Firstly we see that their reign will be relatively brief, because the scripture says that they receive authority for one hour as kings. When we discuss the Anti-Christ in a later section, we will see that he will rule the fourth kingdom for at least seven years. And because the ten kings will be in place before the Anti-Christ is manifested in the earth, it is self-evident that the reign of the ten kings will be for a period longer than seven years. Secondly we see that they will form a confederacy, because the scripture says that they will be of one mind. And then thirdly we see that they will align themselves with the Anti-Christ when he is manifested in the earth, because the scripture says that they will give their power and authority to the beast, who is the Anti-Christ. Because these leaders will align themselves with the Anti-Christ, they will form the nucleus of the nations that will stand against the Lord Jesus at the battle of Armageddon (Revelation 16:16), for the scripture says that these ten will make war with the Lamb and the Lamb will overcome them for He is Lord of lords and King of kings.
Michael E.B. Maher
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