The best framework for a conclusion to our study is Daniel's Eleventh Chapter. It gives a detailed sequence of those events which will occur during the last seven years of mortal human existence. We will study this Chapter verse by verse, and combine the events depicted in other visions with the sequence of End Time events revealed by daniel.

IDENTIFY THE CONTEXT
Daniel 11:2 gives some details of the Medo-Persian Empire, then mentions Ancient Greece under Alexander. Verse 5 describes the change from the "B.C." to the "A.D." time period, and the rise of the Roman Empire. The birth of the Messiah, beginning the A.D. time period ("the end of years"), is indicated in verse 6. John refers to these years as "the last time." 1 John 2:18.

Verses 14 through 16 describe the destruction of Jerusalem in A.D. 70, and expulsion of the descendants of Judah from the Promised Land which took place from A.D. 70 to about 110. Dan. 9:27, Luke 21:20-24. Rev. 12:14-17.

In verse 31 is a description of the Abomination of Desolation, and verse 45 depicts the end of the Vile One. By this Sign of the Time we know this is an account of The End of this world and the coming of the Lord. Mat. 24:14-22, Dan. 8:25, 9:27, 12:11-12, 2 Thes. 2:8, 1 Peter 3:7, 10-12, Rev. 20:9-15.

AN IMPORTANT QUESTION
Where in this Chapter does this account of satan's end, and the events which must immediately precede his end, begin? By starting at verse 45, then reading one verse at a time, backwards, and following the trail of "hes" and "hims" we will find it. It is in verse 21. "A vile person" is that son of perdition, Satan. This is when he takes possession of his kingdom and the body prepared for him. However, that event takes place after Rome is reborn; after some 295 days of the last seven years of this physical universe's existence have expired. Dan. 7:7-8 and Rev. 17:10-11.

When, in the sequence of events depicted by the Seals, Trumpets and Vials, will Satan's kingdom be re-established?

THE BOOK IS OPEN
Evidence reveals the Lord opened the First Seal before 1900 and Satan was released from his prison. This is proven by World Wars One and Two, the influenza and polio epidemics, Cancer, AIDS, Evolution, Big Bang theory, the conquest of Gog and Ma-Gog by Godless Communism and the return of Israel (His chosen People) to Jerusalem. See p. 75.

THE SECOND SEAL
The Lord opened the Second Seal before 1920, as demonstrated by the murder, in 1945, of the innocent of Hiroshima and Nagasaki by that Great Sword. See p. 75.

THE THIRD SEAL
The Lord opened the Third Seal before 1950. This is revealed by the change in weather patterns and the depletion of the Ozone layer. Scientists call these signs "El Nino" and "The Greenhouse Effect." These changes in climate have brought famine which will grow worse as we near The End. See p. 75.

80's DECADES
It is therefore clear we are (as this is written) between the Third Seal and Fourth Seal, and the Fourth Seal and First Trumpet are soon to occur.

After the Fourth Seal is opened and the First Trumpet is sounded the Four Winds will be allowed to harm the earth.

Before the Lord allows the beasts to harm the earth, those who believe will be given their mark and the understanding of the End Time prophecies. Rev. 7:3, 8:7-12. Eze. 9:1-10, Acts 2:1-47, Luke 24:45. Rev. 10:7-10.

These prophecies are being fulfilled now, as an article by James Kilpatric demonstrates. "Survey Finds Clear Indications of Revival of Religion" referred to a recent Gallop pole. "Found 26% of Americans (43 million) are active in Bible study groups, up from 19% five years ago." "The shift away from science is dramatic..." "A sharp increase in prophecy and speaking in tongues and the Charismatic movement." THE PORTLAND OREGONIAN, Oct. 29, 1987, p. B-7.

The Lord is calling His Elect to receive His mark (the gift of His Holy Spirit) and the understanding of the prophecies of His coming. Dan. 12:9-10. As this is being written the visions in Revelation Chapter 7 and 10 are being fulfilled.

COMING EVENTS
Then, when the Lord has marked His servants, "He who lets" will be taken out of the way. The Lord will open the Fourth Seal and the angel will sound the First Trumpet. Then the Beast and his evil spirits will be allowed to harm the earth. Rev. 7:1-3.

THE NATIONS RISE
In this approximate time period the Bear (Russia) will consume the Three Ribs (Finland, Sweden and Norway). The King of the South will rise up in Africa, and the Kings of the East will establish their Empire, and Rome will be re-born. Rev. 13:1-3.

NUCLEAR WAR
The atomic bombs begin to fall. The first use of nuclear weapons may occur when Gog and Ma-Gog take Finland, Sweden and Norway. It may be when China takes Pakistan and India, or North Korea takes South Korea, or the Moslem hordes take Africa. The threat of chemical-biological or nuclear war against Europe will be the force that finally binds Rome together. Dan. 11:24.

