There is a group of nations under the king of the South.
.............Most Bible scholars see Great Britian and the English speaking nations in Ezekiel 38:13, where it speaks of the "merchants of Tarshish and all the young lions thereof" opposing the invasion of Israel.
......................These facts indicate beyond question that the Antichrist will not have direct control over all the nations.
........................................This is important to be able to know where the "wilderness" is.
". . . . and many countries shall be overthrown: but these shall escape out of his hand, even Edom, and Moab, and the chief of the children of Ammon."
....................Daniel 11:41
....................Edom, Moab and Ammon will escape out of the Antichrist's hands.
.........These countries will probably serve as a place of refuge for Jews who heed the Lord's warning in Matthew 24:15-22 and flee in time.
....................Daniel 11:41
....................Edom, Moab and Ammon will escape out of the Antichrist's hands.
.........These countries will probably serve as a place of refuge for Jews who heed the Lord's warning in Matthew 24:15-22 and flee in time.
"And I looked, and behold a pale horse: and his name that sat on him was Death, and Hell followed with him. And power was given unto them over the fourth part of the earth, to kill with sword, and with hunger, and with death, and with the beasts of the earth."
..........................Revelation 6:8
..............When the "beasts" destroyed the earth during the days of the Fourth Horseman, the territory allowed was "over a fourth part of the earth".
...........................This is very close around the area of the Old Roman Empire.
..........................Revelation 6:8
..............When the "beasts" destroyed the earth during the days of the Fourth Horseman, the territory allowed was "over a fourth part of the earth".
...........................This is very close around the area of the Old Roman Empire.
The Antichrist's territories will include the territories of "ten kings" which holds the area of the Old Roman Empire.
............Ten kingdoms represent a huge empire, but not all the earth.
........................Today with atomic warfare, with intercontinental missiles makes it possible for a dictator to destroy any point on earth. But the Beast forces will not occupy the whole earth.
............Ten kingdoms represent a huge empire, but not all the earth.
........................Today with atomic warfare, with intercontinental missiles makes it possible for a dictator to destroy any point on earth. But the Beast forces will not occupy the whole earth.
The Antichrist will have control of the earth.
.........................Revelation 13:7 says,
"And it was given unto him to make war with the saints and to overcome them: and power was given him over all kindreds, an tongues, and nations."
It seems from this, that he will control the entire earth.
..............In Luke 2:1 Augustus Ceasar made a decree that "all the world should be taxed". This was limited to the Roman world. The expression "all the world" spoke only of the known world.
.............................It didn't include North and South America or many other countries.
.........................Revelation 13:7 says,
"And it was given unto him to make war with the saints and to overcome them: and power was given him over all kindreds, an tongues, and nations."
It seems from this, that he will control the entire earth.
..............In Luke 2:1 Augustus Ceasar made a decree that "all the world should be taxed". This was limited to the Roman world. The expression "all the world" spoke only of the known world.
.............................It didn't include North and South America or many other countries.
Revelation chapter 13 shows the Beast to be a ferocious political power who dominates with violence not compared to in past history.
...........................The Papacy will ride the Beast and have an attraction for it until the Beast itself will turn upon what it considers its enemies and utterly destroy it from the face of the earth.
...........................The Papacy will ride the Beast and have an attraction for it until the Beast itself will turn upon what it considers its enemies and utterly destroy it from the face of the earth.
If Hitler hadn't of been so aggressive,
he might have worn the crown he possessed
and nothing would have pleased the Papacy more
than to see the Holy Roman Empire restored.
But as it was, just seven years after
he had the crown jewels of the Holy Roman Empire,
he shot himself and passed into oblivion.
he might have worn the crown he possessed
and nothing would have pleased the Papacy more
than to see the Holy Roman Empire restored.
But as it was, just seven years after
he had the crown jewels of the Holy Roman Empire,
he shot himself and passed into oblivion.
In the early 19th century, the Papacy suffered a temporary interruption.
The Pope was made a prisoner of Napoleon.
........................He recovered his fortunes some, but suffered a real diaster in 1870.
.......................................In protest, he declared himself a prisoner of the Vatican until his authority was restored.
The Pope was made a prisoner of Napoleon.
........................He recovered his fortunes some, but suffered a real diaster in 1870.
.......................................In protest, he declared himself a prisoner of the Vatican until his authority was restored.
Rome continued to exist down through the ages just as the prophet said it would.
...............One phase would fall and a new phase would arise to take its place.
................................But is was always Rome, not a new empire, as in the case of other empires that were represented in the King's Image in his dream.
...............One phase would fall and a new phase would arise to take its place.
................................But is was always Rome, not a new empire, as in the case of other empires that were represented in the King's Image in his dream.
The center of the revived Roman Empire had shifted to Otto I of Germany.
...............The most important act in Otto I's life was his taking the Imperial Crown. His successors followed his example and claimed their right coronations by Pope of Rome.
......................The German Holy Roman Empire, the strange state which descended through the Empire of Charlemagne from the Empire of the Caesars.
...............The most important act in Otto I's life was his taking the Imperial Crown. His successors followed his example and claimed their right coronations by Pope of Rome.
......................The German Holy Roman Empire, the strange state which descended through the Empire of Charlemagne from the Empire of the Caesars.
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