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The King of the North and the King of the South
Daniel Chapter 11 speaks about two kings, the king of the north and the king of the south. At this point, Daniel is now in service to Darius the Mede, but the text is not referring to the earthly kingdom of the Medes who conquered the Persian Empire. Daniel 11:2-4 makes mention of three kings in Persia. Again, the kings that are being referred to are angelic kingdoms not earthly kingdoms. Remember that Satan is a counterfeiter and is always counterfeiting everything God does. As there is an anti-Christ, there are also angelic carbon copies of earthly kingdoms as is noted by the angel who is speaking to Daniel in Daniel 10: 13 and Daniel 10:20-21.
Daniel 10:13
But the prince of the kingdom of Persia withstood me one and twenty days: but, lo, Michael, one of the chief princes, came to help me; and I remained there with the kings of Persia. (We know that they was only one king in Persia at the time, Cyrus Daniel 10:1)
Daniel 10:20-21
Then said he, Knowest thou wherefore I come unto thee? and now will I return to fight with the prince of Persia: and when I am gone forth, lo, the prince of Grecia shall come. But I will shew thee that which is noted in the scripture of truth: and there is none that holdeth with me in these things, but Michael your prince.
So as we see in Daniel 11:2-4, there will be three kings in Persia, the angelic realm at the same time, a fourth that will rise up and be far richer than the other three. He will stir up all the kings of Persia against the king of Grecia. (No honor among thieves). This mention of Grecia is as noted in Daniel 10:20 as there is a prince of Grecia. A might king shall stand up among them and shall rule with great dominion – rule, power. This kingdom will be divided toward the four winds of heaven. This is a scattering in the heavens that will end up on the earth. It seems that they will be a fight to conquer as much as any one can get.
Daniel 11:2-4
[2] And now will I shew thee the truth. Behold, there shall stand up yet three kings in Persia; and the fourth shall be far richer than they all: and by his strength through his riches he shall stir up all against the realm of Grecia. [3] And a mighty king shall stand up, that shall rule with great dominion, and do according to his will. [4] And when he shall stand up, his kingdom shall be broken, and shall be divided toward the four winds of heaven; and not to his posterity, nor according to his dominion which he ruled: for his kingdom shall be plucked up, even for others beside those.
There is yet hope. Daniel 11 verses 5 and verse 7 identifies the Messiah as the ultimate conqueror. His dominion shall be a great dominion. This relates to the text mention of “one of his princes,” and “out of a branch of her root.” Before that happens, the final defeat, many things will transpire. “And the king of the south shall be strong, and one of his princes; and he shall be strong above him, and have dominion; his dominion shall be a great dominion. But out of a branch of her roots shall one stand up in his estate, which shall come with an army, and shall enter into the fortress of the king of the north, and shall deal against them, and shall prevail” Daniel 11:5,7.
Luke 17:26 states, “And as it was in the days of Noe, so shall it be also in the days of the Son of man.” Do you remember what Genesis 6 states about the years before the flood and why God brought the flood?
Genesis 6:1-7
[1]And it came to pass, when men began to multiply on the face of the earth, and daughters were born unto them, [2] That the sons of God saw the daughters of men that they were fair; and they took them wives of all which they chose. [3] And the Lord said, My spirit shall not always strive with man, for that he also is flesh: yet his days shall be an hundred and twenty years. [4] There were giants in the earth in those days; and also after that, when the sons of God came in unto the daughters of men, and they bare children to them, the same became mighty men which were of old, men of renown.
[5] And God saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every imagination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually. [6] And it repented the Lord that he had made man on the earth, and it grieved him at his heart. [7] And the Lord said, I will destroy man whom I have created from the face of the earth; both man, and beast, and the creeping thing, and the fowls of the air; for it repenteth me that I have made them.
Genesis 6:11-13
[11] The earth also was corrupt before God, and the earth was filled with violence. [12] And God looked upon the earth, and, behold, it was corrupt; for all flesh had corrupted his way upon the earth. [13] And God said unto Noah, The end of all flesh is come before me; for the earth is filled with violence through them; and, behold, I will destroy them with the earth.
Luke 17:27
They did eat, they drank, they married wives, they were given in marriage, until the day that Noe entered into the ark, and the flood came, and destroyed them all.
We can expect a repeat of Noah’s days: the tainting of the blood line of man with angelic seed, the violence, wickedness and every imagination of thought. How far fetch can this be, Daniel 12:4 states, “But thou, O Daniel, shut up the words, and seal the book, even to the time of the end: many shall run to and fro, and knowledge shall be increased.” What man conceives He will be able to do with the influence and knowledge of the fallen. Take a look at the alliance that will be formed here, “And in the end of years they shall join themselves together; for the king's daughter of the south shall come to the king of the north to make an agreement: but she shall not retain the power of the arm; neither shall he stand, nor his arm: but she shall be given up, and they that brought her, and he that begat her, and he that strengthened her in these times” Daniel 11:6. As in the days of Noah they will also be mingling of angelic seed with the seed of man.
The following verses give us the introduction to the king of the south and the king of the north. The king of the south is the earthly realm (man) and the king of the north is the angelic realm (It is speaking of the fallen angelic realm).
Daniel 11:5-7
[5] And the king of the south shall be strong, and one of his princes; and he shall be strong above him, and have dominion; his dominion shall be a great dominion. [6] And in the end of years they shall join themselves together; for the king's daughter of the south shall come to the king of the north to make an agreement: but she shall not retain the power of the arm; neither shall he stand, nor his arm: but she shall be given up, and they that brought her, and he that begat her, and he that strengthened her in these times. [7] But out of a branch of her roots shall one stand up in his estate, which shall come with an army, and shall enter into the fortress of the king of the north, and shall deal against them, and shall prevail.