We can now begin to fit all the recognizable clues and pieces together within the seven year framework of Daniel's Eleventh Chapter.

IDENTIFY THE CONTEXT
Verse 20 describes the re-establishment of Rome and its first leader, who will be a "raiser of taxes in the glory of the kingdom." Verses 21 to 28 depict the consolidation of Satan's kingdom by military force. Verses 29 to 39 depict events which will occur in the middle of the seven years, verse 31 being the central point. Verses 40-45 show events which will occur in the last, perhaps 49, days.

ROME RISES
When Rome is re-established the first King, Prime Minister or President will proclaim that all the world should be numbered (enrolled) and taxed, and thus will begin the last seven years of mortal man. Dan. 7:1-12, 9:27, 11:20-21, Rev. 13:1-4. See pp. 176, 181.

This first Prime Minister, President, or King of Rome reborn will not live long. He will die of natural causes. The next leader will suffer an assassination attempt, but will be saved and possessed by Satan. See pp. 176, 181.

SATAN INCARNATE
By this event we will know the 2300 day time period has begun. Although we may know the day this event takes place, we cannot know the day God begins to count the time period. Dan. 8:9-14.

"In his estate shall stand up a vile person..." Satan now occupies the body prepared for him. Dan. 7:8, 8:9. Nah. 1:9-14, Zec. 11:8. Rev. 17:9-12. This King, flesh occupied by Satan, will destroy three Capitals of the European Family of Nations (Rome, London, and Istanbul); the balance of which will submit to his rule. Pulling up the three horns "by the roots" will be accomplished by the use of tactical nuclear weapons... "Surgical strikes." Dan. 7:8, 11:24. See pp. 176, 181.

WITNESSES TESTIFY
At the start of this time period, which was began by the Fourth Seal and First Trumpet, the Saints will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit--with power. Rev. 11:3. "...Ye shall receive power, after that the Holy Spirit is come upon you..." "...And there appeared unto them cloven tongues like as of fire ...it sat upon each of them..." Acts 1:8, 2:1-4. "And I will give power... fire proceedeth out of their mouth..." Rev. 11:3-5. The power is the Holy Spirit, the Holy Spirit is the power. See pp. 178, 181.

The Wild Olive Tree and the Domestic Olive Tree witness, teach and plead earnestly--in mixed joy and sadness.

NUCLEAR WAR
The Fourth Seal and first Four Trumpets include descriptions of the consequences of the use of nuclear weapons. The sun is dying, and the radio active ash of dead cities and burning forests darkens our sky. Rev. 6:8, 8:7-12. See pp. 174, 181.

"And with the arms of a flood..." Those who resist him are swept away. "...Waxed exceeding great, toward the south, and east, and toward the Pleasant Land." Dan. 8:9-11, 25. By military force he takes the lands which once were Rome: North Africa, Turkey, Syria, Jordan, Iraq, Bulgaria, Romania, Hungary and Austria. This event may include tactical nuclear weapons.

FORECAST DEVICES
In the 1600's the term "forecast" meant "to toss." "The farmer forecast his seed." A Field Artillery Piece, an Honest John rocket or a Scud B missile are "devices" capable of "forecasting" atomic warheads. Dan. 11:24.

Every conqueror who ever lived has used the best weapons he could buy, beg, borrow or steal in order to defeat his victims and establish his empire. Hitler certainly did, and is there any doubt he would have used the atomic bomb if his scientists had given him the opportunity? Is there any doubt, then, as to which "devices" that Beast Satan will use?

GREECE RISES
Verse 23: "And shall become strong with a small people..." Greece. Dan. 8:23-24, Joel 3:6, Zec. 9:13. See pp. 176, 181.

Verse 24: "...Enter peaceably..." Dan. 8:25. "By peace shall destroy many..." The Dragon will use the promise of peace as a weapon. The father of lies will promise his intended victims anything, but will give them defeat and destruction.

WAR IN THE SOUTH
Verse 25: "The King of the South..." The King of Africa. The Moslem hordes, a "mighty army," defeated by "devices." See pp. 177, 182.

Verse 26: "Many shall fall down slain..." A quarter of Earth's population killed in a matter of months. Rev. 6:7-8. Those who flee from war will die of plague, those who flee from plague will die of hunger, those who flee from hunger will die by the beasts of the field, or bitter waters. In the beginning God put the fear of man into animals: But in the last days the beasts will hate man; so like the hunter stalked the dear, the dog, cat and canary will prey upon man.

A PEACE CONFERENCE
Verse 27: "They shall speak lies at one table..." The Beast and the King of the South will meet to make a treaty: it will be deception. "For yet the end shall be at the time appointed." "That Day" is predestined by God. Neither man or Beast can know which day it is, nor change which day it will be. See pp. 177, 182.

