In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He [Jesus Christ -Yeshua]
was in the beginning with God.
THE FOUR KINGS
Daniel had two apocalyptic visions. The second of these visions is
described in the last three chapters in the Book of Daniel. These
chapters reveal the end-time events. They are relevant to us
because the four kings represent four world power alliances that exist
today.
They will converge on Israel and culminate the greatest military battles
the world has ever experienced. It is during this time that Christ will
return to earth the second time to conclude the battles at
Armageddon
and rescue Israel. Otherwise, Israel and the
Gentile nations would not survive World War III. Christ
will then establish His kingdom on earth during the
Millennium
age
when there will be righteousness, peace, and prosperity.
The four kings of end-time prophecy describe the kings of the
west, east, south and north. They are not literal kings with
monarchial rule over kingdoms. The angel described to Daniel the world
powers of the end-time as kingdoms because the present
day political systems of rule did not exist during Daniel's time. The end-time
world powers will be
represented by four global leaders, and these leaders will form
alliances. The identity and actions of these world powers are described
primarily in Daniel, Ezekiel
and Revelation. The king of the west is
the Antichrist who will lead the 'revised' Roman Empire [the
seventh kingdom] and its western allies. The 'revised' Roman Empire
today is the European Union in transition. The king of the south is
Egypt and its southern Islamic allies. The king of the north is Russia (described as Gog
in Ezekiel) who will lead the nations of the Black Sea region and Caucasus Central Asia
(ancient Scythia), and Iran (ancient Parthia). The king of the east is China and its Asiatic allies.
The adverse treatment by the world toward
Israel is a key barometer
of the time of the end as described by Daniel. No one knows the hour of Christ’s
return. But as the
danger intensifies for Israel, the time of Christ’s return draws nearer.
He will first appear in the air to rapture His church, the true body of
believers. Afterwards, the Antichrist will rise to power
and offer a [false] peace treaty to Israel. This will begin the seventieth week
of Daniel, the terrible seven-year
tribulation period, which culminates with the
return of Christ to earth at the
final battle of Armageddon.