Daniel 11:21-45

21In his place a despicable person will arise, on whom the honor of kingship has not been conferred, but he will come in a time of tranquility and 1seize the kingdom by intrigue. 22The overflowing 2forces will be flooded away before him and shattered, and also the prince of the covenant. 23After an alliance is made with him he will practice deception, and he will go up and gain power with a small force of people. 243In a time of tranquility he will enter the 4richest parts of the 5realm, and he will accomplish what his fathers never did, nor his 6ancestors; he will distribute plunder, booty and possessions among them, and he will devise his schemes against strongholds, but only for a time. 25He will stir up his strength and 7courage against the 8king of the South with a large army; so the king of the South will mobilize an extremely large and mighty army for war; but he will not stand, for schemes will be devised against him. 26Those who eat his choice food will 9destroy him, and his army will 1011overflow, but many will fall down slain. 27As for both kings, their hearts will be intent on 12evil, and they will 13speak lies to each other at the same table; but it will not succeed, for the 14end is still to come at the appointed time. 28Then he will return to his land with much 15plunder; but his heart will be set against the holy covenant, and he will take action and then return to his own land.

29“At the appointed time he will return and come into the South, but 16this last time it will not turn out the way it did before. 30For ships of 1718Kittim will come against him; therefore he will be disheartened and will return and become enraged at the holy covenant and take action; so he will come back and show regard for those who forsake the holy covenant. 31Forces from him will arise, 19desecrate the sanctuary fortress, and do away with the regular sacrifice. And they will set up the 20abomination 21of desolation. 32By 22smooth words he will 23turn to godlessness those who act wickedly toward the covenant, but the people who know their God will display 24strength and take action. 332526Those who have insight among the people will give understanding to the many; yet they will 27fall by sword and by flame, by captivity and by plunder for many days. 34Now when they fall they will be granted a little help, and many will 28join with them in 29hypocrisy. 35Some of 30those who have insight will fall, in order to 31refine, 32purge and make them 3334pure until the 35end time; because it is still to come at the appointed time.

36“Then the king will 36do as he pleases, and he will exalt and 37magnify himself above every god and will 38speak 39monstrous things against the 40God of gods; and he will prosper until the 41indignation is finished, for that which is 42decreed will be done. 37He will show no regard for the 43gods of his fathers or for the desire of women, nor will he show regard for any other god; for he will magnify himself above them all. 38But 44instead he will honor a god of fortresses, a god whom his fathers did not know; he will honor him with gold, silver, costly stones and treasures. 39He will take action against the strongest of fortresses with the help of a foreign god; he will give great honor to 45those who acknowledge him and will cause them to rule over the many, and will parcel out land for a price.

40“At the 46end time the 47king of the South will collide with him, and the 48king of the North will 49storm against him with chariots, with horsemen and with many ships; and he will enter countries, 50overflow them and pass through. 41He will also enter the 5152Beautiful Land, and many countries will fall; but these will be rescued out of his hand: Edom, 53Moab and the foremost of the sons of 54Ammon. 42Then he will stretch out his hand against other countries, and the land of Egypt will not escape. 43But he will 55gain control over the hidden treasures of gold and silver and over all the precious things of Egypt; and 56Libyans and 57Ethiopians will follow at his 58heels. 44But rumors from the East and from the North will disturb him, and he will go forth with great wrath to destroy and 59annihilate many. 45He will pitch the tents of his royal pavilion between the seas and the beautiful 60Holy Mountain; yet he will come to his end, and no one will help him.