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shall enter also into the glorious land, and many countries shall be
overthrown."--Daniel 11:40,41.
[395]The fulfillment of this prophecy fixes the beginning of the "time
of the end", because the prophecy definitely so states. The campaign of
the great warrior Napoleon Bonaparte is clearly a fulfillment of this
prophecy, as reference to the historical facts concerning his campaign
plainly show. The "king of the south" mentioned in the prophecy refers
to Egypt; the "king of the north" means Great Britain, which was then an
integral part of the Roman empire. Napoleon was in Egypt fighting the
Egyptian armies, which were led by Murat Bey, and which he defeated. His
victory not only struck terror to the Egyptians, but far into Africa and
Asia, and all the surrounding tribes submitted to the great conqueror.
While he was doing this, the British in the north, under the leadership
of Lord Nelson, were making an effective attack upon Napoleon's forces
at sea. Napoleon began this Egyptian campaign in 1798, finished it and
returned to France on October 1, 1799. The campaign is briefly, yet
graphically, described in the prophecy, verses 40 to 44; and being
completed in 1799, marks, according to the Prophet's own words, the
beginning of the "time of the end".
[396]From the time of the overthrow of Zedekiah (606 B.C.) and the
establishment of the gentile universal empire under Nebuchadnezzar, the
organizations of the world powers or governments have been designated in
the Scriptures by God's Prophet as "beasts".
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