What kind of war is being fought between the Horn and the Holy Ones? How long will this war last? What is the timing of judgment when the Holy Ones received the kingdom? What is the identity of this Horn?
Daniel 7:21-22… “I kept on beholding when that very horn made war upon the holy ones, and it was prevailing against them, until the Ancient of Days came and judgment itself was given in favor of the holy ones of the Supreme One, and the definite time arrived that the holy ones took possession of the kingdom itself.
This prophecy with respect to the appointed time is probably one of the least understood among mankind because it has to do with the rulership over the earth. And it spans centuries of time making it difficult to keep track of. Ultimately a judgment is made, and God gives the kingdom of rulership over to the holy ones of God. Daniel 7:14,18
Over time this war has been lost in battles both in the physical and in the spiritual realm as the rebellion against God and his holy ones has been fought. But we are given a lot of details about how long this time span will be.
We will review various details when certain actions are brought to bear helping pinpoint different times since this prophecy has been spoken. This has been covered in the books of Daniel each part given at different times over the years. As we try to identify the horn and the time for fulfillment it’s best to see who are the players of this prophecy. Were also going to need to cover the reading of Daniel chapter 7 through chapter 12.
Who are the Players?
Let’s identify who are the players along with the definitions used by God’s word this will help us understand the prophecy better.
Beast: = Is a Kingdom or type of Government as Daniel 7:23 points out.
The Horn: = Is a King or ruler see Daniel 7:24.
The Holy Ones: = Anointed Christians who have been chosen and made holy Daniel 7:18, 2 Corinthians 1:21-22, Romans 8:9, 23.
The Army of Heaven: = Celestial angelic beings as a group.
The Stars: = Individual Angels
Prince of the Army: = The archangel named Michael as found at Daniel 12:1 and Revelation 12:7.
Established Sanctuary: = Jerusalem’s Temple or The Holy Place as Strong’s Concordance #H4720 brings out.
Constant Feature: = Is the Daily Sacrifice that was the burnt offerings given twice daily one in the morning at the 3rd hour or at 9 am and one in the evening at the 9th hour making it at 3 pm.
Transgression Causing Desolation: = Is the Sin of Idolatry Exodus 20:2-5.
The Denunciation or Indignation: = Gods Anger Psalms 78:49, Isaiah 13:4-13
King of the North: = The King of the North has proven to be of Greek and Roman influence in the past. He has also set himself up against the holy covenant of God. Daniel 11:28 and because of the vast amounts of time covered this king or ruler has proven to be more than just one individual but someone with a Wicked Spirit backing the physical person. (Daniel 8:9,11:16,
The Appointed Time: = Enoch 22:1-4 “The Day of Great Judgment” Daniel 8:16-19 “Time of the end” and “Final Denunciation or Indignation” Revelation 11:17-18 Points to the time of Gods Wrath has to come, where the Judgment of the dead and the time to hand out the reward to the faithful. To ruin those corrupting the earth.
Living During the Appointed Time
Key to establishing who this King of the north is today becomes known to us due to what we read in the prophecy of Daniel 11:31 or Daniel 12:11 and what happens to the Temple Sanctuary being defiled and the removal of the daily sacrifice. What are the mathematics possibilities for the 1290-time span prophecy to take place in?
Daniel 11:31… Armed forces of his will arise [in Jerusalem] and defile and desecrate the sanctuary, the [spiritual] stronghold, and will do away with the regular sacrifice [that is, the daily burnt offering]; and they will set up [a pagan altar in the sanctuary which is] the abomination of desolation.
Daniel 12:11… From the time that the regular sacrifice [that is, the daily burnt offering] is taken away and the abomination of desolation is set up [ruining the temple for worship of the true God], there will be 1,290 days.
This in fact had occur because Antiochus IV (Epiphanes = God Manifest) had sacrificed a pig on Zeus’ birthday which was celebrated on that day 12/25/167 BC of the Jewish year 3594.
It took till Kislev 25 of 164 BC (11/28/164 BC) to clean and rededicate the Temple by Judas Maccabees who served as both King and High priest. This became known as the festival of lights celebrated today as Hanukkah.
Now if we count back 1290 days that would be 3 years 6 months 5 days from the day the temple was defiled 12/25/167 BC we would fall on 6/21/170 BC of the Jewish year 3590. What happen on that day? Nothing in particular that we can point to or figure out.
What if we take away the 1290 days from 12/25/167 BC we would fall on 7/2/164 BC of the Jewish year 3597 and again we could find nothing that happened in history that would lead us to believe that this had been fulfilled. The closest thing would be the rededication of the temple and even that would miss the mark by 120 plus days. Even if we tried to apply a day for a year to this prophecy using a start date of 164 BC it would throw us into the future for any kind of fulfillment.
