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Attack of the Coastlands using space weapons (NASA concept rendering)

This could be a form of the statement “........schemes will be devised against him.” The same passage states the
southern king has “an extremely large and mighty army for war.” The word for “mighty” army in Hebrew is “atsum.”
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םוצָע atsum; mighty, numerous:—great, large number, mightier, mighty, mighty men, mighty ones, numerous, strong, stronger
It may mean stronger in the sense of greater advanced weapons – mightier. Daniel 11:26 makes the statement
that “his army will overflow” and many will be killed and destroyed. Daniel goes on to describe the deceptions on
the part of both the Antichrist and the king of the South. Daniel states “they will speak lies to each other.”

Daniel 11:26-28 “Those who eat his choice food will destroy him, and his army will overflow, but
many will fall down slain.

27 “As for both kings, their hearts will be intent on evil, and they will speak lies to each other at the
same table; but it will not succeed, for the end is still to come at the appointed time.
28 “Then he will return to his land with much plunder; but his heart will be set against the holy
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covenant, and he will take action and then return to his own land.”

It looks like they are meeting each other at either the same conference table or they may be eating together at a
peace celebration feast. Their hearts are intent on evil and speaking lies to each other. It also states “his heart will
be set against the holy covenant.” This is just prior to the desolation of the Temple by the Antichrist. We know that
God has given authority to the Antichrist to ultimately fulfill His prophetic plans. Therefore, the Antichrist will
return to his land with great possessions, wealth, equipment and property. This directly relates to the translation
of the word “plunder.” The Hebrew word for “plunder” has the following meaning:
שֻׁכ ְר rekush ; property, goods:—equipment, goods, plunder, possessions, property, wealth
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In Daniel 11:2 it states “…Behold three more kings are going to arise in Persia, then the fourth will gain far more riches than all;
….he will arouse the whole against the realm of Greece.” Bible scholars believe the “mighty king” refers to Alexander the
Great, who conquers Persia and assumes world dominion. Daniel writes there would be a “mighty king” and that

34 Thomas, R. L. (1998). New American Standard Hebrew-Aramaic and Greek dictionaries : Updated edition. Anaheim: Foundation
Publications, Inc.

35 New American Standard Bible : 1995 update. 1995 (Da 11:26–28). LaHabra, CA: The Lockman Foundation.