• “La indignación” es un término usado por los profetas para describir un período corto de tiempo, de alrededor de 75 días (2½ meses), al final de los siete años de tribulación (Ro. 9:28; Dn. 12:5-135Then I Daniel looked, and, behold, there stood other two, the one on this side of the bank of the river, and the other on that side of the bank of the river. 6And one said to the man clothed in linen, which was upon the waters of the river, How long shall it be to the end of these wonders? 7And I heard the man clothed in linen, which was upon the waters of the river, when he held up his right hand and his left hand unto heaven, and sware by him that liveth for ever that it shall be for a time, times, and an half; and when he shall have accomplished to scatter the power of the holy people, all these things shall be finished. 8And I heard, but I understood not: then said I, O my Lord, what shall be the end of these things? 9And he said, Go thy way, Daniel: for the words are closed up and sealed till the time of the end. 10Many shall be purified, and made white, and tried; but the wicked shall do wickedly: and none of the wicked shall understand; but the wise shall understand. 11And from the time that the daily sacrifice shall be taken away, and the abomination that maketh desolate set up, there shall be a thousand two hundred and ninety days. 12Blessed is he that waiteth, and cometh to the thousand three hundred and five and thirty days. 13But go thou thy way till the end be: for thou shalt rest, and stand in thy lot at the end of the days. (Daniel 12:5‑13), desde el día 1260 hasta el día 1335). Durante este tiempo, el Señor ventilará Su indignación contra Israel por Su controversia con él a causa de haberse alejado de Él (Is. 10:5,25; 26:20; Dn. 8:19; 11:3619And he said, Behold, I will make thee know what shall be in the last end of the indignation: for at the time appointed the end shall be. (Daniel 8:19)
36And the king shall do according to his will; and he shall exalt himself, and magnify himself above every god, and shall speak marvellous things against the God of gods, and shall prosper till the indignation be accomplished: for that that is determined shall be done. (Daniel 11:36); etc.). Para cumplir con Su indignación contra Israel, empleará como instrumento a las naciones gentiles y Asirias que rodean a Israel, y que profesan un profundo odio hacia éste (Sal. 83:4-5). Luego de que las naciones hayan sido usadas por el Señor para llevara a cabo Su trabajo de humillar a Israel, Él tendrá indignación sobre estas naciones, y las juzgará (Is. 30:27-33; 34:2; 66:14; Jer. 10:1010But the Lord is the true God, he is the living God, and an everlasting king: at his wrath the earth shall tremble, and the nations shall not be able to abide his indignation. (Jeremiah 10:10); Nah. 1:66Who can stand before his indignation? and who can abide in the fierceness of his anger? his fury is poured out like fire, and the rocks are thrown down by him. (Nahum 1:6); Hab. 3:1212Thou didst march through the land in indignation, thou didst thresh the heathen in anger. (Habakkuk 3:12); Sof. 3:8).
• Ya que varias naciones pelearán por la supremacía mundial y la supervivencia, se formarán coaliciones. Esto se hará porque la fortaleza generalmente está en números. Existen seis diferentes grupos de ejércitos que estarán involucrados en las batallas de la indignación. Ellos son:
2. El Rey del Norte y su confederación árabe (Dn. 11:4040And at the time of the end shall the king of the south push at him: and the king of the north shall come against him like a whirlwind, with chariots, and with horsemen, and with many ships; and he shall enter into the countries, and shall overflow and pass over. (Daniel 11:40); Sal. 83:3-8). Estará formada por Turquía, que es la nación que podría producir el líder de esta confederación. Habrá también naciones árabes del norte y este de Israel (Siria, Irak, el Líbano, Jordania, Arabia y otros) involucradas en esta confederación. Serán pueblos musulmanes.
