Egyptian Nasserist Who May become Its Next President,
Could Become A Very Powerful Man IN THE ARAB World,
And He does employ a Deft Use of the anti-Israel Card,
But He has No Great Love for Syrian King of the North.
They are natural enemies since Greek empire Division
After The Middle East Death Of Alexander The GREAT,
And a Long Series of Wars between Egypt and Syria
Known In Daniel As the Kings Of the North & South!
Syria at the “time of the end” is the Northern King!
May 13, 2011
http://www.tribulationperiod.com/
Daniel 11:35 is the end of the activities of Antiochus IV Epiphanes and the Jewish Maccabees.
Daniel 11:35 – And some of them of understanding shall fall, to try them, and to purge, and to make them white, even to the time of the end: because it is yet for a time appointed.
At this time the “time of the end” was yet for a time appopinted, when the final king of the north would arise in greater Syria as Antichrist. Antiochus was not the last king of the north.
Verse 36 begins to describe the characteristics and activities of the Antichrist, followed by details of the last three and one-half years of tribulation after he pushes south into Israel as the king of the north in Daniel 11:40 to 12:1.
THE CHARACTERISTICS AND ACTIVITIES OF THE ANTICHRIST WHEN HE EVENTUALLY ARISES IN SYRIA
Daniel 11:36 – And the king shall do according to his will; and he shall exalt himself, and magnify himself above every god, and shall speak marvellous things against the God of gods, and shall prosper till the indignation be accomplished: for that that is determined shall be done. [37] Neither shall he regard the God of his fathers, nor the desire of women, nor regard any god: for he shall magnify himself above all. [38] But in his estate shall he honour the God of forces: and a god whom his fathers knew not shall he honour with gold, and silver, and with precious stones, and pleasant things. [39] Thus shall he do in the most strong holds with a strange god, whom he shall acknowledge and increase with glory: and he shall cause them to rule over many, and shall divide the land for gain.
THE COUNTERATTACK AGAINST ISRAEL TO BEGIN THE LAST THREE & ONE-HALF YEARS OF THE TRIBULATION PERIOD AT THE TIME OF THE END WHICH WAS STILL APPOINTED IN THE FUTURE IN VERSE 35
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.
When Alexander died in 323 BC he left no heir to the throne. Thus, a period of intense struggle broke out among his many generals over who would control the vast empire. This was all complicated even more when Roxana, Alexander’s wife, gave birth to a son, who was now the rightful heir to the throne. Cassander, one of the generals, quickly solved the problem by killing both Roxana and her baby.
This struggle among the generals continued until 315 BC, at which time it was decided to divide the kingdom four ways among the top four generals.
This four way division of the empire was predicted long beforehand in Daniel 8:21-22. These four generals were known as the Diadochoi, which in Greek means “Successors.” They were:
Ptolemy Lagi — who ruled over Egypt, Palestine, Arabia, and Peterea. He was assisted by a general named Seleucus, who had originally been given Babylon, but who was later forced out by Antigonus.
Antigonus — who controlled Syria, Babylonia, and central Asia.
Cassander — who ruled over Macedonia and Greece.
Lysimachus — who was the ruler of Thrace and Bythinia.
Even though the kingdom had been divided between them, these Diadochoi still continued to fight with one another. There were frequent outbursts of violence as they sought to gain each other’s territory. Antigonus was probably the worst of the generals. The others finally allied themselves together and drove him out in 312 BC. Members of his family managed to flee to Macedonia where they set up a small kingdom, but it is of little significance to this study.
General Seleucus seized upon this opportunity and took back the territory which had originally been given to him. This area, Syria and Babylonia, now became the Seleucid Dynasty.
At the same time, P tolemy Lagi extended his boundaries northward from Egypt
to include the area occupied by the Jews. Thus, the Jews came under
the rule of the Ptolemies, which rule they held until 198 BC.
After the Battle of Ipsus (301 BC), Seleucus succeeded in taking all the territory previously held by Antigonus; the kingdom of Lysimachus was also absorbed into the Seleucid Dynasty. Thus, with the exception of the small Macedonian kingdom, the entire empire was now controlled by the Seleucids in the North and the Ptolemies in the South. Caught right in the middle of these two struggling factions was Palestine, and it became the source and site of constant conflict between the Seleucids and the Ptolemies. For the first 100 years or so the Ptolemies held the upper hand in the struggle over Palestine, the home of the people of Israel.
Begin Excerpt from THE JERUSALEM POST
The Region: The last Nasserist
By BARRY RUBIN
05/08/2011 23:11
Former Egyptian foreign minister and current head of the Arab League, Amr Moussa, seen as most likely to become “new” Egypt’s next president, is actually a figure from the old Egyptian regime.
