the north; ; and whatever power should occupy that which at first constituted the kingdom of the south, that power would so long be the king of the south.. We speak of only these two, because they are the only ones afterward spoken of in the prophecy. Daniel and the Revelation,, 250. The King of the North - Part 4. Verse

5 North & South The power that controls Egypt Is the king of the south The power that controls Babylon Is the king of the north Pagan Rome is the king of the north from verse 16 through verse 30. Papal Rome is the king of the north from verse 31 through verse 45. The King of the North - Part 4. Verse

6 Pagan Rome And in those times there shall many stand up against the king of the south: also the robbers of thy people shall exalt themselves to establish the vision; but they shall fall.. Verse 14. A new power is now introduced, the robbers of thy people; literally, says Bishop Newton, the breakers of thy people. Far away on the banks of the Tiber, a kingdom had been nourishing itself with ambitious projects and dark designs. Small and weak at first, it grew with marvelous rapidity in strength and vigor, reaching out cautiously here and there to try its prowess, and test the vigor of its warlike arm, till, conscious of its power, it boldly reared its head among the nations of the earth, and seized with invincible hand the helm of their affairs. Henceforth the name of Rome stands upon the historic page, destined for long ages to control the affairs of the world, and exert a mighty influence among the nations even to the end of time. Daniel and the Revelation,, 256. The King of the North - Part 4. Verse

7 Antiochus? The king of the south, in this verse, without any doubt, means king of Egypt; but what the robbers of thy people means remains yet a doubt perhaps to some. That it cannot mean Antiochus, or any king of Syria, it is plain; ; for the angel had been talking about that nation for a number of verses previous, and now says, also the robbers of thy people, &c., evidently implying some other nation.... Again, to establish the vision, must mean to make sure, complete, or fulfill the same. And if it cannot be shown that the Grecian kingdom was to rob the people of God, I think it must mean some other nation which would do these acts, to which every word will apply. And to this we need not be at a loss; for at this very time of which the angel is speaking, Rome,, the last kingdom in Daniel s vision, did exalt itself, and this kingdom did have the very marks in the vision, and in the events following. William Miller, Miller s Works, Volume 2, Lecture 6, 89. The King of the North - Part 4. Verse

8 Daniel 8:9 3. The little horn waxed great toward the south. This was true of Rome. Egypt was made a province of the Roman empire B.C.30,, and continued such for some centuries. 4. The little horn waxed great toward the east. This also was true of Rome. Rome conquered Syria B.C.65,, and made it a province. 5. The little horn waxed great toward the pleasant land. So did Rome. Judea is called the pleasant land in many scriptures. The Romans made it a province of their empire, B.C.63,, and eventually destroyed the city and the temple, and scattered the Jews over the face of the whole earth. Daniel and the Revelation,, 176. The King of the North - Part 4. Verse

9 Verse 16: east and the pleasant land Although Egypt could not stand before Antiochus, the king of the north, Antiochus could not stand before the Romans, who now came against him. No kingdoms were longer able to resist this rising power. Syria was conquered, and added to the Roman empire, when Pompey, B.C.65,, deprived Antiochus Asiaticus of his possessions, and reduced Syria to a Roman province. The same power was also to stand in the Holy Land, and consume it. Rome became connected with the people of God, the Jews, by alliance, B.C.162,, from which date it holds a prominent place in the prophetic calendar. It did not, however, acquire jurisdiction over Judea by actual conquest till B.C.63; ; and then in the following manner. Daniel and the Revelation,, 259. The King of the North - Part 4. Verse

10 Verse 17: The south Verse 16 brought us down to the conquest of Syria and Judea by the Romans. Rome had previously conquered Macedon and Thrace. Egypt was now all that remained of the whole kingdom of Alexander, not brought into subjection to the Roman power, which power now set its face to enter by force into that country... By the upright ones of the text are doubtless meant the Jews, who gave him the assistance already mentioned. Without this, he must have failed; with it, he completely subdued Egypt to his power, B.C.47.. Daniel and the Revelation, 261, 264. The King of the North - Part 4. Verse

11 Verse 25 By verses 23 and 24 we are brought down this side of the league between the Jews and the Romans, B.C. 161,, to the time when Rome had acquired universal dominion. The verse now before us brings to view a vigorous campaign against the king of the south, Egypt, and the occurrence of a notable battle between great and mighty armies. Did such events as these transpire in the history of Rome about this time? They did. The was was the war between Egypt and Rome; and the battle was the battle of Actium. Daniel and the Revelation,, 274. The King of the North - Part 4. Verse