Daniel 11:40 gives us a description that points us to the king of the north being angelic. “And at 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.” To see the connection we must take a look at Ezekiel 1:4-5 “And I looked, and, behold, a whirlwind came out of the north, a great cloud, and a fire infolding itself, and a brightness was about it, and out of the midst thereof as the colour of amber, out of the midst of the fire. Also out of the midst thereof came the likeness of four living creatures. And this was their appearance; they had the likeness of a man.” This was an angel being that appeared to Ezekiel while he was by the river Chebar. The mention of whirlwind denotes something supernatural occurring or something propelled supernaturally.
2 Kings 2:1
And it came to pass, when the Lord would take up Elijah into heaven by a whirlwind, that Elijah went with Elisha from Gilgal.
2 Kings 2:11
And it came to pass, as they still went on, and talked, that, behold, there appeared a chariot of fire, and horses of fire, and parted them both asunder; and Elijah went up by a whirlwind into heaven.
Job 38:1
Then the Lord answered Job out of the whirlwind, and said,
Job 40:6
Then answered the Lord unto Job out of the whirlwind, and said,
Isaiah 5:28
Whose arrows are sharp, and all their bows bent, their horses' hoofs shall be counted like flint, and their wheels like a whirlwind:
Isaiah 40:24
Yea, they shall not be planted; yea, they shall not be sown: yea, their stock shall not take root in the earth: and he shall also blow upon them, and they shall wither, and the whirlwind shall take them away as stubble.
Isaiah 41:16
Thou shalt fan them, and the wind shall carry them away, and the whirlwind shall scatter them: and thou shalt rejoice in the Lord, and shalt glory in the Holy One of Israel.
Isaiah 66:15
For, behold, the Lord will come with fire, and with his chariots like a whirlwind, to render his anger with fury, and his rebuke with flames of fire.
Jeremiah 4:13
Behold, he shall come up as clouds, and his chariots shall be as a whirlwind: his horses are swifter than eagles. Woe unto us! for we are spoiled.
Jeremiah 23:19
Behold, a whirlwind of the Lord is gone forth in fury, even a grievous whirlwind: it shall fall grievously upon the head of the wicked.
Jeremiah 25:32
Thus saith the Lord of hosts, Behold, evil shall go forth from nation to nation, and a great whirlwind shall be raised up from the coasts of the earth.
Jeremiah 30:23
Behold, the whirlwind of the Lord goeth forth with fury, a continuing whirlwind: it shall fall with pain upon the head of the wicked.
Ezekiel 1:4
And I looked, and, behold, a whirlwind came out of the north, a great cloud, and a fire infolding itself, and a brightness was about it, and out of the midst thereof as the colour of amber, out of the midst of the fire.
Daniel 11:40
And at 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.
Hosea 8:7
For they have sown the wind, and they shall reap the whirlwind: it hath no stalk: the bud shall yield no meal: if so be it yield, the strangers shall swallow it up.
Nahum 1:3
The Lord is slow to anger, and great in power, and will not at all acquit the wicked: the Lord hath his way in the whirlwind and in the storm, and the clouds are the dust of his feet.
Zech. 7:14
But I scattered them with a whirlwind among all the nations whom they knew not. Thus the land was desolate after them, that no man passed through nor returned: for they laid the pleasant land desolate.
The king of the south is the realm of man as we see the Messiah having dominion and the branch of her roots being the Son of Man who shall prevail on the side of humanity. The only place that the king of the south and the king of the north are mentioned is in the book of Daniel.
North: wn, Hebrew 6828, Strong’s
tsaphown, tsaw-fone'; or tsaphon, tsaw-fone'; from Hebrew 6845 (tsaphan); properly hidden, i.e. dark; used only of the north as a quarter (gloomy and unknown) :- north (-ern, side, -ward, wind). (As in the fallen angelic host)
South: negeb, Hebrew 5045, Strong’s
negeb, neh'-gheb; from an unused root meaning to be parched; the south (from its drought); specifically the Negeb or southern district of Judah, occasionally, Egypt (as south to Palestine) :- south (country, side, -ward). (As in the realm of man, specifically, Israel as we see the Messiah coming from that people of the covenant)
Daniel 11:8-9 denotes the captivity of Israel and the return to the land. This is a kingdom that shall out last that of the king of the north. The nation shall be stirred up and shall gather their forces together and fight with the king of the north and they will be given into the hands of the king of the south (man). Pride over the victory will move the king to act swiftly and destroy tens of thousands, angels, but it will not make the kingdom of man stronger.
The king of the north will gather his forces and return after several years with a great army and much riches. This force will come against the king of the south. There will be many false prophets about then. The great cities will be taken by the king of the north and the arms of the south shall not withstand. The king of the north will invade and consume the glorious land, Israel. One will rise out of that kingdom to usurp others by coming peaceably, and obtain the kingdom by flatteries…The kingdom of the south will rise up but will be defeated again. The king of the north and the king of the south will have mischief in their hearts one to another. Read the text in its entirety and understand the goings on between these two kingdoms; the north being the angelic and the south being man.
Daniel 11:1-45
[1] Also I in the first year of Darius the Mede, even I, stood to confirm and to strengthen him. [2] And now will I shew thee the truth. Behold, there shall stand up yet three kings in Persia; and the fourth shall be far richer than they all: and by his strength through his riches he shall stir up all against the realm of Grecia. [3] And a mighty king shall stand up, that shall rule with great dominion, and do according to his will. [4] And when he shall stand up, his kingdom shall be broken, and shall be divided toward the four winds of heaven; and not to his posterity, nor according to his dominion which he ruled: for his kingdom shall be plucked up, even for others beside those.