3. La confederación occidental — el revivido imperio romano llamado la Bestia (Dn. 2:40-45; 7:7-2740And the fourth kingdom shall be strong as iron: forasmuch as iron breaketh in pieces and subdueth all things: and as iron that breaketh all these, shall it break in pieces and bruise. 41And whereas thou sawest the feet and toes, part of potters' clay, and part of iron, the kingdom shall be divided; but there shall be in it of the strength of the iron, forasmuch as thou sawest the iron mixed with miry clay. 42And as the toes of the feet were part of iron, and part of clay, so the kingdom shall be partly strong, and partly broken. 43And whereas thou sawest iron mixed with miry clay, they shall mingle themselves with the seed of men: but they shall not cleave one to another, even as iron is not mixed with clay. 44And in the days of these kings shall the God of heaven set up a kingdom, which shall never be destroyed: and the kingdom shall not be left to other people, but it shall break in pieces and consume all these kingdoms, and it shall stand for ever. 45Forasmuch as thou sawest that the stone was cut out of the mountain without hands, and that it brake in pieces the iron, the brass, the clay, the silver, and the gold; the great God hath made known to the king what shall come to pass hereafter: and the dream is certain, and the interpretation thereof sure. (Daniel 2:40‑45)
7After this I saw in the night visions, and behold a fourth beast, dreadful and terrible, and strong exceedingly; and it had great iron teeth: it devoured and brake in pieces, and stamped the residue with the feet of it: and it was diverse from all the beasts that were before it; and it had ten horns. 8I considered the horns, and, behold, there came up among them another little horn, before whom there were three of the first horns plucked up by the roots: and, behold, in this horn were eyes like the eyes of man, and a mouth speaking great things. 9I beheld till the thrones were cast down, and the Ancient of days did sit, whose garment was white as snow, and the hair of his head like the pure wool: his throne was like the fiery flame, and his wheels as burning fire. 10A fiery stream issued and came forth from before him: thousand thousands ministered unto him, and ten thousand times ten thousand stood before him: the judgment was set, and the books were opened. 11I beheld then because of the voice of the great words which the horn spake: I beheld even till the beast was slain, and his body destroyed, and given to the burning flame. 12As concerning the rest of the beasts, they had their dominion taken away: yet their lives were prolonged for a season and time. 13I saw in the night visions, and, behold, one like the Son of man came with the clouds of heaven, and came to the Ancient of days, and they brought him near before him. 14And there was given him dominion, and glory, and a kingdom, that all people, nations, and languages, should serve him: his dominion is an everlasting dominion, which shall not pass away, and his kingdom that which shall not be destroyed. 15I Daniel was grieved in my spirit in the midst of my body, and the visions of my head troubled me. 16I came near unto one of them that stood by, and asked him the truth of all this. So he told me, and made me know the interpretation of the things. 17These great beasts, which are four, are four kings, which shall arise out of the earth. 18But the saints of the most High shall take the kingdom, and possess the kingdom for ever, even for ever and ever. 19Then I would know the truth of the fourth beast, which was diverse from all the others, exceeding dreadful, whose teeth were of iron, and his nails of brass; which devoured, brake in pieces, and stamped the residue with his feet; 20And of the ten horns that were in his head, and of the other which came up, and before whom three fell; even of that horn that had eyes, and a mouth that spake very great things, whose look was more stout than his fellows. 21I beheld, and the same horn made war with the saints, and prevailed against them; 22Until the Ancient of days came, and judgment was given to the saints of the most High; and the time came that the saints possessed the kingdom. 23Thus he said, The fourth beast shall be the fourth kingdom upon earth, which shall be diverse from all kingdoms, and shall devour the whole earth, and shall tread it down, and break it in pieces. 24And the ten horns out of this kingdom are ten kings that shall arise: and another shall rise after them; and he shall be diverse from the first, and he shall subdue three kings. 25And he shall speak great words against the most High, and shall wear out the saints of the most High, and think to change times and laws: and they shall be given into his hand until a time and times and the dividing of time. 26But the judgment shall sit, and they shall take away his dominion, to consume and to destroy it unto the end. 27And the kingdom and dominion, and the greatness of the kingdom under the whole heaven, shall be given to the people of the saints of the most High, whose kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and all dominions shall serve and obey him. (Daniel 7:7‑27); Ap. 13:1-3). Esta confederación estará formada por diez naciones de Europa occidental (Italia, Inglaterra, Francia, España y otras, y tal vez aún algunas de América del Norte). Estos países son nominalmente cristianos; es decir cristianos de nombre solamente. Han abrazado exteriormente el cristianismo y han sido partícipes, en cierta forma, de su luz y sus privilegios; pero no tienen fe en el Señor Jesucristo. Se puede referir a este grupo de naciones como la Babilonia política.