RELIGIOUS WAR
Verse 28: "...And his heart shall be against the Holy Covenant..." War against the People chosen by God. Dan. 7:21, 8:24, Rev. 13:7. Once Satan has established his rule over the whole world there will be a period of relative peace, except for the verbal and economic war against the Elect. See pp. 177, 182.

NO PEACE
However, peace is not what Satan wants, nor will The Most High God allow him to delay the instant of his ultimate defeat by so much as a heart beat.

Verse 29: "At the time appointed he shall return, and come toward the south..." The Beast lied when he promised peace to the King of the South, but this time his war will not please him.

SATAN'S DIVIDED KINGDOM
Verse 30: "For the ships of Chittim shall come against him: therefore shall he be grieved..." The End Time Kingdom is "iron mixed with miry clay," and so does not hold together very well. Dan. 2:33. See pp. 177, 182.

WAR AGAINST GOD'S PEOPLE
The angry Beast turns to attack The People of The Promise. "And have intelligence with them that forsake the Holy covenant." "Them that forsake" are sad words indeed. These are the descendants of Judah who will not accept the New Covenant and those who cling to the false hope of an earthly kingdom. Many will be deceived and accept Satan as the Messiah.

Verse 31: "And arms shall stand on his part..." Those who forsake the Holy covenant will, by force of arms, oppose those who accept the New Covenant.

THE LAST THREE AND A HALF YEARS
"They shall pollute the sanctuary of strength, and shall take away the daily sacrifice.." This "daily sacrifice" must be interpreted under the New Covenant. 1 Peter 2:5, Romans 12:1. "...They shall place the abomination that maketh desolate." The term "they" includes those who reject the New Covenant in general, but specifically it indicates Satan's religious leaders who command everyone to worship him. "...That they should make an image of the Beast, that the image should both speak, and cause ...as many as would not worship the... beast should be killed." Rev. 13:14-15. See pp. 177, 182, 185.

RUN FOR YOUR LIFE
Let those who are in Judea flee! Mat. 24:15. Dan. 9:27. The placement of the abomination of desolation is an event which must occur "in the midst of the week." When we witness it we will know we have only three and a half years to endure.

The 1,260 days during which the witnesses could testify without fear is finished. Now Satan, having proclaimed himself to be "God," will murder any who are arrested for their testimony.

THE FIFTH SEAL
The Lord has opened the Fifth Seal. With the promise of eternal life with God held tightly in hand, it is no wonder they "loved not their lives unto the death." The door into Heaven is opened wide. Look in, there is our goal. See pp. 173, 182.

SATAN RULES
The 42 months of Satan's absolute rule has begun. Jer. 51:25, Dan. 7:22-25, Rev. 13:5-7. The angel now sounds the Fifth Trumpet, the angel pours out the First Vial upon the Beast's Kingdom. Satan grinds the Earth beneath his feet. His servants suffer vile sores. Rev. 9:2-5, 11:7-8. See pp. 174, 182.

CIVIL WAR
Verse 32: "Such as do wickedly against the Covenant shall he corrupt with flatteries: but the people that do know their God shall be strong, and do exploits." Civil war in the Promised Land between those who know their God and those who do not.

OUR BODIES LIE IN THE STREET
Verse 33: "They that understand..." The Lord gives understanding to those seek it and ask in faith. Proverbs 11:9, James 1:5. "Yet they shall fall... many days." 1,290 days, to be exact. Rev. 11:8. See pp. 177, 182.

Verse 34: "Holpen with a little..." Those who fall will receive some help--but many who offer help will betray them.

Verse 35: "Some of them of understanding shall fall..." Gold is purified by fire: Affliction cleanses the soul, and so the flesh is burned away. The Saints are hunted like animals for a thousand two hundred and ninety days. Mortal life is cheap as dirt. Why grovel for the life of flesh when the door of heaven stands open? Rev. 11:7-9. See pp. 159.

SATAN'S CONDUCT
Verse 36: "And the king shall do according to his will..." Satan will gratify his every whim; and by comparison Hitler will seem like a Boy Scout to those who can see. His Kingdom is filled with darkness, and the people of this world worship him as their god. We must remember that by its fruit the tree is known, by the wind the wheat is separated from the chaff. Isa. 14:14, 2 Thes. 2:4.

Verse 37: "...for he shall magnify himself above all." Satan is the embodiment of Narcissism.

Verse 38: "But in his estate he shall honor the god of forces..." That is, energy or electromagnetic power as a god.

Verse 39: "...A strange god..." Odd, unusual; not a god of living spirit nor an idol of stone. The father of lies creates for himself a false god. See pp. 177, 182.

