Holy Scriptures and Israel

Guest (Male): Shalom. Holy Scriptures and Israel is a ministry designed to share with the Jewish people the good news of the Lord Jesus Yeshua the Messiah and to instruct Christians on the Jewish roots of their faith. And now teaching God's word from a Hebrew Messianic perspective here is Gideon Levytam.

Gideon Levytam: The study of Daniel chapter 11 so he whatever he's going to do he's going to do it for gain and he's going to do it with with all kind of military success and much influence upon the face of this earth. And so verses 36 37 38 and 39 gives us the character of the coming Antichrist or what will the anti-messiah will do at his coming. Now verse 40 to 45 that's the second half of this portion. In verses 40 to 45 it is the military career of the Antichrist his conquest. You see how he will be also he will lead the military.

He will he will fight and he will seek to take control. And so verse 40 now Egypt and Syria will act jointly at the end of time. Verse 40 and at that time 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. Now let me just pause here for for a moment. It is interesting here that this particular at this particular time Egypt and Syria will seek to attack him.

It says here that at that time at the end shall the king of the south this is Egypt push at him. That's the Antichrist. And the king of the north this is Syria shall come against him like a whirlwind with chariots and with horsemen and with many ships. And so there will be the opposition that he will have by both that at that time Egypt and Syria they will push against him. And so it says here that and and and if you just take this in connection imagine we have seven years tribulation period. In the beginning of the first three the first three and a half years he will enter into a position of of authority and rulership in a very sneaky way.

You remember we studied it in the book of Revelation in in the beginning of chapter six of Revelation where he going to come appearing like he's trying to make peace. He's going to come in a very sneaky way to try to to take to have to take his authority in a very sneaky way. But by the time that we get to the middle of the tribulation things will be completely different. And so in the beginning everything seems to be fine. Even though it is a tribulation but still when it's come to this man to this wicked willful king he in the beginning of the tribulation beginning in a very smooth way.

But by the time that we get to the middle of the tribulation things are going to get harder and he's going to seek to have his own way. And so it is interesting that the king of the south and the king of the north are going to attack him. Now how they're going to attack him? They're going to attack him by attacking the nation of Israel. The nation of Israel made a covenant with him. And so by the way for for for for them to attack this Antichrist they will seek to come and attack the nation of Israel.

And so by attacking the nation of Israel we find out that he is going to go and seek to come and and and attack back. And so we read here he shall enter into the countries and he shall overflow and he will pass over. That's the Antichrist. That is in verse 40. And then we read he continuing in verse 41 it says that the Antichrist will enter into the land of Israel. 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.

And so by him going to go back to attack the king of the north Syria and Egypt in the land of Israel he is going back into the what we call here the glorious land here in verse 41. And so we really are here at a time at a point of basically the middle of the tribulation. When he is going back to stop the attack of the king of of of Syria and Egypt then he's going he's overflowing he's passing all sort of countries in the Middle East and eventually he's entering into the glorious land.

That is the land of Israel. The land of Israel called the glorious land. And so in this verse verse 41 the Antichrist enter Israel and what's happening somehow he's sparing three if you want to call it three nations Edom Moab and Ammon. It says these shall escape out of his hand. Even Edom Moab and of the chief of the children of Ammon that is in the east. Of course if you look at the map today Edom Moab and Ammon by the way Rabbath Ammon is the capital city of Jordan present-day Jordan today. And it is beautiful to see that in my imagination in in other words for me to think about what is presently found in the in Edom Moab and Ammon in the same area.

If you look at the map the north of course is Syria the south of course is Egypt. In the west it is the Mediterranean and in the east is Jordan as we have just heard. And what happening is also it's very interesting because if you remember that when God said through Daniel in chapter seven and also chapter nine and the Lord Jesus the Messiah said in Matthew 24 verse 15 when you shall see therefore the abomination of desolation standing or in the temple. Anyone who read Daniel whosoever whoever read the book of Daniel let him flee into the mountains or into the desert.

In other words the tribulation period the Jewish remnant the people of Israel will flee the people of Judah of and Israel will flee. Where they're going to flee? They're not going to flee to the west Mediterranean. They not going to flee to the south. We have Egypt. We not going to flee to the north but they're going to flee into a location that is found in the area of Edom Moab Ammon present-day Jordan. In fact it is right there where we have what is well known today a place it is called Petra Bozrah where many do believe that is the location where the future remnant of Israel will escape and God will preserve them in this area.