Amr Moussa, most probably Egypt’s next president, has given a comprehensive picture of his views, a taste of the likely policies of someone about to become the most powerful individual in the Arab world.
Moussa, a former Egyptian foreign minister (1991-2001) and head of the Arab League until his resignation takes effect on May 15, is a figure from the old Egyptian regime. But which aspect of the old regime – that of the centrist Hosni Mubarak, the moderate Anwar Sadat, or the radical Arab nationalist Gamal Abd al Nasser? Moussa is the last Nasserist. He knows the next president must also be a populist to survive, so he will bash Israel, the United States and the Egyptian upper class. The hope is that he will be pragmatic enough to restrict his demagoguery to rhetoric.
It might seem ironic that a revolution against the old regime ends up electing a figure from the old regime.
Yet Moussa perfectly combines experience and name recognition with radicalism.
A recent Pew poll shows him with an 89-percent positive rating.
Moussa’s prospects look so good because the Islamists aren’t running a presidential candidate, while moderate democrats are restricted to a small urban middle class constituency and four of them are running, thus further splitting that vote.
Another reason Moussa’s election appears likely is his deft use of the anti-Israel card. So identified is Moussa with hostility to Israel that in 2001 a popular song titled “I Hate Israel (I love Amr Moussa)” zoomed to the top of the Egyptian hit parade.
Indeed, Moussa is now claiming that much of the reason for his break with Mubarak was his desire to take a stronger stance against Israel.
Moussa’s basic argument in his Wall Street Journal interview is that Egypt has obtained nothing from peace with Israel, and that Israel is completely at fault for the lack of an Israeli-Palestinian peace agreement.
Of course, Egypt has received the return of the Sinai; the reopening of its oil fields and of the Suez Canal; and the opportunity for more trade, tourism and a lower military budget. Failure to take advantage of the latter points was due to Egyptian decisions.
In addition, Egypt and Israel had what amounts to an alliance against revolutionary Islamism, particularly Hamas in the Gaza Strip. President Moussa will reverse this policy and see Hamas as an ally, albeit one that he won’t trust.
HAMAS IS now starting to believe that by attacking Israel it will have the power to draw Egypt into a war. If that view is not countered decisively by the next Egyptian government, the result will be a return to the 1960s and a terrible major conflict. Unfortunately the current US government cannot be counted on to help eliminate th at prob
lem.
As the Wall Street Journal accurately notes: “US and European officials said they don’t see the Egypt-Israel peace agreement in danger in the near term. They say Cairo won’t place in jeopardy billions of dollars in aid.”
We’ve seen this kind of economic determinism before, and every time it is applied to Middle East states it has failed. Examples: – Yasser Arafat will make peace with Israel because he wants to get a state and huge compensation funding.
Syria will moderate and turn toward the West – and away from Iran – in order to get trade and investment.– Iran would much rather become wealthy than pursue these silly ideas about spreading Islamist revolution. Now, here’s what’s really shocking in the interview. To quote the Journal’s account, Moussa “described a political landscape in which the Muslim Brotherhood is dominant. It is inevitable, he said, that parliamentary elections in September will usher in a legislature led by a bloc of Islamists, with the Brotherhood at the forefront.”
Think about that. Even Moussa, who is anti-Islam
ist, admits this.
He is running as an independent, meaning he will have no political party behind him. Thus, Moussa must constantly compromise with the majority in parliament, and he is assuming that it will be an Islamist majority.
While I doubt that the Islamists will have an outright majority, I think they will certainly be the largest bloc. That also means they will take a leading role in writing the constitution.
After many years in which Egypt was oriented inward, Moussa will reassert a leading Egyptian role in the Arab world. That probably means conciliation with Syria and the recreation of a radical Arab bloc that includes Egypt for the first time in more than 30 years.
The best thing that can be said is that neither Iraq nor the Saudis would participate, while the Jordanians would be wary.
Egypt will no longer be a US ally; the question is the degree to which it will become an enemy.
Finally, he knows that he will have to deliver economic benefits to the masses. But that probably means higher subsidies and more government jobs – policies that will do nothing to improve Egypt’s economy. The worse the economy gets, the more virulent the anti- Israel, anti-American demagoguery will be.
We are able to predict this crisis more than six months ahead of time, yet Western countries, media and experts have not yet seen what is coming down the road toward us.
The writer is director of the Global Research in International Affairs Center (www.gloria-center.org) and editor of Middle East Review of International Affairs Journal and Turkish Studies.
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