PART TWO

SUMMARY OF THE BATTLES DURING THE INDIGNATION (1) The armies of the King of the South (Egypt and its allies) will invade the land of Israel coming from the south. Dan 11:40. (Map No. 1.)

(2) The armies of the King of the North, coming from the north together with the Arab Confederation, will pass through the whole land of Israel like a desolation, leaving it desolate. Other countries situated around the land of Israel will also be struck by this scourging flood, being also defeated by those armies in their advance toward Egypt. Dan 11:40-43. (Maps 2 and 3.)

(3) The armies of the Beast (the Western Confederation), upon hearing news of the invasion by the King of the North, will come from the west to defend the land of Israel. Num 24:24; Rev 16:13,14; 19:19. (Map No. 4.)

(4) When the Beast and its armies are entering the land of Israel, the Lord will come with the armies of heaven (the glorified saints) to destroy the Western Confederation, when the Beast and the Antichrist will also be cast into the lake of fire. Rev 16:15; 19:11-21. (Map No. 4.)

(5) The armies of the King of the North will return from Egypt to the land of Israel and will be destroyed by the Lord. Dan 11:44,45; Joel 2:20. (Map No. 5.)

The Restoration of Israel After the King of the North is destroyed, and before Russia (Gog) comes down, the restoration of Israel to the Lord will take place. It will happen in two phases. Ezek 37.

1. The Lord Will manifest Himself to the Jews

(the two tribes) on the Mount of Olives, who will lament in repentance and be restored to Him. Zech 12:9-14; 14:4,5.

1. The Lord will again gather, from the

ends of the earth, the ten lost tribes of Israel, which will also be restored to the Lord. Matt 24:30,31. (6) When the twelve tribes of Israel are dwelling securely in their land, the armies of Gog (Russia) and of many other nations with it will come down from the far north in an attempt to destroy Israel. The Lord will roar from Zion and destroy the Russian hordes and the armies that follow them. Ezek 38-39. (Map No. 6.)

(7) After destroying the Russian armies, the Lord will command the armies of the newly regathered Israel in a victorious conquest to take possession of the complete inheritance promised by God to Abraham.* Isa 11:14; Mic 4:13; Jer 51:20-23. (Map No. 7.)

[ Note: *The Indignation of the nations may be considered finished when the Lord destroys the armies commanded by Russia (the Assyrians).#18# ] Someone may ask how we know that the battles will happen in the order presented above. For this reason we believe it is so important to have an outline of the prophets, both major and minor. Many students of prophecy limit themselves, in their studies, almost exclusively to Revelation and Daniel, and consequently lose much. No single book presents the prophetic future in its entirety. It is therefore necessary to include all the prophets in order to obtain the complete picture. Our desire here is to present only some of those outlines found in the various Old Testament prophets, which will help confirm the order given in the seven-point summary we present. Time and space do not allow us to deal with all the prophets, but we believe that those we have included may be sufficient for us to see that this order has a basis in the Scriptures. It should be remembered that, just as no single book can present the complete picture, neither does any of the outlines contain all the points found in our summary. Different prophets focus on different aspects of prophecy. One cannot expect each prophet to cover the entire spectrum of events. But whether the prophets cover a large or small part of the prophetic picture, the order of this summary is maintained by all of them.