Take the 1290-day prophecy minus the year 167 BC puts at the year 1123 CE even if you are adding to 45 years to that your only at the year 1168, and if we add the 1335 as years to that date it takes you to the year 2458 still 434 years into the future past this time that were living in (The date of this writing 1/22/2024).
The next possible time for the physical fulfillment of the prophecy for the defilement and setting up idolatry could only happen sometime around Sept 70 CE at the destruction of the temple by Rome. Jerusalem was surrounded before in June of 68 CE by the Roman army under the leadership of Vespasian then he pulls out. Applying any of the prophecy of Daniel 11:45 or Daniel 12:11 does not mathematically work out either as the 1290 days nor applying the day for a year rule. Even though some of these elements seem to fit the Scriptures it does not lead to a conclusive fulfillment of this prophecy.
But as a matter of fact, it seems that the fulfillment for the 1290-day prophecy is definitely tied in with the of the King of the North. Along with the Appointed End Time Prophecy. Daniel 8:17-19
Also it has to happen sometime after September 2020. Due to what we’ve learned about the time span for the Holy Place brought into its right condition.
Daniel 8:13-14… Then I heard a holy one speaking, and another holy one said to the speaker, “How long will the events of this vision last about the daily sacrifice, the rebellion that makes desolate, and the giving over of the sanctuary and of the host to be trampled? He said to me, “For 2,300 evenings and mornings; then the sanctuary will be restored.”
In September of 281 BC General Seleucus 1 Nicator he dies, and he is the last of the four horns of Alexander the Great to be broken, for prophecy said that the horn had to be broken first before the little horn would show up out of one of the 4 horns.
Take the 2300 days and minus September 281 BC = 2019 + 1 year for the 0 year = September 2020
Should we be looking for a spiritual fulfillment for this prophecy of Daniel?
Could it be that we are already offering up worship in a spiritual temple to today? After all Christ revealed that soon no worship would be given upon a mountain or in the temple. John 4:23-24
Understanding The Times
Though history has pointed out to us that this antichrist is at work today and it is a Wicked Spirit that is operating upon mankind. It uses by means of a physical entity for fighting against Christ and the Holy Ones of God.
As we read Daniel chapter 8 verses 10 we see that this rebellion brings down the stars of heaven, God’s Angels and against the Prince of the Army this entity causes the sanctuary of God to be thrown down. So, we can see this can be no physical person, no one could live this long or be that strong. This proves that it has to be a spirit creature that is involved in the rebellion against heaven and the rulership over the earth.
What entity has the antichrist been using against God’s Holy Ones? Could it be that the King of the North is positioned in Israel today?
The last physical enemy that was used to come against the sanctuary of God was the Roman empire. And as history has shown us that Rome moved from a government to being a religious organization. It was Mussolini who gave sovereignty and land back to the Roman Catholic Church. For a fact the Roman Catholic Church under the Popes direction still holds the legal rights to the land of Palestine. And it is a major player in what goes on in the peace process to the land of Palestine.
How is this physical manifestations of the enemy done away with? What is the last action that we as readers of the Bible can discern happens before the end of this entity comes?
Daniel 11:40-45… At the time of the end, the king of the South will engage him in battle, but the king of the North will storm against him with chariots, horsemen, and many ships. He will invade countries and sweep through them like a flood. 41 He will also invade the beautiful land, and many will fall. But these will escape from his power: Edom, Moab, and the prominent people of the Ammonites. 42 He will extend his power against the countries, and not even the land of Egypt will escape. 43 He will get control over the hidden treasures of gold and silver and over all the riches of Egypt. The Libyans and Cushite’s will also be in submission. 44 But reports from the east and the north will terrify him, and he will go out with great fury to annihilate and completely destroy many. He will pitch his royal tents between the sea and the beautiful holy mountain, but he will meet his end with no one to help him.
Could this be The Citadel established by the Syrian empire? Maybe it is a religious building? Has Russia built some type of building in Israel? Where is Israel’s house of government sitting today?
The Royal Tent
The Syrian Citadel later occupied by the Roman forces was sitting northeast from Mount Zion. There is also a Muslim Mosque called The Dome of the Rock that supposedly sits upon the Temple Mount sitting northeast from Mount Zion. Russia has an Embassy sitting northwest of Mount Zion. The Knesset is the house for the government of Israel, and it set in western Jerusalem, and it is setting due east from Mount Zion.
The Knesset is a government that is not for Christ Jesus as king of Israel. It has turned his back on the only true God and of the one that was sent forth by him to be king of God’s kingdom. It does not hold to all of the laws of God. It only truly accepts what God gave Noah and what was repeated by God to Abraham. The fact is that this government is based on Roman rules of laws and governance. It’s a democracy from the people for the people. It has been risen from the sea of agitated mankind as the Beast bent on self-rule and rulership over Jerusalem. But the nations will not let it rule Jerusalem. God will not continue to allow a dividing off the land of Israel that is been given to his people as an inheritance just to have peace. So, now we have come to an impasse, the government of Israel with the people of the world and they are all standing against the Sovereign Lord himself.
