Another World-Wide Ruler is Yet to Come

O. T. #2014  "Another Word-Wide Ruler is Yet to Come"

August 31, 2021

Daniel 11-Part 3

LET IT GLOW

Here is a little more detail as to what happened to Antiochus Epiphanes, the Greek ruler of Macedonia after Alexander the Great's death (whose kingdom was divided into 4 rulers). He invaded the Jews and tried to force them to accept the Greek dress, customs, and religion. He was the one who sacrificed a pig in the Temple of Jerusalem and erected a statue of the Greek pagan god Zeus.

Eventually, a band of Jews led by Judas Maccabeus defeated this force and cleansed the Temple. Its dedication is still celebrated by Jews today during the Jewish festival of Hanukkah. Antiochus was a mirror image of the still-future little horn of Daniel 7, the Antichrist. (Tony Evans)

Maccabeaus was among the people that did know their God. He resisted, along with his 5 sons, the reigning Antiochus. They banded together and engaged in guerilla warfare from 168-165 BC. Time and again a small number of Jews would defeat the much larger army of Antiochus. (Falwell)

After 3 years of fighting, they were able to restore worship to the Temple in Jerusalem. It was cleansed and purified on December 25, 165 BC.

Will we believers continue to meet in church buildings to worship Jesus Christ our Savior, even if it is against the law? Are we strong in faith to face persecution and rejection for sharing God's Word?

 

LET IT GROW

There is one more world-wide ruler to come before the Millennial reign of Christ comes, and that will be the Antichrist.

Verse 35 describes a time of trial even for wise believers that will stumble:

• They will fall into sin,
• be fearful and lose faith,
• mistakenly follow wrong teaching,
• or experience severe suffering and martyrdom. (Life Application Study Bible)

If they persevere in faith, any such experience would only refine and make them stronger. Could we be living in such times, since many false teachers have followers?

Verse 36 shifts to the last evil world dictator, the Antichrist.

Wiersbe gives us a good outline of events to come as Gabriel explains to Daniel:

• The rise of Antichrist (11:36-39)
• War and invasions (11:40-43)
• The Battle of Armageddon (11:44-45a)
• The return of Christ to defeat Antichrist (11:45b)

Keep in mind that the event that triggers the beginning of those last 7 years is the signing of the covenant with Israel by the powerful leader in the ten-nation confederacy in Europe. (7:7-28)

The Antichrist will guarantee his protection for Israel while the Jews rebuild their temple in Jerusalem. However, he will break it and establish himself as god of gods, since he will be an atheist and reject all religions except his own. When the people of the world worship the man of sin, they are actually worshipping Satan, the one who empower the Antichrist. He will reward those who worship him and his manufactured god.

Folks, do you know that the Temple right now has been replaced by a golden dome where Islamics worship their false god? Jews are allowed to go to the Wailing Wall to pray. We had better be prayed us, standing on the promises of God our Savior. Put our trust in Him, not governments, militaries, deceivers.

 

LET IT GO

When the right time comes, God will tell His Son Jesus to go get His children, believers, and worshipers.

Look up, our redemption draweth nigh.

Make sure we are His, ready to let go of this world.

Father God, we are trusting in You.

Now the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing,  that ye may abound in hope, through the power of the Holy ghost. (Romans 15:13)

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