4. El Rey de reyes y Su ejército celestial (Ap. 19:11-16). Este es el ejército del Señor Jesucristo, el Rey de reyes. Estará compuesto por todos los santos glorificados que hayan sido tomados en el rapto, y por todos aquellos que hayan tomado parte en la primera resurrección, tanto del Nuevo como del Antiguo Testamento.
5. Gog y su confederación (Ez. 38:17). Esta confederación comprenderá a Rusia y a muchas otras naciones del lejano norte y este de Israel (tal vez Alemania y otras naciones de Europa Oriental). Serán mayormente pueblos ateos.
Armagedón
• La guerra de Armagedón es una serie de batallas que serán peleadas durante la indignación.
• Cerca del final del período de la tribulación, el Rey del Norte (llamado “un rey de fiero semblante”) se levantará entre las naciones musulmanas del norte y este de Israel. El será un experto en ciencias ocultas y otros artificios satánicos. Su origen será probablemente turco o tal vez Sirio (Dn. 8:23-2423And in the latter time of their kingdom, when the transgressors are come to the full, a king of fierce countenance, and understanding dark sentences, shall stand up. 24And his power shall be mighty, but not by his own power: and he shall destroy wonderfully, and shall prosper, and practise, and shall destroy the mighty and the holy people. (Daniel 8:23‑24)). Él unirá muchas naciones árabes con un singular propósito: destruir a Israel (Sal. 83:18). El tendrá un enorme ejército de doscientos millones de personas (Ap. 9:16).
La invasión del Rey del Sur
• Las batallas comenzarán cuando el Rey del Sur, Egipto y sus ejércitos aliados, invadan territorio israelí desde el sur (Dn. 11:4040And at the time of the end shall the king of the south push at him: and the king of the north shall come against him like a whirlwind, with chariots, and with horsemen, and with many ships; and he shall enter into the countries, and shall overflow and pass over. (Daniel 11:40); Jer. 46:3-93Order ye the buckler and shield, and draw near to battle. 4Harness the horses; and get up, ye horsemen, and stand forth with your helmets; furbish the spears, and put on the brigandines. 5Wherefore have I seen them dismayed and turned away back? and their mighty ones are beaten down, and are fled apace, and look not back: for fear was round about, saith the Lord. 6Let not the swift flee away, nor the mighty man escape; they shall stumble, and fall toward the north by the river Euphrates. 7Who is this that cometh up as a flood, whose waters are moved as the rivers? 8Egypt riseth up like a flood, and his waters are moved like the rivers; and he saith, I will go up, and will cover the earth; I will destroy the city and the inhabitants thereof. 9Come up, ye horses; and rage, ye chariots; and let the mighty men come forth; the Ethiopians and the Libyans, that handle the shield; and the Lydians, that handle and bend the bow. (Jeremiah 46:3‑9)*).
