Daniel

He helps and supports me in the same way I helped him during Darius the Mede’s first year.

But now, I will tell you the truth: There will be three more kings in Persia, and the fourth will be richer than all the others. When he becomes powerful with his wealth, he will stir up everything against the kingdom of Greece.

A powerful king will rise and rule over a vast empire and do as he wishes.

But once he secures his reign, his empire will be broken up and divided into the four winds of heaven, though not among his descendants. It will not remain with the same dynasty, but his kingdom will be taken from them and passed on to others.

The king of the South will become powerful; however, one of his leaders will become even more powerful and will have an empire larger than his.

Some years later, they will become allies; and the daughter of the king of the South will go to the king of the North to form an alliance. However, she will not survive, as she will be executed along with those who brought her, as well as her son and husband.

Then, a shoot will emerge from her roots in her place, crossing the land of “the army” and entering the fortress of the king of the North.

He will win wars and take their gods, statues, and precious metal objects—these treasures will be taken to Egypt. For several years, he will stay far from the king of the North.

The king of the North will invade the kingdom of the South, and then return to his own country.

His sons will prepare for war and gather a large army. One of them will come like a rushing river; he will break through and then retreat after fighting right up to his fortress.

Then the king of the South, angry, will go to battle against the king of the North. He will gather a large force, and the army will fall into his hands

and be destroyed. Then he will become proud and kill tens of thousands of men, but his strength will not last.

The king of the North will attack after gathering a larger army than before. After several years, he will come with a sizable force and plenty of provisions and supplies.

Then many will rise against the king of the South, and the violent among your people will rise against him, trusting in a vision, but they will build siegeworks. They will seize the fortified city.

The king of the South will not be able to resist, along with the elite troops of his nation.

He who marches against him will do as he pleases, and no one can resist him; he will settle in the Beautiful Land, bringing destruction.

He plans to rule over his entire kingdom and will agree with him, giving him one of his daughters to destroy the kingdom. But he will not succeed, so it will not happen.

Then he will turn against the islands and seize many of them, but a commander will humble him; and he will not be able to take revenge.

So he will turn against the fortresses of his own land; but he will stumble, fall, and never rise again.

Someone else will take his place, sending a tax collector to ruin the glory of his kingdom; however, he will be overthrown within a few days, not through weapons or battle.

A contemptible man will rise in his place, someone who has not been granted royal dignity; but he will unexpectedly intervene and seize the kingdom through cunning.

The enemy forces will be completely defeated and destroyed by him, and so will the Prince of the Covenant.

He will act with cunning, making good use of the pacts made with him, and with a few men, he will grow stronger.

He will invade the wealthiest provinces and do what his predecessors did not. He will share the loot, treasures, and riches with his friends. He will plan attacks against fortresses, but only for a limited time.

He will turn his strength and courage against the king of the South. The king of the South will go to war with a large, powerful army but will be unable to fight back because conspiracies are plotted against him.

Those who eat from his table will betray him; his army will be disbanded, and many will die by the sword.

The two kings will only think about causing harm and deceiving each other when sitting at the same table. But they won’t accomplish anything because there is still time before the appointed moment.

The king of the North will return to his land with great riches and will plan against the holy Covenant. He will act against it; then he will go back to his land.

In time, he will return to the South, but this second return will be different from before.

The ships of Kittim will come against him, and he will have to abandon his plan, but he will vent his anger against the holy Covenant and will once again favor those who have turned away from the holy Covenant.

He will send some of his forces to desecrate the Citadel Sanctuary, to suppress the ongoing sacrifice; and, there, to set up the Abominable Idol of the destroyer.

He will corrupt, with flattery, those who violate the Covenant; but the people who know their God will remain strong.

The wisest among the people will teach many, but they will fall by the sword, be burned, exiled, or have their goods plundered for a time.

When they fall, they will receive little help, and many will join them in deceit.

Some among the learned will stumble, but this will serve to prove, purify, and cleanse them until the final time, which will come at its appointed moment.

The king will act according to his whims, becoming proud; and, exalting himself above all the gods, he will speak outrageous blasphemies against the God of gods. He will prosper until the wrath is fully satisfied, for what has been decreed will come to pass.

He will pay no attention to his fathers’ gods, will not care about the favorite god of women, or any other god, but will lift only himself up as greater than all of them.

In their place, he will worship the god of fortresses, a god unknown to his ancestors, and will honor him with gold, silver, and precious stones and jewels.

Trusting in a foreign god, he will attack the fortresses. Those who follow him will be given great honor; they will have the authority to divide the land as a reward.

When the end times arrive, the king of the South will face him. The king of the North will attack him with chariot cavalry and many ships. He will enter his lands, invade them, and pass through them.

He will come to the Beautiful Land, where many will fall; only the people of Edom, Moab, and the best of the Ammonites will escape.

He will extend his hand to many countries, including Egypt.

He will take Egypt’s gold, silver, and all its valuable objects. Libyans and Ethiopians will join him.

But reports from the East and North will worry him, and he will set out in anger, determined to completely wipe out and destroy many.

He will establish the tent of his military camp between the sea and the sacred mountain of the beautiful land. Then he will meet his end, and no one will come to his rescue.