These verses describing Satan exalting himself may not be depicting events which must occur exactly in the midst of the seven years, as these are things he has done throughout history. Yet these are things he will personally do publicly and blatantly during the time of his reign.

THIS DYING WORLD
The earth is now just a sickly ghost of herself: rivers, lakes and fountains poisoned, the sea dead, the atmosphere thick with radio active ash, forests dead and burning; the false god of technology in convulsions of eternal death, no electrical power; civilization in a state of collapse, no food distribution.

Men go insane with fear from seeing what has come upon the earth: stars falling, galaxies exploding; Earth running loose across the heavens, quaking and belching fire and ash. Mat. 24:29. Luke 21:25-26.

Most men won't know what hour of the day it is, few will know the day of the week: For how can the mind darkened by the rejection of Truth, twisted by anger and irrational from the fear of eternal death be cognizant of details?

Christians--living on the run for three and a half years, hiding in caves or bombed out buildings, without access to news of current events--will have lost track of days and dates. The End will come upon mankind like a hawk on a rabbit.

THE LAST WEEKS
Whether verses 40 to 45 depict the last six months or the last seven weeks of the existence of the man of flesh will remain to be seen. However; the angel pours out the Sixth Vial, the angel sounds the Sixth Trumpet, and so begins the last war between kingdoms of Satan's Empire. Rev. 9:14-19, 16:12-16.

Verse 40: "And at the time of the end..." In the specific sense this term must mean the last few weeks prior to the Lord's coming. Whether this indicates 40 or 49 days, we will just have to wait and see. Yet, unable to tell time or know which day of the week it is, how will we know? See pp. 177, 183.

Although none of us can know on which day this final "time of the end" time period begins, we can know with certainty it will, and it will end exactly at the time appointed by God.

"The King of the South shall push at him..." Africa will attack the Beast. The King of the South had once allied himself with Chittim, but this time with the King of the North, Russia. When he attacks, the King of Rome will counter, leaving himself open to attack from the north. It was a trap set by the two Kings, but Satan will retaliate with a trap of his own.

The Bear will come like a whirlwind over Turkey and Syria: to the very gates of Jerusalem.

Verse 41: "He shall enter also into the glorious land..." This event is described in Ezekiel Chapters 38 and 39. "And many counties shall be overthrown..."

The Lord will now open the Sixth Seal. Time: the last 40 some-odd days of End Time events. See pp. 174, 183.

The ten Kings will now burn Babylon. Rev. 17, 18.

Verse 42: "He shall stretch forth his hand also upon the countries..." Now that Satan has destroyed the army of the Bear, he will defeat the King of the South and retake the Mid-East. When the Lord opens the Seventh Seal, the Hosts of Heaven will wait for The End in reverent, expectant silence. Rev. 8:1.

The angel has poured out Seventh Vial. This is a list of events which will occur at The End. It is not certain the listed events must occur in the exact sequence given by John, or that they must all occur at the same moment in time. However, it is absolutely certain these events will be fulfilled in the last few weeks of human existence. Rev. 16:17-21.

Verse 43: "But he shall have power over the treasures of gold and silver..." "What will it profit a man, to gain the whole world, and loose his soul?" See pp. 177, 183.

Verse 44: "But tidings out of the East and out of the North will trouble him..." With the defeat of the Bear, Babylon and the King of the South the Beast had only one enemy left on earth, though a remnant remained in Jerusalem, who could oppose his rule: China. Now the Kings of the East swarm through defenseless Russia on a sweep from Mongolia to Turkey, and rush by the millions through Persia and across the dry Euphrates. Joel 2:2-11. See pp. 177, 183.

"Therefore he shall go forth with great fury to destroy, and to utterly make away many." They will meet upon the blood drenched plane of Esdraelon: of this dying planet, winner take all. The stage is now set for the Earth's final battle: the battle of Armageddon. "I will gather all the armies of earth, and they will come and see my glory..." Rev. 9:14-21, 16:12-21, Hosea 1:11.

ARMAGEDDON
Verse 45: "...He shall come to his end..." The revelation of God's glory will not be delayed for a heartbeat. The Seventh, The Great, The Last, Trumpet is sounded. The fabric of space, like curtains hiding a stage's last setting, is rolled away. The substance of the Cosmos dissolves in great heat with a loud noise. Every eye shall see His glory, every knee shall bow. Isa. 34:1-4, 42:13-15, Rev. 6:12-17, 14:14-20, Mat. 24:29-30, Luke 21:25-26, 1 Cor. 15:51-52 and 2 peter 3:7-10-12.

Daniel 12:1-4 is the end of the story of mankind. These verses are a reference to the fulfillment of Daniel's seventieth week in particular, as well as events known as tribulation, resurrection and judgment in general. See pp. 177, 183.

The journey is made easier by keeping an eye on the goal. Eze. 40-48, Rev. 21-22.