12 31 BC The battle was fought September 2, B.C.31,, at the mouth of the gulf of of Ambracia,, near the city of Actium. The world was the stake for which these stern warriors, Antony and Caesar, now played.... This battle doubtless marks the commencement of the time mentioned in verse 24. And as during this time devices were to be forcast from the stronghold, or Rome, we should conclude that at the end of that period western supremacy would cease, or such a change take place in the empire that the city would no longer be considered the seat of government. From B.C.31,, a prophetic time, or 360 years, would bring us to A.D.330. And it hence becomes a noteworthy fact that the seat of empire was removed from Rome to Constantinople by Constantine the Great in that very year. Daniel and the Revelation,, 276. The King of the North - Part 4. Verse

13 Much of the History The prophecy in the eleventh of Daniel has nearly reached its complete fulfillment. Much of the history that has taken place in fulfillment of this prophecy will be repeated. Manuscript Releases,, number 13, 394. Prophetic conquests of modern Rome Verse forty: king of the south Verse forty-one: one: The glorious land Verses forty-two two and forty-three: three: Egypt Prophetic conquests of pagan Rome Verse sixteen: Becomes king of the north by conquering the east in BC 65. Then conquers the pleasant land in BC 63. Verse seventeen: Conquers the king of the south in BC 47. Returns to conquer Egypt in BC 31. After pagan Rome becomes king of the north, it conquers the king of the south,, the glorious land and Egypt. The King of the North - Part 4. Verse

14 Upright Ones He shall also set his face to enter with the strength of his whole kingdom, and upright ones with him; thus shall he do: and he shall give him the daughter of women, corrupting her: but she shall not stand on his h side, neither be for him. Verse 17. The war growing more threatening, Caesar sent into all the neighboring countries for help.... Antipater the Idumean joined him with 3,000 Jews. The Jews, who held the passes into Egypt, permitted the army to pass on without interruption. Without this co-operation operation on their part, the whole plan must have failed.. The arrival of this army decided the contest. A decisive battle was fought near the Nile, resulting in a complete victory for Caesar. Ptolemy, attempting to escape, was drowned in the river. Alexandria and all Egypt then submitted to the victor. Rome had now entered into and absorbed the whole of the original kingdom of Alexander. By the upright ones of the text are doubtless meant the Jews, who gave him the assistance already mentioned. Without this, he must have failed; ; with it, he completely subdued Egypt to his power, B.C.47.. Daniel and the Revelation,, 264. The King of the North - Part 4. Verse

15 Literal and Spiritual Howbeit that was not first which is spiritual, but that which is natural; and afterward that which is spiritual. The first man is of the earth, earthy: the second man is the Lord from heaven. 1 Corinthians 15: And if ye be Christ s, then are ye Abraham s seed, and heirs according to the promise. Galatians 3:29. Before the time-period of the cross, prophecy is literal After the time-period of the cross, prophecy is spiritual The King of the North - Part 4. Verse

16 The time of the end is 1798 And in 1798 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. The king of the south Push The king of the north Come against like a whirlwind Chariots & horsemen Ships Countries Overflow and pass over The King of the North - Part 4. Verse

17 The king of the South? And in 1798 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. The king of the south Push The king of the north Come against like a whirlwind Chariots & horsemen Ships Countries Overflow and pass over The King of the North - Part 4. Verse

18 Literal or Spiritual? The power that controls Egypt in is after the time-period of the cross. The power that controls spiritual Egypt. And their dead bodies shall lie in the street of the great city, which spiritually is called Sodom and Egypt,, where also our Lord was crucified. Revelation 11:8. The King of the North - Part 4. Verse

19 Spiritual Egypt This is atheism,, and the nation represented by Egypt would give voice to a similar denial of the claims of the living God and would manifest a like spirit of unbelief and defiance. The Great Controversy,, 269. Atheism is represented by Egypt. ATHEISM The King of the North - Part 4. Verse

20 Speaking: give voice The speaking of the nation is the action of its legislative and judicial authorities. The Great Controversy,, 443. During the Revolution, in 1793, the world for the first time heard an assembly of men, born and educated in civilization, and assuming the right to govern one of the finest of the European nations, uplift their united voice to deny the most solemn truth which man s s soul receives, and renounce unanimously the belief and worship of a Deity. The Great Controversy,, 270. The King of the North - Part 4. Verse

21 The Same Teachings The worldwide dissemination of the same teachings that led to the French Revolution all are tending to involve the whole world in a struggle similar to that which convulsed France. Education,, 228. France presented also the characteristics which especially distinguished Sodom. During the Revolution there was manifest a state of moral debasement and corruption similar to that which brought destruction upon the cities of the plain. And the historian presents together the atheism and the licentiousness of France, as given in the prophecy: Intimately connected with these laws affecting religion, was that which reduced the union of marriage the most sacred engagement which human beings can form, and the permanence of which leads most strongly to the consolidation of society to to the state of a mere civil contract of a transitory character, which any two persons might engage in and cast loose at pleasure. The Great Controversy,, 271. The King of the North - Part 4. Verse