And turn to Micah the Old Testament prophet Micah chapter two. In Micah two I'm going to read just a couple of verses there verse 12. Micah chapter two I will surely assemble this is verse 12. I will surely assemble oh Jacob all of thee. I will surely gather the remnant of Israel. I will put them together as the sheep of Bozrah. As the flock in the midst of their fold they shall make great noise by reason of multitude of men. Interesting. Just like a shepherd gathering his people in the fold God will gather the multitude that it says here by reason of the multitude the noise by reason of the multitude of men.

And it's interesting the location is Bozrah Bozrah. Turn to Matthew 24 please. Matthew 24 I'm mentioning that is because it is interesting that it is speaking about those those countries Edom Moab and Ammon that have been that have escaped the Antichrist a army who would march through and cause a devastation found in the east. Edom Moab and Ammon present-day Jordan. The location Petra Bozrah is right in this location chapter 24 of Matthew verse 15. When you therefore shall see the abomination of desolation spoken by Daniel the prophet stand in the holy place whosoever read this let him understand.

Then let them which be in Judea flee into the mountains. Let him that is on housetop not come down to take anything out of his house. Neither let him which is in the field turn back to take his clothes. And woe unto them that are with child and to them that give suck in those days. But pray that your flight will not be in winter neither on Shabbat day for then shall be great tribulation such as was not since the beginning of the world not at to the to this time no no even ever shall be.

And except those days should be shortened they should no flesh be saved but for the elect's sake those days shall be shortened. Interesting. Why is it that Edom Moab and Ammon succeeded to escape the running or the or if you will the the armies of the Antichrist who is coming back going into this glorious land well perhaps beloved it's again something to think about because God is preserving this location for the future remnant of Israel who will have to flee and find themselves in a place of safety. Well back to Daniel chapter 11 verse 42.

Eventually the Antichrist will get to Egypt. It says here and he shall stretch forth his hands and also hand also upon the countries and the land of Egypt shall not escape. And so verse 42 does tell us that Egypt eventually will not escape. Verse 43 but he shall have power over the treasures and gold and of the silver and over all that precious things of Egypt. And the Libyans and Ethiopians shall be at his steps. And so you can see the kind of military a control that this counterfeit Messiah will have. He will conquer. We see his conquest.

He's going to get country after country after country and especially when he heard of that that Syria and Egypt attacking him they would attack him by attacking the nation of Israel and as he was coming towards towards the the nation towards the land of Israel he have he have eventually have done so much damage to many countries and some have succeeded to escape and especially those nations Edom Moab and Ammon. Now quickly two more points here. Verse 44 and 45 and here is where we can connect these verses verse 44 and 45 with another passage in the Bible in the book of Ezekiel.

Verse 44 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 way or to to make away many. So in verse 44 he healed the Hebrew word here tidings is In other words he heals out of the east and out of the north that something is happening and that troubles him. It troubles him. And so he is he's planning to go and and and a protect of course the we speaking about now again the land of Israel and he will seek to would not so not so much protect he will seek to that when he hear that armies are coming from the north the day is all kind of bad news coming from the north he would seek to go and to try to deal with this warfare.

Well what do we get this news about the the coming from the north and the far north? Here and again I'm saying with some will teach and I would agree with that here we can fit into this passage the the book of Ezekiel in chapter 38 and 39 where we read about the far north of Russia. And in the future in the future where Russia will also with Iran perhaps and we we can see it today and other nations will seek to come also down against the nation of Israel against the the the land of Canaan.

And so the Antichrist will have to deal with that. And so when he hears the tidings from the east and out of the north it troubles him. Therefore he shall go forth with a great fury to destroy. He will seek to destroy because he will have enemies coming from the north. And so he will go with great fury and he will seek to destroy. I want to read the the passage please quickly in the book of Ezekiel chapter 38. Just let me read that. You know there are many passages that are scattered in the Old Testament that we do not know quite exactly where to fit them because in the tribulation there will be more than one war.

There will be more than one war in the tribulation period and so you will you asking yourself where does this passage fit? Notice Ezekiel 38 let me read these verses there. The chapter 38 and I'll read just couple of verses here. Verse one. And the word of the Lord came unto me saying son of man set thy face against Gog the land of Magog the chief prince of Meshech and Tubal and prophesy against him. And thus says the Lord God behold I am against thee oh Gog the chief prince of Meshech and Tubal. And I will turn thee back and put hooks into thy jaws and I will bring thee forth and all thine army horses and horsemen all of them closed with all sorts of armor even a great company with bucklers and shields all of them handling swords.

