Daniel 11:29-45

29“At the appointed time he will return and come into the South, but 1this last time it will not turn out the way it did before. 30For ships of 23Kittim will come against him; therefore he will withdraw in fear and will return and curse the holy covenant and take action; so he will come back and pay attention to those who abandon the holy covenant. 31Forces from him will arise, 4desecrate the sanctuary fortress, and do away with the regular sacrifice. And they will set up the 5abomination 6of desolation. 32And by 7smooth words he will 8turn to godlessness those who act wickedly toward the covenant, but the people who know their God will be 9strong and take action. 33And 1011those who have insight among the people will give understanding to the many; yet they will 12fall 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 13join with them in 14hypocrisy. 35And some of 15those who have insight will fall, to 16refine, 17purge, and 1819cleanse them until the 20end time; because it is still to come at the appointed time.

36“Then the king will 21do as he pleases, and he will exalt himself and 22boast against every god and will 23speak 24dreadful things against the 25God of gods; and he will be successful until the 26indignation is finished, because that which is 27determined will be done. 37And he will show no regard for the 28gods of his fathers or for the 29desire of women, nor will he show regard for any other god; for he will boast against them all. 38But 30instead he will honor a god of fortresses, a god whom his fathers did not know; he will honor him with gold, silver, precious stones, and treasures. 39And he will take action against the strongest of fortresses with the help of a foreign god; he will give great honor to 31those who acknowledge him and will make them rulers over the many, and will parcel out land for a price.

40“And at the 32end time the 33king of the South will wage war with him, and the 34king of the North will 35storm against him with chariots, horsemen, and with many ships; and he will enter countries, 36overflow them, and pass through. 41He will also enter the 3738Beautiful Land, and many countries will fall; but these will be rescued out of his hand: Edom, 39Moab, and the foremost of the sons of 40Ammon. 42Then he will reach out with his hand against other countries, and the land of Egypt will not escape. 43But he will 41gain control over the hidden treasures of gold and silver, and over all the precious things of Egypt; and 42Libyans and 43Ethiopians will follow at his 44heels. 44But rumors from the East and from the North will terrify him, and he will go out with great wrath to eliminate and 45annihilate many. 45And he will pitch the tents of his royal pavilion between the seas and the beautiful 46Holy Mountain; yet he will come to his end, and no one will help him.