To the south of the position where Daniel stood today, we have Saudi Arabia and the whole Arabian Peninsula. To the east of that position today, we have Iran, Afghanistan and Pakistan. And towards the Glorious Land (Israel) from that position today, we have Iraq, Syria, Jordon, Lebanon, Egypt and Turkey. These countries today are almost all one hundred percent Muslim nations, except for Lebanon which still has a large Christian population, but nevertheless the majority in that nation are Muslims. There are other smaller nations in the immediate vicinity which are also all Muslim nations, but I have listed just the main ones. Clearly, the fourth kingdom is already in place, and awaiting the manifestation of the ten kings (leaders) who will in turn submit their authority to the Anti-Christ, who also will arise from among them. The fourth kingdom is what we know today as Islam. And so, we see that the reason the fourth kingdom is different from all other kingdoms, is because it is firstly a kingdom of religion, and secondly, it is a kingdom of secular power. When the Anti-Christ is finally revealed in the earth all Muslim countries in the earth, will align themselves with him and submit to his rule. The reason that they will do this is because he will emerge from within the Muslim faith. The Muslim nations will have no problem receiving the mark of the beast as they follow him, and it is those nations that our Lord will destroy, when He returns to the earth. For scripture clearly reveals to us, that only those who have received the mark of the beast will incur God’s wrath on that day (Revelation 14:9-10).
Michael E.B. Maher
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