Prophecy Seminar

‘The King of the North’

 Controversy in
Daniel 10

1. What does Daniel do for three weeks.

Daniel 10:1-3
 Daniel 10:2

“In those days I Daniel

was mourning three full
weeks.”
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Daniel 10

2. Who appeared to Daniel at the end of

the three weeks? Daniel 10:4-10
 Daniel 10:5-6

“…and behold a certain man

clothed in linen, whose loins
were girded with fine gold of
Uphaz: His body also was
like the beryl, and his face as
the appearance of lightning,
and his eyes as lamps of fire,
and his arms and his feet like
in colour to polished brass,
and the voice of his words
like the voice of a multitude.
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Daniel 10

3. Why didn’t help come to Daniel

immediately when he started to pray?
Daniel 10:11-13
 Daniel 10:12-13

“…thy words were heard,

and I am come for thy
words. But the prince of
the kingdom of Persia
withstood me one and
twenty days: but, lo,
Michael, one of the chief
princes, came to help me;
and I remained there with
the kings of Persia.
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Daniel 10

4. Who would be the subject of the rest

of the vision? Daniel 10:14
 Daniel 10:14
“Now I am come to
make thee understand
what shall befall thy
people in the latter days:
for yet the vision is for
many days.”
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Daniel 10

5. Daniel fainted at the revelation of

what was to happen to God’s people, but
what did God do to Daniel?
Daniel 10:15-19
 Daniel 10:18

“Then there came

again and touched me
one like the
appearance of a man,
and he strengthened
me…”
 Controversy in
Daniel 10

6. Who are the next two powers that will

affect the covenant people that God will
have to contend with? Daniel 10:20-21
 Daniel 10:20-21
“Then said he, Knowest thou wherefore I come unto
thee? and now will I return to fight with the prince of
Persia: and when I am gone forth, lo, the prince of
Grecia shall come.
But I will show thee
that which is noted in
the scripture of truth:
and there is none that
holdeth with me in
these things, but
Michael your prince.”
 The Events of
Daniel 11

7. With what empire does Daniel 11

begin? Daniel 11:2
 Daniel
11:2

“And now will I show

thee the truth. Behold,
there shall stand up yet
three kings in Persia; and
the fourth shall be far
richer than they all: and
by his strength through
his riches he shall stir up
all against the realm of
 The Events of
Daniel 11

8. Who is the mighty king that shall

stand up? Daniel 11:3
 Daniel 11:3

“And a mighty king shall stand

up, that shall rule with great
dominion, and do according to
his will.”
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Daniel 11

9. What will happen to the kingdom

after the death of Alexander? Daniel 11:4
 Daniel 11:4

“And when he shall stand up,

his kingdom shall be broken,
and shall be divided toward
the four winds of heaven; and
not to his posterity, nor
according to his dominion
which he ruled: for his
kingdom shall be plucked up,
even for others beside those.”
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Daniel 11

10. What symbol is now used to

describe the two powers in the Grecian
realm that fight against each other.?
Daniel 11:5-15
 Daniel 11:5,15

“And the king of the south shall

be strong, and one of his princes;
and he shall be strong above him,
and have dominion; his dominion
shall be a great dominion…. So
the king of the north shall come,
and cast up a mount, and take the
most fenced cities: and the arms
of the south shall not withstand,
neither his chosen people, neither
shall there be any strength to
withstand.”
 The Events of
Daniel 11

11. Daniel 11:16-30 gives intricate

details of the pagan Roman empire. What
are a few of the descriptions that Daniel
gives of this power?
 Daniel 11:20,22

“Then shall stand up in his

estate a raiser of taxes in the
glory of the kingdom: but
within few days he shall be
destroyed, neither in anger,
nor in battle….. And with the
arms of a flood shall they be
overflown from before him,
and shall be broken; yea, also
the prince of the covenant.”
 Daniel 11:28

“Then shall he return into

his land with great riches;
and his heart shall be
against the holy
covenant; and he shall do
exploits, and return to his
own land.”
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Daniel 11

12. The next several descriptions in verses

31-39 portray the activities of the Papacy.
You will notice that many of the same
descriptions found in Daniel 7&8 re:appear
in Daniel 11, which helps us to clearly
identify the papacy as the power now being
depicted.
 Daniel 11:31

“And arms shall stand

on his part, and they
shall pollute the
sanctuary of strength,
and shall take away the
daily sacrifice, and they
shall place the
abomination that
maketh desolate.”
 Daniel 11:31

“And arms shall stand

on his part, and they
shall pollute the
sanctuary of strength,
and shall take away the
daily sacrifice, and they
shall place the
abomination that
maketh desolate.”
 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
Godof gods, and shall prosper
till the indignation be
accomplished: for that is
determined shall be done.”
 Daniel 11:37,39

“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…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.”
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Daniel 11

13. What happens at the end of time?

Daniel 11:40
 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….”
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Daniel 11

14. What does the king of the north do in

the last days? Daniel 11:40
 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….”
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Daniel 11

15. What land does the king of the north

enter? Daniel 11:41
 Daniel 11:40

“He shall enter also into

the glorious land, 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.”
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Daniel 11

16. How widespread will be his domain in

the time of the end? Daniel 11:42-43
 Daniel 11:42-43

“He shall stretch forth his hand also upon the

countries: and the land of Egypt shall not escape. But
he shall have power over the treasures of gold and of
silver, and over all the
precious things of Egypt:
and the Libyans and the
Ethiopians shall be at his
steps.”
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Daniel 11

17. In spite of the fact that the king of the

north has conquered all his territory, what
now troubles him? Daniel 11:44
 Daniel 11:44

“But tidings out of the east and

out of the north shall trouble
him: therefore he shall go forth
with great fury to destroy, and
utterly to make away many.”
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Daniel 11

18. When he is thus troubled, what does he

do? Daniel 11:44
 Daniel 11:44

“But tidings out of the east

and out of the north shall
trouble him: therefore he
shall go forth with great
fury to destroy, and utterly
to make away many.”
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Daniel 11

19. Where does this power seek to plant its

tabernacle? Daniel 11:45
 Daniel 11:44

“And he shall plant

the tabernacles of his
palace between the
seas in the glorious
holy mountain; yet he
shall come to his end,
and none shall help
him.”
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Daniel 11

20. What happens to his power when it

seeks to conquer the glorious holy mountain?
Daniel 11:45
 Daniel 11:44

“And he shall plant the

tabernacles of his
palace between the seas
in the glorious holy
mountain; yet he shall
come to his end, and
none shall help him.”
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Daniel 11

21. What happens to God’s people in this

final time of trouble? Daniel 12:1
 Daniel 12:1

“And at that time shall Michael

stand up, the great prince which
standeth for the children of thy
people: and there shall be a time
of trouble, such as never was
since there was a nation even to
that same time: and at that time
thy people shall be delivered,
every one that shall be found
written in the book.”
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Seminar

Next weeks study is ‘The day of deliverance’

looking at the glorious appearing of Jesus in
the final battle of earth’s history.