El ataque del Rey del Norte — el primer ataque de los Asirios (la consumación)
• El secado del río Eufrates señalará al enorme número reunido por el Rey del Norte, a invadir la tierra de Israel desde el norte. Vendrán como un torbellino (también se refiere a esto como el primer ataque de los Asirios). Esta poderosa invasión desolará duramente la tierra de Israel. Comparativamente hablando, antes de la invasión la tierra lucirá como el jardín del Edén, pero luego de que los ejércitos la atraviesen, lucirá como un paraje desolado. Este desbordante azote será levantado por Dios para destruir a la masa de judíos incrédulos, que habrán recibido al anticristo y adorado la imagen de la Bestia (Dn. 11:40-4140And at the time of the end shall the king of the south push at him: and the king of the north shall come against him like a whirlwind, with chariots, and with horsemen, and with many ships; and he shall enter into the countries, and shall overflow and pass over. 41He shall enter also into the glorious land, and many countries shall be overthrown: but these shall escape out of his hand, even Edom, and Moab, and the chief of the children of Ammon. (Daniel 11:40‑41); Jl. 2:1-111Blow ye the trumpet in Zion, and sound an alarm in my holy mountain: let all the inhabitants of the land tremble: for the day of the Lord cometh, for it is nigh at hand; 2A day of darkness and of gloominess, a day of clouds and of thick darkness, as the morning spread upon the mountains: a great people and a strong; there hath not been ever the like, neither shall be any more after it, even to the years of many generations. 3A fire devoureth before them; and behind them a flame burneth: the land is as the garden of Eden before them, and behind them a desolate wilderness; yea, and nothing shall escape them. 4The appearance of them is as the appearance of horses; and as horsemen, so shall they run. 5Like the noise of chariots on the tops of mountains shall they leap, like the noise of a flame of fire that devoureth the stubble, as a strong people set in battle array. 6Before their face the people shall be much pained: all faces shall gather blackness. 7They shall run like mighty men; they shall climb the wall like men of war; and they shall march every one on his ways, and they shall not break their ranks: 8Neither shall one thrust another; they shall walk every one in his path: and when they fall upon the sword, they shall not be wounded. 9They shall run to and fro in the city; they shall run upon the wall, they shall climb up upon the houses; they shall enter in at the windows like a thief. 10The earth shall quake before them; the heavens shall tremble: the sun and the moon shall be dark, and the stars shall withdraw their shining: 11And the Lord shall utter his voice before his army: for his camp is very great: for he is strong that executeth his word: for the day of the Lord is great and very terrible; and who can abide it? (Joel 2:1‑11); Is. 5:26-30; 7:17-20; 8:7-8; 10:5-7; 17:9-12; 18:5-6; 28:15; 18:19; Ap. 9:13-21 — 6ª trompeta; 16:12 — 6ª copa; Jn. 10:1212But he that is an hireling, and not the shepherd, whose own the sheep are not, seeth the wolf coming, and leaveth the sheep, and fleeth: and the wolf catcheth them, and scattereth the sheep. (John 10:12)* — el lobo viene y atrapa las ovejas; Sal. 80:8-16 — “el puerco montés” que sale de los bosques y destroza a los viñedos).
• Esta devastadora invasión es conocida también como la consumación, que es un término técnico para referirse a la consumación de los juicios ejecutados por el Rey del Norte, a medida que va pasando y arrasando a través de muchos países situados en y alrededor de la tierra prometida de Israel, mientras va camino de Egipto (Is. 10:22-23; nota al pie cap. 28:22 JND; Dn. 9:2727And he shall confirm the covenant with many for one week: and in the midst of the week he shall cause the sacrifice and the oblation to cease, and for the overspreading of abominations he shall make it desolate, even until the consummation, and that determined shall be poured upon the desolate. (Daniel 9:27)).
• El falso Mesías de los judíos (el anticristo) escapará en el momento de mayor calamidad. Siendo aliado de la Bestia (el cuerno pequeño), probablemente correrá a Roma por protección, ya que luego es visto con la Bestia cuando el Señor retorna en juicio (Ap. 19:19-20; Zac. 11:17; Is. 22:19; Jn. 10:1313The hireling fleeth, because he is an hireling, and careth not for the sheep. (John 10:13)*; Jer. 39:44And it came to pass, that when Zedekiah the king of Judah saw them, and all the men of war, then they fled, and went forth out of the city by night, by the way of the king's garden, by the gate betwixt the two walls: and he went out the way of the plain. (Jeremiah 39:4)*).
