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elieved that the Antichrist’s rise to power will be through that government. Will he be the one
that will actually make it happen? Revelation 17:12 says: “And the ten horns which thou sawest
are ten kings, which have received no kingdom as yet; but receive power as kings one hour with
the beast.” So, with the resources of a united Europe behind him, he would definitely have a
political base from which to operate from diplomatically.
According to Daniel, “his power shall be mighty,” (8:24) and “he shall cause craft to prosper
in his hand,” (8:25). The success he will achieve in Europe will no doubt give him international
recognition. In Daniel 11:7, it says: “...and power was given him over all kindreds, and tongues,
and nations.” This seems to imply a larger scope of authority. Is it possible that he will become
the Secretary-General of a UN that has been transformed into a world government (due to the
efforts of the New World Order)? How else would he be in a position to exercise authority over
such a large group of people?
The Middle East has been a powder keg for many years because the Arab nations (Esau’s
descendants) feel they had their birthright taken away by Israel (Jacob’s descendants). A
covenant is made with “many for a week,” or seven years. Because the second part of that verse
talks about causing the sacrifices to stop, which is an obvious reference to the reinstitution of
Temple sacrifice is Jerusalem, it has been assumed that the covenant was just made with Israel.
How can just Israel be referred to as “many?” The terminology dictates that the covenant would
have to be made with “many” nations, and it would have to be nations somewhat associated with
Israel. This would seem to be a covenant between the Antichrist (leader of the world
government), Israel and the Arab nations, in order to seek a peaceful solution to the Middle East
crisis. Somehow he will achieve a diplomatic solution that will give the Arabs what they want,
and give the Jews the security they want, which will enable them to build or erect a Temple, on
its original foundation, so that Temple sacrifice can be resumed. Even though there were 300
specific predictions concerning Jesus, the Jewish people didn’t accept Him because they were
expecting a great conqueror to deliver them from the Romans. However, it won’t take long for
this western European leader to be heralded as the Messiah they have been waiting for.
The aim of a world government will be to seek complete disarmament in order to maintain
peace. Any country that does not willingly join in will be forced to comply, as it says that “he
shall destroy wonderfully…”
Meanwhile, the individual who has emerged as the preeminent religious leader in the world
will succeed in bringing together the major religions to form a new coalition of Christianity that
will be bound together with New Age philosophy. To legitimize his claim of being called by God
to lead the Church, he will use his mastery of the occult to give the illusion of being able to
perform “miracles.” (Revelation 13:13-14)
In the “midst” (or 3-1/2 years) of the covenant, it seems that diplomacy was not enough to
bring lasting peace to this region. In Daniel 11:40, we find a conflict between the “king of the
north” and the “king of the south.” Chapter 11:42-43 and historical prospective (dual prophecy)
leads us to believe that the “king of the south” will be Egypt. The “king of the north” has been
identified as Syria, and it is believed that this is the country that the Antichrist will come out of.
This conflict is identified as the vehicle through which the Antichrist gains control of the nations
(10 horns) of the old Holy Roman Empire. Well, that’s one scenario.
You have to ask yourself, why would Egypt attack Syria? Since signing a peace treaty with
Israel, Egypt has been involved in any armed conflicts. If anything, I could see Syria (who has
been very militant) attacking Egypt because of their treaty with Israel. More important, Syria is a
small country, and does not have the military capability to do all that is being attributed to it.