22 Atheistic France According to the words of the prophet, then, a little before the year 1798 some power of satanic origin and character would rise to make war upon the Bible. And in the land where the testimony of God s two witnesses should thus be silenced, there would be manifest the atheism of the Pharaoh and the licentiousness of Sodom. This prophecy has received a most exact and striking fulfillment in the history of France. The Great Controversy,, 269. The King of the North - Part 4. Verse

23 Verse FORTY And in 1798 atheistic France shall 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. Push The king of the north Come against like a whirlwind Chariots & horsemen Ships Countries Overflow and pass over The King of the North - Part 4. Verse

24 Push: to war against And in 1798 atheistic France shall initiate a war against 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. The king of the north Come against like a whirlwind Chariots & horsemen Ships Countries Overflow and pass over The King of the North - Part 4. Verse

25 Context of the Passage And in 1798 atheistic France shall initiate a war against him [the[ king of the north] 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. The king of the north Come against like a whirlwind Chariots & horsemen Ships Countries Overflow and pass over The King of the North - Part 4. Verse

26 The Power that Controls Spiritual Babylon So he carried me away in the spirit into the wilderness: and I saw a woman sit upon a scarlet coloured beast, full of names of blasphemy, having seven heads and ten horns. And the woman was arrayed in purple and scarlet colour, and decked with gold and precious stones and pearls, having a golden cup in her hand full of abominations and filthiness of her fornication: And upon her forehead was a name written, MYSTERY, BABYLON THE GREAT, THE MOTHER OF HARLOTS AND ABOMINATIONS OF THE EARTH. Revelation 17:3-5. The King of the North - Part 4. Verse

27 Spiritual Babylon is the papacy! The woman (Babylon( Babylon) ) of Revelation 17 is described as arrayed in purple and scarlet color, and decked with gold and precious stones and pearls, having a golden cup in her hand full of abominations and filthiness:... and upon her forehead was a name written, Mystery, Babylon the Great, the mother of harlots. Says the prophet: I I saw the woman drunk with the blood of the saints, and with the blood of the martyrs of Jesus. Babylon is further declared to be that great city, which reigneth over the kings of the earth. Revelation 17:4 6, 18. The power that for so many centuries maintained despotic sway over the monarchs of Christendom is Rome. The Great Controversy,, 382. The King of the North - Part 4. Verse

28 The King of the North And in 1798 atheistic France shall initiate a war against the papacy, but in time the papacy shall come against him [the[ king of the south] 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. Come against like a whirlwind Chariots & horsemen Ships Countries Overflow and pass over The King of the North - Part 4. Verse

29 Time Moves Forward During the wars and revolutions which for long ages succeeded, these geographical boundaries were frequently changed.... But whatever changes might occur, these first divisions of the empire must determine the names which these portions of territory should ever afterward bear, or we have no standard by which to test the application of the prophecy: that is, whatever power at any time should occupy the territory which at first constituted the kingdom of the north,, that power... would be the king of the north; ; and whatever power should occupy that which at first constituted the kingdom of the south, that power would so long be the king of the south.. We speak of only these two, because they are the only ones afterward spoken of in the prophecy. Daniel and the Revelation,, 250. The King of the North - Part 4. Verse

30 Revolution & the king of the south 1793: According to the words of the prophet, then, a little before the year 1798 some power of Satanic origin and character would rise to make war upon the Bible.... This prophecy has received a most exact and striking fulfillment in the history of France.. During the Revolution of The Great Controversy,, : : the Russian Revolution. The King of the North - Part 4. Verse

31 The Modern king of the south And in 1798 atheistic France shall initiate a war against the papacy, but in time the papacy shall come against the modern king of the south, the Soviet Union 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. Come against like a whirlwind Chariots & horsemen Ships Countries Overflow and pass over The King of the North - Part 4. Verse

32 Come Against Like a Whirlwind come-8175:a prim. root; to storm; ; by impl.. to shiver, i.e. fear-:be (horribly) afraid, fear, hurl as a storm,, be tempestuous, come like (take away as with) a whirlwind. against-5921: same as : from : Prim. root to ascend,, intrans. (be high) or act. (mount); used in great variety of senses, primary and secondary, lit. and fig. (as follows):- arise (up). (cause to) ascend up. whirlwind-8175: same as come above. Strong s. The King of the North - Part 4. Verse

33 Chariots and Horsemen And in 1798 atheistic France shall initiate a war against the papacy, but in time the papacy shall retaliate against the Soviet Union and shall mightily sweep it away using chariots, and with horsemen, and with many ships; and he shall enter into the countries, and shall overflow and pass over. Chariots & horsemen Ships Countries Overflow and pass over The King of the North - Part 4. Verse