• Los judíos que hayan puesto su confianza en el falso Mesías, se enojarán y lo maldecirán por abandonarlos en tal peligro (Is. 8:20-21).
• Dos tercios de los judíos que se reunieron y se volvieron a la tierra de Israel, serán asesinados (Zac. 13:8). Aproximadamente 12 millones de judíos serán masacrados en un período de pocos días. Hoy hay casi 17 millones de judíos que están creciendo casi un 1% por año, lo cual significa que para el final de la tribulación habrá aproximadamente 18 millones de vuelta en su tierra. Si el Señor no viene por el momento, el número podría ser aún mayor teniendo en cuenta el crecimiento poblacional.
• Esta invasión devastadora del Rey del Norte llevará a su final la gran tribulación en la tierra de Israel, en el día 1260 (medido desde la mitad de la semana). Este tiempo será 18 días más corto que el período final de 3½ años (1278 días). Por amor de los elegidos estos días serán acortados (Ap. 12:6; Mt. 24:22).
• El Rey del Norte saqueará el oro y la plata, y los tesoros que los judíos han reunido a través de sus labores comerciales cuando fueron dispersados por la tierra (Is. 2:7-8; 10:6,13-14; Sal. 73:7,12; Ab. 11; Sof. 1:13,18).
La destrucción de Jerusalén
• A medida que los ejércitos aliados del Rey del Norte se aproximen a Jerusalén, el terror golpeará la ciudad. Los judíos mirarán con horror hacia las afueras de la ciudad, cuando observen los vastos ejércitos que los rodearán por todos lados (Is. 22:1-14). Los ejércitos de “Elam” (hoy Irán), “Kir” (tal vez Moab; Is. 15:1; Jordania o quizá Media, lo cual es el norte de Irán), y “Edom” (tal vez parte de Arabia), los confederados del Rey del Norte, son quienes ejecutarán este juicio. El Rey del Norte probablemente estará ocupado en expulsar de la tierra al Rey del Sur (Is. 22:6; Ab. 11-14; Sal. 137:7).
• Estos ejércitos aliados bajo el Rey del Norte (sus confederados) procederán a tomar Jerusalén. Ellos pondrán en montones a sus habitantes, y derramarán sangre como agua alrededor de la ciudad. Las mujeres serán violadas y los muertos yacerán en las calles (Sal. 79:1-3; Is. 64:10; Mi. 3:12; Sof. 1:10-18; Zac. 14:1-2; Ab. 11-14).
• La mitad de la ciudad de Jerusalén será tomada cautiva (Zac. 14:2).
• El templo que tendrán los judíos será destruido (Sal. 74:1-8; Is. 63:18; 64:11).
• El remanente fiel de los judíos, confundido y desesperado mientras ve a su país siendo desolado por el invasor del Norte, clamará a Dios por ayuda (Jl. 2:12-1712Therefore also now, saith the Lord, turn ye even to me with all your heart, and with fasting, and with weeping, and with mourning: 13And rend your heart, and not your garments, and turn unto the Lord your God: for he is gracious and merciful, slow to anger, and of great kindness, and repenteth him of the evil. 14Who knoweth if he will return and repent, and leave a blessing behind him; even a meat offering and a drink offering unto the Lord your God? 15Blow the trumpet in Zion, sanctify a fast, call a solemn assembly: 16Gather the people, sanctify the congregation, assemble the elders, gather the children, and those that suck the breasts: let the bridegroom go forth of his chamber, and the bride out of her closet. 17Let the priests, the ministers of the Lord, weep between the porch and the altar, and let them say, Spare thy people, O Lord, and give not thine heritage to reproach, that the heathen should rule over them: wherefore should they say among the people, Where is their God? (Joel 2:12‑17); Sal. 73-89 — 3º libro de Salmos; Zac. 13:9; Is. 63:15-64:12).
