
Who Is the King of the South in Bible Prophecy?
October 9, 2025
In Daniel 11, the “king of the south” refers to the Ptolemaic kings of Egypt who clashed with the Seleucid “king of the north," though some interpret the later verses as a foreshadowing of end-times conflict involving future world powers.

Tim Suddeth is a stay-at-home dad and butler to his wonderful, adult son with autism. He has been published in Guidepost and has a monthly column at TheWriteConversation.com. He earned his Master of Divinity at Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary. He lives near Greenville, SC where he shares a house with a bossy Shorky, Tali, and two too-curious Persians. You can find him on Facebook, Twitter, and Substack.