Daniel 11:40

40 Y al tiempo del fin, el rey del sur se enfrentará con él, y el rey del norte lo atacará con carros, jinetes y con numerosas naves; entrará en sus tierras, las invadirá y pasará.

Daniel 11:40 Meaning and Commentary

Daniel 11:40

And at the time of the end
At the end of the time appointed of God, when antichrist is arrived to the height of his power and authority: shall the king of the south push at him;
not Philometor king of Egypt; nor is Antiochus meant in the next clause by the king of the north; for, after he was required by the Romans to quit the land of Egypt, there was no more war between him and the king of Egypt; rather therefore the Saracens are meant by the king of the south, as Mr. Mede

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FOOTNOTES:

F25 and Cocceius think, who came from the south, from Arabia Felix: and so Gravius interprets it of the king or caliph of the Saracens, and his successors; who, extending their empire through Asia and Africa, repressed the attempts of the Roman antichrist affecting primacy in the east; and this way goes Mr. Mede, who takes them to be the same with the locusts in ( Revelation 9:3 ) , that distressed antichrist: and the king of the north shall come against him like a whirlwind;
not Antiochus, as before observed; but either emperors, kings, and Christian princes, the chief of which was Godfrey of Bullain, who was crowned king of Jerusalem, as Cocceius: or the Turks, as Jacchiades, so Mr. Brightman on the place, and Mr. Mede; who were originally Tartars or Scythians, and came from the north, the same with the horsemen at Euphrates, ( Revelation 9:15 Revelation 9:16 ) , who also came against antichrist; for he seems to be the "him" they both came against; both the king of the south, and the king of the north, the two woes that came upon Christendom the Saracens are the first woe, and the Turks the second; and who chiefly afflicted the antichristian states, and came like a whirlwind upon them, suddenly, swiftly, and with great rapidity and force: with chariots, and with horsemen, and with many ships;
which well agrees with the Turks, whose armies chiefly consist of horse: and he shall enter into the countries, and shall overflow, and pass
over;
into the countries belonging to antichrist; particularly the Greek or eastern empire; which they overran like a flood, seized it for themselves, and set up an empire for themselves, which still continues; as well as entered into some parts of Europe, and did much damage.
F25 Works, B. 3. p. 674.

Daniel 11:40 In-Context

38 En su lugar honrará al dios de las fortalezas, un dios a quien sus padres no conocieron; lo honrará con oro y plata, piedras preciosas y cosas de gran valor.

39 Y actuará contra la más fuerte de las fortalezas con la ayuda de un dios extranjero; a los que le reconozcan colmará de honores, los hará gobernar sobre muchos y repartirá la tierra por un precio.

40 Y al tiempo del fin, el rey del sur se enfrentará con él, y el rey del norte lo atacará con carros, jinetes y con numerosas naves; entrará en sus tierras, las invadirá y pasará.

41 También entrará a la Tierra Hermosa, y muchos países caerán; mas éstos serán librados de su mano: Edom, Moab y lo más selecto de los hijos de Amón.

42 Y extenderá su mano contra otros países, y la tierra de Egipto no escapará.