• Habrá un caos general mientras este ejército atraviesa la tierra de Israel. Mientras Jerusalén y la tierra de Israel estarán siendo totalmente desoladas, los ejércitos confederados bajo el Rey del Norte traicionarán a algunos de sus confederados. Entrarán en algunos países vecinos de Israel en un intento de derrotarlos y saquearlos. La consumación será sobre toda la tierra (Is. 10:22-23; 28:22; Sal. 75:3). Aquellos países situados en el territorio prometido a Israel, que hayan estado confederados con el Rey del Norte, vendrán a juicio en aquel momento (Dn. 11:4141He shall enter also into the glorious land, and many countries shall be overthrown: but these shall escape out of his hand, even Edom, and Moab, and the chief of the children of Ammon. (Daniel 11:41); Is. 10:7; 14:29-23:17 — “las cargas”; Jer. 46-49*; Ez. 25-30*; Am. 12:8; 2 R. 24:7*; Jer. 25:9-119Behold, I will send and take all the families of the north, saith the Lord, and Nebuchadrezzar the king of Babylon, my servant, and will bring them against this land, and against the inhabitants thereof, and against all these nations round about, and will utterly destroy them, and make them an astonishment, and an hissing, and perpetual desolations. 10Moreover I will take from them the voice of mirth, and the voice of gladness, the voice of the bridegroom, and the voice of the bride, the sound of the millstones, and the light of the candle. 11And this whole land shall be a desolation, and an astonishment; and these nations shall serve the king of Babylon seventy years. (Jeremiah 25:9‑11)*; Ab. 7).
• Edom (tal vez parte de Arabia), que ayudará en la destrucción del Jerusalén, será engañado en ese momento por su propia confederación y sufrirá pérdida. Serán saqueados y robados, y quedarán disminuidos en número (Ab. 1-9).
• La confederación también se volverá sobre Moab (Is. 15-16; Jer. 48; Ez. 25:8-11; Am. 2:13 — tal vez parte de Jordania), Amón (Jer. 49:1-61Concerning the Ammonites, thus saith the Lord; Hath Israel no sons? hath he no heir? why then doth their king inherit Gad, and his people dwell in his cities? 2Therefore, behold, the days come, saith the Lord, that I will cause an alarm of war to be heard in Rabbah of the Ammonites; and it shall be a desolate heap, and her daughters shall be burned with fire: then shall Israel be heir unto them that were his heirs, saith the Lord. 3Howl, O Heshbon, for Ai is spoiled: cry, ye daughters of Rabbah, gird you with sackcloth; lament, and run to and fro by the hedges; for their king shall go into captivity, and his priests and his princes together. 4Wherefore gloriest thou in the valleys, thy flowing valley, O backsliding daughter? that trusted in her treasures, saying, Who shall come unto me? 5Behold, I will bring a fear upon thee, saith the Lord God of hosts, from all those that be about thee; and ye shall be driven out every man right forth; and none shall gather up him that wandereth. 6And afterward I will bring again the captivity of the children of Ammon, saith the Lord. (Jeremiah 49:1‑6); Ez. 25:17; Am. 1:13-15 — parte de Jordania también), los filisteos (Is. 14:28-32; 20:1; Jer. 47; Ez. 25:15-17; Am. 1:6-10 — tal vez la franja de Gaza), Damasco (Is. 17; Ab. 1-14; Is. 21:11-12; Jer. 49:7-227Concerning Edom, thus saith the Lord of hosts; Is wisdom no more in Teman? is counsel perished from the prudent? is their wisdom vanished? 8Flee ye, turn back, dwell deep, O inhabitants of Dedan; for I will bring the calamity of Esau upon him, the time that I will visit him. 9If grapegatherers come to thee, would they not leave some gleaning grapes? if thieves by night, they will destroy till they have enough. 