Persia by the way Persia and present day present day Iran Ethiopia and Libya with them all of them with shield and helmet Gomer and all his bands the house of Togarmah of the north quarters. And all his bands and many people with thee. But thou prepared and prepare for thyself thou and all thy company that assemble unto thee and be thou a guard unto them. After many days thou shall be visited. In the in the in the latter years thou shall come into the land that is brought back from the sword and is gathered out of many people against the mountains of Israel which have been always waste.

But it is brought forth out of the nations and they shall dwell safely all of them. Thou shall ascend and come like a storm. Thou shall be like a cloud to cover the land. Thou and all thy bands and many people with thee. Thus says the Lord God it shall also come to pass that at that same time shall things coming into mind and thou shall and and thou shall think an evil thought. And thou shall say I will go up to the land of unwalled villages. I will go to them that are at rest that dwell safely all of them dwelling without walls and having neither bars nor gates to take a spoil and to and to take a prey to turn thine hand upon the desolate places that are now inhabited and upon the people that are gathered out of the nations which have gotten cattle and goods and that dwell in the midst of the land.

And so on if you look at this he's speaking about the coming of the of the nation from the far north to attack the nation of Israel and he calling them in verse 14. Therefore son of man prophesy and say unto Gog. Thus says the Lord God in that day when my people of Israel dwell safely shall thou not know it and thou shall come from thy place out of the north parts thou and many people with thee. All of them riding upon horses in a great company and a mighty army. Now I'm not going to read everything but eventually by the way it says here that the Lord will destroy this particular nation and nations that are going to gather against the nation of Israel.

And and I just want to to emphasize that. It says here in verse in verse 16 it says and thou shall come up against my people Israel as a cloud to cover the land. It shall be in the latter days. Again it's speaking about the latter days and and if we would fitted here with what we just read in Daniel chapter 11 where the Antichrist will have the tidings from the east and from the north that will trouble him. He will hear of the coming of the armies that going to come from the north. And while he is going to to deal with this with fury even he's arriving there he discover that God himself will destroy those armies.

And so what's going to happen and I'm not going to read everything. You have to to read it for yourself but God himself I I will plead against him with pestilence and with blood and I will rain upon him and upon his bands and upon the many people that are with him and overflowing rain with a great hailstone fire and brimstone. That is what we read in verse 22 and 23 and so on in in Ezekiel chapter 38. God will deal with the king of the north if you will with the nation that going to come from the far north Gog and all the ones that will come to attack the nation of Israel.

But if you see this with me that will happen sometime about the middle of the tribulation when the Antichrist coming back entering into the land he of course made a covenant with the Jewish people with the people of Israel. But what's going to happen when he's going to come? These armies will be destroyed by God. It will be at that time when the Antichrist now will cause what we call the abomination of desolation. It will be at that time in the middle of the tribulation when he's going to break the agreement with the Jewish people and he will set himself at the temple claiming to be God.

And so if you go back with me to Daniel chapter 11 and I just want to read the last verse here in verse 44. After he will seek to destroy the invaders that will come from the north he will find out that God already destroy them. Then in verse 45 now he has a free hand to do as he pleases. And so in verse 45 A the Antichrist will set himself in Jerusalem. It says here and he shall plant the tabernacle of his palace between the seas. While with seas well when you think about the Mediterranean Sea in the north west and of course the Dead Sea which is really below and in between it's none else but again the city of Jerusalem and the land of Israel.

He will plant his tabernacles in his place between the seas and in the glorious holy mountain. That's again has to do with the mountain which is called Jerusalem Mount Moriah there he will place himself. And it is here that he will claim what you called to be God in the middle of the tribulation. And so the last portion of this verse verse 45 yet he shall come to his end and none shall help him. Even though he will succeed at that point claiming sitting in the temple claiming to be God in the middle of the tribulation eventually that will have an end.

It's not going to last forever. In fact at the end of the tribulation he will be judged and cast out completely. And so um with verse 45 we really have arrived up till that at that particular time to the middle of the tribulation. And going on now towards the second half. After he set himself in the temple after he set himself in the on the glorious holy mountain then from then on it's really what we called the the the the the the heart of the tribulation period the the great tribulation began when he will set himself as as God in the temple in Jerusalem.

But that's not going to be forever because he is not going to succeed. He will have an end. How do we know that we will have an end? Second Thessalonians where we read again chapter two and verse eight says this and I'm just this I'm going to stop. Second Thessalonians chapter two verse eight says then shall that wicked one be revealed whom the Lord shall consume with the spirit of his mouth and shall destroy with the brightness of his coming. So he will have so far that so much as he can do and no more because eventually the Lord will consume him and will have an an end to the wicked rain of that willful king of Daniel chapter 11.

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