34 Chariots & Horsemen Then Adonijah the son of Haggith exalted himself, saying, I will be king: and he prepared him chariots and horsemen,, and fifty men to run before him. 1 Kings 1:5. And Ben-hadad the king of Syria gathered all his host together: and there were twenty and two kings with him, and horses and chariots: : and he went up and besieged Samaria, and warred against it. 1 Kings 20:1. Nations will be stirred to their very center. Support will be withdrawn from those who proclaim God s s only standard of righteousness as the only sure test of character. And all who will not bow to the decree of national councils, and obey the national laws to exalt the sabbath instituted by the man of sin to disregard God s s holy day, will feel, not the oppressive power of popery alone, but of the Protestant world,, the image of the beast. Letter 55,, December 8, The King of the North - Part 4. Verse

35 $HIP$ They that go down to the sea in ships,, that do business in great waters. Psalm 107:23. She is like the merchant ships; ; she bringeth her food from afar. Proverbs 31:14. For in one hour so great riches is come to nought.. And every shipmaster,, and all the company of ships,, and sailors, and as many as trade by sea,, stood afar off, And cried when they saw the smoke of her burning, saying, What city is like unto this great city! And they cast dust on their heads, and cried, weeping and wailing, saying, Alas, alas that great city, wherein were made rich all that had ships in the sea by reason of her coastlines! for in one hour she is made desolate. Revelation 18: The King of the North - Part 4. Verse

36 Chariots and Horsemen And in 1798 atheistic France shall initiate a war against the papacy, but in time the papacy shall retaliate against the Soviet Union, mightily sweeping it away in conjunction with an ally that supplies military and economic strength. and he shall enter into the countries, and shall overflow and pass over. Countries Overflow and pass over The King of the North - Part 4. Verse

37 An Ally And the beast which I saw was like unto a leopard, and his feet were as the feet of a bear, and his mouth as the mouth of a lion: and the dragon gave him his power,, and his seat, and great authority. Revelation 13:2. And I beheld another beast coming up out of the earth; and he had two horns like a lamb, and he spake as a dragon. And he exerciseth all the power of the first beast before him, and causeth the earth and them which dwell therein to worship the first beast, whose deadly wound was healed. Revelation 13:11, 12. And he came to the ram that had two horns, which I had seen standing before the river, and ran unto him in the fury of his power. And I saw him come close unto the ram, and he was moved with choler against him, and smote the ram, and brake his two horns: and there was no power in the ram to stand before him, but he cast him down to the ground, and stamped upon him: and there was none that could deliver the ram out of his hand. Daniel 8:6, 7. Power is military strength The papacy in prophecy never possesses its own military strength! Chariots and horsemen must symbolize supplied supplied military strength The King of the North - Part 4. Verse

38 The Power of Arms and Money And in 1798 atheistic France shall initiate a war against the papacy, but in time the papacy shall retaliate against the Soviet Union and shall mightily sweep it away through an alliance between the power in Bible prophecy which possesses military and economic strength. and he shall enter into the countries, and shall overflow and pass over. Countries Overflow and pass over The King of the North - Part 4. Verse

39 Arms and Money And he had power to give life unto the image of the beast, that the image of the beast should both speak, and cause that as many as would not worship the image of the beast should be killed.. And he causeth all, both small and great, rich and poor, free and bond, to receive a mark in their right hand, or in their foreheads: And that no man might buy or sell,, save he that had the mark, or the name of the beast, or the number of his name. Revelation 13: At the time when the Papacy, robbed of its strength, was forced to desist from persecution, John beheld a new power coming up to echo the dragon's voice, and carry forward the same cruel and blasphemous work. This power, the last that is to wage war against the church and the law of God, is represented by a beast with lamblike horns. The beasts preceding it had risen from the sea; but this came up out of the earth, representing the peaceful rise of the nation which it symbolized-- --the United States. Signs of the Times,, February 8, The King of the North - Part 4. Verse

40 The United States And in 1798 atheistic France shall initiate a war against the papacy, but in time the papacy shall retaliate against the Soviet Union and shall mightily sweep it away through a secret alliance formed with the United States. Then the papacy will enter into the countries, and shall overflow and pass over. Countries are in the plural Verse forty-one one countries is supplied Verse forty-two two countries are plural Whoever the king of the south is when the papacy sweeps it away, it consists of a confederacy of countries! The King of the North - Part 4. Verse

41 The Soviet Union And in 1798 atheistic France shall initiate a war against the papacy, but in time the papacy shall come against the Soviet Union and shall mightily sweep it away through a secret an alliance formed with the United States. Then the papacy enter into the countries that made up the Soviet Union, and overflowed and passed over. overflow-7857: a prim. root; to gush; ; by impl. to inundate, cleanse; by anal. to gallop, conquer;- drown, (over-) ) flow (-whelm),( rinse. run. rush. (thoroughly) wash (away). pass-5674: a prim. root; to cross over. Strong s. The King of the North - Part 4. Verse