10But I have made Esau bare, I have uncovered his secret places, and he shall not be able to hide himself: his seed is spoiled, and his brethren, and his neighbors, and he is not. 11Leave thy fatherless children, I will preserve them alive; and let thy widows trust in me. 12For thus saith the Lord; Behold, they whose judgment was not to drink of the cup have assuredly drunken; and art thou he that shall altogether go unpunished? thou shalt not go unpunished, but thou shalt surely drink of it. 13For I have sworn by myself, saith the Lord, that Bozrah shall become a desolation, a reproach, a waste, and a curse; and all the cities thereof shall be perpetual wastes. 14I have heard a rumor from the Lord, and an ambassador is sent unto the heathen, saying, Gather ye together, and come against her, and rise up to the battle. 15For, lo, I will make thee small among the heathen, and despised among men. 16Thy terribleness hath deceived thee, and the pride of thine heart, O thou that dwellest in the clefts of the rock, that holdest the height of the hill: though thou shouldest make thy nest as high as the eagle, I will bring thee down from thence, saith the Lord. 17Also Edom shall be a desolation: every one that goeth by it shall be astonished, and shall hiss at all the plagues thereof. 18As in the overthrow of Sodom and Gomorrah and the neighbor cities thereof, saith the Lord, no man shall abide there, neither shall a son of man dwell in it. 19Behold, he shall come up like a lion from the swelling of Jordan against the habitation of the strong: but I will suddenly make him run away from her: and who is a chosen man, that I may appoint over her? for who is like me? and who will appoint me the time? and who is that shepherd that will stand before me? 20Therefore hear the counsel of the Lord, that he hath taken against Edom; and his purposes, that he hath purposed against the inhabitants of Teman: Surely the least of the flock shall draw them out: surely he shall make their habitations desolate with them. 21The earth is moved at the noise of their fall, at the cry the noise thereof was heard in the Red sea. 22Behold, he shall come up and fly as the eagle, and spread his wings over Bozrah: and at that day shall the heart of the mighty men of Edom be as the heart of a woman in her pangs. (Jeremiah 49:7‑22); Ez. 25:12-14; Am. 1:11-12; Jer. 49:23-27; Am. 1:3-5, sur de Siria), Tiro y Sidón (Is. 23; Ez. 26-28; Am. 1:9-11 — el Líbano), y otros países en el área. Los habitantes de estos países escaparán por sus vidas mientras sus tierras son saqueadas.
• Aunque atacados, un remanente de Edom, Moab y Amón escapará. Dios permitirá esto para que más tarde Israel pueda darles un golpe final (Dn. 11:4141He shall enter also into the glorious land, and many countries shall be overthrown: but these shall escape out of his hand, even Edom, and Moab, and the chief of the children of Ammon. (Daniel 11:41) — “el jefe” escapará; Jer. 48:6,9,12; 49:5,8,116Flee, save your lives, and be like the heath in the wilderness. (Jeremiah 48:6)
9Give wings unto Moab, that it may flee and get away: for the cities thereof shall be desolate, without any to dwell therein. (Jeremiah 48:9)
12Therefore, behold, the days come, saith the Lord, that I will send unto him wanderers, that shall cause him to wander, and shall empty his vessels, and break their bottles. (Jeremiah 48:12)
5Behold, I will bring a fear upon thee, saith the Lord God of hosts, from all those that be about thee; and ye shall be driven out every man right forth; and none shall gather up him that wandereth. (Jeremiah 49:5)
8Flee ye, turn back, dwell deep, O inhabitants of Dedan; for I will bring the calamity of Esau upon him, the time that I will visit him. (Jeremiah 49:8)
11Leave thy fatherless children, I will preserve them alive; and let thy widows trust in me. (Jeremiah 49:11)).