The Gentile Times Have Ended
The son of God, our Lord Jesus Christ prophesied before his death by the hands of the leaders of the nation of Israel back in the year 33 CE and he said the following:
Luke 21:20-24… When you see Jerusalem surrounded by armies, then recognize that its desolation has come near. 21 Then those in Judea must flee to the mountains! Those inside the city must leave it, and those who are in the country must not enter it, 22 because these are days of vengeance to fulfill all the things that are written. 23 Woe to pregnant women and nursing mothers in those days, for there will be great distress in the land and wrath against this people. 24 They will fall by the edge of the sword and be led captive into all the nations, and Jerusalem will be trampled by the Gentiles until the times of the Gentiles are fulfilled.
The start of the fulfillment of this prophecy began with the uprising of the Jews against the Roman Empire when Vespasian conducted a successful campaign against Judea in 68 CE when he stopped. It was his son Titus who is able to capture Jerusalem and destroy the temple in 70 CE. Thus, beginning to fulfill the prophecy of the trampling of Jerusalem by the nations. But when will the end the Gentile Times and end the trampling of Jerusalem?
We find this answer In the following passage of Scripture:
Luke 21:24-28… Then there will be signs in the sun, moon, and stars; and there will be anguish on the earth among nations bewildered by the roaring sea and waves. 26 People will faint from fear and expectation of the things that are coming on the world, because the celestial powers will be shaken. 27 Then they will see the Son of Man coming in a cloud with power and great glory. 28 But when these things begin to take place, stand up and lift up your heads, because your redemption is near!
Supernatural occurrences will happen in the heavens. They will affect the moon and the sun and the stars. Earth will see these wonders and they will become distressed; mankind will become fearful at the expectation of their arrival as the celestial powers are shaken. Then they will identify the Son of Man in the heavens with power and great glory.
The apostle Peter speaks about the day the Lord comes:
2 Peter 3:10-13…The great day of the Lord will suddenly happen. That will surprise people, like when someone comes to rob them. There will be a very loud noise in the sky. The whole sky will go away. Fire will burn the whole universe and it will destroy everything. The earth and everything that people have made will then become clear. Certainly, God will destroy everything in this way one day. So, think about how you should live now. You should be the kind of people that God is happy about. You should show that you belong to God. Yes, you should continue to obey God while you are waiting for Christ to return. God has chosen that day. Try to live in a way that will make that day come soon. On that day, fire will burn the whole sky. The sky will no longer be there. Heat will destroy the universe. But God has promised to make a new sky and a new earth. That is what we are waiting for. That will be a home for everything that is good and right.
Should we expect to hear God’s trumpet sound at this time? What is going to happen next?
The Time of Our Deliverance
When the son of man arrives, it will be time to deliver the chosen ones of God.
Matthew 24:31…He will send his angels with the sound of a great trumpet, and they will gather his chosen ones from the four corners of the earth, from one end of the sky to the other.
1 Thessalonians 4:16-17…For the Lord himself will descend from heaven with a shout, with the archangel’s voice, and with the trumpet of God, and the dead in Christ will rise first. 17 Then we who are still alive, who are left, will be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air, and so we will always be with the Lord.
Not all will be delivered but only those who were faithful to Christ. First those who died in union with Christ will stand up. Next those who are still alive will be transferred into the kingdom of God. Then the rest of mankind would be judged before the judgment seat of Christ after the Great War.
Revelation 19:19-21… Then I saw the beast, the kings of the earth, and their armies gathered together to wage war against the rider on the horse and against his army. 20 But the beast was taken prisoner, and along with it the false prophet, who had performed the signs in its presence. He deceived those who accepted the mark of the beast and those who worshiped its image with these signs. Both of them were thrown alive into the lake of fire that burns with sulfur. 21 The rest were killed with the sword that came from the mouth of the rider on the horse, and all the birds ate their fill of their flesh.
Lift up your heads because the day is getting near, but some will say where is this promised coming?
2 Peter 3:4-9…The first thing that you should understand is this. In the last days of this world, some people will laugh at you because you believe in God. These people will do whatever bad things they want to do. 4 They will say: ‘Christ promised that he would return to this world. But he has not returned! Our ancestors have already died, but since God made the world in the beginning, nothing has changed.5 These people choose to forget things that they really know. A long time ago, God spoke his word and he made the sky and the earth. He caused land to come up through water. He made the land to be separate from the water. 6 Also, God used water to destroy that same world long ago. He spoke his word and he covered the land with water. 7 But God has also spoken his word to say what will happen to the world in a future time. The sky and the earth that we see now will continue for a time. But God is keeping them until the day when he will destroy them with fire. On that day he will judge all people. He will destroy the people who have turned away from him.
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