• El Rey del Norte continuará su conquista hacia el noreste de África, destruyendo al Rey del Sur, Egipto, y a sus aliados, Libia, Etiopía y otros (Dn. 11:42-4342He shall stretch forth his hand also upon the countries: and the land of Egypt shall not escape. 43But he shall have power over the treasures of gold and of silver, and over all the precious things of Egypt: and the Libyans and the Ethiopians shall be at his steps. (Daniel 11:42‑43); Is. 19-20; Jer. 46:13-2613The word that the Lord spake to Jeremiah the prophet, how Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon should come and smite the land of Egypt. 14Declare ye in Egypt, and publish in Migdol, and publish in Noph and in Tahpanhes: say ye, Stand fast, and prepare thee; for the sword shall devour round about thee. 15Why are thy valiant men swept away? they stood not, because the Lord did drive them. 16He made many to fall, yea, one fell upon another: and they said, Arise, and let us go again to our own people, and to the land of our nativity, from the oppressing sword. 17They did cry there, Pharaoh king of Egypt is but a noise; he hath passed the time appointed. 18As I live, saith the King, whose name is the Lord of hosts, Surely as Tabor is among the mountains, and as Carmel by the sea, so shall he come. 19O thou daughter dwelling in Egypt, furnish thyself to go into captivity: for Noph shall be waste and desolate without an inhabitant. 20Egypt is like a very fair heifer, but destruction cometh; it cometh out of the north. 21Also her hired men are in the midst of her like fatted bullocks; for they also are turned back, and are fled away together: they did not stand, because the day of their calamity was come upon them, and the time of their visitation. 22The voice thereof shall go like a serpent; for they shall march with an army, and come against her with axes, as hewers of wood. 23They shall cut down her forest, saith the Lord, though it cannot be searched; because they are more than the grasshoppers, and are innumerable. 24The daughter of Egypt shall be confounded; she shall be delivered into the hand of the people of the north. 25The Lord of hosts, the God of Israel, saith; Behold, I will punish the multitude of No, and Pharaoh, and Egypt, with their gods, and their kings; even Pharaoh, and all them that trust in him: 26And I will deliver them into the hand of those that seek their lives, and into the hand of Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon, and into the hand of his servants: and afterward it shall be inhabited, as in the days of old, saith the Lord. (Jeremiah 46:13‑26); Ez. 29:1-12; 30:1-26).
• Los egipcios escaparán por sus vidas en todas direcciones, y serán diseminados por las naciones vecinas. Su tierra les será dada a un cruel señor y fiero rey — el Rey del Norte (Ez. 29:12; 30:23,26; Is. 19:4; Jer. 46:5-6,15,215Wherefore have I seen them dismayed and turned away back? and their mighty ones are beaten down, and are fled apace, and look not back: for fear was round about, saith the Lord. 6Let not the swift flee away, nor the mighty man escape; they shall stumble, and fall toward the north by the river Euphrates. (Jeremiah 46:5‑6)
15Why are thy valiant men swept away? they stood not, because the Lord did drive them. (Jeremiah 46:15)
21Also her hired men are in the midst of her like fatted bullocks; for they also are turned back, and are fled away together: they did not stand, because the day of their calamity was come upon them, and the time of their visitation. (Jeremiah 46:21)).
La confederación occidental (la Bestia) llega a la tierra de Israel
• La Bestia y sus ejércitos escucharán de la invasión del Rey del Norte, y vendrán entonces desde el oeste para defender la tierra de Israel. En un esfuerzo por detener los avances de los ejércitos del Rey del Norte, usarán su gigantesca flota (Ap. 16:13-14; Nm. 24:2424And ships shall come from the coast of Chittim, and shall afflict Asshur, and shall afflict Eber, and he also shall perish for ever. (Numbers 24:24); “las naves de Chittim” — Chittim es Chipre).